Van Der Graaf Generator – The Charisma Years 1970-1978
Tracklist
| The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other + Bonus Tracks | |||
| Darkness (11/11) | 7:28 | ||
| Refugees | 6:22 | ||
| White Hammer | 8:16 | ||
| Whatever Would Robert Have Said? | 6:08 | ||
| Out Of My Book | 4:06 | ||
| After The Flood | 11:32 | ||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| Refugees (Single Version) (A-Side Of Single) | 5:20 | ||
| Boat Of Millions Of Years (B-Side Of Single) | 3:53 | ||
| Darkness (11/11) (BBC Radio One "Top Gear" Session) | 6:52 | ||
| After The Flood (BBC Radio One "Top Gear" Session) | 10:58 | ||
| H To He, Who Am The Only One + Bonus Tracks | |||
| Killer | 8:20 | ||
| House With No Door | 6:33 | ||
| The Emperor In His War Room | 8:17 | ||
| Lost | 11:13 | ||
| Pioneers Over C | 12:46 | ||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| Killer (First Version) | 8:20 | ||
| The Emperor In His War Room (First Version) | 8:17 | ||
| Killer (BBC Radio One "Top Gear" Session) | 7:34 | ||
| Lost (BBC Radio One "Top Gear" Session) | 11:32 | ||
| Pawn Hearts + Bonus Tracks | |||
| Lemmings (Including Cog) | 11:40 | ||
| Man Erg | 10:23 | ||
| A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers | (23:10) | ||
| Eyewitness | |||
| Pictures / Lighthouse | |||
| Eyewitness | |||
| SHM | |||
| Presence Of The Night | |||
| Kosmos Tours | |||
| (Custard's) Last Stand | |||
| The Clot Thickens | |||
| Land's End (Sineline) | |||
| We Go Now | |||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| Man Erg (BBC Radio One "Sounds Of The 70s" Session) | 11:12 | ||
| Theme One (BBC Radio One "Sounds Of The 70s" Session) | 2:59 | ||
| Vision (BBC Radio One "Sounds Of The 70s" Session) | 3:15 | ||
| Darkness (11/11) (BBC Radio One "Sounds Of The 70s" Session) | 7:18 | ||
| The Pawn Hearts Sessions + Bonus Tracks | |||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| Theme One (A-Side Of Single) | 2:57 | ||
| W (B-Side Of Single) | 4:27 | ||
| The Pawn Hearts Sessions | |||
| Squid / Octopus (New Stereo Mix By Stephen W Tayler) | 15:25 | ||
| W (First Version) | 5:02 | ||
| Angle Of Incidents | 4:47 | ||
| Ponker's Theme | 1:27 | ||
| Diminutions | 6:00 | ||
| Theme One (Original Mix) | 3:14 | ||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| Man Erg (BBC Radio One John Peel Concert) | 11:15 | ||
| W (BBC Radio One John Peel Concert) | 5:50 | ||
| Killer (BBC Radio One John Peel Concert) | 7:56 | ||
| Refugees (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) | 6:18 | ||
| Godbluff + Bonus Tracks | |||
| The Undercover Man | 7:33 | ||
| Scorched Earth | 9:42 | ||
| Arrow | 9:47 | ||
| The Sleepwalkers | 10:37 | ||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| Scorched Earth (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) | 9:43 | ||
| The Sleepwalkers (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) | 10:37 | ||
| Live In Rimini 9th August 1975 | |||
| A Louse Is Not A Home | 12:49 | ||
| (In The) Black Room / The Tower | 11:47 | ||
| Forsaken Gardens | 7:58 | ||
| Lemmings (including Cog) | 16:42 | ||
| Scorched Earth | 10:14 | ||
| Man-Erg | 11:12 | ||
| Still Life + Bonus Tracks | |||
| Pilgrims | 7:12 | ||
| Still Life | 7:26 | ||
| La Rossa | 9:52 | ||
| My Room (Waiting For Wonderland) | 8:08 | ||
| Childlike Faith In Childhood's End | 12:29 | ||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| Gog (Live) (Theatre Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales, 1975-05-10) | 10:32 | ||
| Still Life (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) | 7:21 | ||
