Van der Graaf Generator discography

This discography covers the work of the English band Van der Graaf Generator.

Van der Graaf Generator discography
Studio albums	13
Live albums	9
Compilation albums	8
Singles	7
Video albums	4

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1][2]	GER [3]	NLD [4]	ITA [5][6]
1969	The Aerosol Grey Machine Release date: September 1969 Label: Mercury/Fontana	—	—	—	—
1970	The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other Release date: February 1970 Label: Charisma/Probe	47	—	—	15
	H to He, Who Am the Only One Release date: December 1970 Label: Charisma/Dunhill	—	—	—	—
1971	Pawn Hearts Release date: 12 November 1971 Label: Charisma	—	—	—	12
1975	Godbluff Release date: October 1975 Label: Charisma/Mercury	—	—	—	—
1976	Still Life Release date: April 1976 Label: Charisma/Mercury	—	—	—	—
	World Record Release date: October 1976 Label: Charisma/Mercury	—	—	—	—
1977	The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome Release date: 2 September 1977 Label: Charisma/Mercury	—	—	—	—
2005	Present Release date: 25 April 2005 Label: Charisma	103	100	—	34
2008	Trisector Release date: 17 March 2008 Label: Virgin/EMI	—	—	—	83
2011	A Grounding in Numbers Release date: 14 March 2011 Label: Esoteric	—	—	81	—
2012	ALT Release date: 25 June 2012 Label: Esoteric	—	—	—	—
2016	Do Not Disturb Release date: 30 September 2016 Label: Esoteric	88	—	96	48

Live albums

Year	Album details
1978	Vital Release date: July 1978 Label: Charisma/PVC
1994	Maida Vale Release date: 13 June 1994 Label: Band of Joy
2007	Real Time Release date: March 2007 Label: Fie!
2009	Live at the Paradiso Release date: June 2009 Label: Voiceprint
2012	Live at Metropolis Studios 2010 Release date: June 2012 Label: Salvo With DVD live from 18 December 2010
2015	Merlin Atmos Release date: February 2015 Label: Esoteric Antenna
2015	After the Flood: At the BBC 1968-1977 Release date: April 2015 Label:
2018	Live at Rockpalast – Leverkusen 2005 Release date: May 2018 Label: Mig Music With DVD live from 5 November 2005
2023	The Bath Forum Concert Label: Esoteric Antenna Box set of 2 CDs + DVD + BluRay Recorded 1 March 2022

Compilation and demo albums

Year	Album details
1972	68–71 Release date: August 1972 Label: Charisma
1980	Repeat Performance Release date: September 1980 Label: Charisma
1982	Time Vaults Release date: 1982 Label: Sofa Sound
1987	First Generation (Scenes from 1969 to 1971) Release date: February 1987 Label: Virgin
	Second Generation (Scenes from 1975 to 1977) Release date: February 1987 Label: Virgin
1993	I Prophesy Disaster Release date: 31 August 1993[7] Label: Virgin
2000	An Introduction: From The Least to The Quiet Zone Release date: November 2000 Label: Virgin
	The Box Release date: November 2000 Label: Virgin
2021	The Charisma Years 1970–1978[8] Release date: 3 September 2021 Label: Universal Music

Singles

UK releases, except where noted.

Year	Single	Release date	Album
1969	"People You Were Going To" / "Firebrand"	17 January 1969[9][A]	non-album single
	"Afterwards" / "Necromancer"	December 1969[B]	The Aerosol Grey Machine
1970	"Refugees" / "The Boat of a Million Years"	24 April 1970	The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other
1972	"Theme One" / "W"	18 February 1972[10][C]	non-album single
1976	"Wondering" / "Meurglys III" (excerpt)	October 1976	World Record
1977	"Cat's Eye" / "Ship of Fools"	September 1977[D]	The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
2011	"Highly strung" / "Elsewhere"	April 2011[E]	A Grounding in Numbers

Notes:

1. This single was withdrawn shortly after release
2. released in US
3. also released in various EU and Australia
4. released in France
5. Record Store Day release

Videos

Year	Video details	Notes
2003	Masters from the Vaults Release date: February 2003 Label: Intense Gmbh	Belgian TV session, March 1972, incorrectly labelled as 1971
	Godbluff Live 1975 Release date: July 2003 Label: Classic Rock	Live in Charleroi 1975 + the same Belgian session
2005	Inside VdGG Release date: June 2005 Label: Classic Rock	Includes the two mentioned above + Beat Club 1970
2009	Live at the Paradiso Release date: June 2009 Label: Voiceprint	Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, 14 April 2007