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  1. "My Ding-a-Ling" is a #noveltySong written and recorded by #DaveBartholomew. It was covered by Chuck Berry in 1972 and became his only number-one #Billboard #Hot100 single in the #UnitedStates. Later that year, a longer version was included on the album #TheLondonChuckBerrySessions. Guitarist Onnie McIntyre and #RobbieMcIntosh, a drummer who later formed the #AverageWhiteBand, played on the single along with #NicPotter of the British band #VanDerGraafGenerator on bass.
    youtube.com/watch?v=Tr-YF_dTTZM

  2. Next up on my (music) reading pile: ‘Rock and Role: The Visionary Songs of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator’ by Joe Banks.

    I enjoyed Banks’s book about Hawkwind, so I’m looking forward to digging into this one. I was interested to read in one of PH’s recent newsletters that he’d not been interviewed for the book - it’s unclear whether that was Hammill’s decision or the author’s…

    #PeterHammill #VanDerGraafGenerator #JoeBanks

  3. And it was such a wonderful, intensely emotional show. He began with the Van der Graaf Generator song ‘My Room (Waiting for Wonderland)’, one of my favourites, and ended with ‘A Vision’.

    #PeterHammill #VanDerGraafGenerator

  4. Here's something you may have missed: #JudgeSmith, founding member of #VanDerGraafGenerator, wrote his Requiem Mass back in 1975, but it wasn't recorded until 2020, and it's about to be performed for the first time. Holy Sepulchre Church, London EC1 12 July 2025. #ProgressiveRock judgesmith1.bandcamp.com/album

  5. Guy from the planetarium was telling all the kids this was a #VanderGraafGenerator . I had to interveen! 🤣 #wimshurstmachine

  6. Heb weld hyn o’r blaen, am wn i. #VanDerGraafGenerator ar raglen Beat Club yn 1970, gyda Nic Potter ar y bas, Hammill a Banton yn edrych fel modelau, a Jackson yn chwarae’r saxes i gyd.

    youtu.be/48tU3P8f46Y?si=wh20nm

  7. Mrs. RIS says that Peter Hammill’s voice makes her want to punch things, so I listen to Van der Graaf Generator while she’s out. #VanderGraafGenerator #PeterHammill #nowPlaying

  8. Fy hoff albym gan #VanDerGraafGenerator, ac un o fy ffefrynnau erioed, ar feinyl newydd sbon. Dw i ddim yn prynu lot o records sy gyda fi eisoes, ond do'n i ddim yn gallu gwrthsefyll hwn.

    Mae’n swnio’n berffaith, mor braf cael copi dilychwin o'r diwedd.

    theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/

    #ProgRock #vinyl

  9. Mrs. RIS is out with friends. She says that Peter Hammill’s voice makes her want to punch things, so I listen to their albums when she’s not here. #nowPlaying #nowPlayinginSecret #peterhammill #VanderGraafGenerator

  10. @madvinyl OMG I *love* this record so much!
    The lyrics/poetry... Peter's raspy voice... And the drums, holy SHIT the drums.
    No one else plays and phrases like this.
    #music #VanderGraafGenerator #peterhammill #progrock #vinyl

  11. #OTD in 1977, #VanderGraafGenerator released The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome. Partly due to a drastic change in the lineup, adding a violinist and rehiring their old bassist, the album inched closer to #NewWave while still holding on to the #ProgressiveRock the band was familiar with.

    What a coincidence that I just got into this album again this week, it was a right surprise when I got the notification that it came out on this day! I had the music in my head during my entire night shift.

  12. #NowPlaying: #vanderGraafGenerator - The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome
    1977 German pressing.

    My favourite #vdGG album, the addition of the violin and its ethereal feel combined with its relatively accessible songwriting make this an excellent listen. I especially love the violin solo on The Siren Song, that might be my favourite track. The album came with a booklet of lyrics made with a typewriter by a previous owner, how cool is that!

    #70s #70sMusic #progressiverock #ProgRock #vinyl

  13. #NowPlaying: #vanderGraafGenerator - The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome
    1977 German pressing.

    My favourite #vdGG album, the addition of the violin and its ethereal feel combined with its relatively accessible songwriting make this an excellent listen. I especially love the violin solo on The Siren Song, that might be my favourite track. The album came with a booklet of lyrics made with a typewriter by a previous owner, how cool is that!

    #70s #70sMusic #progressiverock #ProgRock #vinyl

  14. #NowPlaying: #vanderGraafGenerator - The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome
    1977 German pressing.

    My favourite #vdGG album, the addition of the violin and its ethereal feel combined with its relatively accessible songwriting make this an excellent listen. I especially love the violin solo on The Siren Song, that might be my favourite track. The album came with a booklet of lyrics made with a typewriter by a previous owner, how cool is that!

    #70s #70sMusic #progressiverock #ProgRock #vinyl

  15. #NowPlaying: #vanderGraafGenerator - The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome
    1977 German pressing.

