Van der Graaf Generator

...and VdGG beyond.

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(Most albums available on CD from www.sofasound.com)


The Aerosol Grey Machine	"After a "Top Gear" build up like that, they can't really go wrong".
The Least We Can Do is Wave to Each Other	"Fantastic! Marvellous! Wonderful! Incredible!".
H to He, who am the only one	"They're the kind of band who might have invented stereo had it not existed already".
Pawn Hearts	"I have to confess complete ignorance of precisely what Van der Graaf Generator are trying to achieve".
The Long Hello	"Wuz I conned?"
Fool's Mate	"I was not making a typical rock music "singer makes a bid for solo stardom", but simply having fun playing little tunes. It's a pop record.
Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night	"...the most difficult album I've ever had to write about".
The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage	"Not sure what half of it is about but who cares?"
In Camera	"...this should be a hit album, but unfortunately, I doubt if it will be".
Nadir's Big Chance	"Don't ignore this one".
Over	"I just don't like your album, mate".
Godbluff	"...this album is the sound of the mid-seventies: uncomfortable, coherent, unremitting, courageous".
Still Life	"..smart ass existentialist one liners..."
World Record	"All the world's a stage...So when do we get a new script?"
The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome	"Humalonga Hammill".
Vital	Live at The Marquee. "The fact that Van der Graaf is alive and still exists is amazing"
The Future Now	First Peter Hammill solo album after 1978 split.
VdGG post 2005:
Present	VdGG double album released on 25th April 2005.
Trisector	VdGG album released on 17th March 2008.
A Grounding In Numbers	VdGG album released on 14th March 2011.
ALT	VdGG instrumental album released on 25th June 2012.
Do Not Disturb	VdGG studio album released on 30th September 2016.

68-71	VdGG Compilation.
Reflection	VdGG Compilation - German equivalent of 68-71.
Time Vaults	"Anti-compilation" - the 'lost' VdGG period between Pawn Hearts and Godbluff.
Rock Heavies	VdGG Compilation.
Vision	Peter Hammill Compilation.
Repeat Performance	VdGG Compilation.
First Generation	VdGG Compilation.
Second Generation	VdGG Compilation.
Now and Then	"VdGG" Compilation.
I Prophesy Disaster	VdGG Compilation.
The Peel Sessions	Peter Hammill Live at the BBC.
Maida Vale	Van der Graaf Generator Live at the BBC.
The Union Chapel Concert	Guy Evans and Peter Hammill Live at the Union Chapel (with Dave Jackson, Hugh Banton and others).
An Introduction - From The Least to the Quiet Zone.	Compilation to promote The Box
The Box	4 CD set - a must!
Masters from the Vaults DVD	DVD and CD of 1972 Belgian TV recording of Theme One and Lighthousekeepers.
Godbluff DVD	DVD of 1975 Belgian TV recording of Godbluff. (Also features the Masters footage above)
Real Time	VdGG Live at the Royal Festival Hall, May 6th 2005
Merlin Atmos	VdGG Live in Europe during 2013
After The Flood	BBC Sessions 1968 - 1977
The Charisma Years	1970 - 1978
Interference Patterns	2005 - 2016
Bath Forum Live	1st March 2022