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The Charisma Years 1970-1978 Van Der Graaf Generator

Postby ConnyOlivetti » 30 May 2021, 19:49

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A lavish deluxe 20-disc boxed set covering Van der Graaf Generator's entire recorded work for Charisma Records. Between the years 1970-1978 the band released 8 albums (two under the name Van der Graaf) for the legendary Charisma label. Each record was ground breaking and the influence of the band's unique music would be felt in the ensuing decades by artists of many different musical genres. The albums 'H to He Who Am the Only One', 'Pawn Hearts', 'Godbluff' and 'Still Life' have been stunningly remixed from the original multi-track tapes in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound by Stephen W Tayler. These feature on 4 additional CDs and two Blu ray discs. Also featured are two CDs of a recently discovered and previously unreleased entire concert recorded in Paris in December 1976 by French radio and all of the surviving BBC sessions recorded by the band, plus much much more.

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Disc 1
Track 1 Darkness (11/11)
Track 2 Refugees
Track 3 White Hammer
Track 4 Whatever Would Robert Have Said?
Track 5 Out of My Book
Track 6 After the Flood
Track 7 Refugees (Single Version)
Track 8 Boat of Millions of Years
Track 9 Darkness (BBC Radio One 'Top Gear' Session, 20th January 1970)
Track 10 After the Flood (BBC Radio One 'Top Gear' Session, 20th January 1970)


Disc 2
Track 1 Killer
Track 2 House With No Door
Track 3 The Emperor in His War Room
Track 4 Lost
Track 5 Pioneers Over C
Track 6 Killer (First Version - Previously Unreleased)
Track 7 The Emperor in His War Room (First Version)
Track 8 Lost (BBC Radio One 'Top Gear' Session, 12th October 1970)
Track 9 Killer (BBC Radio One 'Top Gear' Session, 12th October 1970)


Disc 3
Track 1 Lemmings (Including Cog)
Track 2 Man Erg
Track 3 A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
Track 4 Eyewitness
Track 5 Pictures/Lighthouse
Track 6 Eyewitness
Track 7 SHM
Track 8 Presence of the Night
Track 9 Kosmos Tours
Track 10 (Custard's) Last Stand
Track 11 The Clot Thickens
Track 12 Land's End (Sineline)
Track 13 We Go Now
Track 14 Man Erg (BBC Radio One 'Sounds of the Seventies Session', 10th June 1971)
Track 15 Theme One (BBC Radio One 'Sounds of the Seventies Session', 10th June 1971)
Track 16 Vision (BBC Radio One 'Sounds of the Seventies Session', 10th June 1971)
Track 17 Darkness (BBC Radio One 'Sounds of the Seventies Session', 10th June 1971)


Disc 4
Track 1 Theme One
Track 2 W
Track 3 Squid/Octopus (The Pawn Hearts Sessions)
Track 4 Angle of Incidents (The Pawn Hearts Sessions)
Track 5 Ponker's Theme (The Pawn Hearts Sessions)
Track 6 Dimunitions (The Pawn Hearts Sessions)
Track 7 W (First Version) [The Pawn Hearts Sessions]
Track 8 Theme One (Original Mix) [The Pawn Hearts Sessions]
Track 9 Man Erg (BBC Radio One John Peel Concert, 23rd September 1971)
Track 10 W (BBC Radio One John Peel Concert, 23rd September 1971)
Track 11 Killer (BBC Radio One John Peel Concert, 23rd September 1971)
Track 12 Refugees (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 14th December 1971)


Disc 5
Track 1 The Undercover Man
Track 2 Scorched Earth
Track 3 Arrow
Track 4 The Sleepwalkers
Track 5 Scorched Earth (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 3rd July, 1975)
Track 6 The Sleepwalkers (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 3rd July, 1975)


Disc 6
Track 1 A Louse Is Not a Home (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
Track 2 (In The) Black Room/The Tower (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
Track 3 Forsaken Gardens (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
Track 4 Lemmings (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
Track 5 Scorched Earth (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
Track 6 Man-erg (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)


Disc 7
Track 1 Pilgrims
Track 2 Still Life
Track 3 La Rossa
Track 4 My Room (Waiting for Wonderland)
Track 5 Childlike Faith in Childhood's End
Track 6 Gog (Live at the Theatr Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales, 10th May, 1975)
Track 7 Still Life (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 1st April, 1976)
Track 8 La Rossa (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 1st April, 1976)


Disc 8
Track 1 When She Comes
Track 2 A Place to Survive
Track 3 Masks
Track 4 Meurglys III (The Songwriters Guild)
Track 5 Wondering
Track 6 When She Comes (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 11th November, 1976)
Track 7 Masks (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 11th November, 1976)
Track 8 Part One (Approx. 35% Of) Meurglys III (The Songwriters Guild)


