This discography covers the work of the English band Van der Graaf Generator.
Albums Studio albums Year Album details Peak chart positions UK GER NLD ITA 1969 The Aerosol Grey Machine Release date: September 1969 Label: Mercury/Fontana — — — — 1970 The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other Release date: February 1970 Label: Charisma/Probe 47 — — 15 H to He, Who Am the Only One Release date: December 1970 Label: Charisma/Dunhill — — — — 1971 Pawn Hearts Release date: 12 November 1971 Label: Charisma — — — 12 1975 Godbluff Release date: October 1975 Label: Charisma/Mercury — — — — 1976 Still Life Release date: 16 April 1976 Label: Charisma/Mercury — — — — World Record Release date: October 1976 Label: Charisma/Mercury — — — — 1977 The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome Release date: 2 September 1977 Label: Charisma/Mercury — — — — 2005 Present Release date: 25 April 2005 Label: Charisma 103 100 — 34 2008 Trisector Release date: 17 March 2008 Label: Virgin/EMI — — — 83 2011 A Grounding in Numbers Release date: 14 March 2011 Label: Esoteric — — 81 — 2012 ALT Release date: 25 June 2012 Label: Esoteric — — — —2016 Do Not Disturb Release date: 30 September 2016 Label: Esoteric 88 — 96 48
Live albums Year Album details 1978 Vital Release date: 14 July 1978 Label: Charisma/PVC 1994 Maida Vale Release date: 13 June 1994 Label: Band of Joy 2007 Real Time Release date: 5 March 2007 Label: Fie! 2009 Live at the Paradiso Release date: June 2009 Label: Voiceprint 2012 Live at Metropolis Studios 2010 Release date: June 2012 Label: Salvo With DVD live from 18 December 2010 2015 Merlin Atmos Release date: February 2015 Label: Esoteric Antenna 2015 After the Flood: At the BBC 1968-1977 Release date: April 2015 Label:2018 Live at Rockpalast – Leverkusen 2005 Release date: May 2018 Label: Mig Music With DVD live from 5 November 20052023 The Bath Forum Concert Label: Esoteric Antenna Box set of 2 CDs + DVD + BluRay Recorded 1 March 2022
Compilation and demo albums Year Album details 1972 68–71 Release date: August 1972 Label: Charisma 1980 Repeat Performance Release date: 5 September 1980 Label: Charisma 1982 Time Vaults Release date: 1982 Label: Sofa Sound 1987 First Generation (Scenes from 1969 to 1971) Release date: February 1987 Label: Virgin Second Generation (Scenes from 1975 to 1977) Release date: February 1987 Label: Virgin 1993 I Prophesy Disaster Release date: 31 August 1993 Label: Virgin 2000 An Introduction: From The Least to The Quiet Zone Release date: November 2000 Label: Virgin The Box Release date: November 2000 Label: Virgin 2021 The Charisma Years 1970–1978 Release date: 3 September 2021 Label: Universal Music
Singles UK releases, except where noted. Year Single Release date Album 1969 "People You Were Going To" / "Firebrand" 17 January 1969 non-album single "Afterwards" / "Necromancer" December 1969 The Aerosol Grey Machine 1970 "Refugees" / "The Boat of a Million Years" 24 April 1970 The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other 1972 "Theme One" / "W" 18 February 1972 non-album single 1976 "Wondering" / "Meurglys III" (excerpt) October 1976 World Record 1977 "Cat's Eye" / "Ship of Fools" September 1977 The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome 2011 "Highly strung" / "Elsewhere" April 2011 A Grounding in Numbers Notes:
Videos Year Video details Notes 2003 Masters from the Vaults Release date: February 2003 Label: Intense Gmbh Belgian TV session, March 1972, incorrectly labelled as 1971 Godbluff Live 1975 Release date: July 2003 Label: Classic Rock Live in Charleroi 1975 + the same Belgian session 2005 Inside VdGG Release date: June 2005 Label: Classic Rock Includes the two mentioned above + Beat Club 1970 2009 Live at the Paradiso Release date: June 2009 Label: Voiceprint Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, 14 April 2007
References
External links Official Peter Hammill website (and Van der Graaf Generator CD shop) Van der Graaf Generator (and Peter Hammill) discography at the VdGG fansite