
The Charisma & Virgin Recordings 1971 - 1986 is a Rock album by Peter Hammill, originally released in 2025.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Art Rock
- layered
- brooding
- theatrical
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Tracklist
- Fool’s Mate
- Bonus Tracks: Demo Session 1971
- Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night
- Bonus Tracks: Demo Session 1973
- The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage
- Live Recordings 1974
- In Camera
- Bonus Tracks:
- Nadir’s Big Chance
- Over
- Bonus Tracks:
- The Future Now
- Live In Kansas City 1978
- pH7
- Bonus Tracks:
- A Black Box
- Flight19:40
- Sitting Targets
- The Love Songs
- Bonus Track:
- Skin
- Bonus Track:
- And As Close As This
- The Future Now (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix)
- pH7 (Stephen W. Tayler Stereo Remix)
- The Future Now (Stephen W. Tayler High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix / New Stereo Remix)
- pH7 (Stephen W. Tayler High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound Mix / New Stereo Remix)
- The Video Vaults
Side CD
- CD1-1Imperial Zeppelin3:39
- CD1-2Candle4:16
- CD1-3Happy2:35
- CD1-4Solitude4:56
- CD1-5Vision3:13
- CD1-6Re-Awakening3:58
- CD1-7Sunshine3:57
- CD1-8Child4:24
- CD1-9Summer Song (In The Autumn)2:14
- CD1-10Viking4:42
- CD1-11The Birds3:36
- CD1-12I Once Wrote Some Poems2:51
- CD1-13Re-Awakening (Demo)4:36
- CD1-14Summer Song (In The Autumn) (Demo)2:49
- CD1-15The Birds (Demo)3:23
- CD1-16Sunshine (Demo)3:53
- CD1-17Happy (Demo)2:51
- CD2-1German Overalls7:04
- CD2-2Slender Threads5:00
- CD2-3Rock And Role6:40
- CD2-4In The End7:42
- CD2-5What It's Worth3:59
- CD2-6Easy To Slip Away5:22
- CD2-7Dropping The Torch4:11
- CD2-8(In The) Black Room / The Tower11:00
- CD2-9Rain 3am (Recorded At Sofa Sound, Sussex In 1973)4:48
- CD2-10Time For A Change (BBC Radio John Peel Session - 9th July 1973)3:15
- CD2-11German Overalls (BBC Radio John Peel Session - 9th July 1973)6:43
- CD2-12Easy To Slip Away (BBC Radio John Peel Session - 9th July 1973)4:17
- CD2-13In The End (BBC Radio John Peel Session - 9th July 1973)7:11
- CD3-1Modern7:27
- CD3-2Wilhelmina5:17
- CD3-3The Lie (Bernini's Saint Theresa)5:41
- CD3-4Forsaken Gardens6:17
- CD3-5Red Shift8:11
- CD3-6Rubicon4:41
- CD3-7A Louse Is Not A Home12:12
- CD4-1Rubicon (BBC Radio John Peel Session - 18th February 1974)5:10
- CD4-2Red Shift (BBC Radio John Peel Session - 18th February 1974)5:55
- CD4-3Solitude (Recorded At Montreal University Sports Centre - 21st April 1974)5:42
- CD4-4Time For A Change (Recorded At Montreal University Sports Centre - 21st April 1974)3:30
- CD4-5The Birds (Recorded At Montreal University Sports Centre - 21st April 1974)3:54
- CD4-6Out Of My Book (Recorded At Montreal University Sports Centre - 21st April 1974)4:54
- CD4-7Slender Threads (Recorded At Montreal University Sports Centre - 21st April 1974)6:26
