The Charisma Years 1970–1978 - Van der Graaf Generator

The Charisma Years 1970–1978

Compilation by Van der Graaf Generator

Released 3 September 2021

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CD 1: The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other
1
Darkness (11/11)
7:27
2
Refugees
6:21
3
White Hammer
8:15
5.0 ★
4
Whatever Would Robert Have Said?
6:07
5
Out of My Book
4:05
6
After the Flood
11:32
7
Refugees
5:19
8
The Boat of a Million Years
3:52
9
Darkness (11/11)
6:52
2.5 ★
10
After the Flood
10:58
1.0 ★
CD 2: H to He, Who Am the Only One
1
Killer
8:20
5.0 ★
2
House With No Door
6:33
4.0 ★
3
The Emperor in His War Room
8:17
4.0 ★
4
Lost
11:13
5
Pioneers Over C
12:45
6
Killer
8:20
5.0 ★
7
The Emperor in His War Room
8:17
8
Killer
7:34
9
Lost
11:32
CD 3: Pawn Hearts
1
Lemmings (including Cog)
11:40
2
Man-Erg
10:23
3
A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
23:09
4
Man-Erg
11:12
5
Theme One
2:59
6
Vision
3:15
7
Darkness
7:18
CD 4: Pawn Hearts Sessions
1
Theme One
2:56
2
W
4:27
3
Squid / Octopus
15:25
4
Angle of Incidents
4:47
5
Ponker's Theme
1:27
6
Dimunitions
6:00
7
W
5:02
8
Theme One
3:15
9
Man-Erg
11:15
10
W
5:50
11
Killer
7:56
12
Refugees
6:17
CD 5: Godbluff
1
The Undercover Man
7:33
2
Scorched Earth
9:42
3
Arrow
9:47
4
The Sleepwalkers
10:36
5
Scorched Earth
9:43
6
The Sleepwalkers
10:03
CD 6: Live in Rimini 9th August 1975
1
A Louse Is Not a Home
12:48
2
(In the) Black Room / The Tower
11:47
3
Forsaken Gardens
7:58
4
Lemmings (including Cog)
16:42
5
Scorched Earth
10:14
6
Man-Erg
11:11
CD 7: Still Life
1
Pilgrims
7:12
2
Still Life
7:26
3
La Rossa
9:52
4
My Room (Waiting for Wonderland)
8:08
5
Childlike Faith in Childhood's End
12:27
6
Gog
10:32
7
Still Life
7:22
8
La Rossa
9:58
CD 8: World Record
1
When She Comes
8:02
2
A Place to Survive
10:05
3
Masks
6:58
4
Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild)
20:49
5
Wondering
6:37
6
When She Comes
8:11
7
Masks
7:26
8
Part One (Approx. 35% of) Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild)
4:27
CD 9: Live at Maison de La Mutualité, Paris, 6th December 1976
1
Arrow
11:32
2
When She Comes
8:59
3
Masks
7:49
4
Still Life
10:06
5
Lemmings (including Cog)
16:28
6
Childlike Faith in Childhood’s End
13:57
CD 10: Live at Maison de La Mutualité, Paris, 6th December 1976
1
Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild)
23:15
2
Gog
10:28
3
The Sleepwalkers
13:57
4
Killer
9:05
5
Man-Erg
11:50
CD 11: The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome
1
Lizard Play
4:31
2
The Habit of the Broken Heart
4:38
3
The Siren Song
6:04
4
Last Frame
6:16
5
The Wave
3:15
6
Cat’s Eye / Yellow Fever (Running)
5:20
7
The Sphinx in the Face
5:57
8
Chemical World
6:11
9
The Sphinx Returns
1:20
10
Door
3:25
11
Ship of Fools
3:47
12
The Wave
3:14
13
Cat's Eye / Yellow Fever (Running)
4:48
14
The Sphinx in the Face
