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Van Der Graaf Generator Discography
This discography covers the work of the English band Van der Graaf Generator. Albums Studio albums Live albums Compilation and demo albums Singles UK releases, except where noted. Notes: Videos References External links Official Peter Hammill website (and Van der Graaf Generator CD shop)* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Der Graaf Generator Discography Discographies of British artists Rock music group discographies Pop music group discographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Der Graaf Generator
Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester by singer-songwriters Peter Hammill and Judge Smith, Chris Judge Smith and the first act signed by Charisma Records. They did not experience much commercial success in the UK, but became popular in Italy during the 1970s. In 2005 the band reformed, and are still musically active with a line-up of Hammill, organist Hugh Banton and drummer Guy Evans. The band formed at the University of Manchester, but settled in London where they signed with Charisma. They went through several incarnations in their early years, including a brief split in 1969. When they reformed, they found minor commercial success with ''The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other'' (released in early 1970 and their only album to chart in the UK), and after the follow-up album, ''H to He, Who Am the Only One'' (December 1970), stabilised around a line-up of Hammill, Banton, Evans and saxophonist David Jackson (rock musician) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Present (Van Der Graaf Generator Album)
''Present'' is the ninth studio album by British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released in 2005. It was the band's first studio album since '' The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome'' in 1977, and the first with the 'classic' line-up since ''World Record'' in 1976. The Charisma Records label was re-activated for its release, as well as a re-issue series of Van der Graaf Generator's catalogue and Peter Hammill's solo releases from 1972-86. For many years the band's lead singer and principal songwriter Peter Hammill had rejected the idea of a VdGG re-union, but in 2004 (following two unannounced re-unions at Hammill concerts), work began on an official re-union album. ''Present'' was the result. It consists of one disc of compositions (five songs plus an instrumental, "Boleas Panic"), and one disc of studio improvisations. The band had always improvised in the studio throughout their history, but never before (except for the bootleg-quality '' Time Vaults''), had any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Box (Van Der Graaf Generator Album)
''The Box'' is a four CD box set by Van der Graaf Generator, containing recordings that had been released before, but also BBC-recordings and some live recordings that were never officially released before. It was released in 2000 by Virgin Records. Included in the sleeve notes are introductions by Guy Evans and Tony Banks from Genesis, a timeline of Van der Graaf Generator events from 1967 to 1978 (including a list of dates and places for every then-known concert by the band), an essay about the organs by Hugh Banton, an essay about Van der Graaf Generator compositions by Peter Hammill, an essay about saxophones by David Jackson and an essay about being a Van der Graaf Generator-aficionado by Ian Laycock.Album notes in the booklet of the CD "The Box" (2000). Virgin Records. Each of the CDs has its own title taken from a Hammill lyric for a song contemporaneous to the band period each particular disc represents. "Bless the Baby Born Today" is a line from "Darkness (11/11)", "The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Vaults
''Time Vaults'' is an album by Van der Graaf Generator. It was originally released in 1982 on cassette only, almost four years after the break-up of Van der Graaf Generator in 1978. Later it was released as a vinyl LP, and in 1992 it was released on CD. The album contains outtakes and rehearsals from the period 1972-1975, when the band was on hiatus. The recordings "are not studio-quality recordings", according to Peter Hammill.Album notes by Peter Hammill for "Time Vaults", cd (1992). Thunderbolt. It contains previously unreleased songs taken from rehearsals by the reformed band in 1975, plus a few live numbers from mid-1972, originally intended for a projected album in late 1972. "Coil Night" features Peter Hammill on bass guitar and David Jackson on piano. The title track "Time Vaults" is a collage consisting of several unreleased pieces mixed with studio chatter. A different version of "Black Room" appeared on Peter Hammill's solo album '' Chameleon in the Shadow of the Nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repeat Performance (album)
''Repeat Performance'' were a series of budget compilation albums issued by Charisma Records in 1980. The first of the series was a various artists compilation, subsequent albums showcased an artist on the label. BG004, claimed to be a compilation of Genesis, was unissued. Various artists ;Side 1 #Van der Graaf Generator - "Theme One" #Lindisfarne - "Lady Eleanor" #Rare Bird - "Sympathy" #Clifford T. Ward - "Gaye" #String Driven Thing - "It's a Game" #Capability Brown - "Liar" #The Nice - "America" ;Side 2 #Genesis - "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" #Gary Shearston - "I Get a Kick Out of You" # Chris White - "Spanish Wine" #Peter Gabriel - "Solsbury Hill" #Link Wray - "It's All Over Now" #Steve Hackett - "Every Day" #Bill Lovelady - "Reggae for It Now" Hawkwind ''Repeat Performance'' is the third compilation album of the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1980 covering their contract period with Charisma Records from 1976 through to 1979. It succeeds the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlin Atmos
''Merlin Atmos: Live Performances 2013'' is a live album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released in February 2015. The album was recorded during the band's European tour in June 2013 and includes a full onstage performance of the suite "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers", originally recorded for ''Pawn Hearts'' in 1971. In addition to the regular version of the album, a special edition containing an extra CD called "Bonus Atmos" and a vinyl version including just the two long suites ("Flight" and "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers") were also issued. Track listing All tracks written by Peter Hammill except where noted. Regular album Bonus Atmos (*) Peter Hammill solo album. Vinyl Personnel ;Van der Graaf Generator * Peter Hammill – vocals, guitar, keyboards * Hugh Banton – organ, bass pedals * Guy Evans – drums References External links Van der Graaf Generator - ''Merlin Atmos: Live Performances 2013'' (2015) album review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voiceprint Records
