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[J Strobridge]

Hi Steve

Steven T Chappell writes:

> Re Hawkwind 1976 Recordings
> I have a tape from that era which when acquired back in 77 was supposed
> to be from a concert performed at the Manchester Free Trade Hall
> December 1976.

Did Hawkwind play in Manchester in December that year?   I've only got
listed
Dec 10: Bracknell Sports Center
Dec 11: Southend Kursal
They played at Manchester Palace on September 18.   Maybe Bernhard can
help here?

> Tracks on  it are
> A:Paradox,Back On The Steets,City Of Lagoons,Hassan I
> Sahba,Brainstorm,Unidentified instrumental,Steppenwolf,Uncle Sam's On
> Mars.
> B:Time For Sale,Sonic Attack,Kerb Crawler, Encore Call,Medley :-
> Magnu,Masters of The Universe.concert end.
> concert start Assault & Battery,Golden Void,Magnu,Reefer Madness.
>
> I presume the tape was made up with the start of the concert in the
> middle of side b to get as much in as possible I was never sure, it's on
> a c120.I have not given it a listen to in ages but if I remember right
> the quality was not too bad.

I've got tracklists for Ipswich Gaumont (02 October 1976):
Reefer Madness/ Paradox/ Chronoglide Skyway/ Hassan I Sahba/ Brainstorm/
Wind of Change/ Steppenwolf/ Uncle Sam's on Mars//
Time For Sale/ Back on the Streets/ Sonic Attack/ Kerb Crawler/ Magnu/
Master of the Universe/ Welcome to the Future//

and Hammersmith Odeon (05 October 1976)
exactly the same as above.

I'm not sure what the extra bits on yours are - possibly the start of a
recording from another gig?  Or maybe the person making the copies fell
asleep over his tape deck or went out to the pub or something and the
machine was set for a repeat loop.   When this happens the beginning
of the gig winds up at the end of the tape - it's been known!

> Another one I have if I remember correctly was quite a well known
> alternative tape in those days it was titled 'Going Bananas Over You'.I
> never wrote up a track listing for this one I will need to give it a
> play and see what is on it.I half remember that the quality was poor
> although I think it gave a recording of Hawkwind off the Greasy Truckers
> album, can't remember for sure.

If it *is* the Greasy Truckers session then you can probably find
better quality versions of most of the tracks on CD now.   But
I can't remember for sure so best check the Codex

jill

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