Peter Hammill discography
Appearance
Peter Hammill discography | |
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![]() Peter Hammill onstage at Nearfest, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 2008 | |
Studio albums | 35 |
Live albums | 10 |
Compilation albums | 10 |
Video albums | 1 |
Singles | 11 |
This is the discography of Peter Hammill, English singer-songwriter, and a founding member of progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. For albums released by Van der Graaf Generator, see Van der Graaf Generator discography.
Studio albums
- Fool's Mate (July 1971)
- Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night (May 1973)
- The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage (February 1974)
- In Camera (July 1974)
- Nadir's Big Chance (February 1975)
- Over (April 1977)
- The Future Now (September 1978)
- pH7 (September 1979)
- A Black Box (August 1980)
- Sitting Targets (June 1981)
- Enter k (October 1982)
- Loops and Reels (June 1983)
- Patience (August 1983)
- Skin (March 1986)
- And Close As This (November 1986)
- Spur of the Moment (February 1988, instrumental, with Guy Evans)
- In a Foreign Town (November 1988)
- Out of Water (February 1990)
- The Fall of the House of Usher (November 1991, deconstructed and rebuilt released in November 1999)
- Fireships (March 1992)
- The Noise (March 1993)
- Roaring Forties (September 1994)
- X My Heart (March 1996)
- Sonix (November 1996)
- Everyone You Hold (June 1997)
- This (October 1998)
- The Appointed Hour (November 1999, instrumental, with Roger Eno)
- None of the Above (April 2000)
- What, Now? (June 2001)
- Unsung (October 2001, instrumental)
- Clutch (October 2002)
- Incoherence (March 2004)
- Singularity (December 2006)
- Thin Air (June 2009)
- Consequences (April 2012)
- Other World (February 2014, with Gary Lucas)
- ...All That Might Have Been... (November 2014)
- From the Trees (November 2017)
- In Amazonia (2019, with Isildurs Bane)
Live albums
- The Margin (February 1985)
- Room Temperature (November 1990)
- There Goes The Daylight (November 1993)
- The Peel Sessions (November 1995, BBC radio sessions 1974–1988)
- The Union Chapel Concert (March 1997, with Guy Evans and others)
- Typical (April 1999)
- The Margin + (May 2002)
- Veracious (February 2006)
- Pno Gtr Vox (October 2011)
- Pno Gtr Vox Box (February 2012)
- X/Ten (November 2018)
- Not Yet Not Now (March 2019)
Singles
- "Red Shift 1" c/w "Red Shift 2" (February 1974)
- "Birthday Special" c/w "Shingle Song" (February 1975)
- "Crying Wolf" c/w "This Side of the Looking Glass" (April 1977)
- "If I Could" c/w "The Future Now" (September 1978)
- "The Polaroid" c/w "The Old School Tie" (November 1979)
- "My Experience" c/w "Glue" (May 1981)
- "My Experience" c/w "What I Did" (May 1981)
- "Paradox Drive" c/w "Now More Than Ever" (September 1982)
- "Film Noir" c/w "Seven Wonders" (September 1983)
- "Just Good Friends" c/w "Just Good Friends (instrumental version)" (May 1985)
- "Painting By Numbers" c/w "You Hit Me Where I Live" (March 1986)
Videos
- In The Passionskirche (1992, concert of 11 April 1992)
Compilations
- Vision (1978)
- The Love Songs (August 1984, re-recorded back catalogue)
- The Essential Collection (1986, Enter k and Patience collected)
- A Fix On The Mix (November 1992, EP)
- The Storm (Before The Calm) (July 1993, more aggressive Virgin-era material)
- The Calm (After The Storm) (July 1993, Virgin-era ballads)
- Offensichtlich Goldfisch (July 1993, songs re-recorded in German)
- After The Show (January 1996)
- Past Go: Collected (September 1996)
- The Thin Man Sings Ballads (May 2002)
Other compilation album appearances (incomplete)
- Charisma Disturbance (1973, double LP, Charisma TSS1) – track 4 is "German Overalls"
Guest appearances
- Colin Scot, Colin Scot (1971) – provided backing vocals on several tracks
- Le Orme, Felona and Sorona (1974) – wrote English language lyrics for the Charisma Records UK release of the Italian album Felona e Sorona (1973)
