Peter Hammill - The Charisma & Virgin Recordings 1971 - 1986 (Box Set) (2025)
Artist: Peter Hammill
Title: The Charisma & Virgin Recordings 1971 - 1986 (Box Set)
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
Genre: Art Rock, Prog Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 15:35:04
Total Size: 5.2 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: The Charisma & Virgin Recordings 1971 - 1986 (Box Set)
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
Genre: Art Rock, Prog Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 15:35:04
Total Size: 5.2 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
English musician and recording artist, singer/songwriter, guitarist pianist and producer, born on Bonfire Night, 5 November 1948, in Ealing, west London, UK.
Co-founder of British progressive rock band Van Der Graaf Generator.
Co-founder of British progressive rock band Van Der Graaf Generator.
Tracklist:
CD 1 Fool’s Mate [1:01:53]
01. Imperial Zeppelin (Remastered 2025) [03:39]
02. Candle (Remastered 2025) [04:16]
03. Happy (Remastered 2025) [02:34]
04. Solitude (Remastered 2025) [04:56]
05. Vision (Remastered 2025) [03:13]
06. Re-Awakening (Remastered 2025) [03:58]
07. Sunshine (Remastered 2025) [03:57]
08. Child (Remastered 2025) [04:23]
09. Summer Song (In The Autumn) (Remastered 2025) [02:13]
10. Viking (Remastered 2025) [04:42]
11. The Birds (Remastered 2025) [03:35]
12. I Once Wrote Some Poems (Remastered 2025) [02:50]
Bonus Tracks (Demo Session 1971)
13. Re-Awakening (Early Demo Version / Remastered 2025) [04:36]
14. Summer Song (In The Autumn) (Early Demo Version / Remastered 2025) [02:49]
15. The Birds (Early Demo Version / Remastered 2025) [03:22]
16. Sunshine (Early Demo Version / Remastered 2025) [03:53]
17. Happy (Early Demo Version / Remastered 2025) [02:50]
CD 2 Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night [1:16:57]
01. German Overalls (Remastered 2025) [07:03]
02. Slender Threads (Remastered 2025) [05:00]
03. Rock And Role (Remastered 2025) [06:40]
04. In The End (Remastered 2025) [07:24]
05. What's It Worth (Remastered 2025) [03:59]
06. Easy To Slip Away (Remastered 2025) [05:21]
07. Dropping The Torch (Remastered 2025) [04:11]
08. (In The) Black Room / The Tower (Remastered 2025) [11:00]
Bonus Tracks
09. Rain 3am (Remastered 2025) [04:47]
BBC Radio John Peel Session - 9th July 1973
10. Time For A Change (BBC Radio John Peel Session / 9th July 1973) [03:15]
11. German Overalls (BBC Radio John Peel Session / 9th July 1973) [06:43]
12. Easy To Slip Away (BBC Radio John Peel Session / 9th July 1973) [04:17]
13. In The End (BBC Radio John Peel Session / 9th July 1973) [07:10]
CD 3 The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage [49:49]
01. Modern (Remastered 2025) [07:27]
02. Wilhelmina (Remastered 2025) [05:17]
03. The Lie (Bernini's Saint Theresa) (Remastered 2025) [05:41]
04. Forsaken Gardens (Remastered 2025) [06:17]
05. Red Shift (Remastered 2025) [08:10]
06. Rubicon (Remastered 2025) [04:41]
07. A Louse Is Not A Home (Remastered 2025) [12:12]
CD 4 Live Recordings 1974 [42:20]
BBC Radio John Peel Session - 18th Feb 1974
01. Rubicon (BBC Radio John Peel Session / 18th Feb 1974) [05:09]
02. Red Shift (BBC Radio John Peel Session / 18th Feb 1974) [05:54]
Live At Montreal University Sports Centre, Montreal, Canada - 21st April 1974
03. Solitude (Live At Montreal University Sports Centre, Montreal, Canada / 21st April 1974) [05:42]
04. Time For A Change (Live At Montreal University Sports Centre, Montreal, Canada / 21st April 1974) [03:30]
05. The Birds (Live At Montreal University Sports Centre, Montreal, Canada / 21st April 1974) [03:44]
06. Out Of My Book (Live At Montreal University Sports Centre, Montreal, Canada / 21st April 1974) [04:53]
