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Live At Deeply Vale
Live At Deeply Vale is a live album recorded in 1978 by Nik Turner's Sphynx Nicholas Robert Turner (26 August 1940 – 10 November 2022) was an English musician, best known as a member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner played saxophone and flute, as well as being a vocalist and composer. While with Hawkwind, Tu ... at the Deeply Vale Festival. Track listing Personnel *Nik Turner - sax, flute, vocals *Karina Barrat - keyboards, vocals *Hari Williamson - guitar, sarcofagus *Baggins - bass *Ermanno Ghizio Erba (aka Dino Ferrari) - drums *Steffi Sharpstrings - guitar 1978 live albums Nik Turner albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nik Turner's Sphynx
Nicholas Robert Turner (26 August 1940 – 10 November 2022) was an English musician, best known as a member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner played saxophone and flute, as well as being a vocalist and composer. While with Hawkwind, Turner was known for his experimental free jazz stylisations and outrageous stage presence, often donning full makeup and Ancient Egypt-inspired costumes. 1940–1969: Early years Turner was born in Oxford in August 1940 to a theatrical family, although his father was working in a munitions factory. At the age of 13 his family moved to the Kent seaside resort of Margate where he worked at the local funfair during the summer holiday season, befriending another seasonal worker Robert Calvert. His first influences were Rock and Roll and the films of James Dean. Turner went on to complete an engineering course and then undertook one voyage in the Merchant Navy. He then set about travelling around Europe picking up menial jobs, and it was durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deeply Vale Festivals
The Deeply Vale Festivals were unique free festivals held near Bury in northwest England in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 and at a different site in 1980 and 1981 They are regarded as significant events that united punk music into the festival scene. Anniversary festivals took place in March 2015 and September 2016 (two days). History 1970s In the 1970s Rochdale resident and associate of John Peel (through his links with the band Tractor) Chris Hewitt was one of the main organisers of the event between 1976 and 1978 along with residents of a commune further up Oldham Road in Rochdale. Hewitt's inspiration for Deeply Vale Festivals was partly triggered working on Bickershaw Festival with Jeremy Beadle in 1972 and an event at Rivington Pike in August 1976. Chris went on to produce many other festivals and concerts and start a record company Ozit/Dandelion Records. Deeply Vale 1976–79 Starting with an audience of 300 camping for two days in 1976 watching space rockers Body and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Live Albums
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