The Aerosol Grey Machine
Album by Van der Graaf Generator
Released	1969
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	53:50 (CD release)
Label	Mercury Records
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	The Aerosol Grey Machine (1968)	The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other (1970)

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The album was originally intended as a solo album by the band's lead singer and main songwriter, Peter Hammill, but due to a deal with the record company, it was released under the Van der Graaf Generator name. Peter Hammill portrayed on the cover of his solo album None of the Above (2000). ...

Tracks

1. "Afterwards" (Hammill) - 4:55
2. "Orthenthian St., Pts. 1 & 2" (Hammill) - 6:18
3. "Running Back" (Hammill) - 6:35
4. "Into a Game" (Hammill) - 6:57
5. "Aerosol Grey Machine" (Hammill) - 0:47
6. "Black Smoke Yen" (Banton, Ellis, Evans) - 1:26
7. "Aquarian" (Hammill) - 8:22
8. "Necromancer" (Hammill) - 3:38
9. "Octopus" (Hammill) - 8:00

The following additional tracks (comprising the two sides of the band's first single) were included on a bootleg CD version of the album released in 1997:

1. "People You Were Going To" (Hammill) - 2:44
2. "Firebrand" (Hammill) - 4:08

The following additional tracks were included on the official CD release of the album, also in 1997:

1. "Squid 1"
2. "Ferret And Featherbird"