The Aerosol Grey Machine
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| The Aerosol Grey Machine | ||
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| Studio album by Van der Graaf Generator | ||
| Released | 1969 | |
| Genre | Progressive rock | |
| Length | 53:50 (CD release) | |
| Label | Mercury Records | |
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| Van der Graaf Generator chronology | ||
| The Aerosol Grey Machine (1968) |
The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other (1970) |
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The Aerosol Grey Machine is the first album by the British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was released in 1969.
The album was originally intended as a solo album by the band's lead singer and main songwriter, Peter Hammill, but due to a deal with the record company, it was released under the Van der Graaf Generator name.
[edit] Track listing
- "Afterwards" (Hammill) – 4:55
- "Orthenthian St., Pts. 1 & 2" (Hammill) – 6:18
- "Running Back" (Hammill) – 6:35
- "Into a Game" (Hammill) – 6:57
- "Aerosol Grey Machine" (Hammill) – 0:47
- "Black Smoke Yen" (Banton, Ellis, Evans) – 1:26
- "Aquarian" (Hammill) – 8:22
- "Necromancer" (Hammill) – 3:38
- "Octopus" (Hammill) – 8:00
The following additional tracks (comprising the two sides of the band's first single) were included on a CD version of the album released in 1997 by the German company Repertoire Records:
- "People You Were Going To" (Hammill) – 2:44
- "Firebrand" (Hammill) – 4:08
The following additional tracks were included on the CD release of the album from Peter Hammill's own UK record label, FIE! Records, also in 1997:
- "Giant Squid"
- "Ferret And Featherbird"
