The Emperors Return

ot content with delivering a new solo album this year, Peter Hammill has also been involved with the forthcoming Van der Graaf Generator reissue campaign. Later in 2021, the band’s classic albums will be given a new stereo remix treatment and released on vinyl. There will also be a colossal 20-disc box set, The Charisma Years, containing lots of previously unreleased material alongside the new versions of Pawn Hearts and Godbluff. While most of prog’s more notable bands have plundered their back catalogue and released it anew at least once in recent times, the