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Esoteric

Peter Hammill - A Headlong Stretch: The Fie! Albums 1992-1996 Peter Hammill

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Genre: Prog-Rock/Art Rock and Rock.
Format: 4CD

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Condition: Brand New
Release date: Apr 24, 2026
Catalogue number: ECLEC42932
Barcode: 5013929473270

Tracklisting

Disc One
Fireships

1. I Will Find You
2. Curtains
3. His Best Girl
4. Oasis
5. Incomplete Surrender
6. Fireships
7. Given Time
8. Reprise
9. Gaia

Disc Two
The Noise

1. A Kick To Kill The Kiss
2. Like A Shot, The Entertainer
3. The Noise
4. Celebrity Kissing
5. Where The Mouth Is
6. The Great European Department Store
7. Planet Coventry
8. Primo On The Parapet

Disc Three
Roaring Forties

1. Sharply Unclear
2. 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 Yet

A Headlong Stretch
6. Up Ahead
7. Continental Drift
8. The Twelve
9. Long Light
10. Backwards Man
11. As You Were
12. Or So I Said
13. Your Tall Ship

Disc Four
X My Heart

1. A Better Time (A capella)
2. Amnesiac
3. Ram Origami
4. A Forest of Pronouns
5. Earthbound
6. Narcissus (Bar & Grill)
7. Material Possession
8. Come Clean
9. A Better Time

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.

Format: 4CD

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