Masks (track)
by Van Der Graaf Generator
Year: 1976
From the album World Record (track #3)
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Masks appears on the following album(s) by Van Der Graaf Generator:
- World Record (track #3) (this album) (1976)
- Real Time (track #9) (2007)
- After The Flood At The BBC 1968-1977 (track #19) (2015)
- Maida Vale (The BBC Radio One Sessions) (track #8) (1994)
- The Box (track #34) (compilation) (2000)
- The Bath Forum Concert (track #4) (2023)
- The Charisma Years 1970-1978 (track #61) (compilation) (2021)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 05/29/2026 07:29 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2026 11:56 | Imaybeparanoid | 52,692 | 69/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2025 23:33 | Exist-en-ciel | 175,108 | 71/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 18.9.
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