Godbluff
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| Studio album by Van der Graaf Generator | |||||
| Released | October 1975 | ||||
| Recorded | June 9-29, 1975 | ||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 37:29 | ||||
| Label | Charisma Records | ||||
| Producer | Van der Graaf Generator | ||||
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Godbluff is the first record released by Van der Graaf Generator after they reformed in 1975. It is their fifth disc overall.
It features a tighter, more pared-down sound than the band's earlier recordings with John Anthony. Hammill makes extensive use of the Hohner Clavinet D6 electromechanical keyboard.
The first release of the record in the United States was on Mercury Records. The 2005 reissue added live performances by Van der Graaf Generator of two songs from Peter Hammill's album The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage (1974). The tracks were recorded at a concert at L'Altro Mondo, Rimini, Italy.
The lyrical reference in the record's second track are the "scorched earth" tactics first employed in the Boer War.
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Peter Hammill, except where indicated.
- "The Undercover Man" – 7:25
- "Scorched Earth" (Hammill, David Jackson) – 9:48
- "Arrow" – 9:45
- "The Sleepwalkers" – 10:31
- "Forsaken Gardens" – 7:58 (bonus track on CD reissue)
- "A Louse Is Not a Home" – 12:23 (bonus track on CD reissue)
[edit] Personnel
- Peter Hammill – voice, piano, clavinet, electric guitar
- Hugh Banton – organs (including bass pedals), bass guitar
- Guy Evans – drums and percusssion
- David Jackson – saxophones and flute
