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| 1. Technicians Of Spaceship Earth (Intro) |
| 2. You Shouldn't Do That |
| 3. The Awakening |
| 4. You Know You're Only Dreaming |
| 5. Master Of The Universe |
| 6. Paranoia |
| 7. Earth Calling |
| 8. Silver Machine |
| 9. Welcome To The Future |
| 10. Born to Go (encore) |
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The recording itself was made by Gary Lucas and Mike Kemp of the Cambridge University Tape Recording Society on a quarter-inch ReVox open-reel tape recorder. Kemp, who would go on with Lucas to create Spaceward Studios, recalled this being done at the last minute. As he remembered years later for the Spaceward Studio website,(www.spacewardstudios.uk.net), all that was available was a rather poor mixer so we stuck a stereo microphone pair across the stage for drums / backline and mixed in some [front of house] PA. Though the tapes were listened to in the weeks after the show, Lucas and Kemp upgraded their recording equipment to half-inch a few months later and the quarter-inch reels disappeared, thought perhaps to be lost forever. Fortunately for us, that wasn t to prove to be the case. In 1985 a reel was unearthed at Spaceward Studios, noted to contain the Syd Barrett element of the show plus parts of the Hawkwind and Pink Fairies sets and in 2005 a second copy of the recordings was unearthed in a collection of tapes stored in the attic of Gary Lucas. It s the Lucas tape, via an appearance on the auction lists at Bonhams in Knightsbridge, which has enabled the release of this pivotal show. We re very pleased to present these recordings, cleaned-up and remastered, enabling Hawkwind s dedicated fan base to experience the band in full flow, poised to fly high and fly far, making the very concept of space rock their own in perpetuity. reviously unheard and unreleased live Hawkwind show from the Cambridge Corn Exchange in 1972 Ian Abrahams (Taken From Sleeve Notes). Diligently cleaned-up and re-mastered to provide maximum listening quality Recorded at the beginning of Hawkwind s mainstream breakthrough year Features classic line-up members Dave Brock Nik Turner Lemmy Robert Calvert
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Previously unheard and unreleased live Hawkwind show from the Cambridge Corn Exchange in 1972 !
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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At last the real genuine version. When compared to the fake version of this show that Dave Anderson made up of the overused "Text Of Festival" material some years back this is a real breath of fresh air and the real deal.
In comparison to the "Greasy Truckers" recording from the same period I would say the quality is not quite as good, especially the vocals but, this is an early 1972 Hawkwind show recorded on quarter-inch tape with equipment that was not exactly comparable to the Pye or the Rolling stones mobile recording studio so all things considered this is as good as it gets. Quality wise you can't beat the "Space Ritual" recording but this is vintage Hawkwind and real history.
The set kicks off with the tail end of Calvert's poem "Technicians Of Spaceship Earth" plus some intro music then moves into "You Shouldn't Do That" The quality is a little shaky at first but soon becomes steady. Calvert's vocals on the poem "The Awakening" are buried under the effects and are non to clear while "You Know You're Only Dreaming" is an instrumental version with some improvised sounds and lyrics from I think Robert Calvert. Vocals become clearer on "Master Of The Universe" but still a little low while the improvised vocals on "Paranoia" sound OK as do "Earth Calling" & Silver Machine" After a short break you get the encore "Born To Go" Possibly the best sound balanced track of the set, or have my ears just become accustomed to the sound now. Overall the special effects from Del & Dik Mik do not come over as clear as the "Greasy Truckers" and the vocals weaker. On a scale of 1 to 10, if I gave the "Greasy Truckers" 10 out of 10 for sound this would get at least 8 out of 10. I'm not saying before any one comments that "Greasy Truckers is a 10, this is just for a comparison. The packaging is good with some really nice photos but as said in the other revue, no Dave Brock on any of them? This is vintage Hawkwind, a great find and not to be missed by any serious fan.
