Van Der Graaf Generator / The Charisma Years 1970-1978
Artist Van Der Graaf Generator
Title The Charisma Years 1970-1978
Released 24.09.2021
Format 17 CD & 2 Blu-ray Audio & 1 Blu-ray Disc Box
Original Pressing Yes
Condition Cover M-
Condition Record M-
Label Charisma
Catalog No 352 345-4
Country Europe
Primary Genre Progressive Rock
Number of Tracks 178
Playing Time 1565:02
Tracks
The Charisma Years 1970–1978 :: "The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other" + Bonus Tracks (CD 1)
1. Darkness (11/11) [Remastered 2021] (7:27)
2. Refugees [Remastered 2021] (6:21)
(Peter Hammill)
3. White Hammer [Remastered 2021] (8:15)
(Peter Hammill)
4. Whatever Would Robert Have Said? [Remastered 2021] (6:07)
(Peter Hammill)
5. Out of My Book [Remastered 2021] (4:05)
(David Jackson/Peter Hammill)
6. After the Flood [Remastered 2021] (11:32)
(Peter Hammill)
7. Refugees [7" Single Version / Remastered 2021] (5:19)
(Peter Hammill)
8. The Boat of a Million Years [Remastered 2021] (3:52)
(Peter Hammill)
9. Darkness (11/11) [Live BBC Radio One "Top Gear Session" / 1970] (6:52)
(Peter Hammill)
10. After the Flood [Live BBC Radio One "Top Gear Session" / 1970] (10:58)
(Peter Hammill)
The Charisma Years 1970–1978 :: "H To He, Who Am The Only One" + Bonus Tracks (CD 2)
1. Killer [Remastered 2021] (8:20)
(Christopher Smith/Hugh Banton/Peter Hammill)
2. House with No Door [Remastered 2021] (6:32)
(Peter Hammill)
3. The Emperor in His War Room [Remastered 2021] (8:16)
(Peter Hammill)
4. Lost [Remastered 2021] (11:13)
(Peter Hammill)
5. Pioneers Over C [Remastered 2021] (12:46)
6. Killer [First Version] (8:19)
(Christopher Smith/Hugh Banton/Peter Hammill)
7. The Emperor in His War Room [First Version] (8:16)
(Peter Hammill)
8. Killer [Live BBC Radio One "Top Gear Session" / 1970] (7:34)
(Christopher Smith/Hugh Banton/Peter Hammill)
9. Lost [Live BBC Radio One "Top Gear Session" / 1970] (11:32)
(Peter Hammill)
The Charisma Years 1970–1978 :: "Pawn Hearts" + Bonus Tracks (CD 3)
1. Lemmings (Including Cog) [Remastered 2021] (11:39)
(Peter Hammill)
2. Man-Erg [Remastered 2021] (10:23)
(Peter Hammill)
3. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers [Remastered 2021] (23:10)
(David Jackson/Guy Evans/Hugh Banton/Peter Hammill)
4. Manerg [Sounds of the 70s Session / 1971] (11:11)
(Peter Hammill)
5. Theme One [Sounds of the 70s Session / 1971] (2:58)
(George Martin)
6. Vision [Sounds of the 70s Session / 1971] (3:15)
7. Darkness [Sounds of the 70s Session / 1971] (7:17)
(Peter Hammill)
The Charisma Years 1970–1978 :: The "Pawn Hearts" Sessions + Bonus Tracks (CD 4)
1. Theme One [Remastered 2021] (2:56)
(George Martin)
2. W [Remastered 2021] (4:27)
(Peter Hammill)
3. Squid/Octopus [Remastered 2021] (15:24)
(Peter Hammill)
4. W [First Version / Remastered 2021] (5:01)
(Peter Hammill)
5. Angle of Incidents [Remastered 2021] (4:47)
(Guy Evans)
6. Ponker's Theme [Remastered 2021] (1:26)
(David Jackson)
7. Dimunitions [Remastered 2021] (6:00)
(Hugh Banton)
8. Theme One [Original Mix] (3:14)
(George Martin)
9. Manerg [BBC Radio One John Peel Concert / 1971] (11:14)
(Peter Hammill)
10. W [BBC Radio One John Peel Concert / 1971] (5:50)
(Peter Hammill)
11. Killer [BBC Radio One John Peel Concert / 1971] (7:56)
(Christopher Smith/Hugh Banton/Peter Hammill)
12. Refugees [BBC Radio One John Peel Session / 1971] (6:18)
(Peter Hammill)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "Godbluff" + Bonus Tracks (CD 5)
1. The Undercover Man (7:33)
2. Scorched Earth (9:42)
3. Arrow (9:47)
4. The Sleepwalkers (10:37)
5. Scorched Earth (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) (9:43)
6. The Sleepwalkers (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) (10:37)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "Live In Rimini" 9th August 1975 (CD 6)
1. A Louse is Not a Home (12:49)
2. (In The) Black Room/The Tower (11:47)
3. Forsaken Gardens (7:58)
4. Lemmings (Including Cog) (16:42)
5. Scorched Earth (10:14)
