The Charisma Years 1970-1978 (Deluxe Edition), CD / Box Set with Blu-ray Cd

The Charisma Years 1970-1978 (Deluxe Edition) CD / Box Set with Blu-ray

by Van Der Graaf Generator

CD / Box Set with Blu-ray

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Description

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.

Track Listing

Disc 1
  1. Darkness (11/11)
  2. Refugees
  3. White Hammer
  4. Whatever Would Robert Have Said?
  5. Out of My Book
  6. After the Flood
  7. Refugees (Single Version)
  8. Boat of Millions of Years
  9. Darkness (BBC Radio One 'Top Gear' Session, 20th January 1970)
  10. After the Flood (BBC Radio One 'Top Gear' Session, 20th January 1970)
Disc 2
  1. Killer
  2. House With No Door
  3. The Emperor in His War Room
  4. Lost
  5. Pioneers Over C
  6. Killer (First Version - Previously Unreleased)
  7. The Emperor in His War Room (First Version)
  8. Lost (BBC Radio One 'Top Gear' Session, 12th October 1970)
  9. Killer (BBC Radio One 'Top Gear' Session, 12th October 1970)
Disc 3
  1. Lemmings (Including Cog)
  2. Man Erg
  3. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
  4. Eyewitness
  5. Pictures/Lighthouse
  6. Eyewitness
  7. SHM
  8. Presence of the Night
  9. Kosmos Tours
  10. (Custard's) Last Stand
  11. The Clot Thickens
  12. Land's End (Sineline)
  13. We Go Now
  14. Man Erg (BBC Radio One 'Sounds of the Seventies Session', 10th June 1971)
  15. Theme One (BBC Radio One 'Sounds of the Seventies Session', 10th June 1971)
  16. Vision (BBC Radio One 'Sounds of the Seventies Session', 10th June 1971)
  17. Darkness (BBC Radio One 'Sounds of the Seventies Session', 10th June 1971)
Disc 4
  1. Theme One
  2. W
  3. Squid/Octopus (The Pawn Hearts Sessions)
  4. Angle of Incidents (The Pawn Hearts Sessions)
  5. Ponker's Theme (The Pawn Hearts Sessions)
  6. Dimunitions (The Pawn Hearts Sessions)
  7. W (First Version) [The Pawn Hearts Sessions]
  8. Theme One (Original Mix) [The Pawn Hearts Sessions]
  9. Man Erg (BBC Radio One John Peel Concert, 23rd September 1971)
  10. W (BBC Radio One John Peel Concert, 23rd September 1971)
  11. Killer (BBC Radio One John Peel Concert, 23rd September 1971)
  12. Refugees (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 14th December 1971)
Disc 5
  1. The Undercover Man
  2. Scorched Earth
  3. Arrow
  4. The Sleepwalkers
  5. Scorched Earth (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 3rd July, 1975)
  6. The Sleepwalkers (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 3rd July, 1975)
Disc 6
  1. A Louse Is Not a Home (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
  2. (In The) Black Room/The Tower (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
  3. Forsaken Gardens (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
  4. Lemmings (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
  5. Scorched Earth (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
  6. Man-erg (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
Disc 7
  1. Pilgrims
  2. Still Life
  3. La Rossa
  4. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland)
  5. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End
  6. Gog (Live at the Theatr Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales, 10th May, 1975)
  7. Still Life (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 1st April, 1976)
  8. La Rossa (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 1st April, 1976)
Disc 8
  1. When She Comes
  2. A Place to Survive
  3. Masks
  4. Meurglys III (The Songwriters Guild)
  5. Wondering
  6. When She Comes (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 11th November, 1976)
  7. Masks (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 11th November, 1976)
  8. Part One (Approx. 35% Of) Meurglys III (The Songwriters Guild)
Disc 9
  1. Arrow (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  2. When She Comes (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  3. Masks (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  4. Still Life (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  5. Lemmings (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  6. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
Disc 10
  1. Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild) [live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976]
  2. Gog (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  3. Sleepwalkers (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  4. Killer (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  5. Man-erg (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
Disc 11
  1. Lizard Play
  2. The Habit of the Broken Heart
  3. The Siren Song
  4. Last Frame
  5. The Wave
  6. Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (Running)
