''The Weird Tapes'' are a set of music tapes by the

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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 ...

. Issued in the early 1980s, they contain live, radio sessions, out-take and demo performances.

Dave Brock David Anthony Brock (born 20 August 1941) is an English musician. He plays electric guitar, keyboards, bass and oscillators. He is a founder, sole constant member and musical focus of the space rock group Hawkwind.Allmusic– Dave Brock biogr ...

collated this material from his own private library and issued them as 40 minute

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on his own Weird imprint through Geoff Hocking. The first tape (101) was made available through mail order at the beginning of 1980, whilst the last tape (108) was first issued at the end of 1983. When Brock hooked-up with Rob Ayling of

Voiceprint Records Voiceprint Records was a British independent record label based in England, founded in November 1990 by Rob Ayling. They specialised in re-releasing old material, especially progressive rock, but also had new releases, under the Resurgence and Bl ...

at the end of 1999, this material was re-released on CD without alteration.

''Volume 1: Sonic Assassins / Dave Brock''

Track listing

#"Over the Top" (

Robert Calvert Robert Newton Calvert (9 March 1945 – 14 August 1988) was a South African-British writer, poet, and musician. He is principally known for his role as lyricist, performance poet and lead vocalist of the space rock band Hawkwind. Early life ...

) – 7:53 #"Magnu"/"Angels of Life" (Brock) – 4:23 #"Freefall" (Calvert,

Harvey Bainbridge Harvey Frederick Bainbridge (born 24 September 1949, Dorset) is an English bass and keyboard player. He is best known as the bass player and keyboard player in Hawkwind. Career Bainbridge's first musical group was when he was at school. A gro ...

) – 7:54 #"Death Trap" (Calvert, Brock) – 4:30 #"Nuclear Toy" .k.a. "Nuclear Drive"(Brock) – 4:21 #"Who's Gonna Win the War" (Brock) – 5:55 #"The Dream" (Brock) – 1:21 #"Assassination" ka "Some People Never Die"(Brock) – 3:34 #"The Dream II" (Brock) – 0:26 #"Satellite" .k.a. "The Phenomenon of Luminosity"(Brock) – 2:49

Credits

*Tracks 1–4: Sonic Assassins,

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23 December 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Paul Hayles; Martin Griffin. Included on 2009 re-mastered ''

25 Years On ''25 Years On'' is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Hawkwind, released in 1978. The band released it under the name "Hawklords" for legal reasons, as there was a dispute over ownership of the name "Hawkwind" at the time. It reac ...

'' 2CD. *Tracks 5,7–10: Dave Brock demos 1979. *Track 6:

Hawklords Hawklords were an English music group active between 1978 and 1979. Members were from Hawkwind, who were inactive during that period, (Robert Calvert – vocals, Dave Brock – guitar and Simon King (musician), Simon King – drums) and a loca ...

Rockfield Studios Rockfield Studios is a residential recording studio located in the Wye Valley just outside the village of Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales. It was originally founded in 1963 by brothers Kingsley and Charles Ward. Facilities Rockfield is a two- ...

1979: Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Steve Swindells; Simon King. Included on 2009 re-mastered ''

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'' CD.

''Volume 2: Hawkwind Live / Hawklords Studio''

Track listing

#"Quark, Strangeness and Charm" (Calvert, Brock) – 2:38 #"Master of the Universe" (

Nik Turner 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, T ...

, Brock) – 4:44 #"Welcome to the Future" (Calvert) – 2:10 #"Spirit of the Age" (Calvert, Brock) – 5:57 #"Sonic Attack" (

Michael Moorcock Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, best-known for science fiction and fantasy, who has published a number of well-received literary novels as well as comic thrillers, graphic novels and non-fiction. He has work ...

) – 5:27 #"Valium 10" (Brock, Bainbridge,

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 ...

, Simon King) – 7:51 #"Douglas in the Jungle (Ode to A Manager)" (Brock, Bainbridge, Swindells, King) – 6:53 #"Time of the Hawklords" (Brock, Bainbridge, Swindells, King) – 4:07

Credits

*Tracks 1–5:

Stonehenge Free Festival The Stonehenge Free Festival was a British free festival from 1974 to 1984 held at the prehistoric monument Stonehenge in England during the month of June, and culminating with the summer solstice on or near 21 June. It emerged as the major fre ...

21 June 1977, and

New Theatre Oxford New Theatre Oxford (formerly the Apollo Theatre Oxford and The Apollo, from 1977–2003) is the main commercial theatre in Oxford, England. It has a capacity of 1,785 people; is on George Street, in the centre of the city; and puts on a wide v ...

30 September 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King. Track 1 included on 2009 re-mastered ''

PXR5 ''PXR5'' is the ninth studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1979. It reached No. 59 on the UK album charts. Overview Allmusic referred to ''PXR5'' as "the last in the sequence of brittle, pop-inflected records the ...

