ALT (album)

ALT
Studio album by Van der Graaf Generator
Released	25 June 2012
Recorded	2011–2012
Genre	Progressive rock, art rock, experimental rock, instrumental rock
Label	Esoteric Recordings
Producer	Peter Hammill
Van der Graaf Generator chronology
A Grounding in Numbers (2011) ALT (2012) Merlin Atmos (2015)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

ALT is the twelfth and most recent studio album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was released 25 June 2012.^[2] There are only instrumental songs on the album.

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

• Peter Hammill − guitars, keyboards
• Hugh Banton − organ, bass, bass pedals
• Guy Evans − drums^[3]

References

1. Allen, James. "ALT - Van der Graaf Generator : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
2. "Alt - CD Edition PRE ORDER - Van der Graaf Generator". Cherryred.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
3. "VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR ALT". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.