Peter Hammill - A Headlong Stretch: The Fie! Albums 1992-1996 (2026)

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'.

Tracklist
CD1
01 I Will Find You (2026 Remaster)
02 Curtains (2026 Remaster)
03 His Best Girl (2026 Remaster)
04 Oasis (2026 Remaster)
05 Incomplete Surrender (2026 Remaster)
06 Fireships (2026 Remaster)
07 Given Time (2026 Remaster)
08 Reprise (2026 Remaster)
09 Gaia (2026 Remaster)

CD2
01 A Kick To Kill The Kiss (2026 Remaster)
02 Like A Shot, The Entertainer (2026 Remaster)
03 The Noise (2026 Remaster)
04 Celebrity Kissing (2026 Remaster)
05 Where The Mouth Is (2026 Remaster)
06 The Great European Department Store (2026 Remaster)
07 Planet Coventry (2026 Remaster)
08 Primo On The Parapet (2026 Remaster)

CD3
01 Sharply Unclear (2026 Remaster)
02 The Gift Of Fire (Precursed) (2026 Remaster)
03 The Gift Of Fire (Talk Turkey) (2026 Remaster)
04 You Can't Want What You Always Get… (2026 Remaster)
05 …If You Haven't Got It Yet (2026 Remaster)
06 Up Ahead (2026 Remaster)
07 Continental Drift (2026 Remaster)
08 The Twelve (2026 Remaster)
09 Long Light (2026 Remaster)
10 Backwards Man (2026 Remaster)
11 As You Were (2026 Remaster)
12 Or So I Said (2026 Remaster)
13 Your Tall Ship (2026 Remaster)

CD4
01 A Better Time (Acapella)[2026 Remaster] ((Acapella)[2026 Remaster])
02 Amnesiac (2026 Remaster)
03 Ram Origami (2026 Remaster)
04 A Forest Of Pronouns (2026 Remaster)
05 Earthbound (2026 Remaster)
06 Narcissus (Bar & Grill) (2026 Remaster)
07 Material Possession (2026 Remaster)
08 Come Clean (2026 Remaster)
09 A Better Time (2026 Remaster)