PH7 (Peter Hammill album)
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| Studio album by Peter Hammill | ||
| Released | 1979 | |
| Genre | Art rock | |
| Label | Charisma Records | |
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| Peter Hammill chronology | ||
| The Future Now (1978) |
pH7 (1979) |
A Black Box (1980) |
pH7 is an album by Peter Hammill, originally released on Charisma Records in 1979. It was Hammill's 8th solo album and his last release on the Charisma label.
The song "Porton Down" refers to the Porton Down military research facility in Wiltshire, England.
The song "Not For Keith" is a tribute to Keith Ellis, a founder member (with Hammill) of the band Van der Graaf Generator.
The cover image refers to an incident in New York City in which Hammill and violinist Graham Smith "ran into some trouble from which we were lucky to escape" [1].
[edit] Track listing
All tracks by Peter Hammill, except where noted.
- "My Favourite"
- "Careering"
- "Porton Down"
- "Mirror Images"
- "Handicap and Equality"
- "Not For Keith"
- "The Old School Tie"
- "Time For A Change" (Chris Judge Smith/Steve Robshaw)
- "Imperial Walls"
- "Mr X (Gets Tense)"
- "Faculty X"
In 2006, the album was remastered and expanded, adding alternative versions of "Mr X (Gets Tense)" and "Faculty X" recorded for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 programme as well as a fresh sleeve note by Hammill.
[edit] Personnel
- Peter Hammill - voice, guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Graham Smith - violin (1,3,10,11)
- David Jackson - saxophone, flute (2,3,11)
