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Van Der Graaf Generator: Trisector

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On March 17, 2008, “Virgin / EMI” label released “Trisector”, the tenth Van der Graaf Generator studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “The Gaia Centre” in Delabole, Cornwall, England, and was produced by

Personnel:

  • Peter Hammill – voice, piano, electric guitar
  • Hugh Banton – organs, bass guitar
  • Guy Evans – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Hugh Banton, Guy Evans and Peter Hammill, except where noted.

  1. The Hurlyburly
  2. Interference Patterns
  3. The Final Reel
  4. Lifetime
  5. Drop Dead
  6. Only In a Whisper
  7. All That Before
  8. Over the Hill
  9. (We Are) Not Here

Van Der Graaf Generator: A Grounding In Numbers

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On March 14, 2011, “Esoteric Recordings” label released “A Grounding in Numbers”, the eleventh Van der Graaf Generator studio album. It was recorded in April 2010, at “Propagation House” in Holsworthy, Devon, England, and was produced by Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton and Guy Evans.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hammill – vocals, piano, electric guitar
  • Hugh Banton – organs, bass guitar, harpsichord, piano, glockenspiel, 10 string bass
  • Guy Evans – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Hugh Banton, Guy Evans and Peter Hammill.

  1. Your Time Starts Now
  2. Mathematics
  3. Highly Strung
  4. Red Baron
  5. Bunsho
  6. Snake Oil
  7. Splink
  8. Embarrassing Kid
  9. Medusa
  10. Mr. Sands
  11. Smoke
  12. 5533
  13. All Over the Place

Peter Gabriel: Same

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On September 10, 1982, “Charisma” label released the self-titled, fourth Peter Gabriel studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Ashcombe House” in Bath, England, and was produced by Peter Gabriel and David Lord.

Personnel:

  • Peter Gabriel – vocals, Fairlight CMI, Prophet-5,  piano, surdo, additional drums, Linn LM-1 programming
  • David Rhodes – guitar, backing vocals
  • John Ellis – guitar, backing vocals
  • Larry Fast – Moog synthesizer, Prophet-5, electronic percussion
  • Stephen Paine – Fairlight CMI
  • David Lord – Polymoog and Prophet synthesizers, Fairlight CMI, piano
  • Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman stick, fretless bass guitar
  • Jerry Marotta – drum kit, surdo, percussion
  • Ekome Dance Company – Ghanaian
  • Roberto Laneri – treated saxophone
  • Morris Pert – traditional Ethiopian pipes, timbales, percussion
  • Jill Gabriel – backing vocals
  • Peter Hammill – backing vocals
  • David Lord – engineer
  • Andy Rose – engineer
  • Tim Wybrow – engineer
  • Julian Mendelsohn – remix
  • Danny Heaps – remix assistant
  • Neil Perry – engineer assistant
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • Malcolm Poynter – album art]

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Gabriel.

  1. The Rhythm of the Heart
  2. San Jacinto
  3. I Have the Touch
  4. The Family and the Fishing Net
  5. Shock the Monkey
  6. Ley Your Hands on Me
  7. Wallflower
  8. Kiss of Life

Marc and the Mambas: Torment and Toreros

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In August 1983, “Some Bizzare” label released “Torment and Toreros”, the second Marc and the Mambas studio album. It was recorded January – May 1983, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Marc Almond.

Personnel:

  • Marc Almond – vocals, guitar, percussion, mixing
  • Annie Hogan – vocals, piano, harpsichord, Farfisa organ
  • Steve Sherlock – flute, saxophone
  • Lee Jenkinson – vocals, bass, guitar, drums
  • Matt Johnson – guitar
  • Peter Ashworth – drums, timpani
  • Frank Want – drums
  • The Venomettes – string arrangements

       Anne Stephenson – violin

       Ginny Hewes – violin

       Martin McCarrick – cello

       Billy McGee – double bass

  • Flood – mixing
  • Huw Feather – design
  • Peter Ashworth – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Marc Almond, except where noted.

