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Van Der Graaf Generator Prog Rock 2005 UK
Performer: Van Der Graaf Generator
Title: World Record
Style: Prog Rock
Year 2005
Country UK
Genre: Rock
Rating: 4.4
Votes: 286
MP3 size: 1273 mb
FLAC size: 1423 mb
WMA size: 1726 mb
Other formats: MMF ASF ADX TTA DMF MP4 XM

Van Der Graaf Generator - World Record mp3 album


Van Der Graaf Generator - World Record mp3 album

Tracklist

1 When She Comes 8:03
2 A Place To Survive 10:05
3 Masks 6:57
4 Meurglys III (The Songwriters Guild) 20:52
5 Wondering 6:39
Bonus Tracks
6 When She Comes 8:10
7 Masks 7:24

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
  • Mixed At – Rockfield Studios
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Marketed By – EMI
  • Distributed By – EMI

Credits

  • Drums, Percussion, Cymbal – Guy Evans
  • Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Peter Hammill
  • Organ – Hugh Banton
  • Remastered By – Peter Hammill
  • Saxophone, Flute – David Jackson
  • Written-By – Hugh Banton (tracks: 5), Peter Hammill

Notes

Recorded and mixed at Rockfield Studios 1 & 2, between May 10-30, 1976 and rehearsed at Headley Grange through April 1976.

Original album released as Charisma CAS 1120 in October 1976.

Tracks 6 and 7 are bonus tracks and are from a session recorded for the BBC Radio One "The John Peel Show", November 11th 1976.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 094633295728
  • Barcode (Text): 0 94633 29572 8
  • Matrix / Runout: WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3329572 @ 2
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI LW03
  • Mould SID Code: ifpi AAH24
  • Rights Society: bel/BIEM
  • Label Code: LC 03098

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
CAS 1120 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(LP, Album, Sma) Charisma CAS 1120 UK 1976
UICY-77003 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, SHM) Virgin, Charisma UICY-77003 Japan 2015
9124 001 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(LP, Album) Charisma 9124 001 Portugal 1977
9211-1120 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(LP, Album) Charisma 9211-1120 Canada 1976
VJD-28086 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(CD, Album) Charisma, Virgin Japan VJD-28086 Japan 1988

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 When She Comes 7:58
2 A Place To Survive 10:02
3 Masks 6:56
4 Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild) 20:45
5 Wondering
Written-By – Hugh Banton, Peter Hammill
 6:34
Bonus Tracks:
6 When She Comes 8:08
7 Masks 7:23

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd

Credits

  • Engineer – Pat Moran
  • Liner Notes – 鬼形智*
  • Producer – Van Der Graaf Generator
  • Written-By – Peter Hammill

Notes

Full copy of a CD-sized papersleeve album replica reissue, with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 4988006835030
  • Matrix / Runout: VDGWR-32860

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
CAS 1120 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(LP, Album, Sma) Charisma CAS 1120 UK 1976
UICY-77003 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, SHM) Virgin, Charisma UICY-77003 Japan 2015
9124 001 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(LP, Album) Charisma 9124 001 Portugal 1977
9211-1120 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(LP, Album) Charisma 9211-1120 Canada 1976
VJD-28086 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(CD, Album) Charisma, Virgin Japan VJD-28086 Japan 1988

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 When She Comes 7:58
2 A Place To Survive 10:02
3 Masks 6:56
4 Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild) 20:45
5 Wondering
Written-By – Hugh Banton, Peter Hammill
 6:34
Bonus Tracks:
6 When She Comes 8:08
7 Masks 7:23

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
  • Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
  • Mixed At – Rockfield Studios

Credits

  • Engineer – Pat Moran
  • Liner Notes – 鬼形智*
  • Producer – Van Der Graaf Generator
  • Written-By – Peter Hammill

Notes

Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica, with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese.

Bonus tracks from session recorded for the BBC Radio One "The John Peel Show" - November 11th 1976.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 4988006835030
  • Matrix / Runout: VJCP-68763 2
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L153
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 28A5
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 28B6
  • Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
CAS 1120 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(LP, Album, Sma) Charisma CAS 1120 UK 1976
UICY-77003 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, SHM) Virgin, Charisma UICY-77003 Japan 2015
9124 001 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(LP, Album) Charisma 9124 001 Portugal 1977
9211-1120 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(LP, Album) Charisma 9211-1120 Canada 1976
VJD-28086 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(CD, Album) Charisma, Virgin Japan VJD-28086 Japan 1988

Tracklist

1 When She Comes 8:03
2 A Place To Survive 10:05
3 Masks 6:57
4 Meurglys III (The Songwriters Guild) 20:52
5 Wondering 6:39
Bonus Tracks
6 When She Comes 8:10
7 Masks 7:24

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
  • Mixed At – Rockfield Studios
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Manufactured By – Unknown (GP) – GP-05 GT 000403

Credits

  • Drums, Percussion, Cymbal – Guy Evans
  • Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Peter Hammill
  • Organ – Hugh Banton
  • Remastered By – Peter Hammill
  • Saxophone, Flute – David Jackson
  • Written-By – Hugh Banton (tracks: 5), Peter Hammill

Notes

100% replica of the 2005 Virgin remaster, comes in jewel case with clear tray packed in hard paper slip case designed in the same style as the original release.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 094633295728
  • Barcode (Text): 0 94633 29572 8
  • Matrix / Runout: GP-05 GT 000403
  • Rights Society: bel/BIEM
  • Label Code: LC 03098

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
CAS 1120 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(LP, Album, Sma) Charisma CAS 1120 UK 1976
UICY-77003 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, SHM) Virgin, Charisma UICY-77003 Japan 2015
9124 001 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(LP, Album) Charisma 9124 001 Portugal 1977
9211-1120 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(LP, Album) Charisma 9211-1120 Canada 1976
VJD-28086 Van Der Graaf Generator World Record ‎(CD, Album) Charisma, Virgin Japan VJD-28086 Japan 1988


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World Record was a massive disappointment after the superb Godbluff and Still Life albums. Considered an embarrassing aberration/abomination by almost all UK VdGG fans at the time (the "word of mouth" on this album was atrocious. Bizarrely, however, it's been inexplicably "rehabilitated" by some present day VdGG fans), World Record sounds like the work of an exhausted, uninspired band at the end of its life, which is pretty much what it was. Most of what made VdGG great is conspicuously absent, and is replaced with what might best be termed a sort of "simplified VdGG" music. This means an album of mostly generic sounding, often plodding, and slightly clunky prog rock. Even the lyrics are nowhere near Hammill's usual standard and could have been written by any slightly-more-literate-than-average rock lyricist. Roger Waters, say. Godbluff and Still Life gave us Hammill thoughts on consciousness, alter egos, death, the nature of memory. immortality etc., World Record gives us songs about someone pretending to be depressed (Masks) actually being depressed (A Place To Survive), and Hammill droning on about his bloody guitar (the dreary, laboured Meurglys III, complete with a risible extended cod-reggae jam). Only the opening When She Comes and the closing Wondering hint at anything resembling VdGG at its best. Well, they sound like songs not considered good enough for either of the two preceding albums, which, for When She Comes at least, was actually the case.This line up of the band fell apart within weeks of World Record's release - which came as a surprise to no-one who had actually heard the thing - by which time Charisma had already dropped its doomed "VdGG Is For Everyone" campaign like a stone (presumably upon first sight of the album's initial sales figures). As tired and unimaginative as its awful title and even worse cover, World Record is best avoided by all but completists and is definitely not recommended for newcomers to the band's work. Start with either Godbluff, Still Life or Pawn Heats.
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