- CD4-8German Overalls (Recorded At Montreal University Sports Centre - 21st April 1974)6:58
- CD5-1Ferret And Featherbird3:42
- CD5-2(No More) The Sub Mariner5:45
- CD5-3Tapeworm4:19
- CD5-4Again3:36
- CD5-5Faint Heart And The Sermon6:43
- CD5-6The Comet, The Course, The Tail6:01
- CD5-7Gog7:38
- CD5-8Magog (In Bromine Chambers)9:50
- CD5-9The Emperor In His War Room (BBC Radio John Peel Session - 3rd September 1974)6:41
- CD5-10Faint Heart And The Sermon (BBC Radio John Peel Session - 3rd September 1974)6:07
- CD5-11(No More) The Sub Mariner (BBC Radio John Peel Session - 3rd September 1974)6:14
- CD6-1Nadir's Big Chance3:34
- CD6-2The Institute Of Mental Health, Burning3:31
- CD6-3Open Your Eyes5:10
- CD6-4Nobody's Business4:08
- CD6-5Been Alone So Long4:09
- CD6-6Pompeii4:23
- CD6-7Shingle Song4:14
- CD6-8Airport3:04
- CD6-9People You Were Going To5:04
- CD6-10Birthday Special3:34
- CD6-11Two Or Three Spectres6:20
- CD7-1Crying Wolf5:12
- CD7-2Autumn4:16
- CD7-3Time Heals8:45
- CD7-4Alice (Letting Go)5:37
- CD7-5This Side Of The Looking Glass7:00
- CD7-6Betrayed4:47
- CD7-7(On Tuesday's She Used To Do) Yoga3:57
- CD7-8Lost And Found7:20
- CD7-9Afterwards (BBC Radio One John Peel Session - 21st April 1977)5:25
- CD7-10Autumn (BBC Radio One John Peel Session - 21st April 1977)4:45
- CD7-11Betrayed (BBC Radio One John Peel Session - 21st April 1977)4:45
- CD8-1Pushing Thirty4:20
- CD8-2The Second Hand3:28
- CD8-3Trappings3:30
- CD8-4The Mousetrap (Caught In)4:05
- CD8-5Energy Vampires2:67
- CD8-6If I Could4:38
- CD8-7The Future Now4:11
- CD8-8Still In The Dark3:40
- CD8-9Mediaeval3:06
- CD8-10A Motor-Bike In Afrika3:11
- CD8-11The Cut4:20
- CD8-12Palinurus (Castaway)3:47
- CD9-1House With No Door6:18
- CD9-2Time Heals7:32
- CD9-3This Side Of The Looking Glass4:16
- CD9-4My Room6:51
- CD9-5Easy To Slip Away6:16
- CD9-6Still Life8:42
- CD9-7Lizard Play4:25
- CD9-8Time For A Change4:23
- CD9-9Been Alone So Long3:11
- CD9-10Modern6:34
- CD9-11If I Could4:53
- CD9-12Last Frame6:15
- CD10-1The Comet, The Course, The Tail7:21
- CD10-2The Lie (Bernini’s Saint Theresa)6:31
- CD10-3The Mousetrap (Caught In)6:07
- CD10-4In The End7:24
- CD10-5Medley: A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers / The Sleepwalkers10:32
- CD10-6Man-Erg10:49
- CD11-1My Favourite2:52
- CD11-2Careering4:06
- CD11-3Porton Down3:41
- CD11-4Mirror Images3:51
- CD11-5Handicap And Equality3:56
- CD11-6Not For Keith2:26
- CD11-7The Old School Tie5:07
- CD11-8Time For A Change3:15
- CD11-9Imperial Walls4:16
- CD11-10Mr X (Gets Tense)6:05
- CD11-11Faculty X4:12
- CD11-12Mediaeval / Time For A Change (BBC Radio John Peel Session - 24th September 1979)5:18
- CD11-13Mr X (Gets Tense) (BBC Radio John Peel Session - 24th September 1979)4:20
- CD11-14Faculty X (BBC Radio John Peel Session - 24th September 1979)4:23
- CD11-15The Polaroid (A-Side Of Single)2:34
- CD12-1Golden Promises2:56
- CD12-2Losing Faith In Words3:40