- Robert Fripp, Exposure (June 1979) – co-wrote and sang lead vocals on "Disengage" and sang lead vocals on "Chicago"
- Ludus, The Visit (1980, 12 inch) – provided "attention and advice"
- Peter Gabriel, Security (September 1982) – sang backing vocals on "The Family and the Fishing Net", "Shock the Monkey" and "Lay Your Hands on me"
- Georgia II, The Flag / Tunnel Vision (1982, 7 inch and 12 inch) – sang backing vocals and played guitar
- The Long Hello, The Long Hello Volume 3 (David Jackson) (1982) – played organ solo and keyboard sounds on "The Honing of Homer"
- Miguel Bosé, Bandido (1984) – wrote the lyrics of "South of the Sahara" and "Domine Mundi"
- Islo Mob, Wir Sind das Abenland (1985) – sang backing vocals
- Damian Hawkyard, Ill at Ease (1986, EP) – sang backing vocals on one track
- Ayuo, Nova Carmina (1986) – sang lead vocals on some tracks
- Kazue Sawai, Eye To Eye (1987) – contributed on "A Song To Fallen Blossoms"
- Herbert Grönemeyer, What's All This (1988) – wrote the English lyrics
- Crazy House, Still Looking For Heaven On Earth (1988) – played piano on "Feel That Way"
- Alice, Il sole nella pioggia (1989) – co-wrote and sang on "Now and Forever"
- Nic Potter, The Blue Zone (1990) – played guitar on "Ocean Blue"
- Judge Smith, Democrazy (1991) – co-wrote and played on various songs
- Peter Gabriel, Us (September 1992) – sang backing vocals on "Digging in the Dirt"
- Christian Demand, Kleine Fluchten (1993) – sang and played midi-guitar
- The Stranglers, The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert (1995) – sang on "Tank" and "The Raven"
- Ayuo, Songs from a Eurasian Journey (1997) – sang lead vocals on several tracks
- Saro Cosentino, Ones And Zeros (1997) – co-wrote and sang on "Phosphorescence" and "From Far Away"
- David Cross, Exiles (1997) – sang lead vocals on "Tonk" and "Troppo"
- Moondog, Sax Pax for a Sax (November 1997) – sang backing vocals
- Wolfram Huschke, Alien Diary (1998) – sang lead vocals on "Black Rose"
- Pale Orchestra conducted by David Thomas, Mirror Man Act 1: Jack & The General (1998) – played harmonium, guitar and keyboards
- Alice, Exit (1998) – wrote the lyrics of "Open Your Eyes"
- Various Artists, Hommage to Polnareff (1999) – sang lead vocals on "Jour Après Jour"
- Jackie Leven, Defending Ancient Springs (2000) – played harmonium, guitar and keyboard on "Murbid Sky"
- Judge Smith, Curly's Airships (October 2000) – performed the part of Lord Thomson
- Ayuo, Earth Guitar – 1000 Springs And Other Stories (2000) – sang the gothic choir and did poetry reading
- Premiata Forneria Marconi, PFM Live in Japan 2002 (2002) – sang lead vocals on "Sea of Memory"
- David Rhodes, Bittersweet (2009) – sang backing vocals
- Memories of Machines, Warm Winter (May 2011) – played guitar
- Tim Bowness, Stupid Things That Mean the World (July 2015) – backing vocals and slide guitar
- Jakko Jakszyk, Secrets & Lies (October 2020) – vocals, guitar and co-wrote one song
As producer
- Random Hold, Random Hold (1979, 5-song EP, later included in Avalanche)
- Random Hold, The View From Here (1979, LP, later included in Avalanche)
- Random Hold, "Etceteraville" / "Precarious Timbers" (1979, SP, later included in Avalanche)
- Random Hold, "Cause & Effect" / "What Happened" (1980, SP, later included in Avalanche)
- Random Hold, Etceteraville (1980, US release LP, later included in Avalanche)
- Random Hold, Avalanche (1980, double LP); re-released as The View From Here (2001, double CD)
- Essential Bop, The Bristol Recorder 3 (1981, LP)
- Julia Downes, "Playing For Time" / "Romantic" (1982, SP) – track "Romantic"
- Julia Downes, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (1983, LP) – two tracks
- Essential Bop, The Flick Was Boss (1984, LP)
- Crazy House, Still Looking For Heaven On Earth (1988, CD) - track "Feel That Way"
- Crazy House, "Burning Rain" / "Garden Of Luck" (1988, SP) - track "Burning Rain"
- David Jackson, Fractal Bridge (1996, CD)