HW:OPAL BUTTERFLY - Tractor

[ANDREW GARIBALDI]

Plenty more out there - none of it worth listening to - none at CD
Services - if you've got the original, that's all you need.
Andy Garibaldi (in his own humble opinion as ever)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas, Guy" <Guy.Thomas at LONDON.ENTOIL.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: HW:OPAL BUTTERFLY - Tractor


> Actually Andy you're completely right about the HW comparison - not really
> that close at all!
> Thinking about it, it wasn't John Peel's sleeve notes comparing it to HW,
it
> was a write-up in Sounds at the time, when it was first re-issued.
 (Jeez -
> remember Sounds - great paper - Kerrap was a spin-off from sounds!) That
> said, it was the iffy HW comparison in Sounds that was the catayst that
made
> me go and buy the LP sixteen years ago, and it is still one of my fave LPs
> of all time!
>
> What other Tractor material is ther out there to be had?  Anything at CDS?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Guy T.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ANDREW GARIBALDI [mailto:andygee at DIAL.PIPEX.COM]
> > Sent: 12 October 2000 22:52
> > To:   BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
> > Subject:      Re: HW:OPAL BUTTERFLY - Tractor
> >
> > Tractor used to be 'The Way We Live' and while Ozit have poured forth a
> > load
> > of Tractor title in the intervening years, the original Tractot self
> > titled
> > album remains one of the legendary overlooked albums of the seventies -
> > not
> > sure about a Hawk comparison, but their 'modus operandi' was really
their
> > own and the ten minutes or so of 'Make The Journey' turned up real LOUD
> > still has the spine tingling.
> > Andy Gravelbadly.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Thomas, Guy" <Guy.Thomas at LONDON.ENTOIL.COM>
> > To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 9:53 AM
> > Subject: Re: HW:OPAL BUTTERFLY - Tractor
> >
> >
> > > Doug,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the Opel B posting.  Does anybody know if Robbie Milne, who
> > was
> > > mentioned in the personnel line-up, is the same geezer who was in
> > "Tractor",
> > > circa 1972? There were two blokes in Tractor, Milne (I think) played
> > > everything except drums!
> > >
> > > The album, also called Tractor was re-issued back in 1984, with cover
> > notes
> > > by John Peel, who was instrumental in getting the band going
originally
> > on
> > > his See-for-Miles label.  In those sleeve notes he likened Tractor
very
> > much
> > > to DoReMi era Hawwind! Good enough reason to buy the album!  It was
> > > re-issued again, on CD in 1991, with the previous LP on the same disc
> > too.
> > > (I can't recall the previous name for the guys, or the name of the
LP).
> > > Great music though!
> > >
> > > Regards to all and see you at Brixton. (I'll be wearing a fairly
> > horrible
> > > red/white/black striped jumper!)
> > >
> > > Guy T.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Doug Pearson [mailto:ceres at SIRIUS.COM]
> > > > Sent: 11 October 2000 21:29
> > > > To:   BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
> > > > Subject:      Re: HW:OPAL BUTTERFLY
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:14:07 -0600, Mike Coleman
> > <deltawave at METRONET.COM>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > my copy of "Groupie Girl" is german pic sleeve version....is this
> > the
> > > > same
> > > > >as yours???
> > > >
> > > > Hi, Mike - my copy is a New Zealand (or maybe Australian) pressing
(it
> > was
> > > > sent to me by Violet, the singer of Space Dust, after I sent her a
> > copy
> > of
> > > > Half Japanese's '1/2 Gentlemen Not Beasts' triple-LP, which was the
> > top
> > > > item on her "wants" list) without a pic sleeve.  I doubt that the
> > music
> > is
> > > > any different from the German pressing you have (which is probably
> > higher
> > > > quality).
> > > >
> > > > >    think the value on this one is through the roof....also
> > > > >isn't there a 45 with "Mary Anne with the shaky hand"(giggles) or
> > > > >something???
> > > >
> > > > taken from:
> > > > http://www.borderlinebooks.com/uk6070s/tapestry.html
> > > > >Personnel:
> > > > >RICHARD BARDEY bs A
> > > > >TOM DOHERTY bs, gtr A
> > > > >SIMON KING drms A
> > > > >ALAN LOVE A
> > > > >ROBBIE MILNE A
> > > > >IAN 'LEMMY' KILMINSTER gtr, vcls
> > > > >RAY MAJOR gtr, vcls
> > > > >
> > > > >45s:
> > > > >Beautiful Biege/Speak Up (CBS 3576) 1968
> > > > >Mary Anne With The Shakey Hand/My Gration Or? (CBS 3921) 1969
> > > > >You're A Groupie Girl/Gigging Song (Polydor 2058 041) 1970
> > > > >
> > > > >Lemmy and Ray Major were not on the first two 45s. Lemmy was still
> > > > >with Sam Gopal from mid-1968 to mid-1969. The fact that after
leaving
> > > > >Opal Butterfly he joined Hawkwind has made their singles
collectable
> > > > >and sought-after (particularly the second one. The 'A' side of this
> > > > >was a Who cover.). Later still, he was in Motorhead. For the record
> > > > >Major was later with Hackensack and Mott The Hoople. Opal Butterfly
> > > > >appeared in the 'B' movie 'Groupie Girl' and have a track My
Gration
> > > > >Or? on the Electric Sugar Cube Flashbacks (CD).
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps!
> > > >
> > > >         -Doug
> > > >          ceres at sirius.com
> > > >
> >