“We were held together by Sellotape and sealing wax… We knew our days were numbered”: Tired, broke and losing members, Van der Graaf Generator went down fighting with The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome

Van der Graaf Generator.

Van der Graaf Generator responded to the challenges of the late 70s by changing their approach to music and shortening the band name. In an 18-month period Van der Graaf delivered trimmed-down album The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome – their last studio album of the 20th century – and follow-up live release Vital. In 2015 frontman Peter Hammill told Prog how it all came about.

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