07. Slender Threads (Live At Montreal University Sports Centre, Montreal, Canada / 21st April 1974) [06:26]
08. German Overalls (Live At Montreal University Sports Centre, Montreal, Canada / 21st April 1974) [06:58]
CD 5 In Camera [1:06:38]
01. Ferret And Featherbird (Remastered 2025) [03:42]
02. (No More) The Sub Mariner (Remastered 2025) [05:45]
03. Tapeworm (Remastered 2025) [04:19]
04. Again (Remastered 2025) [03:36]
05. Faint Heart And The Sermon (Remastered 2025) [06:43]
06. The Comet, The Course, The Tail (Remastered 2025) [06:01]
07. Gog (Remastered 2025) [07:38]
08. Magog (In Bromine Chambers) (Remastered 2025) [09:50]
Bonus Tracks: BBC Radio John Peel Session - 3rd September 1974
09. The Emperor In His War Room (BBC Radio John Peel Session / 3rd September 1974) [06:41]
10. Faint Heart And The Sermon (BBC Radio John Peel Session / 3rd September 1974) [06:07]
11. (No More) The Sub Mariner (BBC Radio John Peel Session / 3rd September 1974) [06:14]
CD 6 Nadir's Big Chance [47:12]
01. Nadir's Big Chance (Remastered 2025) [03:34]
02. The Institute Of Mental Health, Burning (Remastered 2025) [03:30]
03. Open Your Eyes (Remastered 2025) [05:10]
04. Nobody's Business (Remastered 2025) [04:07]
05. Been Alone So Long (Remastered 2025) [04:09]
06. Pompeii (Remastered 2025) [04:23]
07. Shingle Song (Remastered 2025) [04:13]
08. Airport (Remastered 2025) [03:04]
09. People You Were Going To (Remastered 2025) [05:04]
10. Birthday Special (Remastered 2025) [03:34]
11. Two Or Three Spectres (Remastered 2025) [06:20]
CD 7 Over [1:01:51]
01. Crying Wolf (Remastered 2025) [05:12]
02. Autumn (Remastered 2025) [04:16]
03. Time Heals (Remastered 2025) [08:44]
04. Alice (Letting Go) (Remastered 2025) [05:37]
05. This Side Of The Looking Glass (Remastered 2025) [06:59]
06. Betrayed (Remastered 2025) [04:47]
07. (On Tuesday's She Used To Do) Yoga (Remastered 2025) [03:57]
08. Lost And Found (Remastered 2025) [07:20]
Bonus Tracks: BBC Radio One John Peel Session - 21st April 1977
09. Afterwards (BBC Radio One John Peel Session / 21st April 1977) [05:25]
10. Autumn (BBC Radio One John Peel Session / 21st April 1977) [04:44]
11. Betrayed (BBC Radio One John Peel Session / 21st April 1977) [04:45]
CD 8 The Future Now [45:12]
01. Pushing Thirty (Remastered 2025) [04:20]
02. The Second Hand (Remastered 2025) [03:27]
03. Trappings (Remastered 2025) [03:29]
04. The Mousetrap (Caught In) (Remastered 2025) [04:05]
05. Energy Vampires (Remastered 2025) [02:55]
06. If I Could (Remastered 2025) [04:38]
07. The Future Now (Remastered 2025) [04:10]
08. Still In The Dark (Remastered 2025) [03:39]
09. Mediaeval (Remastered 2025) [03:06]
10. A Motor-Bike In Afrika (Remastered 2025) [03:10]
11. The Cut (Remastered 2025) [04:19]
12. Palinurus (Castaway) (Remastered 2025) [03:46]
CD 9 Live In Kansas City 1978 [1:09:40]
01. House With No Door (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [06:18]
02. Time Heals (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [07:32]
03. This Side Of The Looking Glass (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [04:16]
04. My Room (Waiting For Wonderland) (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [06:51]
05. Easy To Slip Away (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [06:15]
06. Still Life (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [08:42]
07. Lizard Play (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [04:25]
08. Time For A Change (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [04:23]
09. Been Alone So Long (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [03:11]
10. Modern (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [06:33]
11. If I Could (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [04:53]
12. Last Frame (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [06:15]
