Peter Hammill first came to prominence as the founding member and voice of the legendary Progressive Rock group Van der Graaf Generator.
Alongside his work with Van der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill has enjoyed a long career as an innovative and ground-breaking solo artist. In 1992 he established his own label, Fie!, to handle his solo work, beginning with the release of the acclaimed “Fireships” that year. A more introspective work, the album was labelled in the original liner notes as “Number 1 in the BeCalm series” and received much critical praise thanks to songs such as “I Will Find You,” “Curtains” and “Gaia.” In 1993 Peter issued the more Rock-orientated album “The Noise” (stated at the time as being “Number 1 in the A Loud series”).
1995 saw the release of another excellent work, “Roaring Forties,” which included the extended composition “A Headlong Stretch.” X My Heart,” issued in March 1996, was another fine work and included songs such as “Amnesiac” and “A Better Time.”
This collection features newly remastered versions of these albums along with an illustrated booklet with unseen photographs and liner notes by Peter Hammill.
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DISC ONE — Fireships
01. I Will Find You
02. Curtains
03. His Best Girl
04. Oasis
05. Incomplete Surrender
06. Fireships
07. Given Time
08. Reprise
09. Gaia
DISC TWO — The Noise
01. A Kick To Kill The Kiss
02. Like A Shot, The Entertainer
03. The Noise
04. Celebrity Kissing
05. Where The Mouth Is
06. The Great European Department Store
07. Planet Coventry
08. Primo On The Parapet
DISC THREE — Roaring Forties
01. Sharply Unclear
02. The Gift Of Fire (Precursed)
03. The Gift Of Fire (Talk Turkey)
04. You Can’t Want What You Always Get…
05. …If You Haven’t Got It Yet
A Headlong Stretch
06. Up Ahead
07. Continental Drift
08. The Twelve
09. Long Light
10. Backwards Man
11. As You Were
12. Or So I Said
13. Your Tall Ship
DISC FOUR — X My Heart
01. A Better Time (A capella)
02. Amnesiac
03. Ram Origami
04. A Forest of Pronouns
05. Earthbound
06. Narcissus (Bar & Grill)
07. Material Possession
08. Come Clean
09. A Better Time