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Merlin Atmos: Live Performances 2013
Live album by
Van der Graaf Generator
Released2 February 2015
RecordedJune 2013
GenreProgressive rock
Length45:35 (vinyl)
70:59 (CD)
142:12 (Special edition)
LabelEsoteric Antenna
ProducerVan der Graaf Generator
Van der Graaf Generator chronology
ALT
(2012) 		Merlin Atmos: Live Performances 2013
(2015) 		After the Flood: At the BBC 1968-1977
(2015)

Merlin Atmos: Live Performances 2013 is a live album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released in February 2015.[1][2] The album was recorded during the band's European tour in June 2013 and includes a full onstage performance of the suite "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers", originally recorded for Pawn Hearts in 1971.[3]

In addition to the regular version of the album, a special edition containing an extra CD called "Bonus Atmos" and a vinyl version including just the two long suites ("Flight" and "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers") were also issued.

Track listing

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All tracks written by Peter Hammill except where noted.

Regular album

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No.TitleWriter(s)Studio releaseLength
1."Flight" A Black Box (1980)*21:30
2."Lifetime" Trisector (2008)5:11
3."All That Before"Hammill, Hugh Banton, Guy EvansTrisector (2008)7:46
4."Bunsho"Hammill, Banton, EvansA Grounding in Numbers (2011)5:48
5."A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers"Hammill, Banton, Evans, David JacksonPawn Hearts (1971)24:05
6."Gog" In Camera (1974)*6:39

Bonus Atmos

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No.TitleWriter(s)Studio releaseLength
1."Interference Patterns"Hammill, Banton, EvansTrisector (2008)4:28
2."Over the Hill"Hammill, Banton, EvansTrisector (2008)12:36
3."Your Time Starts Now"Hammill, Banton, EvansA Grounding in Numbers (2011)4:14
4."Scorched Earth"Hammill, JacksonGodbluff (1975)10:14
5."Meurglys III, The Songwriter's Guild" World Record (1976)15:24
6."Man-Erg" Pawn Hearts (1971)11:30
7."Childlike Faith in Childhood's End" Still Life (1976)12:37

(*) Peter Hammill solo album.

Vinyl

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flight"
i. "Flying Blind"
ii. "The White Cane Fandango"
iii. "Controll"
iv. "Cockpit"
v. "Six Worm Wings"
vi. "Nothing is Nothing"
vii. "A Black Box"
Hammill21:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
i. "Eyewitness"
ii. "Pictures/Lighthouse"
iii. "Eyewitness"
iv. "SHM"
v. "Presence of the Night"
vi. "Kosmos Tours"
vii. "(Custard's) Last Stand"
viii. "The Clot Thickens"
ix. "Land's End (Sineline)"
x. "We Go Now"
Hammill, Banton, Evans, Jackson24:05

Personnel

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Van der Graaf Generator

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[4] 23
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[5] 12

References

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  1. ^ "Merlin Atmos". SofaSound. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Van Der Graaf Generator melden sich mit Live-Album zurück". Rolling Stone (in German). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Van der Graaf Generator - Merlin Atmos: Live Performances 2013 (2015)". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
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