CD 10 Live In Kansas City 1978 [48:44]
01. The Comet, The Course, The Tail (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [07:21]
02. The Lie (Bernini’s Saint Theresa) (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [06:30]
03. The Mousetrap (Caught In) (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [06:06]
04. In The End (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [07:23]
05. A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers / The Sleepwalkers (Medley / Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [10:31]
06. Man-Erg (Live At The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA / 16th February 1978) [10:49]
CD 11 pH7 [1:00:24]
01. My Favourite (Remastered 2025) [02:51]
02. Careering (Remastered 2025) [04:06]
03. Porton Down (Remastered 2025) [03:41]
04. Mirror Images (Remastered 2025) [03:50]
05. Handicap And Equality (Remastered 2025) [03:56]
06. Not For Keith (Remastered 2025) [02:26]
07. The Old School Tie (Remastered 2025) [05:06]
08. Time For A Change (Remastered 2025) [03:15]
09. Imperial Walls (Remastered 2025) [04:16]
10. Mr X (Gets Tense) (Remastered 2025) [06:05]
11. Faculty X (Remastered 2025) [04:12]
Bonus Tracks: BBC Radio John Peel Session / 24th September 1979
12. Mediaeval / Time For A Change (BBC Radio John Peel Session / 24th September 1979) [05:18]
13. Mr X (Gets Tense) (BBC Radio John Peel Session / 24th September 1979) [04:20]
14. Faculty X (BBC Radio John Peel Session / 24th September 1979) [04:23]
15. The Polaroid (Remastered 2025) [02:33]
CD 12 A Black Box [40:54]
01. Golden Promises (Remastered 2025) [02:56]
02. Losing Faith In Words (Remastered 2025) [03:40]
03. Jargon King (Remastered 2025) [02:43]
04. Fogwalking (Remastered 2025) [04:04]
05. The Spirit (Remastered 2025) [02:38]
06. In Slow Time (Remastered 2025) [03:26]
07. The Wipe (Remastered 2025) [01:44]
08. Flight (Medley / Remastered 2025) [19:39]
CD 13 Sitting Targets [44:55]
01. Breakthrough (Remastered 2025) [03:58]
02. My Experience (Remastered 2025) [03:16]
03. Ophelia (Remastered 2025) [03:11]
04. Empress's Clothes (Remastered 2025) [04:05]
05. Glue (Remastered 2025) [03:42]
06. Hesitation (Remastered 2025) [04:08]
07. Sitting Targets (Remastered 2025) [05:23]
08. Stranger Still (Remastered 2025) [04:56]
09. Sign (Remastered 2025) [03:48]
10. What I Did (Remastered 2025) [03:41]
11. Central Hotel (Remastered 2025) [04:42]
CD 14 The Love Songs [46:16]
01. Just Good Friends (Love Songs Version / Remastered 2025) [03:53]
02. My Favourite (Love Songs Version / Remastered 2025) [03:00]
03. Been Alone So Long (Love Songs Version / Remastered 2025) [05:01]
04. Ophelia (Love Songs Version / Remastered 2025) [03:08]
05. Again (Love Songs Version / Remastered 2025) [03:33]
06. If I Could [05:00]
07. Vision (Love Songs Version / Remastered 2025) [03:15]
08. Don't Tell Me (Love Songs Version / Remastered 2025) [04:39]
09. The Birds (Love Songs Version / Remastered 2025) [03:40]
10. (This Side Of) The Looking Glass (Love Songs Version / Remastered 2025) [07:02]
Bonus Track
11. Just Good Friends (Instrumental / Love Songs Version / Remastered 2025) [03:59]
CD 15 Skin [43:54]
01. Skin (Remastered 2025) [04:15]
02. After The Show (Remastered 2025) [04:17]
03. Painting By Numbers (Remastered 2025) [03:59]
04. Shell (Remastered 2025) [04:16]
05. All Said And Done (Remastered 2025) [03:38]
06. A Perfect Date (Remastered 2025) [04:13]
07. Four Pails (Remastered 2025) [04:28]
08. Now Lover (Remastered 2025) [09:52]
Bonus Track
09. You Hit Me Where I Live (Remastered 2025) [04:52]
CD 16 And Close As This [39:40]
01. Too Many Of My Yesterdays (Remastered 2025) [04:42]
02. Faith (Remastered 2025) [04:24]
03. Empire Of Delight (Remastered 2025) [04:37]
04. Silver (Remastered 2025) [05:28]
