The Blue Zone

 Nic Potter is probably best known for his work with the

British rock band Van Der Graaf Generator. Initially however

Nic played in a band called The Misunderstood along with

Guy Evans who would also join Van Der Graaf Generator.

Nic joined Van Der Graaf Generator in 1969 and recorded

the album The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other

and recorded part of the next album H To He, Who Am The

Only One before leaving. He was however to return to the

band later in the seventies and played on two more albums

from the band, the studio album The Quiet Zone/The

Pleasure Dome and the live album Vital before the band split.

In between times and of course beyond his final stint with

Van Der Graaf Generator Nic Potter has had an extensive

solo career recording a number of solo albums and for a

short period in the early to mid eighties was a member of

Peter Hammill's band The K Group.

The Blue Zone was recorded at sessions that stretched out

between 1989 and 1990 and was originally released in 1990

The album includes performances from guitarists Snowy

White, Huw Lloyd Langton, Duncan Browne and also features

Van Der Graaf Generator drummer Guy Evans alongside

Nic Potter

Tracks include; Ocean Blue, Whiter Shade Of Blue and Hard

As Irony. The Blue Zone forms part of a campaign of Nic

Potter reissues that began with the release of the All

Contained boxed set in 2009.

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