March 29 street date. "Vital: Van Der Graaf Live" was the final release of the 1970s by Van der Graaf Generator, who by 1977 had abbreviated their name to Van der Graaf and featured a line-up of Peter Hammill (vocals, piano, guitars), Guy Evans (drums), Nic Potter (bass), and Graham Smith (violin), who added Charles Dickie (cello) to the band mid-way through the year. Following a long year of touring and recording the album ‘The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome’, the band greeted 1978 with two concerts at the Marquee Club in London on January 15 and 19 which were recorded. The concerts featured a guest appearance by former member David Jackson on saxophone and flute. "Vital" was a brutal sonic assault and featured Van der Graaf at their most powerful and impassioned. The record proved to be their swansong of the 1970s, as by the time of the album's release in July 1978, the band had broken up due to financial difficulties.
March 29 street date. "Vital: Van Der Graaf Live" was the final release of the 1970s by Van der Graaf Generator, who by 1977 had abbreviated their name to Van der Graaf and featured a line-up of Peter Hammill (vocals, piano, guitars), Guy Evans (drums), Nic Potter (bass), and Graham Smith (violin), who added Charles Dickie (cello) to the band mid-way through the year. Following a long year of touring and recording the album ‘The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome’, the band greeted 1978 with two concerts at the Marquee Club in London on January 15 and 19 which were recorded. The concerts featured a guest appearance by former member David Jackson on saxophone and flute. "Vital" was a brutal sonic assault and featured Van der Graaf at their most powerful and impassioned. The record proved to be their swansong of the 1970s, as by the time of the album's release in July 1978, the band had broken up due to financial difficulties.
March 29 street date. Released in April 1976, "Still Life" is one of Van der Graaf Generator's finest works and was their second release following their hiatus from 1972-1975. In June 1975 Peter Hammill (vocals, piano, guitar), Hugh Banton (keyboards, bass), David Jackson (saxophone, flute), and Guy Evans (drums) reunited at Rockfield Studios to record material which would initially appear on the album ‘Godbluff’. The sessions were so productive that two further tracks were recorded, ‘Pilgrims’ and ‘La Rossa’ which did not appear on the album. The material was so strong that both of the additional tracks would feature on the band's next album, ‘Still Life’. This new vinyl edition of this classic album has been remastered from the original tapes and was cut at Abbey Road Studios. It fully restores the original LP artwork.
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