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In Search Of Space
''In Search of Space'' (also known as "X In Search of Space") is the second studio album from Hawkwind, released in 1971. It reached No. 18 on the UK Albums Chart. Background Bass player John A Harrison left just after recording the first album, replaced by Thomas Crimble (musician), Thomas Crimble who in turn was replaced by Dave Anderson (musician), Dave Anderson from Amon Düül II for this album, and who in turn would be gone before its release. Electronics player Dik Mik, Dik Mik Davies had also temporarily left so the band's live sound engineer Del Dettmar was pulled in as a replacement, whilst Huw Lloyd-Langton had departed after a bad LSD experience at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, Isle of Wight Festival. Songs "You Shouldn't Do That" is an extended piece they had been playing live from Crimble's time in the band and he asserts he should have received a writer's credit for the central bass line on which this is based.The Saga of Hawkwind – Carol Clerk (pp 85) It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawkwind
Hawkwind are an English rock band known as one of the earliest space rock groups. Since their formation in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and have incorporated many different styles into their music, including hard rock, progressive rock and psychedelic rock. They are also regarded as an influential proto-punk band. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. Many musicians, dancers and writers have worked with the band since their inception. Notable musicians who have performed in Hawkwind include Lemmy, Ginger Baker, Robert Calvert, Nik Turner and Huw Lloyd-Langton. However, the band are most closely associated with their founder, singer, songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock, who is the only remaining original member. Hawkwind are best known for the song "Silver Machine", which became a number-three UK hit single in 1972, but they scored further hit singles with "Urban Guerrilla" (another Top 40 hit) and "Shot Down in the Night". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Anderson (musician)
Space Ritual are a British space rock band, formed in 2000 fronted by Nik Turner, and composed principally of former Hawkwind members. They play a mix of early Hawkwind material and their own compositions. History The Hawkestra event took place on 21 October 2000 at the Brixton Academy which featured nearly all past members of Hawkwind, but disagreements between various participants led to any restaging of the event being unlikely. Chris Hewitt who had worked with Nik Turner back at Deeply Vale in the late 1970s put on two gigs in 2001 with Nik's chosen name "The Isle of Wight line up of Hawkwind". These two gigs were at Stairways in Birkenhead and The Empress Ballroom in Blackpool. Chris Hewitt then started to manage the band and put together The Greasy Truckers Party 2001 at The Astoria in London, featuring members of the Hawkestra on 21 October 2001 at the London Astoria, which, despite being invited, all of the then members of Hawkwind refused to be a part of. Turner's band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number 5 (Steve Miller Band Album)
''Number 5'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Steve Miller Band. The album was released in 1970, by Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of not .... It the last of the group's albums to feature original drummer Tim Davis. The album reached number 23 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. Track listing References External links * 1970 albums Steve Miller Band albums Capitol Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Miller Band
The Steve Miller Band is an American rock music, rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California. The band is led by Steve Miller (musician), Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The group had a string of mid- to late-1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock, as well as several earlier psychedelic rock albums. Miller left his first band to move to San Francisco and form the Steve Miller Blues Band. Shortly after Harvey Kornspan negotiated the band's contract with Capitol Records in 1967, the band shortened its name to the Steve Miller Band. In February 1968, the band recorded its debut album, ''Children of the Future (Steve Miller Band album), Children of the Future''. It went on to produce the albums ''Sailor (album), Sailor'', ''Brave New World (Steve Miller Band album), Brave New World'', ''Your Saving Grace'', ''Number 5 (Steve Miller Band album), Number 5'', ''Rock Love'', ''Fly Like an Eagle (album), Fly Like an Eagle'', ''Book of Dreams'', among others. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaced Out In London
''Spaced Out in London'' is a 2004 live album by Hawkwind. It was recorded at a 2002 gig. Track listing #"Earth Calling" (Robert Calvert) #"Aerospaceage Inferno" (Calvert) #"Angels of Death" (Dave Brock) #"Out of the Shadows" (Buckley, Brock, Alan Davey (musician), Alan Davey) #"Time Captives" (Arthur Brown (musician), Arthur Brown) #"Master of the Universe" (Nik Turner, Brock) #"The Gremlin Song" (Calvert) #"Time and Confusion" (Brown) #"Hurry On Sundown" (Brock) #"Lighthouse" (Tim Blake) #"The Watcher" (Lemmy, Lemmy Kilmister) #"Assassins of Allah" [aka "Hassan I Sabbah"/"Space Is Their (Palestine)"] (Calvert, Paul Rudolph (musician), Paul Rudolph, Brock) #"Do That" [aka "You Shouldn't Do That"] (Turner, Brock) #"Earth Calling" (Calvert) Personnel ;Hawkwind * Arthur Brown (musician), Arthur Brown - vocals * Dave Brock - guitar, keyboard instrument, keyboards, vocals * Alan Davey (musician), Alan Davey - bass guitar, vocals * Tim Blake - keyboard instrument, keyboards, vocals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Business Trip
''The Business Trip'' is a 1994 live album by the English space rock group Hawkwind. It was recorded at the Slough gig of the group's 1993 tour to promote the ''It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous'' album. Although credited as being live, some of the tracks are studio recorded backing tapes, to which the band mimed, such as "Quark, Strangeness and Charm" and "Berlin Axis". "Terra Mystica". was a bonus on the original vinyl-only release, and has never been performed live. The version of "Quark, Strangeness and Charm" here has a new slower musical backing than the version that appeared on the group's 1977 album ''Quark, Strangeness and Charm'', and this new version was released as an EP without the overdubbed crowd noise. "The Right Stuff" is a cover version from Robert Calvert's 1974 album ''Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters''. Track listing Side 1 # "Altair" .k.a. "Wave Upon Wave"( Alan Davey) – 1:02 # "Quark, Strangeness and Charm" (Robert Calvert, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roadhawks
