Paul Whitehead Van Der Graaf Generator Prints. Limited editions, signed and numbered by the artist. They are available either on acid-free paper or canvass. These images are available in custom sizes as artist prints as well.
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"As a visual artist my most fulfilling projects have always been the ones when I get to collaborate with a group of musicians to produce their record or CD cover. This was the experience I had working with the British Progressive rock band, Van Der Graaf Generator."
Formed in 1967 in Manchester by singer-songwriters Peter Hammill and Chris Judge Smith, Van Der Graaf Generator was the first act signed by Charisma Records. They did not experience much commercial success in the UK, but became wildly popular in Italy during the 1970s. Paul Whitehead provided the Artwork for the band's second album, H to He, Who Am the Only One (December 1970), featuring the line-up of Peter Hammill, Keyboardist Hugh Banton, Drummer Guy Evans and Saxophonist David Jackson. The quartet subsequently achieved significant success in Italy with the release of Pawn Hearts in 1971, again featuring Artwork by Paul Whitehead. Peter Hammill established a concurrent solo career, with Paul Whitehead providing Artwork for the albums "Fools Mate" and "Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night." Peter Hammill's love of Chess is reflected in several of the covers.
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Van Der Graaf Generator 1971 Live Show Print "Pawn Hearts Era" 22" x 28", 2" border $350.00 & S & H Edition of 250 copies signed and numbered by the Artist (Acid Free paper)
The group's albums have tended to be both lyrically and musically darker in atmosphere than many of their progressive rock peers (a trait they shared with King Crimson, whose guitarist Robert Fripp guested on two of their albums), and guitar solos were the exception rather than the rule, preferring to use Banton's classically influenced organ, and, until his departure, Jackson's multiple saxophones. While Hammill is the primary songwriter for the band, and members have contributed to his solo albums, the band arranges all its material collectively. Hammill's lyrics covered themes of mortality, due to his love of science fiction writers such as Robert A. Heinlein and Philip K. Dick, along with his confessed warped and obsessive nature. His voice has been a distinctive component of the band throughout its career, described as "a male Nico". Though the group have generally been commercially unsuccessful, they have inspired several musicians across various genres.
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