HW: The Famous Cure

[Doug Pearson]

Thanks for finding that article, Steve!  Great stuff!

The liner notes to 'Dawn of Hawkwind' refer to (and contradict) the rumor
that Dave ever played in the Yardbirds.  He didn't.  It's interesting to
see that this article is probably the source of that rumor.

I *have* heard that he & Eric Clapton were acquainted as teens (I know this
was mentioned in 'Crohinga Well' magazine's massive 8-issue history of
Hawkwind in the early 90's), and that Dave did, in fact, teach Clapton (who
allegedly never played guitar before he was 17) a few techniques
(fundamentals?) on the instrument.  If it's true, I won't hold it against
Dave ;^).

The most interesting thing I found in the article was the mention that the
members of the Famous Cure liked the records they had heard by the
Outsiders, an amazing Dutch 60's band, who followed a career trajectory
similar to the Pretty Things - their first album and early singles were
storming R&B rave-ups, but they later drifted into folk-influenced sounds,
and eventually released a psychedelic masterpiece on LP, entitled 'C.Q.'
(yes, it's a pun).  GREAT album!

    -Doug
     jasret at mindspring.com

On Sat, 17 Aug 2002 22:44:07 +0800, William Duffy <xl5 at IINET.NET.AU> wrote:
>I know that Clapton's biography refers to Dave Brock in his early days, but
>I don't remember the exact wording.
>
>William