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Van der Graaf Generator is a progressive rock artist from Manchester, England formed in 1967. 34 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
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Pawn Hearts
1971
Godbluff
1975
H to He, Who Am the Only One
1970
Still Life
1976
Present
2005
World Record
1976
Trisector
2008
The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other
1970
A Grounding in Numbers
2011
Alt
2012
The Bath Forum Concert (Live)
2023
Interference Patterns: The Recordings 2005-2016
2022
Live In Rimini, 9th August 1975 (Remastered 2021)
2021
The Charisma Years 1970–1978
2021
Live At Maison De La Mutualité, Paris, 6th December 1976
2021
The Pawn Hearts Sessions
2021
Vital (Live At The Marquee Club, London, United Kingdom / 1978 / Remastered 2021)
2021
Live at Rockpalast (Live, 2005 Leverkusen)
2018
Do Not Disturb
2016
After The Flood - Van Der Graaf Generator At The BBC 1968-1977
2015
Merlin Atmos: Live Performances 2013 (Deluxe Edition)
2015
Live In Concert at Metropolis Studios, London
2012
The Masters
2011
Live at the Paradiso 14:04:07 (Live at the Paradiso, 2007)
2010
Real Time
2007
Touch of Magic
2006
I Prophesy Disaster
2003
The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
2003
Vital (Live)
2003
The Box
2003
An Introduction (From The Least To The Quiet Room)
2003
First Generation
2003
Time Vaults
1982
The Aerosol Grey Machine
1969
Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester by singer-songwriter Peter Hammill and Chris Judge Smith and were the first act signed to Charisma Records. They did not experience much commercial success in the UK, but became considerably popular in Italy during the 1970s. In 2005 they embarked on a reunion, which continues to the present day. The band formed at Manchester University, but settled in London where they signed with Charisma. They went through a number of 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, and after the follow-up album, H to He, Who Am the Only One, stabilised around a line-up of Hammill, organist Hugh Banton, saxophonist David Jackson and drummer Guy Evans. The quartet subsequently achieved significant success in Italy with the release of Pawn Hearts in 1971. After several exhausting tours of Italy, the band split in 1972. They reformed in 1975, releasing Godbluff and frequently touring Italy again, before a major line-up change and a slight rename to Van der Graaf. The band split in 1978. A…