PETER HAMMILL - A HEADLONG STRETCH - THE FIE! ALBUMS 1992-1996 4CD CLAMSHELL PETER HAMMILL

• Newly remastered 4CD box set by Peter Hammill featuring his first four studio albums issued on his own label, Fie! Records, between 1992 and 1996.

Peter Hammill first came to prominence as the founding member and voice of the legendary progressive rock group Van der Graaf Generator.

Alongside his work with Van der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill has enjoyed a long career as an innovative and ground-breaking solo artist. In 1992 he established his own label, Fie!, to handle his solo work, beginning with the release of the acclaimed 'Fireships' that year. A more introspective work, the album was labelled in the original liner notes as “Number 1 in the BeCalm series" and received much critical praise thanks to songs such as 'I Will Find You', 'Curtains' and 'Gaia'. In 1993 Peter issued the more rock-orientated album 'The Noise' (stated at the time as being “Number 1 in the A Loud series”).

1995 saw the release of another excellent work, 'Roaring Forties', which included the extended composition 'A Headlong Stretch'. 'X My Heart', issued in March 1996, was another fine work and included songs such as 'Amnesiac' and 'A Better Time'.

This collection features newly remastered versions of these albums along with an illustrated booklet with unseen photographs and liner notes by Peter Hammill.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONEFireships1.  I Will Find You2.  Curtains3.  His Best Girl4.  Oasis5.  Incomplete Surrender6.  Fireships7.  Given Time8.  Reprise9.  Gaia DISC TWOThe Noise1. A Kick To Kill The Kiss2.  Like A Shot, The Entertainer3.  The Noise4.  Celebrity Kissing5.  Where The Mouth Is6.  The Great European Department Store7.  Planet Coventry8.  Primo On The Parapet DISC THREERoaring Forties1.  Sharply Unclear2.  The Gift Of Fire (Precursed)3.  The Gift Of Fire (Talk Turkey)4.  You Can’t Want What You Always Get…5.  …If You Haven’t Got It YetA Headlong Stretch6.  Up Ahead7.  Continental Drift8.  The Twelve9.  Long Light10.  Backwards Man11.  As You Were12.  Or So I Said13.  Your Tall Ship DISC FOURX My Heart1.  A Better Time (A capella)2.  Amnesiac3.  Ram Origami4.  A Forest of Pronouns5.  Earthbound6.  Narcissus (Bar & Grill)7.  Material Possession8.  Come Clean9.  A Better Time