Disc 9
Track 1 Arrow (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
Track 2 When She Comes (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
Track 3 Masks (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
Track 4 Still Life (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
Track 5 Lemmings (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
Track 6 Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)


Disc 10
Track 1 Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild) [live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976]
Track 2 Gog (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
Track 3 Sleepwalkers (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
Track 4 Killer (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
Track 5 Man-erg (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)


Disc 11
Track 1 Lizard Play
Track 2 The Habit of the Broken Heart
Track 3 The Siren Song
Track 4 Last Frame
Track 5 The Wave
Track 6 Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (Running)
Track 7 The Sphinx in the Face
Track 8 Chemical World
Track 9 The Sphinx Returns
Track 10 Door
Track 11 Ship of Fools
Track 12 The Wave
Track 13 Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 24th October, 1977)
Track 14 The Sphinx in the Face (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 24th October, 1977)
Track 15 (Fragments of) A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers/Sleepwalker's End (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 24th October, 1977)


Disc 12
Track 1 Ship of Fools
Track 2 Still Life
Track 3 Last Frame
Track 4 Mirror Images
Track 5 Medley: A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers/Sleepwalkers


Disc 13
Track 1 Pioneers Over C
Track 2 Sci-finance
Track 3 Door
Track 4 Urban/Killer/Urban
Track 5 Nadir's Big Chance


Disc 14
Track 1 Killer (Stereo Mix)
Track 2 House With No Door (Stereo Mix)
Track 3 The Emperor in His War Room (Stereo Mix)
Track 4 Lost (Stereo Mix)
Track 5 Pioneers Over C (Stereo Mix)


Disc 15
Track 1 Lemmings (Including Cog) [stereo Mix]
Track 2 Man Erg (Stereo Mix)
Track 3 A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers (Stereo Mix)
Track 4 Eyewitness (Stereo Mix)
Track 5 Pictures/Lighthouse (Stereo Mix)
Track 6 Eyewitness (Stereo Mix)
Track 7 SHM (Stereo Mix)
Track 8 Presence of the Night (Stereo Mix)
Track 9 Kosmos Tours (Stereo Mix)
Track 10 (Custard's) Last Stand (Stereo Mix)
Track 11 The Clot Thickens (Stereo Mix)
Track 12 Land's End (Sineline) [stereo Mix]
Track 13 We Go Now (Stereo Mix)
Track 14 Theme One (Stereo Mix)
Track 15 W (Stereo Mix)


Disc 16
Track 1 The Undercover Man (Stereo Mix)
Track 2 Scorched Earth (Stereo Mix)
Track 3 Arrow (Stereo Mix)
Track 4 The Sleepwalkers (Stereo Mix)


Disc 17
Track 1 Pilgrims (Stereo Mix)
Track 2 Still Life (Stereo Mix)
Track 3 La Rossa (Stereo Mix)
Track 4 My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) [stereo Mix]
Track 5 Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (Stereo Mix)


Disc 18
Track 1 Killer (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 2 House With No Door (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 3 The Emperor in His War Room (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 4 Lost (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 5 Pioneers Over C (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)

Track 6 Lemmings (Including Cog) [high Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix]
Track 7 Man Erg (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 8 A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 9 Eyewitness (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 10 Pictures/Lighthouse (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 11 Eyewitness (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 12 SHM (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 13 Presence of the Night (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 14 Kosmos Tours (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 15 (Custard's) Last Stand (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 16 The Clot Thickens (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 17 Land's End (Sineline) [high Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix]
Track 18 We Go Now (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)


Disc 19
Track 1 The Undercover Man (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 2 Scorched Earth (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 3 Arrow (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 4 The Sleepwalkers (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)

Track 5 Pilgrims (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 6 La Rossa (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Track 7 My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) [high Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix]
Track 8 Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)


Disc 20
Track 1 Darkness (Beat Club - German TV, 23rd June, 1970)
Track 2 Whatever Robert Would Have Said (Beat Club - German TV, 23rd June, 1970)
Track 3 Lost (Filmed at the Bataclan Theatre, Paris 18th March 1972)
Track 4 Killer (Filmed at the Bataclan Theatre, Paris 18th March 1972)
Track 5 Octopus (Filmed at the Bataclan Theatre, Paris 18th March 1972)
Track 6 Theme One ('Pop Shop', 23rd March, 1972)
Track 7 A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers ('Pop Shop', 23rd March, 1972)
Track 8 The Undercover Man (Live in Charleroi Palais Des Expos, 27th September, 1975)
Track 9 Arrow (Live in Charleroi Palais Des Expos, 27th September, 1975)
Track 10 Scorched Earth (Live in Charleroi Palais Des Expos, 27th September, 1975)
Track 11 Sleepwalkers (Live in Charleroi Palais Des Expos, 27th September, 1975)
Track 12 Wondering (Charisma Promotional Film, 1976) [previously Unreleased]
Track 13 Cat's Eye (Charisma Promotional Film) [previously Unreleased]
Track 14 Van Der Graaf in Concert (The Kohfidisch Open Air Festival, Austria, 17th June, 1978) [previously Unreleased]
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Re: The Charisma Years 1970-1978 Van Der Graaf Generator

Postby Walk In My Shadow » 30 May 2021, 20:28

£ 130 is a bit steep as I have all the regular albums.


