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    Was it ever determined how he passed away? I knew...

    Was it ever determined how he passed away? I knew him briefly back in the mid-late 90s when he was guitar tech for Buddy Guy (my band toured as BG's opening act), and I had a few email exchanges with...
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    I uploaded this show to YouTube. I knew of this...

    I uploaded this show to YouTube. I knew of this rare footage but it took me 15 years to track it down. Mechelen, Belgium, 1969. Only one more tune for me to upload and that'll be the whole show....
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    https://youtu.be/V4jyRCJnzqQ

    https://youtu.be/V4jyRCJnzqQ
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    JK wasn't managing the band in the mid-70s, but...

    JK wasn't managing the band in the mid-70s, but he didn't write as much for those albums as he'd done in the past. The other band members (especially Jerry Edmonton) were writing more. Jerry actually...
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    Yes, I got all new quotes from JK, bassist George...

    Yes, I got all new quotes from JK, bassist George Biondo, and guitarist Bobby Cochran. All three helped immensely :-)
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    Steppenwolf - The Epic Years (new box set)

    Cherry Red is releasing a new Steppenwolf box set focusing on their mid-70s "reunion" albums. Remastered, with a couple of bonus tracks, and a booklet with liner notes by moi.
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  7. It was even worse than that. The Atlantic called...

    It was even worse than that. The Atlantic called Prog "the whitest music ever"



    I think so, yeah. I actually put this question to Peter Hammill for an interview I did with him published in a...
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    15848 15849 VdGG @ the Forum Bath, England ...

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    VdGG @ the Forum
    Bath, England

    (Pix by crew member Carl Wilson)
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    Some great pix from the VdGG show in London last...

    Some great pix from the VdGG show in London last night at the Palladium. The two from the stage vantage point are by crew member Carl Wilson. The other two are by Phil Smart and Mike Baess

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    Some great pix from the Birmingham Town Hall last...

    Some great pix from the Birmingham Town Hall last night, sent to me by VdGG crew member Carl Wilson (taken from his very unique vantage point)

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    Van der Graaf Generator - UK 2022 Tour

    Great reviews from fans online (at least in all the PH/VdGG Facebook groups) of the band's kickoff show in Birmingham, England yesterday. Pic is literally ten seconds into the band's first song.
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  12. 40th anniversary of WOMAD this year. Would love...

    40th anniversary of WOMAD this year. Would love for this whole show to be released
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    VdGG in the new Mojo

    The new issue of Mojo, out Tuesday in the UK, will have a nice VdGG article. The piece is an oral history of Pawn Hearts. Contributions from all the band, John Anthony, Paul Conroy, Glen Colson, Paul...
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    Steppenwolf: Box Set coming!

    A new comprehensive Steppenwolf box set (“Steppenwolf: Magic Carpet Ride - the Dunhill/ABC Years ’67 – ’71") is being put out imminently by the fine folks at Esoteric Recordings UK (via Cherry Red...
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    ^ This mostly. Lyrics are all over the internet,...

    ^ This mostly. Lyrics are all over the internet, and most people who buy this will already know them by heart (although, strangely enough, I have seen people commenting on other forums that they've...
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    The interview I did with Hammill (covering the...

    The interview I did with Hammill (covering the box set and the 70s era of VdGG), which was only available before on Facebook (and therefore unreadable for many), is now on the VdGG website:
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    Trust me... more than made up for otherwise w/the...

    Trust me... more than made up for otherwise w/the box. But if it's not your thing, then go for the individual releases. For myself, I honestly think that any serious VdGG nut will be missing out by...
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    No, those are four separate releases of those...

    No, those are four separate releases of those individual albums. I did a bit of work on the box set (sent some photos, media clippings, lined up photographers, etc) so I knew I was getting sent the...
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    15420 Anybody else get theirs yet? I’m blown...

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    Anybody else get theirs yet? I’m blown away by how lavish it is, especially the coffee table book. It’s gorgeous and could be sold on its own. I’ve not checked out the actual album mixes yet...
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    Just in time for the VdGG box set’s release, an 8...

    Just in time for the VdGG box set’s release, an 8 page interview I conducted with Peter Hammill. This is going to be published in a peer-reviewed collegiate journal called Rock Music Studies, which...
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    Yeah, fans in the UK are starting to get it,...