'' CD. Track 4 included on 2009 re-mastered ''

Quark, Strangeness and Charm ''Quark, Strangeness and Charm'' is the seventh studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1977. It spent six weeks on the UK albums chart peaking at number 30. This is Hawkwind's seventh studio album, hence "The Hawkwin ...

'' 2CD. *Tracks 6–8: Hawklords, Rockfield Studios 1979: Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Steve Swindells; Simon King. Included on 2009 re-mastered ''

'' CD.

''Volume 3: Hawkwind Free Festivals''

Track listing

#"High Rise" (Calvert,

Simon House Simon House (born 29 August 1948 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) is a British composer and classically trained violinist and keyboard player, perhaps best known for his work with space rock band Hawkwind. Career Before his time with Ha ...

) – 5:37 #"Damnation Alley" (Calvert, Brock, House) – 8:00 #"Uncle Sam's on Mars" (Calvert, Brock, House, King) / "The Iron Dream" nlisted(King)– 6:33 #"Robot" (Calvert, Brock) – 7:21 #"Cake Out" .k.a. "Hash Cake"(Hawkwind) – 4:44 #"Circles" (Turner, Brock, Paul Rudolph, Alan Powell) – 4:29 #"Elements" .k.a. "I Am the Eye"(Turner, Brock, Rudolph, Powell) – 4:26 #"Slap It on De Table" (Hawkwind) – 0:50

Credits

*Tracks 1–4: Stonehenge Free Festival 21 June 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King. Track 1 included on 2009 re-mastered ''

'' 2CD. *Tracks 5&8: Rockfield Studios, January 1977: Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Simon House; Simon King. Track 5 included on 2009 re-mastered ''

'' 2CD as "Hash Cake Cut." *Tracks 6&7:

Watchfield Watchfield is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse in on the edge of southwest Oxfordshire, southern England, about southeast of Highworth in neighbouring Wiltshire. Watchfield is about north of the village of Shrivenham. Both ...

Festival 23 August 1975: Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Nik Turner; Alan Powell. Both tracks included on 2013 remastered ''

Warrior on the Edge of Time ''Warrior on the Edge of Time'' is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Hawkwind. Many of the lyrics are by Michael Moorcock, and the album is loosely based on the concept of Moorcock's novel '' The Eternal Champion''. It was the band ...

'' 2CD+DVD-A and Box Set.

''Volume 4: Hawklords Live 1978''

Track listing

#"Death Trap" (Calvert, Brock) – 6:21 #"Age of the Micro Man" (Calvert, Brock) – 3:40 #"Spirit of the Age" (Calvert, Brock) – 9:25 #"Urban Guerilla" (Calvert, Brock) – 5:18 #"Steppenwolf" (Calvert, Brock) – 9:07 #"Freefall" (Calvert, Bainbridge) – 5:28 #"Uncle Sam's on Mars" (Calvert, Brock, House, King) – 6:28 #"The Iron Dream" nlisted(King) – 2:05

Credits

*Hawklords,

Plymouth Polytechnic The University of Plymouth is a public research university based predominantly in Plymouth, England, where the main campus is located, but the university has campuses and affiliated colleges across South West England. With students, it is th ...

23 November 1978: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Steve Swindells; Martin Griffin.

''Volume 5: Hawkwind Live 1976-77''

Track listing

#"Back on the Streets" (Calvert, Rudolph) – 3:50 #"Chronoglide Skyway" ncorrectly listed as "City of Lagoons"(House) – 5:09 #"Brainstorm" (Turner) – 7:25 #"Wind of Change" (Brock) – 4:07 #"Assassins of Allah" .k.a. "Hassan I Sabbah"(Calvert, Rudolph) – 7:17 #"Forge of Vulcan" (House) – 2:33 #"Steppenwolf" (Calvert, Brock) – 10:29 #"Where Are They Now?" (Brock) – 2:19

Credits

*Tracks 1-2:

Hammersmith Odeon The Hammersmith Apollo, currently called the Eventim Apollo for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the Hammersmith Odeon, is a live entertainment performance venue, originally built as a cinema called the Gaumont Palace. Located in Ha ...

, 5 October 1976: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Nik Turner; Simon House; Alan Powell; Simon King. *Track 3, 4: Croydon, Fairfields Hall , 25 September 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King. *Tracks 5, 6: probably taken from Hammersmith Odeon, 5 October 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King. *Track 7: Leicester DeMontford Hall, 3 October 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King. *Track 8: unknown.

''Volume 6: Hawkwind Live 1970-73''

Track listing

#"Make What You Can" (Brock) – 7:11 #"Born to Go" (Calvert, Brock) – 5:05 #"Master of the Universe" (Turner, Brock) – 7:18 #"Seeing It As You Really Are" isted as "Jam"(Hawkwind) – 3:25 #"Hurry on Sundown" (Brock) – 4:49 #"Come Home" .k.a. "Some of That Stuff"(Hawkwind) – 2:11 #"We Do It" (Hawkwind) – 10:35 #"Earth Calling" (Calvert) – 3:28

Credits

*Track 1: studio 1973: Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King. *Tracks 2–4:

The Roundhouse The Roundhouse is a performing arts and concert venue situated at the Grade II* listed former railway engine shed in Chalk Farm, London, England. The building was erected in 1846–1847 by the London & North Western Railway as a roundhouse, ...

