Not sure I'd include Meddle in their as "avant-garde" zphage, but I agree with you on the larger point. And definitely, AHM, Ummagumma and More (as well as the large amount of live work they conducted in 68-70) was hugely important for the nascent ascendency of the avant-garde, 'art'-rock movement. Much as a lot of the Krautrock bands (yes, you Can) liked to dismiss them out of hand - the two tours Floyd did of Europe in 68/69 & 70 were the foundation blocks of a lot of subsequent Kosmiche stylings.
Its easy to forget, in light of their later work, just how crucial the immediate post-Syd Floyd was.
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