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VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR
THE AEROSOL GREY MACHINE: 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (REMASTERED) (2CD+LP+7) (LTD)
| Label | ESOTERIC |
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| Catalog | ECLEC42661 |
| Format | CD |
| Discs | 4 |
| Category | ROCK/POPS |
| Street Date | 2019-04-26 |
- ･ A RE-MASTERED SPECIAL 50th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE 2CD 1 x LP AND 1 X 7-INCH SINGLE LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET OF THE CLASSIC 1969 DEBUT ALBUM BY VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR… FEATURING:
･ A CD OF RARE & PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS INCLUDING TWO PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED DEMOS FROM 1967 THE BBC TOP GEAR SESSION FROM 1968 (INCLUDING THE “LOST” PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED VERSION OF “OCTOPUS”) & THE SINGLE TRACKS ‘PEOPLE YOU WERE GOING TO’ & ‘FIREBRAND’
･ A FACSIMILE 180 GRAM VINYL LP OF “THE AEROSOL GREY MACHINE” HOUSED IN THE WITHDRAWN UK GATEFOLD SLEEVE DESIGN (CUT AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS)
･ A 7-INCH SINGLE OF THE VERY RARE WITHDRAWN RELEASE “PEOPLE YOU WERE GOING TO” b/w ‘FIREBRAND”
･ A BOOK WITH MANY PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOS AND CUTTINGS AND AN ESSAY BY SID SMITH FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PETER HAMMILL
･ A 1968 POSTER DESIGNED BY PETER HAMMILL
Esoteric Recordings is proud to announce the release of a new re-mastered limited edition boxed set of the classic debut album by VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR THE AEROSOL GREY MACHINE.
This deluxe set celebrates the 50th anniversary of the very first VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR release and features the re-mastered album an additional CD of rare & previously unreleased tracks including two previously unreleased demos from 1967 the complete BBC Radio Top Gear session from 1968 (including the “lost” previously unreleased version of ‘Octopus’) & the single tracks ‘People You Were Going To’ and ‘Firebrand’ a facsimile 180 gram vinyl LP of “The Aerosol Grey Machine” (cut at Abbey Road Studios) housed in the impossibly rare unreleased British gatefold sleeve design a 7-inch single of the very rare withdrawn release ‘People You Were Going To’ b/w ‘Firebrand’ a lavish book with many previously unseen photos and cuttings and an essay by Sid Smith featuring an exclusive interview with Peter Hammill and a replica 1968 poster designed by Peter Hammill.
- DISC ONE: CD
THE AEROSOL GREY MACHINE
1. AFTERWARDS
2. ORTHENTIAN STREET (PARTS 1 & 2)
3. RUNNING BACK
4. INTO A GAME
5. FERRET AND FEATHERBIRD
6. AEROSOL GREY MACHINE
7. BLACK SMOKE YEN
8. AQUARIAN
9. GIANT SQUID
10. OCTOPUS
11. NECROMANCER
DISC TWO: CD
1. SUNSHINE (1967 DEMO) (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
2. FIREBRAND (1967 DEMO) (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
3. PEOPLE YOU WERE GOING TO (BBC SESSION – NOVEMBER 1968)
4. AFTERWARDS (BBC SESSION – NOVEMBER 1968)
5. NECROMANCER (BBC SESSION – NOVEMBER 1968)
6. OCTOPUS (BBC SESSION – NOVEMBER 1968) (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
7. PEOPLE YOU WERE GOING TO (SINGLE VERSION)
8. FIREBRAND (SINGLE VERSION)
DISC THREE: LP
THE AEROSOL GREY MACHINE - 180 GRAM GATEFOLD LP (UNISSUED UK SLEEVE)
ESOTERIC RECORDINGS ECLECLP 2661
SIDE ONE
1. AFTERWARDS
2. ORTHENTHIAN STREET
3. RUNNING BACK
4. INTO A GAME
SIDE TWO
1. AEROSOL GREY MACHINE
2. BLACK SMOKE YEN
3. AQUARIAN
4. NECROMANCER
5. OCTOPUS
DISC FOUR: 7”
7-INCH SINGLE:
ESOTERIC RECORDINGS ECLECS 2661
SIDE A
PEOPLE YOU WERE GOING TO
SIDE B
FIREBRAND