, 12 February 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King. Included on 2007 re-mastered ''

Greasy Truckers Party ''Greasy Truckers Party'' is a 1972 live album by various artists recorded at a February 1972 Greasy Truckers concert at the Roundhouse in London. The concert featured three bands, Man, Brinsley Schwarz, and Hawkwind, and musician Magic Michae ...

'' 3CD. *Tracks 5–6:

BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, ...

session,

Maida Vale Studios Maida Vale Studios is a complex of seven BBC sound studios, of which five are in regular use, in Delaware Road, Maida Vale, west London. It has been used to record thousands of classical music, popular music and drama sessions for BBC Radio 1, ...

, 18 August 1970: Dave Brock; Thomas Crimble; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis; Huw Lloyd-Langton. *Track 7: BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Paris Cinema, London, 5 November 1970: Dave Brock; Thomas Crimble; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis. *Track 8: Brixton Sundown, 30 December 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King.

''Volume 7: Dave Brock Demos''

Track listing

#"Welcome to the Dream Machine" nlisted(Brock) – 0:19 #"Streets of Fear" (Brock) – 4:18 #"First Landing on Medusa" .k.a. "The Church"(Brock) – 3:14 #"Touchdown" (Brock) – 1:56 #"

Winter of Discontent The Winter of Discontent was the period between November 1978 and February 1979 in the United Kingdom characterised by widespread strikes by private, and later public, sector trade unions demanding pay rises greater than the limits Prime Minis ...

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William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, Brock) – 2:41 #"Outer Limits" nlisted(Brock) – 1:03 #"Choose Your Masks" (Moorcock, Brock) – 4:58 #"Looking in the Future" (Brock) – 3:39 #"Space Travellers" (Brock) – 2:36 #"Disintegration" nlisted(Brock) – 1:06 #"Circles" (Brock) – 6:25 #"Speed of Light" .k.a. "Transdimensional Man"(Brock) – 5:40 #"Bombed Out" (Brock) – 4:08 *Note: the CD issue, although listed as above, is re-sequenced with tracks 6-13 followed by tracks 1-5. Also, tracks 2 and 3 on the CD are the same (Looking in the Future) 4 sec. difference.

Credits

*Dave Brock demos, 1980–82.

''Volume 8: Live 1966-73''

Track listing

#"Space Is Deep" (Brock) – 8:05 #"Down on Her Knees" (Brock) – 5:58 #"Live and Let Live" (Brock) – 4:07 #"Etchanaty" (Brock) – 3:21 #"

Roll 'Em Pete "Roll 'Em Pete" is a blues song, originally recorded in December 1938 by Big Joe Turner and pianist Pete Johnson (musician), Pete Johnson. The recording is regarded as one of the most important precursors of what later became known as rock and ro ...

" (

Big Joe Turner Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American singer from Kansas City, Missouri. According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him." His greatest fame was due to ...

, Pete Johnson) – 2:15 #"Come On" (unknown) – 2:25 #"Dealing With the Devil" (

Sonny Boy Williamson II Alex or Aleck Miller (originally Ford, possibly December 5, 1912 – May 24, 1965), known later in his career as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He was an early and influential blues harp st ...

) – 2:10 #" Bring It On Home" (

Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...

) – 3:11 #"You Know You're Only Dreaming" (Brock) / "You Shouldn't Do That" (Turner, Brock) – 12:00

Credits

*Track 1: Brixton Sundown, 30 December 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King. *Tracks 2–4: Unknown. *Tracks 5–8: pre-Hawkwind Dave Brock 1966-69. Track 8 included on 1996 re-mastered ''

'' CD. *Tracks 9: BBC Radio 1 session, Maida Vale Studios, 19 May 1971: Dave Brock; Dave Anderson; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis.

Release details

*Volume 1: Cassette, Mar-1980, Weird Records, WEIRD101; CD, Sep-2000,

HAWKVP6CD
*Volume 2: Cassette, Oct-1980, Weird Records, WEIRD102; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records
HAWKVP7CD
*Volume 3: Cassette, Oct-1980, Weird Records, WEIRD103; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records
HAWKVP8CD
*Volume 4: Cassette, Jun-1981, Weird Records, WEIRD104; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records
HAWKVP9CD
*Volume 5: Cassette, Sep-1981, Weird Records, WEIRD105; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records
HAWKVP10CD
*Volume 6: Cassette, Oct-1982, Weird Records, WEIRD106; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records
HAWKVP11CD
*Volume 7: Cassette, Oct-1982, Weird Records, WEIRD107; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records
HAWKVP14CD
*Volume 8: Cassette, Nov-1983, Weird Records, WEIRD108; CD, Mar-2006, Voiceprint Records
HAWKVP36CD

References

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