Still, those extras....
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Re: The Charisma Years 1970-1978 Van Der Graaf Generator

Postby mudshark » 30 May 2021, 20:32

The only prog band I really like. Might get this one. Together with the Tom Waits' 10-CD box this will have me covered until autumn.
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Postby ChrisB » 30 May 2021, 21:37

My 3rd fave prog band after Yes and PG Genesis, but I won't be splashing out on this. I own all the studio albums and several live ones and that's enough for me. I love them the way they are. As for live tracks, I've learned my lesson, thanks to Neil Young. That man owes me a fortune

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Postby C » 30 May 2021, 23:43

slightbreeze wrote:My 3rd fave prog band after Yes and PG Genesis, but I won't be splashing out on this. I own all the studio albums and several live ones and that's enough for me. I love them the way they are. As for live tracks, I've learned my lesson, thanks to Neil Young. That man owes me a fortune


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About the same here

I can't be doing with these big box sets of albums that I already own




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Re: The Charisma Years 1970-1978 Van Der Graaf Generator

Postby trans-chigley express » 31 May 2021, 01:58

I hope the remastering is a big improvement on the previous ones

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Re: The Charisma Years 1970-1978 Van Der Graaf Generator

Postby Matt Wilson » 31 May 2021, 06:33

Preordered.

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Postby ConnyOlivetti » 31 May 2021, 06:53

trans-chigley express wrote:I hope the remastering is a big improvement on the previous ones

Done by the same guy who did the Be Bop Deluxe sets, should be good
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Postby ConnyOlivetti » 31 May 2021, 06:56

For me, its a bargain, 20 discs for that price, blu-ray with surround mixes (4 albums)
dont care for the surround though
but as the mastering so far is awful on Cd, lets hope they get it right this time
(and Hammill himself has stay away reg this one, Hugh Banton is involved in the surround stuff)
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Postby The Slider » 31 May 2021, 12:00

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Postby never/ever » 31 May 2021, 12:02

The 32- disc Caravan box next?
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Postby never/ever » 31 May 2021, 12:03

The Slider wrote:There's one born every minute


Not interested in turning that into a FMTY- project?
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Re: The Charisma Years 1970-1978 Van Der Graaf Generator

Postby yomptepi » 31 May 2021, 12:20

never/ever wrote:The 32- disc Caravan box next?


When I saw there was to be a Caravan set, I was really pleased. A nice box of the first eight or nine albums and a disc of extra's would be lovely. But what is this nonsense. 32 discs? And nine of them live. Who on earth would pay £275 for it. Madness and a missed opportunity.
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Postby never/ever » 31 May 2021, 12:50

Sane here, yomp.
Was keen on it but this is crazy.
Since it's a limited edition, maybe some of the individual remixed discs come out separately.
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Postby Walk In My Shadow » 31 May 2021, 12:54

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For a mere £ 90 you will get the 15cd/1dvd box.

The original album plus 14 cd's live from EVERY DATE on that tour.


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Postby C » 31 May 2021, 16:23

Matt Wilson wrote:Preordered.


Of course!





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Postby Matt Wilson » 31 May 2021, 16:28

C wrote:
Matt Wilson wrote:Preordered.


Of course!





:lol:


And the new (even bigger) Caravan box as well!
Apparently, you can't preorder the VDGG box from the US yet.

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Postby ChrisB » 31 May 2021, 17:32

Walk In My Shadow wrote:Image



For a mere £ 90 you will get the 15cd/1dvd box.

The original album plus 14 cd's live from EVERY DATE on that tour.


Madness!

And you get the same guitar solo on every track (albeit a good one)

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Postby ChrisB » 31 May 2021, 17:34

Matt Wilson wrote:
And the new (even bigger) Caravan box as well!
Apparently, you can't preorder the VDGG box from the US yet.

It's gone from caravan to Winnebago

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Re: The Charisma Years 1970-1978 Van Der Graaf Generator

Postby robertff » 31 May 2021, 17:50

slightbreeze wrote:
Matt Wilson wrote:
And the new (even bigger) Caravan box as well!
Apparently, you can't preorder the VDGG box from the US yet.

It's gone from caravan to Winnebago



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