Swindon + sound check + tapes

[langner timothy]

Hi all

I've got tapes of the oxford zodica and swindon wyvern teather concerts if any
one wants a copy. I'm intersted mainly in trading for other great hawkwind
gigs but will copy them for people if they provide the psotage and stuff.

Oxford is about a rating of 3/3+ and Swindon is about 3. I also have the
harvey bainbridge sets from both nights whihc were not the same, unlike a
certain big band. Well they didn't play raptiod visions at oxford so I suspose
that is different. :((((

Also I got to the swindon gig to hear the crew sound check so I left after a
while and debating wetehr I should return to ask if hawkwind had sound check.
I decided ask or I'll never know. So I asked and they said sound checking all
afternoon but I kenw most of that was sound crew. then suddenly I heard the
sounds of that fansty tihngy of wihc I don't have a title and off hawkwind
went. So I rush over to the door because it's got glass in the middle and
watched the sound check. Not allowed in!!! Oh and taped it!

However after a while someone came out and when he went back in he clsoed the
curtains. Stupid tour people!! No fun. So I just listened instead. Any way
they did that fansty song first followed by assault and battery which was very
different. Half the time it was judt crum on kebyaords and band singing either
that or the band sung solo. They keept repeating the verses as well. No
guitar solo either. Dave started filming the band and some lady was filming
whilst he joined in and stuff. Then dave joined in on gutiar and they did
a guitar bit to it but still not like live. since osme times they would
cut out and the drums where not playing fully. Sort of mucking arond as
sometimes crum would stop and leave them sining or they stop sining and let
Jerry do it. Very interesting. And nice to see ron without his make up on and
stuff, oh and to see the band playing!! Too many strobes normaly.

After doing that extended assault abd battery they did a bit of a song which
may be wheels but not totaly sure. A solo bit. Heard them do it at Oxford when
sound checking before but I was outside. I did tape that as well but only
heard that bit and I was feather away but could be heard. Any way after that
bit which I reconise but can't exactly place the song. They did wheels.
Cutting out as the drums start a new pattern and razzi would join in. One
member stops and they all stop. Usual sound check ending (not heard to many
though!) Following that was Raptiod visions without captain razzi. Just Ron
sining that also stoped just before the long vocal part and that was it.

Now it was very annoying since I had to change sides and accerdenly hit the
sopt bottom. To make it worse I ahd another tpae machine but decided no point
in startign that one up now save it for concert so didn't. So I only managed
to record first 2. Fansty and assault and battery. But assault was the best
one to tape with raptiod visons 2nd followed by fantsy and then other 2 at
end. I basied htat on how much it sounded like the gig.

The gig was great so at least got a verison of raptiod visions whihc in
my mind is probably one of the best new songs they're doing. Wheels is
good and so is achlemy I oev those heavy guitar bits exerlent songs but
raptiod visiosn ahs the edge. GReat intro and I loved it when they stop all
aslers went out and then they started up again with loads of them going.

Any way coming up is my fuller gig report. And views on various songs.