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The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome is the eighth album by British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Released in 1977, it was their last studio album before their 2005 reunion.[2] The album features a more energetic, new wave sound than its three immediate predecessors, anticipating singer and songwriter Peter Hammill's late 1970s solo work.

The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
Studio album by Van der Graaf
Released	2 September 1977
Recorded	13 May - 12 June 1977
Studio	Foel, Morgan and Rockfield Studios
Genre	Progressive rock[1]
Length	43:34
Label	Charisma (UK) Mercury (USA)
Producer	Peter Hammill
Van der Graaf chronology
World Record (1976) The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome (1977) Vital (1978)

For this album, bassist Nic Potter returned to the band, having left in 1970, and violinist Graham Smith (String Driven Thing) also joined the line-up, in place of the two members who had departed in the aftermath of their previous album, World Record (October 1976): organist Hugh Banton and saxophonist/flutist David Jackson. This considerably modified the band's sound. Officially, the band's name was shortened to just "Van der Graaf" for this album and the live album Vital (July 1978), that followed, but contemporaneous Charisma Records promotional materials used both the full and shortened name.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Critical reception was positive. Melody Maker said the band "[had] just come up with an album that finally approached the band's long-promised potential".[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Hammill, except where noted.

Tracks on 2005 reissue

10. "Door" – 3:23
    • Non-album studio version
11. "The Wave" – 3:03
    • Instrumental demo version
12. "Ship of Fools" – 3:43
    • B-side of "Cat's Eye" single (only released in France)

Reissue packaging issues

The 2005 reissue added some B-sides and a demo. The last two of these, "The Wave" and "Ship of Fools", were labelled the wrong way around on the CD packaging.

Personnel

Van der Graaf

• Peter Hammill – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, piano
• Graham Smith – violin
• Nic Potter – bass guitar
• Guy Evans – drums, percussion

as a guest musician

• David Jackson – saxophone (7, 9)

References

External links

• The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome at vandergraafgenerator.co.uk
• Van der Graaf - The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome (1977) album review by Steven McDonald, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
• Van der Graaf - The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome (1977) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
• Van der Graaf - The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome (1977) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Van der Graaf - The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome (1977) album to be listened as stream at Spotify.com

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The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome ist das achte Studioalbum der britischen Progressive-Rock-Band Van der Graaf Generator, das 1977 bei Charisma Records erschien. Es war das letzte Studioalbum der Band bis zu ihrer Wiedervereinigung im Jahr 2005. Das Album unterscheidet sich von seinen Vorgängern durch einen energischeren New-Wave-Sound und nimmt den Stil der Soloarbeiten von Sänger und Songwriter Peter Hammill der nächsten Jahre vorweg.[1]

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The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome — восьмой студийный альбом британской рок-группы Van der Graaf Generator, выпущенный 2 сентября 1977 года. Последняя студийная запись до воссоединения коллектива в 2005 году.

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