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Van Der Graaf Generator - Time Vaults (1982) [Reissue 2008]

Posted By: gribovar
Van Der Graaf Generator - Time Vaults (1982) [Reissue 2008]

Van Der Graaf Generator - Time Vaults (1982) [Reissue 2008]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 307 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 107 MB | Covers - 3 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Plastic Head Records (PHRL014CD)

Since bootleggers were fetching high prices for Van Der Graaf Generator rarities compilations from fans, VDGG leader Peter Hammill decided to compile ten of the best tracks and give them an official release. Since some of the tracks were never even completed, some present-day overdubbing was required, but according to Hammill in the liner notes, "all dubbing was completed in nine hours, in order to stay true to the spirit of the venture." And although the listener is warned that these are not studio quality recordings, the overall sound is consistently good. Besides, most of the people who would buy this album in the first place are the VDGG fanatics, who will be happy just to acquire this material. Most of the material is worthwhile and deserves to be heard, such as "The Liquidator," "Rift Valley," and "Coil Night" (why these strong compositions were never put on an album is a mystery)…

VA - Refugees: A Charisma Records Anthology 1969-1978 (2009) Remastered 3CD Set

Posted By: Designol
VA - Refugees: A Charisma Records Anthology 1969-1978 (2009) Remastered 3CD Set

VA - Refugees: A Charisma Records Anthology 1969-1978 (2009) Remastered 3CD Set
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 1.46 Gb | Scans ~ 60 Mb | Time: 03:51:25
Prog-Rock, Art Rock, Folk-Prog | Label: Charisma/Virgin | # CASBOX 2

Refuges: A Charisma Records Anthology tells the audio story of one of the most innovative labels of the '60s and '70s. Though this collection only spans a mere decade in the history of Rock (1969-78), it is a decade filled with musical innovation and excitement. Though most of their releases may have hovered outside the Top 40 in the U.S., the label's roster consisted of artists that are just as influential today as at any other time in the last 30-40 years. Features 44 tracks including cuts from Peter Gabriel, Van Der Graaf Generator, Genesis, Monty Pythons, Hawkwind, Bo Hansson, Rare Bird, The Alan Parson Project, Lindisfarne, Peter Hammill, Keith Emerson, String Driven Thing and many others.

Jackson, Evans, Banton & Friends - The Long Hello (1974) [Reissue 2012]

Posted By: gribovar
Jackson, Evans, Banton & Friends - The Long Hello (1974) [Reissue 2012]

Jackson, Evans, Banton & Friends - The Long Hello (1974) [Reissue 2012]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 314 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 117 MB | Covers - 18 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Flawed Gems (GEM 78)

The Long Hello was an instrumental progressive album (+ bonus track with vocals) recorded in August 1973 by David Jackson, Hugh Banton, Guy Evans & Friends (including another ex-Van Der Graaf Generator - bassist Nic Potter and guitarist Ced Curtis - both at the time of the session were members of Rare Bird) soon after VDGG was disbanded. The music on that album was truly beautiful, well-arranged, quite relaxing and very melodic (with plenty of flute, sax and classical guitar) but also dark, twisted and most of the time very similar to the early VDGG style. This unjustly underrated record was originally signed by the band members, titled 'The Long Hello’ and released in 1974 on Italian United Artists label. 2 years later it was reissued in the UK (with different cover and with reversed sides) by the band ‘The Long Hello’ themselves as a limited edition of 5000 copies. This CD has been carefully remastered from original, analogue source.

Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life (1976) [Reissue 2005]

Posted By: gribovar
Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life (1976) [Reissue 2005]

Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life (1976) [Reissue 2005]
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 370 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 131 MB | Covers - 64 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Virgin (00946 311394 2 0)

VDGG's second step on the mid-'70s comeback trail saw Peter Hammill attempting to meld the introspective and the cosmic throughout, though this did not stop him from taking a dead run at a grandiose concept or two - the consequences of immortality on the title track, and the grand fate of humanity on the epic "Childlike Faith in Childhood's End." The theme of humane cooperation informs the opening "Pilgrims," while "La Rossa" is an epic tale of desire fulfilled (a story that would be concluded on Hammill's solo album, Over). The true highlight, however, is the beautiful, pensive "My Room (Waiting for Wonderland)," with its echoes of imagination and loss. Hammill did not achieve such a level of painful beauty again until "This Side of the Looking Glass" on Over.