| La Rossa (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) | 9:59 | ||
| World Record + Bonus Tracks | |||
| When She Comes | 8:02 | ||
| A Place To Survive | 10:04 | ||
| Masks | 6:58 | ||
| Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild) | 20:49 | ||
| Wondering | 6:38 | ||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| When She Comes (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) | 8:11 | ||
| Masks (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) | 7:26 | ||
| Part One (Approx. 35% Of) Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild) (Single B-Side) | 4:27 | ||
| Live At Maison De La Mutualité Paris 6th December 1976 | |||
| Arrow | 11:32 | ||
| When She Comes | 8:59 | ||
| Masks | 7:49 | ||
| Still Life | 10:06 | ||
| Lemmings (Including Cog) | 16:27 | ||
| Childlike Faith In Childhood's End | 13:58 | ||
| Meurglys III (The Songwriter’s Guild) | 23:15 | ||
| Gog | 10:28 | ||
| The Sleepwalkers | 13:56 | ||
| Killer | 9:05 | ||
| Man-Erg | 11:51 | ||
| The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome + Bonus Tracks | |||
| Lizard Play | 4:31 | ||
| The Habit Of The Broken Heart | 4:38 | ||
| The Siren Song | 6:04 | ||
| Last Frame | 6:16 | ||
| The Wave | 3:15 | ||
| Cat's Eye / Yellow Fever (Running) | 5:20 | ||
| The Sphinx In The Face | 5:57 | ||
| Chemical World | 6:11 | ||
| The Sphinx Returns | 1:22 | ||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| Door | 3:25 | ||
| Ship Of Fools (B-Side Of Single) | 3:47 | ||
| The Wave (Demo Version) | 3:14 | ||
| Cat's Eye / Yellow Fever (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) | 4:48 | ||
| The Sphinx In The Face (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) | 5:35 | ||
| (Fragments Of) A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers / Sleepwalkers' End (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) | 9:28 | ||
| Vital | |||
| Ship Of Fools | 6:45 | ||
| Still Life | 9:42 | ||
| Last Frame | 9:02 | ||
| Mirror Images | 5:48 | ||
| Medley: A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers / The Sleepwalkers | 13:45 | ||
| Pioneers Over C | 17:07 | ||
| Sci-Finance | 6:12 | ||
| Door | 5:30 | ||
| Urban / Killer / Urban | 8:20 | ||
| Nadir's Big Chance | 4:03 | ||
| H To He, Who Am The Only One (New Stereo Mix) | |||
| Killer | 8:22 | ||
| House With No Door | 6:36 | ||
| The Emperor In His War Room | 8:16 | ||
| Lost | 11:24 | ||
| Pioneers Over C | 12:48 | ||
| Bonus Track | |||
| Boat Of Millions Of Years (New Stereo Mix) | 4:01 | ||
| Pawn Hearts (New Stereo Mix) | |||
| Lemmings (Including Cog) | 11:41 | ||
| Man Erg | 10:24 | ||
| A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers | (23:24) | ||
| Eyewitness | |||
| Pictures / Lighthouse | |||
| Eyewitness | |||
| SHM | |||
| Presence Of The Night | |||
| Kosmos Tours | |||
| (Custard's) Last Stand | |||
| The Clot Thickens | |||
| Land's End (Sineline) | |||
| We Go Now | |||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| Theme One (New Stereo Mix) | 3:13 | ||
| W (New Stereo Mix) | 4:36 | ||
| Godbluff (New Stereo Mix) | |||
| The Undercover Man | 7:35 | ||
| Scorched Earth | 9:43 | ||
| Arrow | 9:58 | ||
| The Sleepwalkers | 10:34 | ||
| Still Life (New Stereo Mix) | |||
| Pilgrims | 7:10 | ||
| Still Life | 7:28 | ||
| La Rossa | 9:51 | ||
| My Room (Waiting For Wonderland) | 8:14 | ||
| Childlike Faith In Childhood's End | 12:26 | ||
| H To He, Who Am The Only One High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix | |||
| Killer | 8:20 | ||
| House With No Door | 6:39 | ||
| The Emperor In His War Room | 8:17 | ||
