VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR

Albums recorded by Van Der Graaf Generator, with release dates and UK CD availability.

 

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Aerosol Grey Machine

01/69

New

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The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other

02/70

New

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H To He, Who Am The Only One

12/70

New

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Pawn Hearts

10/71

New

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Godbluff

10/75

New

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Still Life

04/76

New

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World Record

10/76

New

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The Quiet Zone - The Pleasure Dome

09/77

New

9

Vital [live]

07/78

New

10

Maida Vale [BBC live recordings]

06/98

New

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The Box

11/00

New

12

Present

04/05

New

13

Real Time [live]

03/07

New

14

Trisector

03/08

New


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1) AEROSOL GREY MACHINE

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Afterwards
Orthenthian Street
Running Back
Into A Game
Ferret And Featherbird
Aerosol Grey Machine
Black Smoke Yen
Aquarian
Squid I
Octopus


Hugh Banton
Keith Ellis
Guy Evans
Andrew Hammill
Peter Hammill
Jeff
Peter Joseph

Producer:

Keyboards, Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Bass, Vocals
Drums, Talking Drum
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Flute
Guitar, Vocals

John Anthony

2) THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS WAVE TO EACH OTHER

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Darkness
Refugees
White Hammer
Whatever Would Robert Have Said
Out Of My Book
After The Flood


Hugh Banton
Guy Evans
Peter Hammill
Michael Hurwitz
David Jackson
Nic Potter
Jerry Salisbury

Producer:

Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
Drums
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Cello
Keyboards, Wind
Bass
Horn

John Anthony

3) H TO HE, WHO AM THE ONLY ONE

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Killer
With No Door
Emperor In His War Room
Lost
Pioneers Over C


Hugh Banton
Guy Evans
Robert Fripp
Peter Hammill
David Jackson

Nic Potter

Producer:

Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Guitar
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Flute, Keyboards, Alto Baritone & Tenor Saxophone, Vocals
Bass

John Anthony

4) PAWNHEARTS

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Lemmings (Including Cog)
Man Erg
Pictures/Lighthouse
Eyewitness
SHM
Kosmos Tours
Clot Thickens
Land's End
We Go Now
Presence Of The Night
(Custards) Last Stand


Hugh Banton

Guy Evans
Robert Fripp
Peter Hammill
David Jackson


Producer:

Keyboards, Synthesiser, Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Drums, Percussion, Piano
Guitar
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Flute, Keyboards, Alto Soprano & Tenor Saxophone, Vocals

John Anthony

5) GODBLUFF

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Undercover Man
Scorched Earth
Arrow
Sleepwalkers


Hugh Banton
Guy Evans
Peter Hammill
David Jackson

Producer:

Organ, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
Percussion, Drums
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Flute, Keyboards, Saxophone

Van Der Graaf Generator

6) STILL LIFE

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Pilgrims
Still Life
La Rossa
My Room (Waiting For Wonderland)
Childlike Faith In Childhood's End


Hugh Banton
Guy Evans
Peter Hammill
David Jackson

Producer:

Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
Drums
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Flute, Keyboards, Saxophone

Van Der Graaf Generator

7) WORLD RECORD

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When She Comes
Place To Survive
Masks
Meurglys 111 (The Songwriters Guild)
Wondering


Hugh Banton

Guy Evans
Peter Hammill
David Jackson


Producer:

Bass, Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Keyboards
Drums, Percussion
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Flute, Keyboards, Alto, Soprano & Tenor Saxophone

Van Der Graaf Generator

8) THE QUIET ZONE - THE PLEASURE DOME

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Lizard Play
Habit Of The Broken Heart
Siren Song
Last Frame
Wave
Cat's Eye, Yellow Fever (Running)
Sphinx In The Face
Chemical World
Sphinx Returns


Guy Evans
Peter Hammill
David Jackson
Nic Potter
Graham Smith

Producer:

Drums
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Keyboards, Wind
Bass
Violin, Keyboards, Vocals

