Van Der Graaf Generator – The Box

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Label:	Virgin – VDGGBOX1, Virgin – 7243 8 49900 2 2
Format:	4 x CD, Compilation Box Set, Book
Country:	UK
Released:	Nov 2000
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

	Bless The Baby Born Today	1:11:06
1-1	People You Were Going To	3:28
1-2	Afterwards	4:42
1-3	Necromancer	4:08
1-4	Refugees	6:16
1-5	Darkness (11/11)	6:50
1-6	After The Flood	10:56
1-7	White Hammer	8:13
1-8	House With No Door	6:28
1-9	Killer Written-By – H. Banton, C. Smith, P. Hammill*	8:17
1-10	Lost	11:09
	The Tower Reels	1:10:22
2-1	Theme 1 Written-By – George Martin	2:58
2-2	W	4:26
	A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers	(23:03)
2-3a	Eyewitness Written-By – Hammill*
2-3b	Pictures/Lighthouse Written-By – Banton, Hammill
2-3c	Eyewitness Written-By – Hammill*
2-3d	S.H.M. Written-By – Hammill*
2-3e	Presence Of The Night Written-By – Hammill*
2-3f	Kosmos Tours Written-By – Evans*
2-3g	[Custards] Last Stand Written-By – Hammill*
2-3h	The Clot Thickens Written-By – Hammill*, Van Der Graaf Generator
2-3i	Land's End [Sineline] Written-By – Jackson*
2-3j	We Go Now Written-By – Jackson, Banton
2-4	(In The) Black Room / The Tower	11:43
2-5	Lemmings	16:38
2-6	Man-Erg	11:10
	One More Heaven Gained	1:13:58
3-1	La Rossa	9:50
3-2	Arrow (Edit)	8:51
3-3	Still Life	7:22
3-4	My Room (Edit)	7:25
3-5	Sleepwalkers	10:25
3-6	Pilgrims Written-By – Jackson, Hammill	7:08
3-7	Childlike Faith In ...	12:24
3-8	Scorched Earth Written-By – Jackson, Hammill	10:14
	Like Something Out Of Edgar Allen Poe	1:08:11
4-1	Masks	6:57
4-2	Meurglys III (Edit)	16:44
4-3	When She Comes	7:58
4-4	Wondering Written-By – Banton, Hammill	6:35
4-5	The Wave	3:11
4-6	Cat's Eye / Yellow Fever Written-By – Smith, Hammill	4:45
4-7	Chemical World	6:10
4-8	Door	3:23
4-9	Sci-Finance	6:16
4-10	The Sphinx In The Face	5:33

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Recorded At – L'Altro Mondo

Credits

Art Direction, Design – Paul Ridout
Bass Guitar – Nic Potter
Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Keith Ellis
Cello – Charles Dickie*
Compiled By – Paul Russell (3), Peter Hammill
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Guy Evans
Liner Notes – Paul Russell (3)
Organ, Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Hugh Banton
Photography By – Armando Gallo, Dinu*, Gordian Troeller, Hugh Banton, Robin Schwarz*
Producer – John Anthony (tracks: 1-7 to 1-10, 2-1 to 2-3), Peter Hammill (tracks: 4-5, 4-7, 4-8), Van Der Graaf Generator (tracks: 3-1 to 3-6, 4-1 to 4-4)
Remastered By – Peter Hammill
Remastered By [In Consultation With] – Jackson*, Evans*, Banton*
Saxophone, Flute, Backing Vocals, Performer [Devices] – David Jackson
Violin – Graham Smith
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Peter Hammill
Written-By – P. Hammill* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 1-10, 2-2, 2-4 to 3-5, 3-7, 4-1 to 4-3, 4-5, 4-7 to 4-10)

Notes

Tracks 1-1 to 1-6, 2-1, 4-6 and 4-10 released by arrangement with BBC Music (no producer mentioned therefor).
No producer mentioned for the Rimini live tracks.

CD 1: "Bless The Baby Born Today"
Tracks 1-3 recorded 18/11/68 at BBC "Top Gear"
Track 4 recorded 14/12/71 at BBC "Peel Session"
Tracks 5 & 6 recorded 27/01/70 at BBC "Top Gear"
Track 7 from the release "The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other" (CASCD1007)
Tracks 8 - 10 from the release "H To He Who Am The Only One" (CASCD1027)

CD 2: "The Tower Reels"
Track 1 recorded 10/06/71 at BBC "Black Session"
Track 2 B-Side from the single "Theme One" 1973
Track 3 from the release "Pawn Hearts" (CASCD1051)
Tracks 4 - 6 recorded live 09/08/75 in Rimini, Italy

CD 3: "One More Heaven Gained"
Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 from the release "Still Life" (CASCD1116)
Tracks 2 & 5 from the release "Godbluff" (CASCD1109)
Track 8 recorded live 09/08/75 in Rimini, Italy

CD 4: "Like Something Out Of Edgar Allen Poe"
Tracks 1 - 4 from the release "World Record" (CASCD1120)
Tracks 5 & 7 from the release "Quiet Zone" (CASCD1131)
Tracks 6 & 10 recorded 24/10/77 at BBC "Peel Session"
Track 8 from Virgin Vault 25/07/77
Track 9 from the release "Vital" (CVLCD101)

This compilation ℗&© Virgin Records Ltd.
© 2000 Virgin Records Ltd.

Track 2-3h credited to "Hammill/Band".