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People You Were Going To¹ / Firebrand¹
Hammill (2:44) / Hammill (4:08)
Polydor 56758, 1/69 [UK]

 
Afterwards / Necromancer
Kirtley (4:53) / Hammill (3:30)
Mercury 72979, 4/69

 

The Aerosol Grey Machine
Mercury SRS-61238
9/69 [UK: N/R]
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Side One
Afterwards Kirtley 4:53
Orthenthian St (Part 1) Hammill 2:23
Orthenthian St (Part 2) Hammill 3:53
Running Back Hammill 6:32
Into A Game Hammill 5:56
Side Two
Aerosol Grey Machine Hammill :56
Black Smoke Yen Banton-Ellis-Evans 1:18
Aguarian Hammill 8:27
Necromancer Hammill 3:30
Octopus Hammill 7:41
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Peter Hammill-vocals, acoustic guitar
Hugh Banton-piano, organ, percussion, backing vocals
Keith Ellis-bass
Guy Evans-drums, percussion
with:
Jeff Peach-flute (Running Back)
Produced by: John Anthony

Note: First issue had Giant Squid on the record instead of Necromancer. Withdrawn and fixed.
Album not released in the UK until 1997
 

Refugees²/The Boat Of Millions Of Years¹
Hamill (5:24) / Hamill (3:50)
Charisma 122, 4/70

UK only single

The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other
Probe 4515
6/70 [UK: 2/70]
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UK Full Cover

 
UK Inside Cover

 
UK Poster


Side One
Darkness (11/11) Hammill 7:27
Refugees Hammill 6:22
White Hammer Hammill 8:15
Side Two
Whatever Would Robert Have Said? Hammill 6:07
Out Of My Book Hammill-Jackson 4:07
After The Flood Hammill 11:28
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Peter Hammill-acoustic guitar and lead vocals, piano (Refugees)
Hugh Banton-organ, piano and backing vocals
Nic Potter-bass guitar and electric guitar
Guy Evans-drums and percussion
David Jackson-tenor and alto sax, flute, backing vocals
with:
Gerry Salisbury-cornet (White Hammer)
Mike Hurvitz-cello (Refugees)
§US Cover Design-William Shepard; UK Album Design-CCS Advertising Assoc Ltd, Jim Flynn, Van Der Graaf Generator
Produced by: John Anthony

 


H To He Who Am The Only One
Dunhill 50097
2/71 [UK: 12/70]
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UK Cover

 
UK Back Cover

 
UK Inside Cover

Side One
Killer Banton-Hammill-Smith 8:07
House With No Door Hammill-Jackson 6:03
The Emperor In His War Room
   Part 1: The Emperor
   Part 2: The Room
Hammill 9:04
Side Two
Lost
   Part 1: The Dance In Sand And Sea
   Part 2: The Dance In The Frost
Hammill 11:13
Pioneers Over C Hammill-Jackson 12:25
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Peter Hammill-lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano (House With No Door)
Hugh Banton-Hammond and Farfisa organs, piano, oscillator, vocals, bass (House With No Door, Pioneers Over C)
David Jackson-alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, flute, vocals
Guy Evans-drums, tympani, percussion
with:
Robert Fripp-guitar (The Emperor In His War Room)
Nic Potter-bass (Killer, The Emperor In His War Room, Lost)
§Cover Artwork-Paul Whitehead
Produced by: John Anthony

 

One more album, Pawn Hearts in 72. After the third tour in Italy the band broke up
Reformed in 1975 and again in 2005.

Links!

VDGG Fan web site
Sofa Sound - An Official Peter Hammill Website

 


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