Van der Graaf Generator
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Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester by singer-songwriters Peter Hammill and Chris Judge Smith. They were the first act signed by Charisma Records
Van der Graaf Generator on stage in 2021
The band were originally formed by students at the University of Manchester.
Nic Potter (pictured in 2007) joined the band in 1969 and played bass with them until August 1970, then again from 1977 to 1978
The band performing in 1970 in Plumpton
The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other is the second album by the British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released in February 1970 on Charisma Records. It was the group's first albu
Van der Graaf Generator
…went through several incarnations in their early years, including a brief split in 1969. When they reformed, they found minor commercial success with The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other (released in early 1970; their only album to chart in the UK), and after the follow-up album, H to He, Who Am the Only One (December 1970), stabilised…
The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other
The song "White Hammer" was written about the Malleus Maleficarum, documenting mediaeval witchcraft.
A Farfisa Professional organ, similar to the one Hugh Banton used on the album.