  7. The Sphinx in the Face
  8. Chemical World
  9. The Sphinx Returns
  10. Door
  11. Ship of Fools
  12. The Wave
  13. Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 24th October, 1977)
  14. The Sphinx in the Face (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 24th October, 1977)
  15. (Fragments Of) a Plague of Lighthouse Keepers/Sleepwalker's End (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 24th October, 1977)
Disc 12
  1. Ship of Fools
  2. Still Life
  3. Last Frame
  4. Mirror Images
  5. Medley: A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers/Sleepwalkers
Disc 13
  1. Pioneers Over C
  2. Sci-finance
  3. Door
  4. Urban/Killer/Urban
  5. Nadir's Big Chance
Disc 14
  1. Killer (Stereo Mix)
  2. House With No Door (Stereo Mix)
  3. The Emperor in His War Room (Stereo Mix)
  4. Lost (Stereo Mix)
  5. Pioneers Over C (Stereo Mix)
Disc 15
  1. Lemmings (Including Cog) [stereo Mix]
  2. Man Erg (Stereo Mix)
  3. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers (Stereo Mix)
  4. Eyewitness (Stereo Mix)
  5. Pictures/Lighthouse (Stereo Mix)
  6. Eyewitness (Stereo Mix)
  7. SHM (Stereo Mix)
  8. Presence of the Night (Stereo Mix)
  9. Kosmos Tours (Stereo Mix)
  10. (Custard's) Last Stand (Stereo Mix)
  11. The Clot Thickens (Stereo Mix)
  12. Land's End (Sineline) [stereo Mix]
  13. We Go Now (Stereo Mix)
  14. Theme One (Stereo Mix)
  15. W (Stereo Mix)
Disc 16
  1. The Undercover Man (Stereo Mix)
  2. Scorched Earth (Stereo Mix)
  3. Arrow (Stereo Mix)
  4. The Sleepwalkers (Stereo Mix)
Disc 17
  1. Pilgrims (Stereo Mix)
  2. Still Life (Stereo Mix)
  3. La Rossa (Stereo Mix)
  4. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) [stereo Mix]
  5. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (Stereo Mix)
Disc 18
  1. Killer (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  2. House With No Door (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  3. The Emperor in His War Room (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  4. Lost (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  5. Pioneers Over C (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  6. Lemmings (Including Cog) [high Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix]
  7. Man Erg (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  8. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  9. Eyewitness (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  10. Pictures/Lighthouse (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  11. Eyewitness (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  12. SHM (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  13. Presence of the Night (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  14. Kosmos Tours (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  15. (Custard's) Last Stand (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  16. The Clot Thickens (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  17. Land's End (Sineline) [high Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix]
  18. We Go Now (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Disc 19
  1. The Undercover Man (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  2. Scorched Earth (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  3. Arrow (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  4. The Sleepwalkers (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  5. Pilgrims (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  6. La Rossa (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  7. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) [high Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix]
  8. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Disc 20
  1. Darkness (Beat Club - German TV, 23rd June, 1970)
  2. Whatever Robert Would Have Said (Beat Club - German TV, 23rd June, 1970)
  3. Lost (Filmed at the Bataclan Theatre, Paris 18th March 1972)
  4. Killer (Filmed at the Bataclan Theatre, Paris 18th March 1972)
  5. Octopus (Filmed at the Bataclan Theatre, Paris 18th March 1972)
  6. Theme One ('Pop Shop', 23rd March, 1972)
  7. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers ('Pop Shop', 23rd March, 1972)
  8. The Undercover Man (Live in Charleroi Palais Des Expos, 27th September, 1975)
  9. Arrow (Live in Charleroi Palais Des Expos, 27th September, 1975)
  10. Scorched Earth (Live in Charleroi Palais Des Expos, 27th September, 1975)
  11. Sleepwalkers (Live in Charleroi Palais Des Expos, 27th September, 1975)
  12. Wondering (Charisma Promotional Film, 1976) [previously Unreleased]
  13. Cat's Eye (Charisma Promotional Film) [previously Unreleased]
  14. Van Der Graaf in Concert (The Kohfidisch Open Air Festival, Austria, 17th June, 1978) [previously Unreleased]

