The Future Now
The Future Now is the seventh studio album by Peter Hammill, released on Charisma Records in 1978. It was the first solo album Hammill released following the 1978 breakup of his band Van der Graaf Generator, although he had released numerous solo albums while Van der Graaf Generator were active. The album contains twelve short songs, several in the new wave style of Van der Graaf Generator's last studio album, The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome.
The song "Pushing Thirty" mentions "Nicky" Lowe and David Hemmings, as well as Hammill's alter ego Nadir.
The album cover shows a set of photographs by Brian Griffin, portraying Peter Hammill with half of his moustache and beard shaven.
"If I Could" was re-worked for Hammill's 1984 album The Love Songs.
Track listing
- Track 9 is incorrectly labeled as "Mediaeval" on the back of the CD version of album
- Tracks 13 and 14 recorded live at The All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, USA on 16th February 1978
Personnel
- Peter Hammill – guitars, vocals, keyboards, harmonica, electronics
- David Jackson – saxophone
- Graham Smith – violin
Technical
- Peter Hammill – recording engineer
- Pat Moran – mixing
- Brian Griffin – photography