VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR: The house with no door

Left: Van Der Graaf Generator Mk.II: PETER HAMMILL, DAVID JACKSON, NIC POTTER, GUY EVANS, HUGH BANTON (1970-71); Right: The band is riduced to a 4-piece: after bassist Nic left, he was not replaced, Hugh begins to play organ bass pedals.

Left: Peter Hammill plays piano in the studio (1971); Right: Stageside shot, early 70's.

Left: Peter and his Cheshire cat; Right: Peter takes up electric guitar: this instrument was strangely marginal in VdGG, but will gain much more space during his solo career.

Above and Below: After a 3 years split, the band comes back in the classic lineup: Vocals, Modified organ, Piano, Bass pedals, Sax, Lots of flutes, Drums.

Left and Right: David Jackson plays two saxophones simultaneously!!!

Left: Guy Evans on drums and Dave Jackson on saxophone; Right: Peter Hammill, mid 70's.

Left and Right: Van Der Graaf in the final lineup: GUY EVANS, CHARLES DICKIE, NIC POTTER, GRAHAM SMITH, PETER HAMMILL; violin and cello replace sax and organ.

Left: Many years later: Peter Hammill in his home studio (90's); Right: Peter on keyboards during one of his many solo shows (1995).

Left: Peter Hammill on acoustic guitar; Right: Peter and irish Stuart Gordon on violin.

Left: Another live shot of Peter on guitar; Right: Peter plays a concert at 2000 metres of altitude on the Dolomiti mountains (Italy), the rocks are both the stage and the audience's seats!