Voiceprint Records was a British independent record label based in England, founded in November 1990 by Rob Ayling. They specialised in re-releasing old material, especially progressive rock, but also had new releases, under the Resurgence and Blueprint labels. The holding company, Zeit Distribution Ltd., went into insolvency in 2010. It was replaced by the phoenix company, Gonzo Multimedia in 2010. The new company has a broader remit, and releases a much wider range of music. Labels Voiceprint operated a number of record labels, including some for a single band or set of related artists. Major Voiceprint labels include Blueprint, and Resurgence. Artists The first release on Voiceprint was a Daevid Allen album, ''The Australian Years''. Among the many other artists whose recordings have been released by the company are Tim Blake, Leonard Cohen, The Fall (whose Cog Sinister label was acquired by Voiceprint in 1997), Fish, Gong, Hawkwind, Steve Hillage, Patrick Moraz, Anthony Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Time (Van Der Graaf Generator Album)
''Real Time: Royal Festival Hall, London, 06.05.05'' is a live album by Van der Graaf Generator, released in 2007 on Fie! Records (the label owned by the group's singer and principal songwriter Peter Hammill). It contains the entire recording of the group's reunion concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England on 6 May 2005. The album includes at least one song from every album released between 1970-1976, plus their 2005 reunion album ''Present''. Nothing is included from 1969's '' Aerosol Grey Machine'' and ''The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome'', released in 1977 after Hugh Banton and David Jackson left the group. The album also contains "(In the) Black Room", a song performed live by Van der Graaf Generator in 1972 (a rehearsal recording was released on the collection ''Time Vaults''); following the band's August 1972 breakup, it was released on Peter Hammill's 1973 solo album ''Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night'', with Banton, Evans and Jackson all performing on the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maida Vale (album)
''Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions'' is a compilation album by Van der Graaf Generator, containing eight songs from four different recording sessions at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 1 in 1971, 1975 and 1976, three of which were Peel Sessions. It was released in June 1994 on Band of Joy Records. All tracks were re-released on the 2015 2CD BBC compilation ''After the Flood: At the BBC 1968-1977'', together with all the other BBC sessions, which survived in good audio quality. The versions of "When She Comes" and "Masks" found here were also released as bonus tracks on the 2005 Charisma reissue of ''World Record''. Track listing All songs written by Peter Hammill, except where noted. # "Darkness" - 7:17 (Sounds of the Seventies, 10 June 1971) # "Man-Erg" - 11:00 (same) # "Scorched Earth" - 9:40 ( John Peel Show, 3 July 1975) (Hammill, David Jackson) # "Sleepwalkers" - 8:58 (same) # "Still Life" - 7:20 (John Peel Show, 1 April 1976) # "La Rossa" - 10:00 (same) # "When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vital (Van Der Graaf Generator Album)
''Vital: Van der Graaf Live'' is the first live album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was recorded 16 January 1978 at the Marquee Club in London and was released in July, one month after the band's 1978 break-up. The album (on vinyl and, later, on CD) was credited under the abbreviated name Van der Graaf, like the previous year's '' The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome'' (1977), and featured the same line-up plus newcomer cellist/keyboardist Charles Dickie, who had officially joined the band in August 1977, and original saxophonist and flautist David Jackson, who re-joined the band for this recording. The album is noted for its sometimes radical reworking of the older material. Although Van der Graaf Generator were seldom less than intense on stage, the 1977 and 1978 tours were remarkable for their ferocity. The absence of Hugh Banton, whose organ work was a hallmark of the group's sound before his departure in 1976, as well as frontman Peter Hammill's i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Not Disturb (Van Der Graaf Generator Album)
''Do Not Disturb'' is the thirteenth studio album by British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was released, on Esoteric Recordings, on 30 September 2016. Background Reviewing the album for TeamRock, Kris Needs reported that vocalist Peter Hammill had sent organist Hugh Banton and drummer Guy Evans a CD of the new songs, which they spent a week rehearsing, another week recording backing tracks, then six months overdubbing and tweaking at their home studios. Of the album, Needs said: If, as Peter Hammill has indicated, this is the last Van der Graaf album, these winners of Prog’s Lifetime Achievement award this year are going out with the kind of mind-joltingly gorgeous roller coaster that made them one of the greatest genuinely progressive bands of all time. But there’s also a noticeably reflective aura and sense of closure around their 13th album... Reception Reviewing the album for RTÉ, Paddy Kehoe describes the track "(Oh No I Must Have Said) Yes" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ALT (album)
''ALT'' is the twelfth studio album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was released 25 June 2012. There are only instrumental songs on the album. The opening track "Earlybird" has inspired the Earlybird Project (2014-2015), a non-profit environmental art project, an appeal for the preservation of the world. This project is the result of the collaboration between the Italian-Russian artist Vladislav Shabalin, who works with fossils, and Van der Graaf Generator. Track listing #"Earlybird" #"Extractus" #"Sackbutt" #"Colossus" #"Batty Loop" #"Splendid" #"Repeat After Me" #"Elsewhere" #"Here's one I Made Earlier" #"Midnite or So" #"D'Accord" #"Mackerel Ate Them" #"Tuesday, the Riff" #"Dronus" Vinyl version listing Side one #"Colossus" #"Repeat After Me" #"Earlybird" #"Elsewhere" #"loop J 2" Side two #"D'Accord" #"Mackerel Ate Them" #"Here's one I Made Earlier" #"Dronus" Personnel ;Van der Graaf Generator * Peter Hammill − guitars, keyboards * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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