Van Der Graaf Generator - Merlin Atmos (2015) (Repost)

Posted By: gribovar
Van Der Graaf Generator - Merlin Atmos (2015) (Repost)

Van Der Graaf Generator - Merlin Atmos (2015)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 741 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 334 MB | Covers - 240 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Esoteric Antenna (EANTCD21045)

Esoteric Antenna are pleased to announce the release of the marvellous live album by Van Der Graaf Generator, "Merlin Atmos”. In June 2013, Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton and Guy Evans took to the road in Europe to present a series of live concerts that featured a set list that excited devotees of Van Der Graaf Generator like no other for many years. The band had decided the time was right to present their epic classic piece "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers” in its entirety on stage for the first time, along with Peter Hammill’s equally epic "Flight”.
As the centrepieces of the band’s live set, a series of wonderful concerts took place, drawing on the classic material from the band’s past, as well as their more recent albums such as "A Grounding in Numbers”…

Van Der Graaf Generator - The Box (2003)

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Van Der Graaf Generator - The Box (2003)

Van Der Graaf Generator - The Box (2003)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 4:43:22 | 644 Mb / 1,75 Gb
Genre: Progressive Rock / Label: Virgin

Van Der Graaf Generator Formed in the UK in 1967 by Peter Hammill, Chris Judge Smith and Nick Pearne (now deceased). After a period of activity during the 1970s, the band broke up (although not for the first time) in 1978, seemingly for good.

Van Der Graaf Generator - The Bath Forum Concert (2023)

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Van Der Graaf Generator - The Bath Forum Concert (2023)

Van Der Graaf Generator - The Bath Forum Concert (2023)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 645 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 255 MB | Covers - 69 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Esoteric Antenna (EANTCD 41093)

In February 2022 Van der Graaf Generator embarked on a UK tour which had been rescheduled several times due to the Covid pandemic. The final show on these dates took place at The Forum in Bath on March 1st and the event was captured by a film and recording crew.
‘The Bath Forum Concert’ is the first live CD and film fully controlled by the band and it captures Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton and Guy Evans at their finest performing vintage tracks such as ‘Masks’, ‘Childlike Faith In Childhoods End’, ‘La Rossa’, ‘Man Erg’ and ‘House With No Door’ along with newer pieces such as ‘Interference Patterns’, ‘Every Bloody Emperor’, ‘Go’, ‘Alfa Berlina’ and ‘Room 1210’.

Van Der Graaf Generator - The Bath Forum Concert (2023) (Blu-ray)

Posted By: Rtax
Van Der Graaf Generator - The Bath Forum Concert (2023) (Blu-ray)

Van Der Graaf Generator - The Bath Forum Concert (2023) (Blu-ray)
Blu-Ray BDMV | Video : MPEG-4 AVC Video / 18000 kbps / 1080i / 29.970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio : LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit | Audio 2 : LPCM Audio / 5.1 / 96 kHz / 13824 kbps / 24-bit
Audio 3 : DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 96 kHz / 7461 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) | Prog Rock | 37.5 GB | 1:53:42 | Label: Esoteric

In February 2022 Van der Graaf Generator embarked on a UK tour which had been rescheduled several times due to the Covid pandemic. The final show on these dates took place at The Forum in Bath on March 1st and the event was captured by a film and recording crew.
‘The Bath Forum Concert’ is the first live CD and film fully controlled by the band and it captures Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton and Guy Evans at their finest performing vintage tracks such as ‘Masks’, ‘Childlike Faith In Childhoods End’, ‘La Rossa’, ‘Man Erg’ and ‘House With No Door’ along with newer pieces such as ‘Interference Patterns’, ‘Every Bloody Emperor’, ‘Go’, ‘Alfa Berlina’ and ‘Room 1210’.
This release features the entire concert, mixed by Stephen W Tayler, and includes two CDs and a region free High-Definition Blu Ray video with 5.1 Surround Sound and an NTSC / Region Free DVD of this stunning concert film.

Van Der Graaf Generator - The Bath Forum Concert (Live) (2023)

Posted By: Rtax
Van Der Graaf Generator - The Bath Forum Concert (Live) (2023)

Van Der Graaf Generator - The Bath Forum Concert (Live) (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 633 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 251 MB
1:48:22 | Prog Rock | Label: Esoteric

In February 2022 Van der Graaf Generator embarked on a UK tour which had been rescheduled several times due to the Covid pandemic. The final show on these dates took place at The Forum in Bath on March 1st and the event was captured by a film and recording crew. ‘The Bath Forum Concert’ is the first live CD and film fully controlled by the band and it captures Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton and Guy Evans at their finest performing vintage tracks such as ‘Masks’, ‘Childlike Faith In Childhoods End’, ‘La Rossa’, ‘Man Erg’ and ‘House With No Door’ along with newer pieces such as ‘Interference Patterns’, ‘Every Bloody Emperor’, ‘Go’, ‘Alfa Berlina’ and ‘Room 1210’. This release features the entire concert, mixed by Stephen W Tayler, and includes two CDs and a region free High-Definition Blu Ray video with 5.1 Surround Sound and an NTSC / Region Free DVD of this stunning concert film.