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£126.05

Track Listing

Disc 1
  1. Darkness (11/11)
  2. Refugees
  3. White Hammer
  4. Whatever Would Robert Have Said?
  5. Out of My Book
  6. After the Flood
  7. Refugees (Single Version)
  8. Boat of Millions of Years
  9. Darkness (BBC Radio One 'Top Gear' Session, 20th January 1970)
  10. After the Flood (BBC Radio One 'Top Gear' Session, 20th January 1970)
Disc 2
  1. Killer
  2. House With No Door
  3. The Emperor in His War Room
  4. Lost
  5. Pioneers Over C
  6. Killer (First Version - Previously Unreleased)
  7. The Emperor in His War Room (First Version)
  8. Lost (BBC Radio One 'Top Gear' Session, 12th October 1970)
  9. Killer (BBC Radio One 'Top Gear' Session, 12th October 1970)
Disc 3
  1. Lemmings (Including Cog)
  2. Man Erg
  3. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
  4. Eyewitness
  5. Pictures/Lighthouse
  6. Eyewitness
  7. SHM
  8. Presence of the Night
  9. Kosmos Tours
  10. (Custard's) Last Stand
  11. The Clot Thickens
  12. Land's End (Sineline)
  13. We Go Now
  14. Man Erg (BBC Radio One 'Sounds of the Seventies Session', 10th June 1971)
  15. Theme One (BBC Radio One 'Sounds of the Seventies Session', 10th June 1971)
  16. Vision (BBC Radio One 'Sounds of the Seventies Session', 10th June 1971)
  17. Darkness (BBC Radio One 'Sounds of the Seventies Session', 10th June 1971)
Disc 4
  1. Theme One
  2. W
  3. Squid/Octopus (The Pawn Hearts Sessions)
  4. Angle of Incidents (The Pawn Hearts Sessions)
  5. Ponker's Theme (The Pawn Hearts Sessions)
  6. Dimunitions (The Pawn Hearts Sessions)
  7. W (First Version) [The Pawn Hearts Sessions]
  8. Theme One (Original Mix) [The Pawn Hearts Sessions]
  9. Man Erg (BBC Radio One John Peel Concert, 23rd September 1971)
  10. W (BBC Radio One John Peel Concert, 23rd September 1971)
  11. Killer (BBC Radio One John Peel Concert, 23rd September 1971)
  12. Refugees (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 14th December 1971)
Disc 5
  1. The Undercover Man
  2. Scorched Earth
  3. Arrow
  4. The Sleepwalkers
  5. Scorched Earth (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 3rd July, 1975)
  6. The Sleepwalkers (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 3rd July, 1975)
Disc 6
  1. A Louse Is Not a Home (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
  2. (In The) Black Room/The Tower (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
  3. Forsaken Gardens (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
  4. Lemmings (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
  5. Scorched Earth (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
  6. Man-erg (Live in Rimini, 9th August, 1975)
Disc 7
  1. Pilgrims
  2. Still Life
  3. La Rossa
  4. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland)
  5. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End
  6. Gog (Live at the Theatr Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales, 10th May, 1975)
  7. Still Life (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 1st April, 1976)
  8. La Rossa (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 1st April, 1976)
Disc 8
  1. When She Comes
  2. A Place to Survive
  3. Masks
  4. Meurglys III (The Songwriters Guild)
  5. Wondering
  6. When She Comes (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 11th November, 1976)
  7. Masks (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 11th November, 1976)
  8. Part One (Approx. 35% Of) Meurglys III (The Songwriters Guild)
Disc 9
  1. Arrow (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  2. When She Comes (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  3. Masks (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  4. Still Life (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  5. Lemmings (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  6. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
Disc 10
  1. Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild) [live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976]
  2. Gog (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  3. Sleepwalkers (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  4. Killer (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
  5. Man-erg (Live at Maison De La Mutualite', Paris, 6th December, 1976)
Disc 11
  1. Lizard Play
  2. The Habit of the Broken Heart
  3. The Siren Song
  4. Last Frame
  5. The Wave
  6. Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (Running)
  7. The Sphinx in the Face
  8. Chemical World
  9. The Sphinx Returns
  10. Door
  11. Ship of Fools
  12. The Wave