''Roadhawks'' is a 1976 compilation album by Hawkwind covering the years 1970-1975, and it peaked at #45 on the UK album charts. It is the first compilation release from the group, marking the end of the group's tenure with United Artists Records. The music was compiled and mixed by the group's Dave Brock.Liner notes for the album The tracks are mostly presented in chronological order. The singles "Silver Machine" and "Urban Guerrilla" were included on an album for the first time, "Urban Guerilla" having been scarcely available due to its withdrawal after three weeks of release. A previously unreleased live version of "You Shouldn't Do That" segued with an unlisted "Seeing It As You Really Are" is included, recorded from the same live shows where ''Space Ritual'' was derived, and is now included as a bonus track on CD re-issues of the ''Space Ritual'' album. The album was re-issued in May 2020 sourced from the original United Artists master tape by Atomhenge, Hawkwind's dedicat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Ritual
''The Space Ritual Alive in Liverpool and London'' (commonly known as ''Space Ritual'') is a 1973 live double album recorded in 1972 by UK rock band Hawkwind. It is their fourth album, reached #9 in the UK album charts and briefly dented the ''Billboard Top 200'', peaking at #179. Background The album was recorded during the tour to promote their ''Doremi Fasol Latido'' album, which comprises the bulk of this set. In addition there are new tracks ("Born To Go", "Upside Down" and "Orgone Accumulator") and the songs are interspersed by electronic and spoken pieces, making this one continuous performance. Their recent hit single "Silver Machine" was excluded from the set, and only "Master of the Universe" remains from their first two albums. The Space Ritual show attempted to create a full audio-visual experience, representing themes developed by Barney Bubbles and Robert Calvert entwining the fantasy of starfarers in suspended animation traveling through time and space with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Text Of Festival
''The Text of Festival'' is an archive album by Hawkwind consisting of BBC sessions and live performances between 1970 and 1971. It was originally released in 1983 after the band had exited their Active Records contract, and has continuously been repackaged and retitled ever since. The copyright of the recordings on the first disc is owned by the BBC who were not approached for permission for their commercial use, so the legality of this album is questionable. The source tapes used are not from the BBC, but inferior-quality off-air recordings of the broadcast. The recordings have also appeared on ''The Weird Tapes'', ''Hawkwind, Friends and Relations'' and ''Hawkwind Anthology''. Track listing Side 1 #"Master of the Universe" (Nik Turner, Dave Brock) – 6:00 #"You Know You're Only Dreaming" (Brock) – 4:15 #"You Shouldn't Do That" (Turner, Brock) – 5:52 #" Hurry on Sundown" (Brock) – 6:20 Side 2 #"Paranoia" (Hawkwind)"Seeing It As You Really Are" (Hawk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sounds Of The 70s
''Sounds of the 70s'' is the name of BBC radio programme, currently broadcast on Sundays by BBC Radio 2, with the ''Sounds of the Seventies'' name also having been used by BBC Television for a number of themed music compilations, now repeated on BBC Four. ''Sounds of the Seventies'' (Radio 1) The original ''Sounds of the Seventies'' was a Radio 1 programme broadcast on weekdays, initially 18:00–19:00, subsequently 22:00–00:00, on during the early 1970s. Among the DJs were Mike Harding, Alan Black, Pete Drummond, Annie Nightingale, John Peel (who alone had two shows per week), and Bob Harris (who started presenting the show on 19 August 1970 by playing Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl"). For contractual reasons one of Peel's two weekly shows was known as ''Top Gear'', but the format and content of the show on every weekday were in essence identical for most of the early 1970s. Unlike most other Radio 1 programmes, ''Sounds of the Seventies'' concentrated on albums rather than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Wight Festival 1970
The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 was a music festival held between 26 and 31 August 1970 at Afton Down, an area on the western side of the Isle of Wight in England. It was the last of three consecutive music festivals to take place on the island between 1968 and 1970 and often acknowledged as the largest musical event of its time, with a larger attendance than Woodstock. Although estimates vary, ''Guinness World Records'' estimated 600,000 to 700,000 people attended. It was organised and promoted by local brothers, Ron and Ray Foulk through their company Fiery Creations Ltd and their brother Bill Foulk. Ron Smith was site manager and Rikki Farr acted as compere. The preceding Isle of Wight Festivals, also promoted by the Foulks, had already gained a good reputation in 1968 and 1969 by featuring acts such as Jefferson Airplane, T. Rex, the Move, the Pretty Things, Joe Cocker, the Moody Blues (performed at the 1969 festival), the Who, and Bob Dylan in his first performance sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huw Lloyd-Langton
Richard Hugh "Huw" Lloyd-Langton (6 February 1951 – 6 December 2012) was an English musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band HawkwindStrong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Rock Discography'', Canongate, , p. 466 at various times. He also had his own band, The Lloyd Langton Group, and was the session lead guitarist for UK band The Meads of Asphodel. Biography Lloyd-Langton was born in Harlesden, north west London. As a member of Hawkwind he appeared on their first album, ''Hawkwind'', before leaving the band. He played guitar for Widowmaker, Budgie, and Leo Sayer during the 1970s, then rejoined Hawkwind in 1979, appearing on the ''Live Seventy Nine'' album release from that year and the subsequent ''Levitation'' album. He continued performing with Hawkwind until 1988, after which he made occasional guest appearances, then rejoined for a brief spell in 2001-2002 until ill health (Legionnaires' disease) forced him to leave once more. He sometimes played solo as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
