Van Der Graaf Generator: The Least We Can Do Is Wave To ... (LP)

Recorded in four days in December 1969, the album cemented the patented VDGG sound, with Refugees even reaching the Top 50 alongside favorites like After The Flood and White Hammer. Today it ranks with King Crimson's In The Court Of The Crimson King as one of the great debuts of the year The album included the beautiful, anthemic "Refugees," the apocalyptic "White Hammer" and "After The Flood," and introduced the world to the amazing wall-of-noise drama that would culminate on "Pawn Hearts."