Van der Graaf Generator discography
| Van der Graaf Generator discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 13 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Singles | 7 |
This discography covers the work of the English band Van der Graaf Generator.
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
GER [3] |
NLD [4] | ||
| 1969 | The Aerosol Grey Machine | — | — | — |
| 1970 | The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other | 47 | — | — |
H to He, Who Am the Only One
|
— | — | — | |
| 1971 | Pawn Hearts
|
— | — | — |
| 1975 | Godbluff
|
— | — | — |
| 1976 | Still Life
|
— | — | — |
World Record
|
— | — | — | |
| 1977 | The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
|
— | — | — |
| 2005 | Present
|
103 | 100 | — |
| 2008 | Trisector
|
— | — | — |
| 2011 | A Grounding in Numbers
|
— | — | 81 |
| 2012 | ALT
|
— | — | — |
| 2016 | Do Not Disturb
|
88 | — | 96 |
Live albums[edit]
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1978 | Vital
|
| 1994 | Maida Vale
|
| 2007 | Real Time
|
| 2009 | Live at the Paradiso
|
| 2012 | Live at Metropolis Studios 2010
|
| 2015 | Merlin Atmos
|
| 2015 | After the Flood: At the BBC 1968-1977
|
| 2018 | Live at Rockpalast – Leverkusen 2005
|
Compilation and demo albums[edit]
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 68–71
|
| 1980 | Repeat Performance
|
| 1982 | Time Vaults
|
| 1987 | First Generation (Scenes from 1969 to 1971)
|
Second Generation (Scenes from 1975 to 1977)
| |
| 1993 | I Prophesy Disaster
|
| 2000 | An Introduction: From The Least to The Quiet Zone
|
The Box
| |
| 2021 | The Charisma Years 1970–1978[5]
|
Singles[edit]
UK releases, except where noted.
| Year | Single | Release date | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | "People You Were Going To" / "Firebrand" | 17 January 1969[6][A] | non-album single |
| "Afterwards" / "Necromancer" | December 1969[B] | The Aerosol Grey Machine | |
| 1970 | "Refugees" / "The Boat of a Million Years" | 24 April 1970 | The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other |
| 1972 | "Theme One" / "W" | 18 February 1972[7][C] | Pawn Hearts |
| 1976 | "Wondering" / "Meurglys III" (excerpt) | October 1976 | World Record |
| 1977 | "Cat's Eye" / "Ship of Fools" | September 1977[D] | The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome |
| 2011 | "Highly strung" / "Elsewhere" | April 2011[E] | A Grounding in Numbers |
Notes:
Videos[edit]
| Year | Video details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Masters from the Vaults
|
Belgian TV session, March 1972, incorrectly labelled as 1971 |
Godbluff Live 1975
|
Live in Charleroi 1975 + the same Belgian session | |
| 2005 | Inside VdGG
|
Includes the two mentioned above + Beat Club 1970 |
| 2009 | Live at the Paradiso
|
Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, 14 April 2007 |
References[edit]
- ^ "The Official Charts Company – Van der Graaf Generator discography". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: V – Vybe". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "Suche nach "Van Der Graaf Generator"". charts.de. Retrieved 19 September 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Discografie Van Der Graaf Generator". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "The Charisma Years".
- ^ "Discography".
- ^ "Promo disc".