Peter Hammill



Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November 1948) is an English singer-songwriter, and a founding member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Most noted for his vocal abilities, his main instruments are guitar and piano. He also acts as a record producer for his own recordings, and occasionally for other artists. (Read more at Wikipedia.)

Links to Peel
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Festive Fifty Entries

 * None

Sessions
Five sessions. All except #1 and #2 available on The Peel Sessions (CD, 1995, Strange Fruit). Also eight sessions with Van Der Graaf Generator.

Time For A Change / German Overalls / Easy To Slip Away / In The End
 * 1) 1. Recorded 1973-07-09. First broadcast 24 July 1973. Repeated

Rubicon / A House Is Not A Home / Red Shift
 * 1) 2. Recorded: 1974-02-18. First broadcast 05 March 1974. Repeated

(No More) The Sub-Mariner / The Emperor In His War Room / Faint Heart And The Sermon
 * 1) 3. Recorded 1974-08-19. First broadcast 03 September 1974. Repeated

Betrayed / Afterwards / Autumn
 * 1) 4. Recorded 1977-04-13. First broadcast 21 April 1977. Repeated 19 May 1977.

Mr X (Gets Tense) / Faculty X / Mediaevil/Time For A Change
 * 1) 5 Recorded 1979-09-12. First broadcast 24 September 1979. Repeated

Other Shows Played
(The list below was compiled only from the database of this site and is far from complete. Please add further information if known.)


 * 1973
 * 15 May 1973: German Overalls (Jaxononsax) (LP – Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night Charisma)
 * 22 May 1973: Slender Threads (LP – Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night) Charisma
 * 05 June 1973: Rock And Rôle (LP – Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night) Charisma
 * 05 July 1973: In The End (LP – Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night) Charisma


 * 1974
 * 05 September 1974: (No More) The Sub-Mariner (LP-In Camera) Charisma


 * 1978
 * 12 October 1978: Trappings (LP – The Future Now) Charisma


 * 1970
 * 09 May 1979: Mediaevil / A Motor-Bike In Afrika (LP – The Future Now) Charisma
 * 02 August 1979 (as Rikki Nadir): The Old School Tie (single - The Polaroid b-side) Charisma
 * 07 August 1979: The Old School Tie (single - The Polaroid b-side) Charisma
 * 09 August 1979: The Old School Tie (7" with alter-ego Rikki Nadir - The Polaroid / The Old School Tie) Charisma
 * 15 August 1979: The Old School Tie (single – The Polaroid b-side) Charisma
 * 03 September 1979: The Old School Tie (b-side 'The Polaroid' 7") Charisma
 * 27 September 1979: Portion Down (LP – pH 7) Charisma
 * 04 October 1979: Mirror Images


 * 1980
 * 15 July 1980: Golden Promises (LP – A Black Box) S-Type
 * 16 July 1980: Losing Faith In Words (LP – A Black Box) S-Type
 * 21 July 1980: Losing Faith In Words (LP-A Black Box) S-Type
 * 20 August 1980: In Slow Time (LP - A Black Box) S-Type
 * 03 September 1980: The Spirit (album - A Black Box) S-Type


 * 1981
 * 28 May 1981: My Experience (single) Virgin
 * 01 June 1981: My Experience (7") Virgin
 * 02 June 1981: Empress's Clothes (LP - Sitting Targets) Virgin


 * 1998
 * 01 November 1998 (BFBS): Always Is Next (CD-This) Fie! (JP: "Nice to hear him again, and good to hear that he hasn't taken the easy way out, either.")