Maida Vale (album)

1994 live album by Van der Graaf Generator

Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions

Live album by

Van der Graaf Generator

Released| June 1994
Recorded| 1971, 1975 and 1976
Genre| Progressive rock
Length| 71:09
Label| Band of Joy Records
Producer| John Muir (tracks 1 and 2) and Tony Wilson (rest)
Van der Graaf Generator chronology
| Time Vaults
(1982)  | Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions
(1994)  | Present
(2005)

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Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions is a compilation album by Van der Graaf Generator, containing eight songs from four different recording sessions at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 1 in 1971, 1975 and 1976, three of which were Peel Sessions. It was released in June 1994 on Band of Joy Records.

All tracks were re-released on the 2015 2CD BBC compilation After the Flood: At the BBC 1968-1977, together with all the other BBC sessions, which survived in good audio quality.

The versions of "When She Comes" and "Masks" found here were also released as bonus tracks on the 2005 Charisma reissue of World Record.

## Track listing

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All songs written by Peter Hammill, except where noted.

1. "Darkness" - 7:17 (Sounds of the Seventies, 10 June 1971)
2. "Man-Erg" - 11:00 (same)
3. "Scorched Earth" - 9:40 (John Peel Show, 3 July 1975) (Hammill, David Jackson)
4. "Sleepwalkers" - 8:58 (same)
5. "Still Life" - 7:20 (John Peel Show, 1 April 1976)
6. "La Rossa" - 10:00 (same)
7. "When She Comes" - 8:08 (John Peel Show, 11 Nov 1976)
8. "Masks" - 7:22 (same)

## Personnel

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Van der Graaf Generator

* Peter Hammill – vocals, piano, guitar and moods[2]
* Hugh Banton – organ, bass pedals and design
* Guy Evans – drums and tiptoe
* David Jackson – saxophones, flute and his own devices

## References

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1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Van der Graaf Generator - Maida Vale: The Radio One Sessions album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
2. ^ The instruments played are taken from the album notes by Peter Hammill in the booklet of Maida Vale, cd (1994), Band of Joy Records.

## External links

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* Van der Graaf Generator Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions (1994) album review by Greg Prato, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
* Van der Graaf Generator Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions (1994) album releases & credits at Discogs.com

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Van der Graaf Generator

* Peter Hammill
* Hugh Banton
* Guy Evans

* Chris Judge Smith
* Nick Pearne
* Keith Ellis
* Nic Potter
* David Jackson
* Graham Smith
* Charles Dickie

Studio albums|

* The Aerosol Grey Machine (1969)
* The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other (1970)
* H to He, Who Am the Only One (1970)
* Pawn Hearts (1971)
* Godbluff (1975)
* Still Life (1976)
* World Record (1976)
* The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome (1977)
* Present (2005)
* Trisector (2008)
* A Grounding in Numbers (2011)
* ALT (2012)
* Do Not Disturb (2016)

Demo albums|

* Time Vaults (1982)

Live albums|

* Vital: Van der Graaf Live (1978)
* Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions (1994)
* Real Time: Royal Festival Hall, London, 06.05.05 (2007)
* Merlin Atmos: Live Performances 2013 (2015)
* After the Flood: At the BBC 1968-1977 (2015)

Films|

* Godbluff Live 1975 Charleroi Palais des Expos 27 September 1975 (2003)
* Live at the Paradiso 1. April 2007 (2009)

Soundtracks|

* Eyewitness (1970)

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