  1. Intro – Marc Almond, Sally Mambas
  2. Boss Cat – lyrics by Marc Almond, music by Anne Stephenson, Ginny Hewes
  3. The Bulls – Jacques Brel
  4. Catch a Fallen Star
  5. The Animal in You – Marc Almond, Sally Mambas
  6. In My Room – Joaquin Prieto, English lyrics by Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance
  7. First Time
  8. (Your Love Is A) Lesion
  9. My Former Self – Marc Almond, Annie Hogan
  10. Once Was – Marc Almond, The Venomettes
  11. The Untouchable One – Marc Almond, Lee Jenkinson
  12. Blood Wedding – traditional Spanish song
  13. Black Heart – Marc Almond, Annie Hogan
  14. Medley: Narcissus/Gloomy Sunday/Vision – Marc Almond, Steve Sherlock, Sam M. Lewis, Rezső Seress, Peter Hammill
  15. Torment – Marc Almond, Steven Severin, Robert Smith
  16. A Million Manias – Marc Almond, Foetus
  17. My Little Book of Sorrows
  18. Beat out that Rhythm on a Drum – Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II

Tim Bowness: Stupid Things That Mean the World

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On July 17, 2015, “InsideOut Music” label released “Stupid Things That Mean the World”, the third Tim Bowness album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015 and was produced by Tim Bowness.

Personnel:

  • Tim Bowness– vocals, keyboards, guitar, programming
  • Bruce Soord- guitar, bass, programming
  • Peter Hammill– vocals, slide guitar
  • Phil Manzanera– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • David Rhodes- guitar, backing vocals
  • Rhys Marsh- pedal steel guitar
  • Michael Bearpark– guitars
  • Andrew Keeling – acoustic guitar, string arrangements
  • Stephen James Bennett– keyboards, programming
  • Colin Edwin– fretless bass, double bass
  • Andrew Booker– drums
  • Pat Mastelotto– drums
  • Charlotte Dowling- violin ensemble
  • Anna Phoebe– violin
  • Bruce Soord – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Bowness, except where noted.

  1. The Great Electric Teenage Dream – Stephen James Bennett, Tim Bowness
  2. Sing To Me – Tim Bowness, Steven Wilson
  3. Where You’ve Always Been -Tim Bowness, Phil Manzanera
  4. Stupid Things That Mean The World
  5. Know That You Were Loved
  6. Press Reset
  7. All These Escapes – Tim Bowness, Brian Hulse
  8. Everything You’re Not
  9. Everything But You
  10. Soft William
  11. At The End Of The Holiday – Tim Bowness, Andrew Keeling

Peter Hammill: Everyone You Hold

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On October 13, 1997, “Discipline” label released “Everyone You Hold”, the 24th Peter Hammill studio album. It was recorded April – June 1997, and was produced by Peter Hammill.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hammill – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, recording, mixing
  • David Lord– keyboards
  • Hugh Banton– organ
  • Manny Elias– drums, percussion
  • Beatrice and Holly Hammill – soprano vocals
  • Stuart Gordon – violin
  • Paul Ridout – art direction, design
  • Leo Vaca – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Hammill except where noted.

  1. Everyone You Hold
  2. Personality – Holly Hammill, Peter Hammill
  3. Nothing Comes
  4. From the Safe House
  5. Phosphorescence – Peter Hammill, Saro Cosentino
  6. Falling Open
  7. Bubble
  8. Can Do
  9. Tenderness

Judge Smith: Curly’s Airships

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On October 5, 2000, “Masters of Art” label released “Curly’s Airships”, the third Judge Smith album. It was recorded 1994 – 2000, at “Masters of Art Studio” in Sussex, “The Organ Workshop” in Lymm, Cheshire, and various locations in England, France and Holland.

