Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts, 1971. Charisma Records – CAS 1051.

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Pawn Hearts is the fourth album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released in October 1971 on Charisma Records. The original album features just three tracks, including the side-long suite "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers". The album was not commercially successful in the UK, but reached number one in Italy. It has since seen retrospective critical praise and was reissued on CD in 2005 with extra material.
The songs for the album were worked out while on tour in 1971, with further development and arranging at manager Tony Stratton-Smith's house in Crowborough, Sussex over a two-month period. The original plan had been to release more material, making up a double album, but Charisma vetoed the idea. A non-album single, "Theme One" was included on some releases in the US and Canada. The album's strong commercial showing in Italy resulted in a number of lucrative promotional tours there, but the resulting pressure led to the band's split in August 1972.

Label: Charisma – CAS 1051 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Monarch Pressing Country: US Released: 1971 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock

All tracks are written by Peter Hammill, except where indicated.
Side one:
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Lemmings (Including 'Cog')" 11:35 2. "Theme One" (only on original US and Canada releases) George Martin 2:55 3. "Man-Erg" 10:19 Side two:
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" a. "Eyewitness" – 2:25 b. "Pictures/Lighthouse" (music: Banton, Jackson) – 3:10 c. "Eyewitness" – 0:54 d. "S.H.M." – 1:57 e. "Presence of the Night" – 3:51 f. "Kosmos Tours" (music: Evans; lyrics: Hamill) – 1:17 g. "(Custard's) Last Stand" – 2:48 h. "The Clot Thickens" (music: Hammill, Banton, Evans, Jackson; lyrics: Hammill) – 2:51 i. "Land's End (Sineline)" (music: Jackson; lyrics: Hammill) – 2:01 j. "We Go Now" (music: Jackson, Banton) – 1:51" Hammill, Hugh Banton, Guy Evans, David Jackson 23:04

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