    Yeah, fans in the UK are starting to get it, there are reports over on Facebook. Privately, one just told me that the book is a thing of beauty, a real lavish affair. And the whole package, he said,...
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    Peter Hammill was interviewed on BBC 6 radio this...

    Peter Hammill was interviewed on BBC 6 radio this past Sunday, discussing the forthcoming box set. The Hammill interview occurs at the 53:00 minute mark

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    Finally!!! Unseen in 45 years, not since it was...

    Finally!!! Unseen in 45 years, not since it was originally shown on various European TV outlets… VdGG’s promo film for the song “Wondering”!!! Released as a teaser for the upcoming box set, featured...
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    5 out of 5 star review in the new issue of Record...

    5 out of 5 star review in the new issue of Record Collector (elsewhere in the new issue, there's a lengthy interview with PH covering the VdGG years)

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    Awesome, thanks! Can't wait to listen

    Awesome, thanks! Can't wait to listen
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    Oh man, I just saw this mentioned in...

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    Oh man, I just saw this mentioned in another thread and thought the person who mentioned it confused it with another song possibly, but I guess not. I love "Arrow," can't wait to hear...
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    I’ve heard SWT’s remixes of Pilgrims and Killer...

    I’ve heard SWT’s remixes of Pilgrims and Killer (and I loved both) but has Arrow been released? I’ve not heard it, nor seen it online anywhere
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    I'm probably biased because they're my fave group...

    I'm probably biased because they're my fave group but, even if you hate them, wouldn't one consider Van der Graaf Generator an important enough "prog" band to put into a Top 20 list (if not Top 10)?
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    Stephen W Tayler (VdGG Remix Interview)

    The legendary Stephen W Tayler has done the new stereo mixes and 5.1 mixes of four classic albums in the upcoming box set "Van der Graaf Generator: The Charisma Years 1970 - 1978" and I got a chance...
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    For myself, a BIG enticement is the full 2 1/2...

    For myself, a BIG enticement is the full 2 1/2 Paris ‘76 concert recorded professionally by Radio France during the World Record tour. That’s a huge find. Also, we’ll *finally* have the “Wondering”...
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    We tried (this is Jim C). I was working with a...

    We tried (this is Jim C). I was working with a couple guys who were putting together the box set and one of the things I thought would be great was to include this video of Refugees '70 (I saw the...
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    The Art of VdGG: article in The Wire

    Great article on The Wire's website about the art of early VdGG albums.

    https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/fantastic-visions-and-unknown-worlds-van-der-graaf-generator-s-sleeve-art
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    Easy now, lol
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    I've now read the article(s... there are two of...

    I've now read the article(s... there are two of them) in the new Wire and they're great. Very well written and, with the first especially, different angles than what's often written about (i.e. it...
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    VdGG: cover of The Wire

    VdGG on the cover of The Wire!

    New issue on the stands this Thursday, May 13!

    THE WIRE - ISSUE 448, JUNE 2021
    Van der Graaf Generator special!
    With a new box set of all Van der Graaf...
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    Thanks for the comments, glad everyone is enjoying this clip! I honestly didn't think anything would come of my digging for it. Obviously, things went far better than I dared hope.




    Well, I'm...
  37. Peter Gabriel w/Peter Hammill: Newly Found Footage! "A Ritual Mask"

    The rarest of video footage, not believed to have existed up until a few days ago, has been unearthed. I had a hand in unearthing it and I’ve been given the green light to share it! A little...
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    I’m counting the albums in my head as I text on...

    I’m counting the albums in my head as I text on my iPhone, but weren’t there eight 70s Charisma albums?

    Least
    H to He
    Pawn Hearts
    Godbluff
    Still life
    World Record
    Quiet Zone
    Vital
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    The Wire is also doing a cover story (a 2 parter)...

    The Wire is also doing a cover story (a 2 parter) on VdGG for their June issue. And Record Collector is doing a big PH career-spanning article, coming out soon. All good stuff!
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    Peter Hammill (cover of Prog)

    On the newsstands this Friday, April 23rd (well... at least in the UK; probably another month or so here in the States). Hammill on the cover of the new issue of Prog magazine

    "Van der Graaf...
  41. My "interview" with Gaz from Amorphous...