5:35
1.0 ★
15
(Fragments of) A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers / Sleepwalker’s End
9:28
1.0 ★
CD 12: Vital
1
Ship of Fools
6:45
2.0 ★
2
Still Life
9:42
2.0 ★
3
Last Frame
9:02
2.0 ★
4
Mirror Images
5:49
2.0 ★
5
Medley: A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers / Sleepwalkers
13:45
2.0 ★
CD 13: Vital
1
Pioneers Over C
17:07
2.0 ★
2
Sci-Finance
6:13
2.0 ★
3
Door
5:30
2.0 ★
4
Urban / Killer / Urban
8:20
2.0 ★
5
Nadir’s Big Chance
4:03
2.0 ★
CD 14: H to He, Who Am the Only One
1
Killer
8:22
2
House With No Door
6:36
3
The Emperor in His War Room
8:16
4
Lost
11:24
5
Pioneers Over C
12:46
6
The Boat of a Million Years
4:00
CD 15: Pawn Hearts
1
Lemmings (including Cog)
11:41
2
Man-Erg
10:24
3
A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
23:23
4
Theme One
3:13
5
W
4:36
CD 16: Godbluff
1
The Undercover Man
7:35
2
Scorched Earth
9:43
3
Arrow
9:59
4
The Sleepwalkers
10:34
CD 17: Still Life
1
Pilgrims
7:10
2
Still Life
7:28
3
La Rossa
9:51
4
My Room (Waiting for Wonderland)
8:14
5
Childlike Faith in Childhood's End
12:26
Blu-ray 18: Surround‐Mixes: H to He, Who Am the Only One/Pawn Hearts
1
Killer (5.1 mix)
8:20
2
House With No Door (5.1 mix)
6:39
3
The Emperor in His War Room (5.1 mix)
8:17
4
Lost (5.1 mix)
11:25
5
Pioneers Over C (5.1 mix)
12:44
6
Lemmings (including Cog) (5.1 mix)
11:38
7
Man Erg (5.1 mix)
10:25
8
A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers (5.1 mix)
23:22
Blu-ray 19: Surround Mixes: Godbluff/Still Life
1
The Undercover Man (5.1 mix)
7:34
2
Scorched Earth (5.1 mix)
9:43
3
Arrow (5.1 mix)
9:58
4
The Sleepwalkers (5.1 mix)
10:35
5
Pilgrims (5.1 mix)
7:08
6
Still Life (5.1 mix)
7:28
7
La Rossa (5.1 mix)
9:52
8
My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) (5.1 mix)
8:14
9
Childlike Faith in Childhood’s End (5.1 mix)
12:27
Blu-ray 20: The Video Vaults
1
Darkness (11/11)
7:33
2
Whatever Would Robert Have Said?
6:03
3
Lost
4:27
4
Killer
5:44
5
Octopus
4:33
6
Theme One
4:10
7
A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
24:02
8
The Undercover Man
7:55
9
Arrow
9:00
10
Scorched Earth
10:13
11
The Sleepwalkers
10:54
12
Wondering
6:35
13
Cat’s Eye / Yellow Fever (Running)
3:31
14
Intro/Interview Segment
1:28
15
Lizard Play
3:23
16
Interview Segment
1:54
17
The Sleepwalkers
1:46
18
Interview Segment
1:14
19
The Sleepwalkers
0:53
20
Interview Segment
1:17
21
Mirror Images
2:42
22
Interview Segment
1:12
23
Outro
0:22

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Release credits

Graham Smith
violin [6]
Guy Evans
membranophone [6], percussion [6]
John Anthony
producer [1.1-3, 2.1-2, 2.6]
Nic Potter
bass guitar [6]
Peter Hammill
guitar family [6], piano [6], vocal [6]
Robert Fripp
electric guitar [3], guest [3]

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The Charisma Years 1970–1978
3x Blu-ray, 17x CD
3 September 2021