6. Man-Erg (11:12)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "Still Life" + Bonus Tracks (CD 7)
1. Pilgrims (7:12)
2. Still Life (7:26)
3. La Rossa (9:52)
4. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) (8:08)
5. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (12:29)
6. Gog (Live) (10:32)
7. Still Life (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) (7:21)
8. La Rossa (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) (9:59)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "World Record" + Bonus Tracks (CD 8)
1. When She Comes (8:02)
2. A Place to Survive (10:04)
3. Masks (6:58)
4. Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild) (20:49)
5. Wondering (6:38)
6. When She Comes (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) (8:11)
7. Masks (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) (7:26)
8. Part One (Approx. 35% Of) Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild) (Single B-Side) (4:27)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "Live At Maison De La Mutualité" Part One (CD 9)
1. Arrow (11:32)
2. When She Comes (8:59)
3. Masks (7:49)
4. Still Life (10:06)
5. Lemmings (Including Cog) (16:27)
6. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (13:58)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "Live At Maison De La Mutualité" Part Two (CD 10)
1. Meurglys III (The Songwriter’s Guild) (23:15)
2. Gog (10:28)
3. The Sleepwalkers (13:56)
4. Killer (9:05)
5. Man-Erg (11:51)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome" + Bonus Tracks (CD 11)
1. Lizard Play (4:31)
2. The Habit of the Broken Heart (4:38)
3. The Siren Song (6:04)
4. Last Frame (6:16)
5. The Wave (3:15)
6. Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (Running) (5:20)
7. The Sphinx in the Face (5:57)
8. Chemical World (6:11)
9. The Sphinx Returns (1:22)
10. Door (3:25)
11. Ship of Fools (Single B-Side) (3:47)
12. The Wave (Demo Version) (3:14)
13. Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) (4:48)
14. The Sphinx in the Face (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) (5:35)
15. (Fragments Of) A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers/Sleepwalkers' End (BBC Radio One John Peel Session) (9:28)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "Vital" Part One (CD 12)
1. Ship of Fools (6:45)
2. Still Life (9:42)
3. Last Frame (9:02)
4. Mirror Images (5:48)
5. Medley: A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers/The Sleepwalkers (13:45)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "Vital" Part Two (CD 13)
1. Pioneers Over C (17:07)
2. Sci-Finance (6:12)
3. Door (5:30)
4. Urban/Killer/Urban (8:20)
5. Nadir's Big Chance (4:03)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "H To He, Who Am The Only One" (New Stereo Mix) (CD 14)
1. Killer (8:22)
2. House with No Door (6:36)
3. The Emperor in His War Room (8:16)
4. Lost (11:24)
5. Pioneers Over C (12:48)
6. The Boat of Millions of Years (Single B-Side) (4:01)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "Pawn Hearts" (New Stereo Mix) (CD 15)
1. Lemmings (Including Cog) (11:41)
2. Man-Erg (10:24)
3. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers (23:24)
4. Theme One (Single A-Side) (3:13)
5. W (Single B-Side) (4:36)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "Godbluff" (New Stereo Mix) (CD 16)
1. The Undercover Man (7:35)
2. Scorched Earth (9:43)
3. Arrow (9:58)
4. The Sleepwalkers (10:34)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "Still Life" (New Stereo Mix) (CD 17)
1. Pilgrims (7:10)
2. Still Life (7:28)
3. La Rossa (9:51)
4. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) (8:14)
5. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (12:26)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "H To He, Who Am The Only One" and "Pawn Hearts" (BD 1)
6. After the Flood (11:32)
6. Killer (8:20)
7. House with No Door (6:39)
8. The Emperor in His War Room (8:17)
9. Lost (11:25)
10. Pioneers Over C (12:44)
10. The Boat of Millions of Years (Single B-Side) (4:03)
21. Lemmings (Including Cog) (11:38)
22. Man-Erg (10:25)
23. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers (23:22)
34. Theme One (Single A-Side) (3:16)
35. W (Single B-Side) (4:36)
36. The Boat of Millions of Years (Single B-Side) (3:53)
37. Theme One (Single A-Side) (2:55)
38. W (Single B-Side) (4:27)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "Godbluff" and "Still Life" (BD 2)
1. The Undercover Man (7:34)
2. Scorched Earth (9:43)
3. Arrow (9:58)
4. The Sleepwalkers (10:35)
5. Pioneers Over C (12:46)
5. The Undercover Man (7:34)
13. Pilgrims (7:08)
14. Still Life (7:28)
15. La Rossa (9:52)
16. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) (8:14)
17. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (12:27)
18. Pilgrims (7:09)
19. Still Life (7:28)
20. La Rossa (9:52)
21. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) (8:14)
22. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (12:27)
23. Pilgrims (7:11)
24. Still Life (7:27)
25. La Rossa (9:52)
26. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) (8:07)
27. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (12:26)
The Charisma Years 1970-1978 :: "The Video Vaults" (BD 3)
1. Lemmings (Including Cog) [Video] (11:40)
1. Darkness (11/11) [Video] (7:33)
2. Man-Erg [Video] (10:23)
2. Whatever Would Robert Have Said? [Video] (6:03)
2. Killer [Video] (5:44)
3. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers [Video] (23:10)
3. Octopus [Video] (4:33)
4. Man-Erg (BBC Radio One "Sounds of the 70s" Session) [Video] (11:12)
4. Theme One [Video] (4:10)
5. Theme One (BBC Radio One "Sounds of the 70s" Session) [Video] (2:59)
5. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers [Video] (24:02)
6. Vision (BBC Radio One "Sounds of the 70s" Session) [Video] (3:15)
6. The Undercover Man [Video] (7:55)
7. Darkness (11/11) (BBC Radio One "Sounds of the 70s" Session) [Video] (7:18)
7. Arrow [Video] (9:00)
8. Scorched Earth [Video] (10:13)
9. The Sleepwalkers [Video] (10:54)
10. Wondering [Video] (6:35)
11. Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (Running) [Video] (3:31)
12. Van Der Graaf in Concert [Video] (16:16)
Remastered Yes
Packaging Box
Live / Studio Yes
Remix Yes
Album Notes "The Charisma Years" features all of Van Der Graaf Generator's albums from 1970 to 1978, as well as two full-length concerts from 1975 and 1976, all extant BBC recordings, studio sessions, and videos. In addition to each album being newly remastered, "H To He, Who Am The Only One", "Pawn Hearts", "Godbluff", and "Still Life" also received new stereo and 5.1 surround mixes. These albums were also released in their own 2CD/1DVD packages, featuring both stereo mixes on two CDs and all three mixes on DVD.

A postcard signed by the members of Van Der Graaf Generator was also included in a limited number of copies.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 6 02435 23454 0
  • Label Code: LC 03098
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  • Mastering SID Code (CD 1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 16): IFPI L557
  • Mastering SID Code (CD 2): IFPI L577
  • Mastering SID Code (CD 4, 8): IFPI L552
  • Mastering SID Code (CD 3, 9, 15): IFPI L551
  • Mastering SID Code (CD 5, 10, 17): IFPI L553
  • Mastering SID Code (CD 13): IFPI L558
  • Mould SID Code (CD 1): IFPI 94Y4
  • Mould SID Code (CD 2, 13, 14): IFPI 94Y7
  • Mould SID Code (CD 3, 9): IFPI 943S
  • Mould SID Code (CD 4): IFPI 94K1
  • Mould SID Code (CD 5, 10): IFPI 94W7
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  • Mould SID Code (CD 7): IFPI 946P
  • Mould SID Code (CD 8, 12, 15, 17): IFPI 94Y6
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  • Mastering SID Code (BD 1 Layer A, BD 2 Layer A): IFPI LY26
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  • Mastering SID Code (BD 2 Layer B, BD 3): IFPI LY23
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