    My "interview" with Gaz from Amorphous Androgynous re: working with Hammill (and a million other things):

    http://www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk/aa_gaz.htm
  42. Sorry, just saw your question. I don’t know the...

    Sorry, just saw your question. I don’t know the answer but I can ask. I’ve heard of that Head Chakra future release... I’ll ask if Persuade is meant to be on that.

    I’m happy to be in the above...
  43. HereÂ’s a recent-ish article talking about...

    HereÂ’s a recent-ish article talking about streaming release date:

    https://www.loudersound.com/news/amorphous-androgynous-and-peter-hammill-release-teaser-video
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    VdGG - Reims '76

    I made this video this morning of VDGG's encore "Darkness" from Reims, France (Dec 8, 1976) during the final days of the World Record tour. Pix are from the latter months of '76 during the European /...
  45. Amorphous Androgynous & Peter Hammill promo video

    Here's the whole album condensed down to a four minute promo video. Pretty cool. The album will stream worldwide starting May 21st


    https://youtu.be/YUSxUHEt_Cw
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    I’m about to be nit picky but I can’t help it. As...

    I’m about to be nit picky but I can’t help it. As a major PH/VdGG fan, this bracket commits one of my annoying little pet peeves. It’s Van Der Graaf (not Graff), and it’s Peter Hammill (not Hamill)....
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    Here's the YouTube link so that one doesn't have...

    Here's the YouTube link so that one doesn't have to be a member of Facebook to see it.


    https://youtu.be/Z3Iu_OP44zQ
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    That's one of the first things I thought when I...

    That's one of the first things I thought when I first saw this (other than OMG!!!!!!!!!!!)... Louse is on a solo PH album but it's kinda considered a VdGG song (they were doing it live before they...
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    Van der Graaf (Swiss TV, 1977)

    Van der Graaf back stage before their concert at Palais des Expositions in Geneva, Switzerland (November 26, 1977), later broadcast for a show on Swiss TV.

    https://fb.watch/4bcak7QTTP/
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    Peter Hammill (Swiss TV '74)

    Here's a 1/2 hour video of Peter Hammill that was broadcast on Swiss TV in 1974. He plays a few songs from his current album The Silent Corner...

    I don't think this is on YouTube yet so the link...
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    Here’s a ‘77 Jet Lag-era show ...

    Here’s a ‘77 Jet Lag-era show

    https://youtu.be/GR4bIr7jAXY
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    A couple of prog-related game show clips ...

    A couple of prog-related game show clips


    https://youtu.be/g_DIMrM916s


    https://youtu.be/76xelRtQlS8
  53. Thanks! Duly noted on the copyright issues. Might...

    Thanks! Duly noted on the copyright issues. Might be tough to revisit as I had my 12 year old boy help me with the visuals (he actually did them all under my direction, I still need to learn the...
  54. It's legit (wasn't sure but I asked)!

    It's legit (wasn't sure but I asked)!
  55. Hugh Banton (Van der Graaf Generator) Radio Interview, 2007

    In 2007, HB was interviewed by Mark Krueger for "Planet Prog" (WMSE 91.7 -- Milwaukee, WI; USA). It's a great show and a rare opportunity to hear Hugh interviewed on the radio.

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  56. Trying it again, the review in the new Prog...

    Trying it again, the review in the new Prog magazine. Also, the new issue of Mojo which just came out, has the album at #3 in the current Mojo Playlist

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    Review in the new issue of Prog magazine.

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    EDIT: is this image coming out sideways? No idea why that would be, it's not like that on my desktop...
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    Along those same lip-synching poptastic lines, PH...

    Along those same lip-synching poptastic lines, PH on a Spanish TV show in 1986


    https://youtu.be/yodiaDfbOdQ
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    Recently unearthed Peter Hammill vid

    PH in "Pop Star" mode, singing (or lip synching to) "Just Good Friends" from his just-released album The Love Songs back in 1984 for the Italian TV show "Discoring"


    https://youtu.be/IvxsTQb_tdo
  60. Serious? That's terrible. I'd just have them...

    Serious? That's terrible. I'd just have them cancel the order and get it through Amazon or FSOL directly (I ordered from FSOL and it came within two weeks)

    EDIT: I got the album from Rough Trade...
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