Peter Hammill

9) VITAL

 
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LP 1
Ship Of Fools
Still Life
Last Frame
Mirror Images
Medley: Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers/
The Sleepwalkers

LP 2
Pioneers Over C
Sci Finance
Door
Urban
Nadir's Big Chance

Recorded live at The Marquee,
London, England on 16 January 1978


Charles Dickie
Guy Evans
Peter Hammill
David Jackson
Nic Potter
Graham Smith

Producer:

Cello, Keyboards
Drums
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Keyboards, Wind
Bass
Violin

Guy Evans

10) MAIDA VALE

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Darkness
Man-Erg
Scorched Earth
Sleepwalker
Still Life
La Rossa
When She Comes
Masks

Recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale studios:
Tracks 1,2: for Sounds Of The Seventies
on 10 June 1971
Tracks 3,4: for John Peel on 3 July 1975
and broadcast on 10 July 1975
Tracks 5,6: for John Peel on 1 April 1976
and broadcast on 20 April 1976
Tracks 7,8: for John Peel on 11 November 1976
and broadcast on 22 November 1976


Hugh Banton
Guy Evans
Peter Hammill
David Jackson

Producer:

Keyboards, Bass
Drums
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Saxophone, Flute

John Muir (Tracks 1,2),
Tony Wilson (Tracks 3-8)

11) THE BOX

 
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Disc 1 - Bless The Baby Born Today
People You Were Going To *
Afterwards *
Necromancer *
Refugees †
Darkness (11/11) ‡
After The Flood ‡
White Hammer
House With No Door
Killer
Lost

* BBC Top Gear 18 November 1968
† BBC Peel Session 14 December 1971
‡ BBC Top Gear 27 January 1970

Disc 2 - The Tower Reels
1. Theme One *
w (B-side Theme One 1972)
A Plague Of Lighthousekeepers
(In The) Black Room/The Tower †
Lemmings †
Man-Erg †

* BBC Black Sessions 10/06/71
† Recorded live in Rimini on 9 August 1975


 
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Disc 3 - One More Heaven Gained
La Rossa
Arrow [edit]
Still Life
My Room [edit]
Sleepwalkers
Pilgrims
Childlike Faith In Childhood's End
Scorched Earth †

† Recorded live in Rimini on 9 August 1975

Disc 4 - Like Something Out Of Edgar Allen Poe
Masks
Muerglys III [edit]
When She Comes
Wondering
The Wave
Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever *
Chemical World
Door †
Sci-Finance
The Sphinx In The Face *

* BBC Peel Session 24 October 1977
† Virgin Vault 25 July 1977

12) PRESENT

 
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Disc 1 - Songs
Every Bloody Emperor
Boleas Panic
Nutter Alert
Abandon Ship!
In Babelsberg
On The Beach

Disc 2 - Improvisations
Vulcan Meld
Double Bass
Slo Moves
Architectural Hair
Spanner
Crux
Manuelle
'Eavy Mate
Homage To Teo
The Price Of Admission


Hugh Banton
Guy Evans
Peter Hammill
David Jackson

Producer:

Keyboards, Bass
Drums
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Saxophone, Flute

13) REAL TIME

 
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Disc 1
Undercover Man
Scorched Earth
Refugees
Every Bloody Emperor
Lemmings
In The Black Room
Nutter Alert
Darkness

Disc 2
Masks
Childlike Faith In Childhood's End
Sleepwalkers
Man Erg
Killer
Wondering

Recorded live at The Royal Festival Hall,
London, England on 6 May 2005


Hugh Banton
Guy Evans
Peter Hammill
David Jackson

Producer:

Organ
Drums
Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Saxophone, Flute

14) TRISECTOR

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The Hurlyburly
Interference Patterns
The Final Reel
Lifetime
Drop Dead
Only In A Whisper
All That Before
Over The Hill
(We Are) Not Here


Hugh Banton
Guy Evans
Peter Hammill

Producer:

Organ
Drums
Vocals, Guitar, Piano