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On this day, 29 July 1971, English prog-rock band played Barry Memorial Hall with support provided by Welsh rockers Man.
Formed in 1967 in Manchester by singer-songwriters Peter Hammill and Chris Judge Smith they were the first act signed by Charisma Records.
They did not experience much commercial success in the UK, but became popular in Italy during the 1970s.
In 2005 the band reformed, and are still musically active with a line-up of Hammill, organist Hugh Banton and drummer Guy Evans.
The band had released their third album, H to He, Who Am the Only One, the previous December. To promote the album, the band went on Charisma's "Six Bob Tour" with Genesis and Lindisfarne. As Van der Graaf Generator had been signed to Charisma the longest, they were the headline act.
During the Summer months the band had been busy touring whilst also recording the follow-up album Pawn Hearts, released October 1971.
Welsh band Man had recently released their self-titled third studio album in March 1971.
It was the first album to feature drummerTerry Williams having replaced Jeff Jones on drums, while Martin Ace replaced Ray Williams on bass.
