Recommendation for VDGG neophyte?

I'm new to Van Der Graaf Generator. Can anyone recommend which albums(s) to start with?

I actually find that Still Life runs down smoothest of all their albums, but this is perhaps not what you're after if you want to get into VDGG. And then also this statement comes from a fan, though probably not from the most typical one, so what runs down most smoothly for me will not necessary generalise to others.... still, my recommendation.

Godbluff of Pawn Hearts (not at all dated in any way) 

I actually got a little crazy and got the albums from "The Least we can do is wave at each other" up to "Still Life" without having heard anything from the band (except for reading about their reputation). At first I thought I might have gone a step too far and finally found were my tolerance for prog excentrics met it's end... but as with lot's of prog I have gotten into, repeated listenings showed me the goods. I guess that "Darkness" being the very first song on the first album (I heard them in chronologic order) helped, since I liked that one from the beginnings... as well as Refugees from the same album. However, in the end I found wonderful songs in every album, as well as songs I really couldn't get into, so you might do well to check them all out... at least these ones from the "classic" line-up, so to speak.

I'd suggest H to He first. I detested Hammill's voice entirely for a while, and still find Pawn Hearts far too overbearing, but this album was the first one I heard where it didn't seem too bad, so if you aren't a fan of Hammill, this would be a fine starting point.

Godbluff seems like a great starting point. Welcome aboard, by the way

All of them.

The Least we can do is wave was the first VDGG record that I purchased. It blew me away. I'm fairly new to deeper prog, so I can only recommend that one. I am looking forward to exploring the rest of the catalogue.