    My favourite #vdGG album, the addition of the violin and its ethereal feel combined with its relatively accessible songwriting make this an excellent listen. I especially love the violin solo on The Siren Song, that might be my favourite track. The album came with a booklet of lyrics made with a typewriter by a previous owner, how cool is that!

    #70s #70sMusic #progressiverock #ProgRock #vinyl

  16. #NowPlaying: #vanderGraafGenerator - The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome
    1977 German pressing.

    My favourite #vdGG album, the addition of the violin and its ethereal feel combined with its relatively accessible songwriting make this an excellent listen. I especially love the violin solo on The Siren Song, that might be my favourite track. The album came with a booklet of lyrics made with a typewriter by a previous owner, how cool is that!

    #70s #70sMusic #progressiverock #ProgRock #vinyl

  17. #NowPlaying: #VanderGraafGenerator - Pawn Hearts
    1971(?) Dutch pressing.

    You rarely find #vdGG #vinyl releases priced lower than 20 (maybe even 25) here so it was incredible luck that I found one in absolute pristine condition for 15 quid! As for the album, I don't really quite understand side 2 (A Plague etc.) yet, but Man-Erg is really good, especially when the song breaks down with saxes sounding like seagulls coming in. Proper chilling!

    #70s #70sMusic #ProgRock #progressiverock

  18. #NowPlaying: #VanderGraafGenerator - Pawn Hearts
    1971(?) Dutch pressing.

    You rarely find #vdGG #vinyl releases priced lower than 20 (maybe even 25) here so it was incredible luck that I found one in absolute pristine condition for 15 quid! As for the album, I don't really quite understand side 2 (A Plague etc.) yet, but Man-Erg is really good, especially when the song breaks down with saxes sounding like seagulls coming in. Proper chilling!

    #70s #70sMusic #ProgRock #progressiverock

  19. #NowPlaying: #VanderGraafGenerator - Pawn Hearts
    1971(?) Dutch pressing.

    You rarely find #vdGG #vinyl releases priced lower than 20 (maybe even 25) here so it was incredible luck that I found one in absolute pristine condition for 15 quid! As for the album, I don't really quite understand side 2 (A Plague etc.) yet, but Man-Erg is really good, especially when the song breaks down with saxes sounding like seagulls coming in. Proper chilling!

    #70s #70sMusic #ProgRock #progressiverock

  20. #NowPlaying: #VanderGraafGenerator - Pawn Hearts
    1971(?) Dutch pressing.

    You rarely find #vdGG #vinyl releases priced lower than 20 (maybe even 25) here so it was incredible luck that I found one in absolute pristine condition for 15 quid! As for the album, I don't really quite understand side 2 (A Plague etc.) yet, but Man-Erg is really good, especially when the song breaks down with saxes sounding like seagulls come in. Proper chilling!

    #70s #70sMusic #ProgRock #progressiverock

  21. #NowPlaying: #VanderGraafGenerator - Pawn Hearts
    1971(?) Dutch pressing.

    You rarely find #vdGG #vinyl releases priced lower than 20 (maybe even 25) here so it was incredible luck that I found one in absolute pristine condition for 15 quid! As for the album, I don't really quite understand side 2 (A Plague etc.) yet, but Man-Erg is really good, especially when the song breaks down with saxes sounding like seagulls coming in. Proper chilling!

    #70s #70sMusic #ProgRock #progressiverock

  22. #NowPlaying: #VanderGraafGenerator - World Record
    1976 NL pressing.

    I venture into prog rock every now and then and I am particularly fond of #vdgg. This record has got some funkyness which I quite like. Unfortunate that the brilliant Meurglys III ends in a fade-out though... I got this for very cheap, normally a VdGG #vinyl would cost you €25, but this only cost me €9. I did have to make a Discogs page for it, though. Bonus: me posing with the record and making scans.

    #70s #70sMusic #ProgRock

  23. #NowPlaying: #VanderGraafGenerator - World Record
    1976 NL pressing.

    I venture into prog rock every now and then and I am particularly fond of #vdgg. This record has got some funkyness which I quite like. Unfortunate that the brilliant Meurglys III ends in a fade-out though... I got this for very cheap, normally a VdGG #vinyl would cost you €25, but this only cost me €9. I did have to make a Discogs page for it, though. Bonus: me posing with the record and making scans.

    #70s #70sMusic #ProgRock

  24. Warnung in eigener Sache: Verabredet euch nie mit mir zum gemeinsamen Konzertbesuch: Entweder, der Band geschieht ein Unglück (#FooFighters, #VanDerGraafGenerator), oder meiner Begleitung (#GreenDay, #BillyBragg). Deshalb habe ich jetzt 2 Karten meiner Begleiter:innen zum Einkaufspreis für #PattiSmith morgen, 10.06., in der #ZitadelleSpandau in #Berlin abzugeben. Übergabe wäre an einem verabredeten Ort dort.