Personnel:

  • Judge Smith– vocals, bass, drum tracks
  • John Ellis– electric guitars, Ebow, mandolin
  • Tammo Heikens – sitar, tambura
  • David Shaw-Parker – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, actor
  • Rikki Patten – supplementary guitar
  • Hugh Banton– organ, piano
  • Joe Hinchliff – accordion
  • Ian Fordham – bass guitar, double bass
  • Pete Brown– vocals, percussion
  • David Jackson– saxophones, whistle
  • René van Commenée – tabla, ghatam, tambura
  • Arthur Brown– vocals
  • Peter Hammill– vocals
  • Paul Roberts– vocals
  • Paul Thompson – vocals
  • Nick Lucas – vocals, actor
  • Gwendolyn Gray – actress
  • Mike Bell – actor
  • The Mystery Marching Band
  • Glide Design of Eastbourne – cover art

Track listing:

Chapter One: Curly Comes Through

  1. Voices From A Crystal Set
  2. Walking Her Out

Chapter Two: Curly’s Conducted Tour

  1. Curly Takes Us Up
  2. Drifting About Like a Bad Smell

Chapter Three: Curly In The Clouds

  1. Curly In The Clouds

Chapter Four: Catastrophe

  1. A Capital Idea
  2. A Shrieking Of Aluminium

Chapter Five: Curly On Civvy Street

  1. Curly On Civvy Street

Chapter Six: A Great British Compromise

  1. That Imperial Airship Scheme
  2. From The Sidelines

Chapter Seven: A Kindly Sort Of Cove

  1. A Kindly Sort Of Cove

Chapter Eight: Curly At Cardington

  1. Curly At Cardington

Chapter Nine: Lord Of A Continent

  1. A Creature Of Grace
  2. A Byronic Sort Of Blighter

Chapter Ten: Big Chief And Some Minor Bugs

  1. Big Chief And Some Minor Bugs

Chapter Eleven: Curly’s Close Shave

  1. The Canadian Run
  2. Conan Doyle & The Flying Sieve
  3. Horrors At Hendon

Chapter Twelve: Cutting The Lady In Half

  1. As Safe As A House
  2. A Ship Of Fools

Chapter Thirteen: Curly Gets The Creeps

  1. The Night Before
  2. The Morning After

Chapter Fourteen: Curly Cashes His Chips

  1. Bedford To Hastings
  2. Hastings To Beauvais

Chapter Fifteen: Carry On Curly

  1. The Muffled Drum
  2. The Final Taboo

Peter Hammil: enter K

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In October 1982, “Naïve Records” label released “enter K”, the eleventh Peter Hammill studio album. It was recorded in 1982, at “Sofa Sound” in Wiltshire, “Crescent Studios” in Bath, and was produced by Peter Hammill.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hammill – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • John Ellis- lead guitar
  • Nic Potter– bass
  • Guy Evans– drums
  • David Jackson– saxophone
  • David Lord – engineer
  • Steve Byrne, Valerie Hawthorn – artwork
  • Jo Swan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Hammill.

  1. Paradox Drive
  2. The Unconscious Life
  3. Accidents
  4. The Great Experiment
  5. Don’t Tell Me
  6. She Wraps It Up
  7. Happy Hour

Van Der Graaf Generator: World Record

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In October 1976, “Charisma” label released “World Record”, the seventh Van der Graaf Generator studio album. It was recorded in May 1976, at “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouthshire, and was produced by Peter Hammill, David Jackson, Hugh Bnton and Guy Evans.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hammill– vocals, guitar, piano
  • David Jackson– saxophone, flute
  • Hugh Banton– Hammond organ, Mellotron
  • Guy Evans– drums, percussion, cymbal

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Hammill, except where noted.

  1. When She Comes
  2. A Place to Survive
  3. Masks
  4. Meurglys III (The Songwriter’s Guild)
  5. Wondering – Hugh Banton, Peter Hammill

Van Der Graaf Generator: Godbluff

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In October 1975, “Charisma” label released “Godbluff”, the fifth Van der Graaf Generator album. It was recorded in June 1975, at “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouthshire, and was produced by Peter Hammill, David Jackson, Hugh Banton and Guy Evans. The band logo that was designed by John Pasche.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hammill– vocals, piano, clavinet, electric guitar
  • David Jackson– saxophones, flute
  • Hugh Banton– organs, bass guitar
  • Guy Evans– drums, percussion
  • Pat Moran – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Hammill, except where noted.

  1. The Undercover Man
  2. Scorched Earth – Peter Hammill, David Jackson
  3. Arrow
  4. The Sleepwalkers