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Van Der Graaf Generator
The Aerosol Grey Machine
Album US 1969 on Mercury label
Rock (Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock)
Recorded at Trident Studios, London July 31 / August 1, 1969; except "Afterwards" & "Necromancer", recorded in one afternoon in January 1969 at Marquee Studios, London. There are 2 versions of the USA Mercury release. The different versions have matrix numbers as follows (seen near the run out groove): 1) Squid One stock copy (orange label) SR 61238 BM2 2) Necromancer stock copy (orange label) SR 61238 BM5 The back cover mentions tracks "Giant Squid" and "Into A Game Pt. II", but these are not on the release. The back cover mentions track "Aersol Grey Machine" instead "Aerosol Grey Machine"
Musicians
 | Van Der Graaf Generator , GB arranged by, producer, album by |
 | Keith Ellis b, eb, voc, 1946-1978 GB backing vocals, bass, wah wah bass, written by |
 | Guy Evans dr, perc, *1947 GB drums, percussion, written by |
 | Jeff Peach ts, fl, flute |
 | Peter Hammill voc, *1948 GB liner notes, vocals, acoustic guitar, written by |
 | Hugh Banton org, *1949 GB piano, organ, percussion, backing vocals, written by |
Producers
| Gery Collins engineer |
| Robin Geoffrey Cable engineer |
| John Anthony producer, liner notes |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afterwards | Van Der Graaf Generator | 4:53 | |
| 2 | Orthenthian St (Part I) | Van Der Graaf Generator | 2:23 | |
| 3 | Orthenthian St (Part II) | Van Der Graaf Generator | 3:53 | |
| 4 | Running Back | Van Der Graaf Generator | 6:32 | |
| 5 | Into A Game | Van Der Graaf Generator | 6:56 | |
| 6 | Aerosol Grey Machine | Van Der Graaf Generator | 0:56 | |
| 7 | Black Smoke Yen | Van Der Graaf Generator | 1:18 | |
| 8 | Aquarian | Van Der Graaf Generator | 8:27 | |
| 9 | Necromancer | Van Der Graaf Generator | 3:30 | |
| 10 | Octopus | Van Der Graaf Generator | 7:41 |
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