Maida Vale (album)

Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions
Live album by Van der Graaf Generator
Released	June 1994
Recorded	1971, 1975 and 1976
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	71:09
Label	Band of Joy Records
Producer	John Muir (tracks 1 and 2) and Tony Wilson (rest)
Van der Graaf Generator chronology
Time Vaults (1982) Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions (1994) Present (2005)

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Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions is a compilation album by Van der Graaf Generator, containing eight songs from four different recording sessions at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 1 in 1971, 1975 and 1976, three of which were Peel Sessions. It was released in June 1994 on Band of Joy Records.

All tracks were re-released on the 2015 2CD BBC compilation After the Flood: At the BBC 1968-1977, together with all the other BBC sessions, which survived in good audio quality.

The versions of "When She Comes" and "Masks" found here were also released as bonus tracks on the 2005 Charisma reissue of World Record.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Hammill, except where noted.

1. "Darkness" - 7:17 (Sounds of the Seventies, 10 June 1971)
2. "Man-Erg" - 11:00 (same)
3. "Scorched Earth" - 9:40 (John Peel Show, 3 July 1975) (Hammill, David Jackson)
4. "Sleepwalkers" - 8:58 (same)
5. "Still Life" - 7:20 (John Peel Show, 1 April 1976)
6. "La Rossa" - 10:00 (same)
7. "When She Comes" - 8:08 (John Peel Show, 11 Nov 1976)
8. "Masks" - 7:22 (same)

Personnel

Van der Graaf Generator

• Peter Hammill – vocals, piano, guitar and moods
• Hugh Banton – organ, bass pedals and design
• Guy Evans – drums and tiptoe
• David Jackson – saxophones, flute and his own devices

External links

• Van der Graaf Generator Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions (1994) album review by Greg Prato, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
• Van der Graaf Generator Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions (1994) album releases & credits at Discogs.com