L I N K S

Van der Graaf and Peter Hammill Pages

  Van der Graaf Generations - A well designed website with the complete story of Van der Graaf based on a complex tree.

  Sofa Sound - An official Peter Hammill website!!!

  Refugees' Home Page - A Peter Hammill website by Koen Vyverman with massive information, including an exhaustive discography, original pictures, lyrics, videos and a collection of PH7 digests (the Peter Hammill mailing list).

  Echo City - The home of Sonic Sport. Echo City is a project by Guy Evans and Giles Perring.

  Peter Hammill/Van der Graaf Generator FAQ - From the origin of band's name to a detailed bootlegs' list, lots of answered questions organised by Rami Zakh and Richard Lowther.

  The Peter Hammill Vaults - A very personal Hammill website by Christina Büch. The best place to look for news about the band and its leader.

  Memories of Van der Graaf Generator - An interesting collection of VdGG memorabilia.

  ManErg - Manuel Grande's Van Der Graaf Generator website.

  Black Box - Frank Elsner's 'unofficial' Hammill Home Page. Well designed and with lots of lyrics.

  pH Transcriptions - Hammill's songs transcribed for guitar by Ola Rinta-Koski and his friends.

  Ley Line - An interesting VdGG/Hammill site designed by Luiz Esteves, and written in portuguese. Includes lots of samples.

  Loukos Home - Konstantin Lounkov's Hammill pages.

  Austrian Peter Hammill Pages - Another Hammill site, by Martin Mair, with a few articles and a good collection of links to related pages.

  Live Concert Bootlegs and Private Recordings - by Marcel Safir.

  Russian Peter Hammill/VdGG Page - an interesting site by Serguei Petrouchanko.

  Others - Homepage of Rene Bos;   Peter Hammil Discography by The Edge;   pH Van der Graaf Page by Maxim Gross.


Guides and Resources

  The Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock - Massive information about progressive music arranged alphabetically by band or artist. Check out for Van der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill and David Jackson entries.

  All Music Guide - A biography and some information about band and Hammill records can be reached when searching for Van der Graaf and Peter Hammill.

  The Rough Guide to Rock Music - Over 1100 rock bands and artists entries, including Van der Graaf and Peter Hammill.

  Ultimate Band List, The - Thousands of musical links.

  The Artist Shop - This site includes a Fie! Records page with detailed information and samples on several Van der Graaf and Hammill works.

  Others - Progressive Rock Web Site, The;   Reels of Dreams Unrolled (a Progressive Rock Fanzine);   Calyx - The Canterbury Web Page;   Colossus (The Finnish Progressive Music Association);   Rock Progressivo Brazil;   The Spanish Progressive Music Page.


Progressive Rock Artists and Bands

  Amazing Blondel - From England, the most exquisite and humoured progressive folk band.

  Curved Air - Website dedicated to the band originally formed by Darryl Way, Francis Monkman and Sonja Kristina.

  Banco dell Mutuo Soccorso - Official home page of a great classic progressive band from Italy, still active nowadays.

  Gentle Giant - One of the most ambitious progressive rock groups. Contemporary music, mediaeval polyphonies, folk, baroque counterpoint and rock, all melted in an original style.

  Gryphon - A great progressive rock band with an important classical influence.

  Premiata Forneria Marconi - The home page of a great italian progressive band recently reformed.

  Maddy Prior - A site devoted to the best female vocalist of progressive folk-rock music.

  Renaissance - The premier classically-influenced progressive rock band in a very informative website.

  Other progressive bands and artists:   Advent;   After Crying;   Jan Akkerman;   Amon Düül II;   Ange;   Änglagård;   Area;   Art Zoyd;   Camel;   Dead Can Dance;   Devil Doll;   Eloy;   Emerson, Lake & Palmer;   The Enid;   Brian Eno;   Fairport Convention;   Family;   Finisterre;   The Flower Kings;   Focus;   Robert Fripp / King Crimson;   Peter Gabriel;   Genesis;   Goblin;   Hedningarna;   Isildurs Bane;   Jethro Tull;   Daniel Lanois;   Pär Lindh Project;   Magma;   Magna Carta;   Manfred Mann;   Novalis;   Le Orme;   Anthony Philips;   Pink Floyd;   Procol Harum;   Samla Mammas Manna;   Sinkadus;   Steeleye Span;   Stoa;   Strawbs, The;   David Sylvian;   Triumvirat;   Univers Zero;   Yes.


Records

  Labels with progressive catalogue:   Ad Perpetuam Memoriam;   BGO Records;   Carbon 7;   Celestial Harmonies;   Cuneiform Records;   Delerium Records;   Discipline Global Mobile;   ECM;   Eurock;   Hyperium;   Island Records;   The Laser's Edge;   Mellow Records;   Musea Records;   Repertoire Records;   Silence Records;   Vinyl Magic Italy;   Virgin Records;   Voiceprint.

  Other labels:   BMG / RCA;   Celtic Heartbeat;   Claddagh Records;   Channel Classics;   Deutsche Grammophone;   Erdenklang Musik;   Gael Linn;   Gimell;   Green Linet;   Green Trax;   Harbourtown Records;   Harmonia Mundi;   Hyperion;   Iona Records;   Park Records;   Rycodisk/Hanibal Records;   Shanachie;   Sony;   Temple.

  On-Line Vendors:   Ananana;   CD Europe;   CD Now;   CD-Teleshop;   CD Universe;   CD World;   Cheap or What;   Cranium Music;   EMusic;   Jungle CD;   The Laser's Edge;   Music Boulevard;   The Missing Piece;   New Sonic Archicture;   Record Heaven;   Red Mail Order;   Vinyl Magic Italy;   Vinyl Tap.