  13. Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 24th October, 1977)
  14. The Sphinx in the Face (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 24th October, 1977)
  15. (Fragments Of) a Plague of Lighthouse Keepers/Sleepwalker's End (BBC Radio One John Peel Session, 24th October, 1977)
Disc 12
  1. Ship of Fools
  2. Still Life
  3. Last Frame
  4. Mirror Images
  5. Medley: A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers/Sleepwalkers
Disc 13
  1. Pioneers Over C
  2. Sci-finance
  3. Door
  4. Urban/Killer/Urban
  5. Nadir's Big Chance
Disc 14
  1. Killer (Stereo Mix)
  2. House With No Door (Stereo Mix)
  3. The Emperor in His War Room (Stereo Mix)
  4. Lost (Stereo Mix)
  5. Pioneers Over C (Stereo Mix)
Disc 15
  1. Lemmings (Including Cog) [stereo Mix]
  2. Man Erg (Stereo Mix)
  3. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers (Stereo Mix)
  4. Eyewitness (Stereo Mix)
  5. Pictures/Lighthouse (Stereo Mix)
  6. Eyewitness (Stereo Mix)
  7. SHM (Stereo Mix)
  8. Presence of the Night (Stereo Mix)
  9. Kosmos Tours (Stereo Mix)
  10. (Custard's) Last Stand (Stereo Mix)
  11. The Clot Thickens (Stereo Mix)
  12. Land's End (Sineline) [stereo Mix]
  13. We Go Now (Stereo Mix)
  14. Theme One (Stereo Mix)
  15. W (Stereo Mix)
Disc 16
  1. The Undercover Man (Stereo Mix)
  2. Scorched Earth (Stereo Mix)
  3. Arrow (Stereo Mix)
  4. The Sleepwalkers (Stereo Mix)
Disc 17
  1. Pilgrims (Stereo Mix)
  2. Still Life (Stereo Mix)
  3. La Rossa (Stereo Mix)
  4. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) [stereo Mix]
  5. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (Stereo Mix)
Disc 18
  1. Killer (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  2. House With No Door (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  3. The Emperor in His War Room (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  4. Lost (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  5. Pioneers Over C (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  6. Lemmings (Including Cog) [high Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix]
  7. Man Erg (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  8. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  9. Eyewitness (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  10. Pictures/Lighthouse (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  11. Eyewitness (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  12. SHM (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  13. Presence of the Night (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  14. Kosmos Tours (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  15. (Custard's) Last Stand (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  16. The Clot Thickens (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  17. Land's End (Sineline) [high Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix]
  18. We Go Now (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Disc 19
  1. The Undercover Man (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  2. Scorched Earth (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  3. Arrow (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  4. The Sleepwalkers (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  5. Pilgrims (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  6. La Rossa (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
  7. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) [high Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix]
  8. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
Disc 20
  1. Darkness (Beat Club - German TV, 23rd June, 1970)
  2. Whatever Robert Would Have Said (Beat Club - German TV, 23rd June, 1970)
  3. Lost (Filmed at the Bataclan Theatre, Paris 18th March 1972)
  4. Killer (Filmed at the Bataclan Theatre, Paris 18th March 1972)
  5. Octopus (Filmed at the Bataclan Theatre, Paris 18th March 1972)
  6. Theme One ('Pop Shop', 23rd March, 1972)
  7. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers ('Pop Shop', 23rd March, 1972)
  8. The Undercover Man (Live in Charleroi Palais Des Expos, 27th September, 1975)
  9. Arrow (Live in Charleroi Palais Des Expos, 27th September, 1975)
  10. Scorched Earth (Live in Charleroi Palais Des Expos, 27th September, 1975)
  11. Sleepwalkers (Live in Charleroi Palais Des Expos, 27th September, 1975)
  12. Wondering (Charisma Promotional Film, 1976) [previously Unreleased]
  13. Cat's Eye (Charisma Promotional Film) [previously Unreleased]
  14. Van Der Graaf in Concert (The Kohfidisch Open Air Festival, Austria, 17th June, 1978) [previously Unreleased]

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