[prog-rock] (2019) Van Der Graaf Generator - The Aerosol Grey Machine [50th Anniversary Edition] [FLAC,Tracks] [DarkAngie]

(2019) Van Der Graaf Generator - The Aerosol Grey Machine [50th Anniversary Edition]

Review:
…The progressive pioneers originally formed in 1967 with Peter Hammill on vocals and guitar, Chris Judge Smith on drums and vocals, and Nick Pearne on keyboards. By the time their debut was released on Mercury in September 1969, their lineup had shifted to include Hugh Banton on keyboards, percussion, and vocals; Keith Ellis on bass; Gil Evans on drums. The ever-present Hammill wrote nearly all the tracks on the album (the lone exceptions being “Into a Game,” a group effort.) In fact, The Aerosol Grey Machine had originally been intended as a Hammill solo record but was released in the group’s name for contractual reasons. Fifty years on, Esoteric’s new box set arrives as a large-format, four-disc deluxe box set. The two CDs include the remaster and a disc of previously unreleased tracks and other rarities. Among them are demos for “Firebrand” and “Sunshine” from 1967; four tracks from a November 1968 session at the BBC (including the once-lost and previously unreleased “Octopus”); and single edits of “People You Were Going To” and “Firebrand.”

Tracklist:

CD 1 (follows sequence of Fie! Records CD FIE 9116, 1997)

01 Afterwards
02 Orthentian Street (Parts 1 and 2)
03 Running Back
04 Into a Game
05 Ferret and Featherbird
06 Aerosol Grey Machine
07 Black Smoke Yen
08 Aquarian
09 Giant Squid
10 Octopus
11 Necromancer

CD 2:

01 Firebrand (previously unreleased 1967 demo)
02 Sunshine (previously unreleased 1967 demo)
03 People You Were Going To (BBC Session, November 1968)
04 Afterwards (BBC Session, November 1968)
05 Necromancer (BBC Session, November 1968)
06 Octopus (previously unreleased BBC Session, November 1968)
07 People You Were Going To (single edit)
08 Firebrand (single edit)

Tracks 1, 2, and 6 previously unreleased.
Tracks 3-5 previously released on The Aerosol Grey Machine, Lumpy Gravy Records CD LGR 109, 2015.
Tracks 7 and 8 previously released on The Aerosol Grey Machine, Repertoire Records CD REP 4647-WY, 1997.

Summary:
Country: UK
Genre: prog-rock


Media Report:
Source: CD
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Bit rate: ~ 785-950 Kbps
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits