This discography covers the work of the English band Van der Graaf Generator.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1][2]
GER
[3]
NLD
[4]
ITA
[5][6]
1969 The Aerosol Grey Machine
1970 The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other 47 15
H to He, Who Am the Only One
  • Release date: December 1970
  • Label: Charisma/Dunhill
1971 Pawn Hearts
  • Release date: 12 November 1971
  • Label: Charisma
12
1975 Godbluff
  • Release date: October 1975
  • Label: Charisma/Mercury
1976 Still Life
  • Release date: April 1976
  • Label: Charisma/Mercury
World Record
  • Release date: October 1976
  • Label: Charisma/Mercury
1977 The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
  • Release date: 2 September 1977
  • Label: Charisma/Mercury
2005 Present
  • Release date: 25 April 2005
  • Label: Charisma
103 100 34
2008 Trisector 83
2011 A Grounding in Numbers
  • Release date: 14 March 2011
  • Label: Esoteric
81
2012 ALT
  • Release date: 25 June 2012
  • Label: Esoteric
2016 Do Not Disturb
  • Release date: 30 September 2016
  • Label: Esoteric
88 96 48

Live albums

Year Album details
1978 Vital
  • Release date: July 1978
  • Label: Charisma/PVC
1994 Maida Vale
  • Release date: June 1994
  • Label: Band of Joy
2007 Real Time
  • Release date: March 2007
  • Label: Fie!
2009 Live at the Paradiso
2012 Live at Metropolis Studios 2010
  • Release date: June 2012
  • Label: Salvo
  • With DVD live from 18 December 2010
2015 Merlin Atmos
  • Release date: February 2015
  • Label: Esoteric Antenna
2015 After the Flood: At the BBC 1968-1977
  • Release date: April 2015
  • Label:
2018 Live at Rockpalast – Leverkusen 2005
  • Release date: May 2018
  • Label: Mig Music
  • With DVD live from 5 November 2005
2023 The Bath Forum Concert
  • Label: Esoteric Antenna
  • Box set of 2 CDs + DVD + BluRay
  • Recorded 1 March 2022

Compilation and demo albums

Year Album details
1972 68–71
  • Release date: August 1972
  • Label: Charisma
1980 Repeat Performance
  • Release date: September 1980
  • Label: Charisma
1982 Time Vaults
  • Release date: 1982
  • Label: Sofa Sound
1987 First Generation (Scenes from 1969 to 1971)
  • Release date: February 1987
  • Label: Virgin
Second Generation (Scenes from 1975 to 1977)
  • Release date: February 1987
  • Label: Virgin
1993 I Prophesy Disaster
  • Release date: September 1993
  • Label: Virgin
2000 An Introduction: From The Least to The Quiet Zone
  • Release date: November 2000
  • Label: Virgin
The Box
  • Release date: November 2000
  • Label: Virgin
2021 The Charisma Years 1970–1978[7]
  • Release date: 3 September 2021
  • Label: Universal Music

Singles

UK releases, except where noted.

Year Single Release date Album
1969 "People You Were Going To" / "Firebrand" 17 January 1969[8][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[9][C] non-album single
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:

  1. ^ This single was withdrawn shortly after release
  2. ^ released in US
  3. ^ also released in various EU and Australia
  4. ^ released in France
  5. ^ Record Store Day release

Videos

Year Video details Notes
2003 Masters from the Vaults
  • Release date: February 2003
  • Label: Intense Gmbh
Belgian TV session, March 1972, incorrectly labelled as 1971
Godbluff Live 1975
  • Release date: July 2003
  • Label: Classic Rock
Live in Charleroi 1975 + the same Belgian session
2005 Inside VdGG
  • Release date: June 2005
  • Label: Classic Rock
Includes the two mentioned above + Beat Club 1970
2009 Live at the Paradiso Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, 14 April 2007

References

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company – Van der Graaf Generator discography". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Chart Log UK: V – Vybe". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Suche nach "Van Der Graaf Generator"". charts.de. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Discografie Van Der Graaf Generator". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Italian Charts".
  6. ^ "Italian Charts".
  7. ^ "The Charisma Years".
  8. ^ "Discography".
  9. ^ "Promo disc".
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