Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts

The Full Story of the 1971 Classic
It has been more than 50 years since the extraordinary British rock band Van der Graaf Generator released their legendary fourth studio album, Pawn Hearts. It remains a mind-splitting masterpiece that fascinated an entire generation of music lovers.

It has been more than 50 years since the extraordinary British rock band Van der Graaf Generator released their legendary fourth studio album, Pawn Hearts. It remains a mind-splitting masterpiece that fascinated an entire generation of music lovers. Written by well-known progressive rock author Paolo Carnelli, this is the most extensive treatise of its kind on this seminal 1971 record.

Starting with the birth of the Pawn Hearts concept from live band experience, the song rehearsals and eventually the recording of the album material, what follows is a detailed track-by-track musical and lyrical analysis. Specific chapters are dedicated to the making and the meaning of the artwork and to the band's collaboration with King Crimson's Robert Fripp. The last part of the book deals with the press reaction to the album and the unexpected release of the 'Theme One' single in 1972. The final chapter contrasts an initial performance of 'A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers' in March 1972 with the band's 2013 tour, which presented this rarely performed epic once again, and ends with a detailed Pawn Hearts discography.

The book is enhanced by a preface by Gary Lucas and some fresh comments from David Jackson, Hugh Banton, Guy Evans, Peter Hammill, Stephen W. Tayler and Paul Whitehead.

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