Maida Vale (album)
Encyclopedia
Maida Vale is an album by Van der Graaf Generator
, recorded live-in-the-studio at the BBC
's Maida Vale Studios
. It contains eight songs from four different recordings from BBC sessions in 1971, 1975 and 1976. It was released in June 1994 on Band of Joy Records.
Van der Graaf Generator
Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester. They were the first act signed to Charisma Records. The band achieved considerable success in Italy during the 1970s...
, recorded live-in-the-studio at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Maida Vale Studios
Maida Vale Studios
Maida Vale Studios is a complex of seven BBC studios on Delaware Road, Maida Vale, London.It has been used to record thousands of classical music, popular music and drama sessions for BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4 from 1946 to the present...
. It contains eight songs from four different recordings from BBC sessions in 1971, 1975 and 1976. It was released in June 1994 on Band of Joy Records.
Track listing
- "Darkness" - 7:17 (Sounds of the SeventiesSounds of the SeventiesSounds of the Seventies was a BBC radio programme broadcast on weekdays, 22:00-00:00, on Radio One during the early 1970s. Among the DJs were Alan Black, Pete Drummond, Anne Nightingale, John Peel , and Bob Harris...
, 10 June 1971) - "Man-Erg" - 11:00 (same)
- "Scorched Earth" - 9:40 (John Peel Show, 3 July 1975)
- "Sleepwalkers" - 8:58 (same)
- "Still Life" - 7:20 (John Peel Show, 1 April 1976)
- "La Rossa" - 10:00 (same)
- "When She Comes" - 8:08 (John Peel Show, 11 Nov 1976)
- "Masks" - 7:22 (same)
Personnel
- Peter HammillPeter HammillPeter Joseph Andrew Hammill is an English singer-songwriter, and a founding member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Most noted for his vocal abilities, his main instruments are guitar and piano...
– vox, piano, guitar and moods - Hugh BantonHugh BantonHugh Robert Banton is a British organist and organ builder, most widely known for his work with the group Van der Graaf Generator in the 1970s.-Career:...
- organ, bass pedals and design - Guy EvansGuy EvansGuy Randolph Evans is an English progressive rock drummer, percussionist and composer, and a member of Van der Graaf Generator....
- drums and tiptoe - David JacksonDavid Jackson (rock musician)David Nicholas George Jackson , nicknamed Jaxon, is a British progressive rock saxophonist, flautist, and composer. He is best known for his work with the band Van der Graaf Generator and his work in Music and Disability...
– saxes, flute and his own devices