Fool's Mate is Peter Hammill's solo career debut album, the first of eight of his studio albums all released by Charisma Records. . It was recorded at Trident Studios, London W.1 on April 20, 21, 27 and 28th 1971. Comprised by shorter and simpler pop songs mostly composed in the early years of his band Van der Graaf Generator (there's even a demo of "Sunshine" played by the band and released in 2021), Peter most likely released this album under his own name because it didn't matched the experimental, epic and progressive nature of VdGG. Also, Fool'… read more
Fool's Mate is Peter Hammill's solo career debut album, the first of eight of his studio albums all released by Charisma Records. . It was … read more
Fool's Mate is Peter Hammill's solo career debut album, the first of eight of his studio albums all released by Charisma Records. . It was recorded at Trident Studios, London W… read more
Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November 1948, in Ealing, West London, England) is a singer-songwriter, and a founding member of progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Most noted for his vocal abilities, his main instruments are guitar and piano. He also acts as a record producer for his own recordings, and occasionally for other artists. With an extensive solo career spanning dozens of albums, Peter Hammill is certainly more than just the front-man and leader of Van Der Graaf Generator (VdGG). His literate, soul-examining lyrics and his often-anguished vocal delivery ma… read more