| Lost | 11:25 | ||
| Pioneers Over C | 12:44 | ||
| Bonus Track | |||
| Boat Of Millions Of Years | 4:01 | ||
| H To He, Who Am The Only One New Stereo Mix | |||
| Killer | 8:21 | ||
| House With No Door | 6:39 | ||
| The Emperor In His War Room | 8:17 | ||
| Lost | 11:25 | ||
| Pioneers Over C | 12:43 | ||
| Bonus Track | |||
| Boat Of Millions Of Years | 4:01 | ||
| H To He, Who Am The Only One Original Stereo Mix | |||
| Killer | 8:20 | ||
| House With No Door | 6:33 | ||
| The Emperor In His War Room | 8:16 | ||
| Lost | 11:14 | ||
| Pioneers Over C | 12:44 | ||
| Boat Of Millions Of Years | 4:01 | ||
| Pawn Hearts High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix | |||
| Lemmings (Including Cog) | 11:38 | ||
| Man Erg | 10:25 | ||
| A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers | (23:22) | ||
| Eyewitness | |||
| Pictures / Lighthouse | |||
| Eyewitness | |||
| SHM | |||
| Presence Of The Night | |||
| Kosmos Tours | |||
| (Custard's) Last Stand | |||
| The Clot Thickens | |||
| Land's End (Sineline) | |||
| We Go Now | |||
| Pawn Hearts New Stereo Mix | |||
| Lemmings (Including Cog) | 11:38 | ||
| Man Erg | 10:25 | ||
| A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers | (23:21) | ||
| Eyewitness | |||
| Pictures / Lighthouse | |||
| Eyewitness | |||
| SHM | |||
| Presence Of The Night | |||
| Kosmos Tours | |||
| (Custard's) Last Stand | |||
| The Clot Thickens | |||
| Land's End (Sineline) | |||
| We Go Now | |||
| Pawn Hearts Original Stereo Mix | |||
| Lemmings (Including Cog) | 11:38 | ||
| Man Erg | 10:22 | ||
| A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers | (23:08) | ||
| Eyewitness | |||
| Pictures / Lighthouse | |||
| Eyewitness | |||
| SHM | |||
| Presence Of The Night | |||
| Kosmos Tours | |||
| (Custard's) Last Stand | |||
| The Clot Thickens | |||
| Land's End (Sineline) | |||
| We Go Now | |||
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix | |||
| The Boat Of Millions Of Years (Single B-Side) | 4:03 | ||
| Theme One (Single A-Side) | 3:16 | ||
| W (Single B-Side) | 4:37 | ||
| New Stereo Mix | |||
| Boat Of Millions Of Years | 4:03 | ||
| Theme One | 3:16 | ||
| W | 4:36 | ||
| Original Stereo Mix | |||
| Boat Of Millions Of Years | 3:53 | ||
| Theme One | 2:55 | ||
| W | 4:27 | ||
| Godbluff High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix | |||
| The Undercover Man | 7:34 | ||
| Scorched Earth | 9:43 | ||
| Arrow | 9:58 | ||
| The Sleepwalkers | 10:35 | ||
| Godbluff New Stereo Mix | |||
| The Undercover Man | 7:34 | ||
| Scorched Earth | 9:43 | ||
| Arrow | 9:46 | ||
| The Sleepwalkers | 10:34 | ||
| Godbluff Original Stereo Mix | |||
| The Undercover Man | 7:32 | ||
| Scorched Earth | 9:41 | ||
| Arrow | 9:52 | ||
| The Sleepwalkers | 10:35 | ||
| Still Life High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix | |||
| Pilgrims | 7:08 | ||
| Still Life | 7:28 | ||
| La Rossa | 9:52 | ||
| My Room (Waiting For Wonderland) | 8:14 | ||
| Childlike Faith In Childhood's End | 12:27 | ||
| Still Life New Stereo Mix | |||
| Pilgrims | 7:09 | ||
| Still Life | 7:28 | ||
| La Rossa | 9:52 | ||
| My Room (Waiting For Wonderland) | 8:14 | ||
| Childlike Faith In Childhood's End | 12:27 | ||
| Still Life Original Stereo Mix | |||
| Pilgrims | 7:11 | ||
| Still Life | 7:27 | ||
| La Rossa | 9:52 | ||
| My Room (Waiting For Wonderland) | 8:07 | ||
| Childlike Faith In Childhood's End | 12:26 | ||
| The Video Vaults | |||
| "Beat Club" - German TV 23rd June 1970 | |||
| Darkness (11/11) | 7:33 | ||
| Whatever Would Robert Have Said? | 6:03 | ||
