Artist: VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR
Album: THE QUIET ZONE/ THE PLEASURE DOME REMASTERED (CD)

Release date: 1977/ 2005
EAN/UPS: 0094633297425
Media type: CD

The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome, released in 1977, is the eighth album by British British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was their last studio album before their 2005 reunion. The album features a more energetic, new wave sound than its three immediate predecessors, anticipating singer and songwriter Peter Hammill's late '70s solo work.

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: organist Hugh Banton and saxophonist/flautist 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, that followed, but contemporaneous Charisma Records promotional materials used both the full and shortened name.

All tracks written by Peter Hammill, except where indicated.

Side One, "The Quiet Zone"

    "Lizard Play" – 4:29
    "The Habit of the Broken Heart" – 4:40
    "The Siren Song" – 6:05
    "Last Frame" – 6:15

Side Two, "The Pleasure Dome"

    "The Wave" – 3:15
    "Cat's Eye / Yellow Fever (Running)" (Hammill, Graham Smith) – 5:21
    "The Sphinx in the Face" – 5:59
    "Chemical World" – 6:12
    "The Sphinx Returns" – 1:18

Reissue Bonus Tracks:
   "Door" – 3:23
    "The Wave" – 3:03       Demo version
    "Ship of Fools" – 3:43       B-side of "Cat's Eye" single

LINE-UP:

    Peter Hammill – vocals, piano and guitars
    Guy Evans – drums and percussion
    Nic Potter – bass guitar
    Graham Smith – violin
    David Jackson – saxophone on "The Sphinx in the Face" and "The Sphinx Returns"