''Roaring Forties'' is the 21st studio album by
Peter Hammill
Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November 1948) is an English musician and recording artist. He was a founder member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Best known as a singer-songwriter, he also plays guitar and piano and ...
, released on his own Fie! label in 1994. It, and the following album, ''
X My Heart'', are Hammill's most recent albums that primarily contain an organic, full-band rock style. While there are occasional tracks on later albums in this style, Hammill's principal mode has moved since this album towards a more intimate, chamber-music style. The Roaring Forties is a name given, especially by sailors, to the latitudes between 40°S and 50°S, so called because of the boisterous and prevailing westerly winds.
The album also contains "A Headlong Stretch", one of Hammill's occasional long, episodic song suites (see also "
A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" from ''
Pawn Hearts
''Pawn Hearts'' is the fourth album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released on 12 November 1971 on Charisma Records. The original album features just three tracks, including the side-long suite "A Plague of Lighthouse ...
'' and "Flight" from ''
A Black Box'').
Track listing
All tracks composed by Peter Hammill
Personnel
*Peter Hammill - guitar, piano, vocals
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Nic Potter
Nic Potter (18 October 1951 – 16 January 2013) was a British bassist, composer and painter, best known for his work with the group Van der Graaf Generator in the 1970s.
Biography
Nic Potter was born in Wiltshire and left school at 15, origin ...
- bass on "Sharply Unclear" and "You Can't Want What You Always Get"
*Stuart Gordon - violin
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Simon Clark - organ on "The Gift of Fire"
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David Jackson - saxophone, flute
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Manny Elias
Manny Elias (born 21 February 1953) is a British drummer and record producer. He is notable for being the original drummer with Tears for Fears during the 1980s.
Career
Elias was born in Kolkata, India, to British parents. He was originally ...
- drums, percussion
Technical
*Peter Hammill - recording engineer, mixing (Terra Incognita, Bath)
*Paul Ridout - design, photography
References
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Peter Hammill albums
1994 albums