''The Box'' is a four CD box set by
Van der Graaf Generator, containing recordings that had been released before, but also BBC-recordings and some live recordings that were never officially released before. It was released in 2000 by
Virgin Records. Included in the sleeve notes are introductions by
Guy Evans and
Tony Banks from
Genesis
Genesis may refer to:
Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book o ...
, a timeline of Van der Graaf Generator events from 1967 to 1978 (including a list of dates and places for every then-known concert by the band), an essay about the organs by
Hugh Banton, an essay about Van der Graaf Generator compositions by
Peter Hammill, an essay about saxophones by
David Jackson and an essay about being a Van der Graaf Generator-aficionado by Ian Laycock.
[Album notes in the booklet of the CD "The Box" (2000). Virgin Records.]
Each of the CDs has its own title taken from a Hammill lyric for a song contemporaneous to the band period each particular disc represents. "Bless the Baby Born Today" is a line from "Darkness (11/11)", "The Tower Reels" is from "(In The) Black Room/The Tower", "One More Heaven Gained" is from "La Rossa", and "Like Something Out Of Edgar Allen Poe" is from "When She Comes".
Track listing
CD 1 – "Bless the Baby Born Today" (71:06)
# "People You Were Going To" –
BBC Top Gear 18/11/68 (3:28)
# "Afterwards" – BBC Top Gear 18/11/68 (4:42)
# "Necromancer" – BBC Top Gear 18/11/68 (4:08)
# "Refugees" – BBC
Peel
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*Peel, New South Wales
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* Peel Parish, New Brunswick
* Peel, New Brunswick, an unincorporated communi ...
Session 14/12/71 (6:16)
# "Darkness (11/11)" – BBC Top Gear 27/01/70 (6:50)
# "After the Flood" – BBC Top Gear 27/01/70 (10:56)
# "White Hammer" (from ''
The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other'', 1970) (8:13)
# "House with No Door" (from ''
H to He, Who Am the Only One'', 1970) (6:28)
# "Killer" (from ''H to He, Who Am the Only One'') (8:17)
# "Lost" (from ''H to He, Who Am the Only One'') (11:09)
CD 2 – "The Tower Reels" (70:22)
# "Theme 1" – BBC Black Session (2:58)
# "W" –
B-side
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of "Theme One", 1973 (4:26)
# "
A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" (from ''
Pawn Hearts'', 1971) (23:03)
# "(In The) Black Room/The Tower" – Live
Rimini 09/08/75 (11:43)
# "Lemmings" – Live Rimini 09/08/75 (16:38)
# "Man-Erg" – Live Rimini 09/08/75 (11:10)
CD 3 – "One More Heaven Gained" (73:58)
# "La Rossa" (from ''
Still Life
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'', 1976) (9:50)
# "Arrow (Edit)" (from ''
Godbluff'', 1975) (8:51)
# "Still Life" (from ''Still Life'') (7:22)
# "My Room (Edit)" (from ''Still Life'') (7:25)
# "Sleepwalkers" (from ''Godbluff'') (10:25)
# "Pilgrims" (from ''Still Life'') (7:08)
# "Childlike Faith In..." (from ''Still Life'') (12:24)
# "Scorched Earth" – Live Rimini 09/08/75 (10:14)
CD 4 – "Like Something Out of Edgar Allen Poe" (68:11)
# "Masks" (from ''
World Record'', 1976) (6:57)
# "Meurglys III (Edit)" (from ''World Record'') (16:44)
# "When She Comes" (from ''World Record'') (7:58)
# "Wondering" (from ''World Record'') (6:35)
# "The Wave" (from ''
The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome'', 1977) (3:11)
# "Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever" – BBC Peel Session 24/10/77 (4:45)
# "Chemical World" (from ''The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome'') (6:10)
# "Door" – Virgin Vault 25/07/77 (3:23)
# "Sci-Finance" (from ''
Vital'', 1978) (6:16)
# "The Sphinx in the Face" – BBC Peel Session 24/10/77 (5:33)
References
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Van der Graaf Generator albums
2000 compilation albums
Virgin Records compilation albums