- CD12-3Jargon King2:43
- CD12-4Fogwalking4:05
- CD12-5The Spirit2:38
- CD12-6In Slow Time3:27
- CD12-7The Wipe1:45
- CD13-1Breakthrough3:58
- CD13-2My Experience3:17
- CD13-3Ophelia3:12
- CD13-4Empress's Clothes4:05
- CD13-5Glue3:43
- CD13-6Hesitation4:08
- CD13-7Sitting Targets5:24
- CD13-8Stranger Still4:57
- CD13-9Sign3:48
- CD13-10What I Did3:41
- CD13-11Central Hotel4:42
- CD14-1Just Good Friends3:54
- CD14-2My Favourite3:00
- CD14-3Been Alone So Long5:01
- CD14-4Ophelia3:09
- CD14-5Again3:33
- CD14-6If I Could5:00
- CD14-7Vision3:16
- CD14-8Don't Tell Me4:39
- CD14-9The Birds3:40
- CD14-10(This Side Of) The Looking Glass7:02
- CD14-11Just Good Friends (B-Side Of Single)4:00
- CD15-1Skin4:15
- CD15-2After The Show4:17
- CD15-3Painting By Numbers3:59
- CD15-4Shell4:17
- CD15-5All Said And Done3:38
- CD15-6A Perfect Date4:13
- CD15-7Four Pails4:28
- CD15-8Now Lover9:52
- CD15-9You Hit Me Where I Live4:53
- CD16-1Too Many Of My Yesterdays4:43
- CD16-2Faith4:24
- CD16-3Empire Of Delight4:37
- CD16-4Silver5:28
- CD16-5Beside The One You Love5:08
- CD16-6Other Old Cliches4:01
- CD16-7Confidence6:33
- CD16-8Sleep Now4:43
- CD17-1Pushing Thirty4:23
- CD17-2The Second Hand3:30
- CD17-3Trappings3:36
- CD17-4The Mousetrap (Caught In)4:12
- CD17-5Energy Vampires2:55
- CD17-6If I Could4:45
- CD17-7The Future Now4:19
- CD17-8Still In The Dark3:41
- CD17-9Mediaeval3:11
- CD17-10A Motor-Bike In Afrika3:16
- CD17-11The Cut4:23
- CD17-12Palinurus (Castaway)3:52
- CD18-1My Favourite5:56
- CD18-2Careering4:08
- CD18-3Porton Down3:42
- CD18-4Mirror Images3:58
- CD18-5Handicap And Equality4:05
- CD18-6Not For Keith2:27
- CD18-7The Old School Tie5:07
- CD18-8Time For A Change3:19
- CD18-9Imperial Walls4:15
- CD18-10Mr X (Gets Tense)6:04
- CD18-11Faculty X4:09
Side BD
- BD1-1Pushing Thirty
- BD1-2The Second Hand
- BD1-3Trappings
- BD1-4The Mousetrap
- BD1-5Energy Vampires
- BD1-6If I Could
- BD1-7The Future Now
- BD1-8Still In The Dark
- BD1-9Mediaeval
- BD1-10A Motor-Bike In Afrika
- BD1-11The Cut
- BD1-12Palinurus (Castaway)
- BD1-13My Favourite
- BD1-14Careering
- BD1-15Porton Down
- BD1-16Mirror Images
- BD1-17Handicap And Equality
- BD1-18Not For Keith
- BD1-19The Old School Tie
- BD1-20Time For A Change
- BD1-21Imperial Walls
- BD1-22Mr X (Gets Tense)
- BD1-23Faculty X
- BD2-1In The End ("Rock En Stock" - ORTF TV, France - 21st August 1973)
- BD2-2German Overalls ("Rock En Stock" - ORTF TV, France - 21st August 1973)
- BD2-3The Lie ("Kaleidospop" - Swiss Televison - 30th March 1974)
- BD2-4Forsaken Gardens ("Kaleidospop" - Swiss Televison - 30th March 1974)
- BD2-5A Louse Is Not A Home ("Kaleidospop" - Swiss Televison - 30th March 1974)
- BD2-6Energy Vampires (Filmed At The Empire Theatre, Paris - 14th May 1979)
- BD2-7My Room (Filmed At The Empire Theatre, Paris - 14th May 1979)
- BD2-8Tintagel By The Sea (BBC TV – “Playaway” 15th December 1979)
Rare pressing on Gatefold