| “Pop Deux” Filmed At The Bataclan Theatre, Paris 18th March 1972 | |||
| Lost | 4:27 | ||
| Killer | 5:44 | ||
| Octopus | 4:33 | ||
| “Pop Shop” Recorded 23rd March 1972 | |||
| Theme One | 4:10 | ||
| A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers | 24:02 | ||
| “Live In Charleroi Palais Des Expos - 27th September 1975" | |||
| The Undercover Man | 7:55 | ||
| Arrow | 9:00 | ||
| Scorched Earth | 10:13 | ||
| The Sleepwalkers | 10:54 | ||
| Charisma Promotional Films | |||
| Wondering | 6:35 | ||
| Cat's Eye / Yellow Fever (Running) | 3:31 | ||
| Live At The Kohfidisch Open Air Festival, Austria 17th June 1978 | |||
| Van Der Graaf - Austrian TV Feature | (16:16) | ||
| Intro/Interview Segment | 1:28 | ||
| Lizard Play | 3:23 | ||
| Interview Segment | 1:54 | ||
| The Sleepwalkers | 1:46 | ||
| Interview Segment | 1:14 | ||
| The Sleepwalkers | 0:53 | ||
| Interview Segment | 1:17 | ||
| Mirror Images | 2:42 | ||
| Interview Segment | 1:12 | ||
| Outro | 0:22 |
Credits (14)
Phil SmeeArt Direction
Ray ShulmanAuthoring
Hugh BantonBacking Vocals, Electric Organ, Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Electric Bass
Nic PotterBass Guitar, Guitar
Charles Dickie*Cello, Electric Piano, Synthesizer
Mark PowellCompiled By, Compilation Producer
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The Charisma Years 1970 - 1978
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Edited one year agoTrack CD1-7 Refugees (Single Version) does not appear to be the actual 7" single version. I just got a copy of that 7" and the A-side runs for 5:28 (vs 5:20 on this box set). The original 7" has a slightly longer fade-out.
The box set version also appears to have a(n) (more prominent) orchestral score.
The 2005 CD reissue of The Least We Can Do... has the correct 7" version in case you are after a digital copy. -
it's not made clear here, but this box set is the size of an LP. it contains a hardback book, and two cardboard gatefold sleeves that contain all the CDs and blurays in pockets. when i ordered this, i was thinking it would be a CD size box, but it's LP size. nice!!
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Anyone know how to distinguish between the 2021 and 2022 editions please?
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Currently back in print and available at Amazon at a discounted price of $142 which is pretty stunningly low in my eyes for this set and allowed me the chance to finally purchase it as the prior mid to upper $200s that was the standard cost for the first edition was out of reach for me. -
Does anybody know if the new vinyl remasters due 8th of April 2022 correspond to the new stereo mixes in this box set? Thanks!
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This is having a limited re-issue on 22 April 2022:
https://burningshed.com/van-der-graaf-generator_the-charisma-years_boxset?filter_name=van%20der&filter_sub_category=true
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Really enjoyed 2021 remastering, especially for the H to He -
Edited 3 years agoThe Charisma Years 1970-1978 while this album is the one that most needed to be remastered and modernized.
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Hats off to Stephen W Tayler on the remix/remastering. Given his career at Trident, he was the RIGHT man for the job, so thanks to Mark Powell for another standard-setting box set. Sound is perfect, especially considering it was recorded 40-50 years ago. Crisp, fresh, vibrant and plenty of headroom to turn it loud. Absolute perfect tribute to VdGG and their music.
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