In comparison to the "Greasy Truckers" recording from the same period I would say the quality is not quite as good, especially the vocals but, this is an early 1972 Hawkwind show recorded on quarter-inch tape with equipment that was not exactly comparable to the Pye or the Rolling stones mobile recording studio so all things considered this is as good as it gets. Quality wise you can't beat the "Space Ritual" recording but this is vintage Hawkwind and real history.
The set kicks off with the tail end of Calvert's poem "Technicians Of Spaceship Earth" plus some intro music then moves into "You Shouldn't Do That" The quality is a little shaky at first but soon becomes steady. Calvert's vocals on the poem "The Awakening" are buried under the effects and are non to clear while "You Know You're Only Dreaming" is an instrumental version with some improvised sounds and lyrics from I think Robert Calvert. Vocals become clearer on "Master Of The Universe" but still a little low while the improvised vocals on "Paranoia" sound OK as do "Earth Calling" & Silver Machine" After a short break you get the encore "Born To Go" Possibly the best sound balanced track of the set, or have my ears just become accustomed to the sound now. Overall the special effects from Del & Dik Mik do not come over as clear as the "Greasy Truckers" and the vocals weaker. On a scale of 1 to 10, if I gave the "Greasy Truckers" 10 out of 10 for sound this would get at least 8 out of 10. I'm not saying before any one comments that "Greasy Truckers is a 10, this is just for a comparison. The packaging is good with some really nice photos but as said in the other revue, no Dave Brock on any of them? This is vintage Hawkwind, a great find and not to be missed by any serious fan.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I love the early Hawkwind years, and this is a must for anyone similar. I don't think I would recommend it to a new listener, as I suggest you go straight for the space ritual, but for a collector it is more than good enough to add to the collection. Sound, while a little strange near the beginning, is not too bad at all. It's a bit muffled at times and fades in and out a little. but actually after a few minutes you forget these things in the main, with them just cropping up now and again. It's not like the bootlegs from around this period where even the most avid fan will get frustrated with the sound quality. I guess this must be the best recording of the band before Simon King took over on drums, but after Lemmy had arrived on bass. From this perspective alone it is a nice addition, and I am not aware of there being a better live recording from this lineup. All the bootlegs I've heard from slightly later than this seem to start with born to go, with shouldn't do that as an encore, it's the other way round here which is interesting. I guess this must be a very early version of both born to go and silver machine. Certainly silver machine is far better than the later version that appeared on greasy truckers, even though it was the greasy truckers one that actually appeared as the single, albeit with Lemmy's vocals over-dubbed. The sleeve notes and images are okay, although Dave Brock is MIA in several of them, but I never bought it for the notes. All in all most enjoyable and I'm very glad I added to my collection.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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hawkwind cambridge jan 1972. the sound quality is on a par with greasy truckers gig and the stereo bbc disc. the performance is a solid block of monolithic atonal proto punk. the vocals are mostly inaudible as are the synths. daves guitar is just about present. lemmy and terry ollis are prominent in the mix. it's funny in a way.. when u listen to the text of festival stuff with its terrible sound and dave anderson and thomas crimble on bass the whole band sound hot and lively and confident even nik turners contribution sounds musical. it seems to me that between sacking ollis and anderson and the space ritual they seemed to lose their way a bit.... the gigs during this time span just sound a bit too flat with out of tune playing and out of synch vocals etc nik turner seems to lose confidence in his playing. calvert all over the place etc..... possibly due to too much overindulgence overwork lemmys arrival etc.... still u had to be there. cds just dont have the atmosphere. still never mind. the packaging on this cd is ok nice that theres no plastic....however the main photo of the band is missing dave brock. the main man... featuring instead his roadie!!! bit of an oversight from easy action.... one must not forget that without dave brock hawkwind would be nothing. so to sum up its a ruff ol gig from 1972 with the occasional dropout and channel phase issue etc.... stick with the ritual. still the best recording from this era. for completists only. also i think its a bit silly to think that this is the best era of the band . its not. the ritual is the best lp period. but the quark era and the alan davey 90s era are just as good for the all round package.
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