Richard Hugh "Huw" Lloyd-Langton (6 February 1951 – 6 December 2012) was an English musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band

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 ...

Strong, 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 Harlesden is a district in the London Borough of Brent, North West London. Located north of the Grand Union Canal and Wormwood Scrubs, the Harrow Road flows through the centre of the area which goes eastwards to Central London and west towards ...

, north west London. As a member of Hawkwind he appeared on their first album, ''

'', before leaving the band. He played guitar for Widowmaker, Budgie, and

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during the 1970s, then rejoined Hawkwind in 1979, appearing on the ''

Live Seventy Nine ''Live Seventy Nine'' is a 1980 live album by Hawkwind recorded on their Winter 1979 UK tour. It reached #15 on the UK album chart. This is a reconstituted Hawkwind with Brock, Bainbridge and King emerging from the dissolved Hawklords, joined ...

'' album release from that year and the subsequent ''

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'' 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 (

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) forced him to leave once more. He sometimes played solo as an acoustic support act for

, including at The Brook in

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in December 2009. Acoustic slots at English charity (playing for free) and space rock events were also common throughout this decade. Lloyd-Langton's health had been generally poor for a decade and he was quite frail, with several broken bones and minor injuries (rarely letting fans down though - he once played a gig with a broken arm, reworking his solos on the fly so that he could play them in one area of the guitar neck). He died at his home on 6 December 2012, aged 61 years old, after a two-year fight with cancer. His final recording with Hawkwind was a re-recording of Master of the Universe for the compilation album Spacehawks.

Discography

Hawkwind

*1970: ''

'' *1980: ''

'' *1981: ''

Sonic Attack ''Sonic Attack'' is the eleventh studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1981. It spent five weeks on the UK albums chart peaking at #19. After the departure of drummer Ginger Baker and keyboardist Keith Hale follow ...

'' *1982: ''

Church of Hawkwind ''Church of Hawkwind'' is the twelfth studio album by Hawkwind, released under the band name Church of Hawkwind in 1982. The name change reflects the fact that this was a musical departure for the band, being a more experimental electronic offer ...

'' *1982: ''

Choose Your Masques ''Choose Your Masques'' is the thirteenth studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1982. It spent five weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at No. 29. The group's line-up for this album remained unchanged from the pre ...

'' *1985: ''

The Chronicle of the Black Sword ''The Chronicle of the Black Sword'' is the fourteenth studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1985. It spent two weeks on the UK albums chart peaking at #65. The album is based upon the adventures of Elric of Melnib ...

'' *1986: ''

Live Chronicles ''Live Chronicles'' is a 1986 album by Hawkwind recorded of a live performance of their ''The Chronicle of the Black Sword'' concept album based on the Michael Moorcock character Elric of Melniboné. Overview The original album release lacked ...

'' (vocals on "Moonglum") *1987: ''

Out & Intake ''Out and Intake'' is a 1987 (see 1987 in music) live/studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind. The album is compiled from various sources: studio out-takes from 1982; live recordings from 1982's '' Choose Your Masques'' tour; st ...

'' *1988: ''

The Xenon Codex ''The Xenon Codex'' is the fifteenth studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1988. It spent two weeks on the UK albums chart peaking at #79. The group's line-up remained unchanged for three years. The album was r ...

'' *2012: '' Onward'' *2013: ''Spacehawks''

Widowmaker

*1976: '' Widowmaker'' *1977: '' Too Late to Cry''

Lloyd-Langton Group

*1984: ''Outside the Law'' (Deprecated as a bootleg on Lloyd-Langton's official site.Lloyd Langton Group (LLG) History – Synthesized Version
, accessed 16 June 2011) *1984 "Dreams that fade away" / "It's on Me" - 12 single. Limited edition. Ultra noise records. *1985: ''Night Air'' ( original release on vinyl in 1985, Re-released in a cd version 28 June 2010.) *1987: ''Like An Arrow'' *1988: ''Time Space & LLG'' *1991: ''Elegy'' *1994: ''River Run'' *1999: ''Chain Reaction'' *2001: ''On The Move... Plus'' *2010: ''Hard Graft'' *2011: ''Classical Guitar Tales''

Contributions

*1980:

Steve Swindells Steve Swindells (born 21 November 1952) is an English singer-songwriter, keyboardist, party organizer, club promoter and journalist. Life and career Early life Swindells grew up in the Bath and Bristol area, dropping out of art college to play ...

– ''

Fresh Blood ''Fresh Blood'' is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter Steve Swindells. The album was originally released in late 1980 on the label Atco. The album was Swindells' first solo album following his departure from Hawkwind, due t ...

References

External links

Official website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd-Langton, Huw 1951 births 2012 deaths English rock guitarists People from Harlesden Hawkwind members English people of Welsh descent Deaths from cancer in England Place of death missing Widowmaker (U.K. band) members