The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome (SHM-CD, limited edition, reissue, remastered)

~ Release by Van Der Graaf (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Annotation

Cardboard sleeve reissue from Van der Graaf Generator features SHM-CD format and HR cutting from a 2015 DSD master, using the UK original analogue master. Comes with an obi replicating the one with the Japanese edition LP.

© 1977 Virgin Records Ltd.
℗ & © 2005 Virgin Records Ltd.

DSD flat transfer from UK original analogue master tapes.
Edited in DSD by Manabu Matsumara at Universal Music Studios, Tokyo, in 2015.
For the SHM-CD edition: 176.4Hz/24bit transfer from DSD by Yumetoki Suzuki at Universal Music Studios, Tokyo, in 2015.
HR (High-Resolution) cutting from 176.4Hz/24bit at JVCKenwood Creative Media, in 2015.

Original released as Charisma CAS 1131 in September 1977.

Matrix / Runout: UICY-40140 H1T
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L236
Mould SID Code: IFPI 4011
Rights Society: JASRAC

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-17 15:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1SHM-CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Lizard Play
recording of:
Lizard Play
writer:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
4:30
2The Habit of the Broken Heart
recording of:
The Habit of the Broken Heart
writer:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
4:40
3The Siren Song
bass guitar:
Nic Potter
guitar family and piano:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
membranophone and percussion:
Guy Evans (drums)
violin:
Graham Smith (violinist String Driven Thing/Van der Graaf)
vocals:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
The Siren Song
writer:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
6:04
4Last Frame
bass guitar:
Nic Potter
guitar family and piano:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
membranophone and percussion:
Guy Evans (drums)
violin:
Graham Smith (violinist String Driven Thing/Van der Graaf)
vocals:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Last Frame
writer:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
6:17
5The Wave
bass guitar:
Nic Potter
guitar family and piano:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
membranophone and percussion:
Guy Evans (drums)
violin:
Graham Smith (violinist String Driven Thing/Van der Graaf)
vocals:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
The Wave
writer:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
3:14
6Cat's Eye / Yellow Fever (Running)
bass guitar:
Nic Potter
guitar family and piano:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
membranophone and percussion:
Guy Evans (drums)
violin:
Graham Smith (violinist String Driven Thing/Van der Graaf)
vocals:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Cat’s Eye / Yellow Fever (Running)
writer:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter) and Graham Smith (violinist String Driven Thing/Van der Graaf)
5:20
7The Sphinx in the Face
bass guitar:
Nic Potter
guitar family and piano:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
membranophone and percussion:
Guy Evans (drums)
saxophone:
David Jackson (UK progressive rock saxophonist, flautist & composer)
violin:
Graham Smith (violinist String Driven Thing/Van der Graaf)
vocals:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
The Sphinx in the Face
writer:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
5:57
8Chemical World
recording of:
Chemical World
lyricist and composer:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
6:10
9The Sphinx Returns
bass guitar:
Nic Potter
guitar family and piano:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
membranophone and percussion:
Guy Evans (drums)
saxophone:
David Jackson (UK progressive rock saxophonist, flautist & composer)
violin:
Graham Smith (violinist String Driven Thing/Van der Graaf)
vocals:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
The Sphinx Returns
writer:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
1:26
10Door
3:28
11Ship of Fools
3:51
12The Wave
bass guitar:
Nic Potter
guitar family and piano:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
membranophone and percussion:
Guy Evans (drums)
violin:
Graham Smith (violinist String Driven Thing/Van der Graaf)
vocals:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
The Wave
writer:
Peter Hammill (English singer‐songwriter)
2:59