Godbluff
Godbluff is the fifth album released by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was the first album after the band reformed in 1975 and was recorded after a European tour.
| Godbluff | ||||
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| Released | 10 October 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 9–29 June 1975 | |||
| Studio | Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 37:44 | |||
| Label | UK Charisma Records USA Mercury Records | |||
| Producer | Van der Graaf Generator | |||
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As the first self-produced album by the band, it featured a tighter, more pared-down sound than the band's earlier recordings with producer John Anthony. Hammill said "we did not want to make 'Son of Pawn Hearts' with a big long side two and lots of studio experiments". Van der Graaf Generator would never work with an outside producer from this point forward. Hammill made extensive use of the Hohner Clavinet D6 keyboard, which he had first started using on his previous solo album, Nadir's Big Chance (1975).
The first release of the record in the United States was on Mercury Records. The 2005 reissue added live performances by the band of two songs from Peter Hammill's album The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage (1974), recorded at a concert at L'Altro Mondo, Rimini, Italy.