OFF: the Godz

[Doug Pearson]

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 23:06:45 EST, Dale K. Ford <Ilovemylife801 at AOL.COM>
wrote:
>I also have a Frank Zappa show from around 72-75 from Detroit with Hawkind
>opening on reel to reel.

Hawkwind played Detroit 5 times from 73-75 (they didn't play anywhere in
the USA before 1973):

Ford Auditorium, 28.11.1973
Michigan Palace, 23.03.1974
Ford Auditorium, 06.09.1974
Theatre, 31.10.1974
Ford Auditorium, 10.05.1975

The first one (Ford Auditorium, November 28, 1973) is the only one known to
exist on tape.  If your recording is the last one (Ford Auditorium, May 10,
1975), then you have THE HOLY GRAIL of Hawkwind live recordings, as it
would be the show right before Lemmy got busted, and the only known
recording of Hawkwind performing the 'Warrior on the Edge of Time' set
*with* Lemmy (all known recordings are from after he was fired, and feature
Paul Rudolph on bass).

However, according to this website:
http://members.shaw.ca/fz-pomd/giglist/index.html
... Zappa played the following Detroit dates during that time:
Masonic Auditorium 2.11.1973 & 14.11.1973
(on 28.11.1973, he played Ashland, OH)
2.7.1974 Cobo Hall, w/Peter Frampton
(on 23.3.1974, he played Denver, on 06.09.1974, he was in Rome, and on
31.10.1974, he played the New York City Felt Forum)
18.05.1975 Cobo Hall
(on 10.05.1975, he played Indianapolis)

... so it seems very unlikely that Hawkwind & Zappa ever performed together
in Detroit, since Frank was performing elsewhere on every night that
Hawkwind appeared in Detroit.

    -Doug
     jasret at mindspring.com