VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR The Charisma Years 1970-1978
2021 UK/EU Super Deluxe Limited Edition box set – A lavish 20 disc release comprising 17 CDs and 3 multi-region Blu-Ray discs containing all the recordings made by VDGG for Charisma Records between December 1969 and July 1978. Featuring newly remastered versions of their 8 albums, a previously unreleased concert in Paris from 1976, BBC sessions 1970-77 and unreleased studio out-takes. The Blu-Ray discs feature stereo & 5.1 Surround Sound mixes of H to He…, Pawn Hearts, Godbluff and Still Life, plus THE VIDEO VAULTS. Deluxe box with illustrated book, essays, interviews and photographs.
A lavish deluxe 20 disc boxed set comprising 17 CDs and 3 Blu Ray discs covering Van der Graaf Generator’s entire recorded work for Charisma Records. Between the years 1970 – 1978 the band released 8 albums (two under the name Van der Graaf) for the legendary Charisma label. Each record was ground breaking and the influence of the band’s unique music would be felt in the ensuing decades by artists of many different musical genres. This boxed set features all of their Charisma albums newly re-mastered from the first generation master tapes and much more.
The albums ‘H to He Who Am the Only One’, ‘Pawn Hearts’, ‘Godbluff’ and ‘Still Life’ have been stunningly remixed from the original multi-track tapes in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound by Stephen W Tayler. These feature on 4 additional CDs and two Blu ray discs. Also featured are two CDs of a recently discovered and previously unreleased entire concert recorded in Paris in December 1976 by French radio and all of the surviving BBC sessions recorded by the band. In addition there is a Blu ray disc featuring all of the surviving VdGG television footage and promotional films including their appearance on German TV’s ‘Beat Club’ in 1970, their filmed appearance at The Bataclan in Paris in 1972 for the French TV show ‘Pop Deux’, the 1972 appearance on “Pop Shop” for RTBF Belgium, a live performance shot by Belgian TV in Chaleroi in September 1975, the promotional films of ‘Wondering’ and ‘Cat’s Eye’, and a 20 minute documentary with live footage shot by Austrian television at The Kohfidisch Open Air Festival, Austria in June 1978.
Lavishly packaged with a 68 page book and rare photos, ‘The Charisma Years’ is the definitive collection of work by Van der Graaf Generator.
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- Van Der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $46.90, €40.60 (Back In Stock) (arrived 12-Jun-2026 16:00)
on June 15, 2026 at 7:16 amVAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other (1986 UK 'Charisma Classics' series issue of the 1970 6-track LP, the first 'full-band proper' album by the legendary progressive group. The glossy picture sleeve shows a littleshelfwear whilst the vinyl shows minimal signs of paly; remaining in a strong excellent condition CHC5)
- Van Der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $46.90, €40.60 (New Item) (arrived 11-Jun-2026 16:50)on June 15, 2026 at 7:16 am
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other (1986 UK 'Charisma Classics' series issue of the 1970 6-track LP, the first 'full-band proper' album by the legendary progressive group. The glossy picture sleeve shows a littleshelfwear whilst the vinyl shows minimal signs of paly; remaining in a strong excellent condition CHC5)
- Van Der Graaf Generator - Merlin Atmos - 180 Gram Vinyl + Opened Shrink - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $46.90, €40.60 (Back In Stock) (arrived 22-May-2026 16:00)
on June 15, 2026 at 7:16 amVAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR Merlin Atmos (2015 UK 2-track 180-gram Heavyweight Vinyl LP featuring live performances of VDGG classics 'Flight' & 'A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers', gatefold picture sleeve with credits inner. The sleeve remains in the openshrink wrap with price sticker still attched and the vinyl remains Near Mint. EANTLP1044)
- Van Der Graaf Generator - Merlin Atmos - 180 Gram Vinyl + Opened Shrink - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $46.90, €40.60 (New Item) (arrived 21-May-2026 09:46)on June 15, 2026 at 7:16 am
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR Merlin Atmos (2015 UK 2-track 180-gram Heavyweight Vinyl LP featuring live performances of VDGG classics 'Flight' & 'A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers', gatefold picture sleeve with credits inner. The sleeve remains in the openshrink wrap with price sticker still attched and the vinyl remains Near Mint. EANTLP1044)
- Van Der Graaf Generator - World Record - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $26.80, €23.20 (Back In Stock) (arrived 29-Apr-2026 09:31)
on June 15, 2026 at 7:16 amVAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR World Record (Late 1980s UK Classic Series reissue 5-track LP on the Blue Charisma label, originally released in 1976, glossy picture sleeve . Both sleeve and vinyl are in excellent condition CHC62)
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