Van Der Graaf Generator - Do Not Disturb (2016) {2023, Japanese Reissue}

Posted By: popsakov
Van Der Graaf Generator - Do Not Disturb (2016) {2023, Japanese Reissue}

Van Der Graaf Generator - Do Not Disturb (2016) {2023, Japanese Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 346 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 143 Mb
Covers Included | 00:57:06 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Belle Antique #BELLE 233799

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. 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…

Van Der Graaf Generator - Present (2005) {2023, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

Posted By: popsakov
Van Der Graaf Generator - Present (2005) {2023, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

Van Der Graaf Generator - Present (2005) {2023, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 741 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 253 Mb
Covers Included | 00:37:31 + 01:05:10 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Experimental | Belle Antique #BELLE 233795-6

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 reactivated for its release, as well as a reissue series of Van der Graaf Generator's back catalog and Peter Hammill's solo releases from 1972-80. For many years the band's lead singer and principal songwriter Peter Hammill had rejected the idea of a VdGG reunion, but in 2004 (following two one-off, unannounced reunions at Hammill concerts), work began on an official reunion album. Present was the result. It consists of one disc of 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 (excepting the bootleg-quality Time Vaults), had these improvisations been officially released. In 2005, the band embarked on a successful reunion tour. Only two songs from Present, however, were played on the tour: "Every Bloody Emperor" and "Nutter Alert". The album was named as one of Classic Rock‘s 10 essential progressive rock albums of the decade.

Van Der Graaf Generator - A Grounding In Numbers (2011) {2023, Japanese Reissue}

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Van Der Graaf Generator - A Grounding In Numbers (2011) {2023, Japanese Reissue}

Van Der Graaf Generator - A Grounding In Numbers (2011) {2023, Japanese Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 336 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 124 Mb
Covers Included | 00:48:49 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Belle Antique #BELLE 233798

A Grounding in Numbers is the eleventh studio album by the British rock group Van der Graaf Generator. It was released on 14 March 2011. This date, if written as 3,14, comprises the first three digits of the number π. The second track, "Mathematics", refers to Euler's identity, sometimes known as the mathematical poem. The album's release signals a continuation in the direction set by the current trio lineup, but it is released on a new label, Esoteric Recordings, a departure from previous releases on Virgin/Charisma. Hugh Padgham is the mixer of the album.

Van Der Graaf Generator - Trisector (2008) {2023, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

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Van Der Graaf Generator - Trisector (2008) {2023, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

Van Der Graaf Generator - Trisector (2008) {2023, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 358 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 135 Mb
Covers Included | 00:53:47 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Belle Antique #BELLE 233797

Trisector is the tenth studio album by the British rock group Van der Graaf Generator. It was released on Virgin/EMI Records in March 2008. It is the first album the band has recorded as a trio. Saxophonist David Jackson departed the band following the 2005 tour.

Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (1971) {1987, Reissue}

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Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (1971) {1987, Reissue}

Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (1971) {1987, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 262 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 124 Mb
Full Scans | 00:45:06 | RAR 5% Recovery
Charisma Records #CASCD 1051 / Virgin #0777 7 87549 2 3
Psychedelic Rock / Progressive Rock

Pawn Hearts is the fourth album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released in October 1971 on Charisma Records. The original album features just three tracks, including the side-long suite "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers". The album was not commercially successful in the UK, but reached number one in Italy. The songs for the album were worked out while on tour in 1971, with further development and arranging at manager Tony Stratton-Smith's house in Crowborough, Sussex over a two-month period. The original plan had been to release more material, making up a double album, but Charisma vetoed the idea. A non-album single, "Theme One" was included on some releases in the US and Canada. The album's strong commercial showing in Italy resulted in a number of lucrative promotional tours there, but the resulting pressure led to the band's split in August 1972.

Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff (1975) {2000, Reissue} Re-Up

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Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff (1975) {2000, Reissue} Re-Up

Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff (1975) {2000, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 253 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 102 Mb
Full Scans | 00:37:32 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Charisma Records #CASCD 1109 / Virgin Records #0777 7 87547 2 5

Godbluff is the fifth album released by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was the first disc after the band reformed in 1975 and was recorded after a European tour. As the first self-produced album by the band, it featured a tighter, more pared-down sound than the band's earlier recordings with producer John Anthony. Hammill said "we did not want to make 'Son of Pawn Hearts' with a big long side two and lots of studio experiments". Van der Graaf Generator would never work with an outside producer from this point forward. Hammill made extensive use of the Hohner Clavinet D6 keyboard, which he had first using on his previous solo album, Nadir's Big Chance (1975).