05. Beside The One You Love (Remastered 2025) [05:08]
06. Other Old Cliches (Remastered 2025) [04:01]
07. Confidence (Remastered 2025) [06:32]
08. Sleep Now (Remastered 2025) [04:43]
CD 17 The Future Now (Stephen W Tayler Stereo Remix) [46:08]
01. Pushing Thirty (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [04:22]
02. The Second Hand (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [03:30]
03. Trappings (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [03:36]
04. The Mousetrap (Caught In) (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [04:12]
05. Energy Vampires (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [02:55]
06. If I Could (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [04:45]
07. The Future Now (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [04:19]
08. Still In The Dark (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [03:41]
09. Mediaeval (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [03:11]
10. A Motor-Bike in Afrika (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [03:16]
11. The Cut (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [04:23]
12. Palinurus (Castaway) (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [03:51]
CD 18 pH7 (Stephen W Tayler Stereo Remix) [44:10]
01. My Favourite (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [02:56]
02. Careering (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [04:08]
03. Porton Down (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [03:42]
04. Mirror Images (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [03:58]
05. Handicap And Equality (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [04:04]
06. Not For Keith (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [02:27]
07. The Old School Tie (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [05:06]
08. Time For A Change (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [03:18]
09. Imperial Walls (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [04:15]
10. Mr X (Gets Tense) (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [06:03]
11. Faculty X (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix) [04:08]
Peter Hammill first came to prominence as the founder member and voice of the legendary progressive rock group Van der Graaf Generator. Alongside his work with Van der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill has enjoyed a long career as an innovative and ground-breaking solo artist. Beginning with his first solo album “Fool’s Mate” in 1971, Peter recorded a series of acclaimed albums for both Charisma Records and Virgin Records covering a wide range of moods, but all undeniably and uniquely original and ground-breaking.
Peter Hammill’s work has been hailed by musicians such as John Lydon and David Bowie who expressed their admiration for his albums and his song writing.
This super deluxe box set comprises all 13 albums released by Charisma and Virgin, all newly remastered from the original master tapes, along with new 5.1 and stereo mixes of “The Future Now” and “pH7” by Stephen W Tayler, rare BBC sessions and live recordings and a Blu-ray video disc of rare previously unreleased European television performances.
Peter Hammill’s work has been hailed by musicians such as John Lydon and David Bowie who expressed their admiration for his albums and his song writing.
This super deluxe box set comprises all 13 albums released by Charisma and Virgin, all newly remastered from the original master tapes, along with new 5.1 and stereo mixes of “The Future Now” and “pH7” by Stephen W Tayler, rare BBC sessions and live recordings and a Blu-ray video disc of rare previously unreleased European television performances.
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