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 'The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome' cover

LP - Charisma Records, CAS 1131 (UK, 70)
LP - Philips, 6369 901 (Germany, ?)
CD - Virgin/Charisma, CASCD 1131 (UK, ??)

 'The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome' back cover

Van der Graaf:
The Quiet Zone
The Pleasure Dome

1. Lizard Play [4:29]
    (Hammill)
2. The Habit of the Broken Heart [4:40]
    (Hammill)
3. The Siren Song [6:04]
    (Hammill)
4. Last Frame [6:13]
    (Hammill)
5. The Wave [3:14]
    (Smith/Hammill)
6. Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (Running) [5:20]
    (Hammill)
7. The Sphinx in the Face [5:58]
    (Hammill)
8. Chemical World [6:10]
    (Hammill)
9. The Sphinx Returns [1:12]
    (Hammill)

All yrics by Peter Hammill
Arrangements by the band

Musicians: Graham Smith - violin, viola
Nic Poter - bass
Peter Hammill - vocals, guitars, keyboards
Guy Evans - drums, percussion
+ David Jackson - saxes inserts
Other credits: Produced by Peter Hammill
Engineered by Ian Gowan, Dave Anderson,
    Pat Moran
Recorded at Foel (Llanfair Caerinion), Morgan
    (London) and Rockfield (Moumouth),
    between 13th May - 12th June 1977
Painting by Jess Artem
Photography Robin Schwartz, Anton Corbijn
Layout by John Pasche
© 1977 Charisma Records Ltd

Review by Christopher Currie


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