ALT (album) explained

ALT is the twelfth studio album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was released 25 June 2012.^[1] There are only instrumental songs on the album.

The opening track "Earlybird" has inspired the Earlybird Project (2014-2015), a non-profit environmental art project, an appeal for the preservation of the world. This project is the result of the collaboration between the Italian-Russian artist Vladislav Shabalin, who works with fossils, and Van der Graaf Generator.

Track listing

1. "Earlybird"
2. "Extractus"
3. "Sackbutt"
4. "Colossus"
5. "Batty Loop"
6. "Splendid"
7. "Repeat After Me"
8. "Elsewhere"
9. "Here's one I Made Earlier"
10. "Midnite or So"
11. "D'Accord"
12. "Mackerel Ate Them"
13. "Tuesday, the Riff"
14. "Dronus"

Vinyl version listing

Side one

1. "Colossus"
2. "Repeat After Me"
3. "Earlybird"
4. "Elsewhere"
5. "Loop J 2"

Side two

1. "D'Accord"
2. "Mackerel Ate Them"
3. "Here's one I Made Earlier"
4. "Dronus"

Personnel

Van der Graaf Generator

• Peter Hammill − guitars, keyboards
• Hugh Banton − organ, bass, bass pedals
• Guy Evans − drums^[2]

References

1. Web site: Van der Graaf Generator - ALT (2012): CD Edition Pre Order . Cherryred.co.uk . 12 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514051935/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/esoteric-exd.asp?id=3683 . 14 May 2012 .
2. Web site: Van der Graaf Generator - ALT (2012) . Progarchives.com . 12 May 2012.

External links

• Van der Graaf Generator - ALT (2012) album review by James Allen, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
• Van der Graaf Generator - ALT (2012) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
• Van der Graaf Generator - ALT (2012) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Van der Graaf Generator - ALT (2012) album to be listened as stream at Spotify.com