*Special Edition: The Side-Long Epic, Part One*
Here's the playlist for 12/22/96
| Artist | Title | Album |
| Genesis | Supper's Ready | Seconds Out |
| Hatfield and the North | Mumps | The Rotters' Club |
| Bi Kyo Ran | Suite "Ran" | Parallax |
| Weidorje | Elohim's Voyage | Weidorje |
| Popol Vuh | In den Gärten Pharaos | In den Gärten Pharaos |
| Yes | The Revealing Science of God | Keys to Ascension |
| The Muffins | The Adventures of Captain Boomerang | Manna / Mirage |
| Schicke / Führs / Fröhling | Pictures | The Collected Works of SFF [Symphonic Pictures] |
| Heldon | Interface | Interface |
| Bon Lozaga / Tilman Reitzle | Part 1 | Sonic Abandon |
| Emerson, Lake, and Palmer | Tarkus a. Eruption b. Stones Of Years c. Iconoclast d. Mass e. Manticore f. Battlefield g. Aquatarkus |
Tarkus |
| Magma | Rïah Sahïltaahk | 1001 Degrees Centigrades |
| McDonald and Giles | Birdman | McDonald and Giles |
| Univers Zero | La faulx | Heresie |
| Klaus Schulze | Chromengel | Cyborg |