HW: Re: LOST in France?

[Jonathan Jarrett]

On Thu, 3 Jun 2010, Carl Edlund Anderson wrote:
> I remain uncertain as to whether Huw or Mick counts as more original. 
> Perhaps I wouldn't normally count a "guest spot" like that -- but on the 
> other hand it seems like virtually everyone except Dave is effectively in HW 
> as a guest! ;)

 	When long ago I was more obsessive, or perhaps had fewer things to 
obsess about and so more time for each, I wrestled with this problem when 
pulling together that list of HW members appearances on other records, 
which I do have a more up-to-date version of that some day I will webify 
honest. But you know, who counts as a member? Just appearing with the band 
obviously isn't enough, as Al Matthews or Rory Cargill of the Invisible 
Band would be in (though Rory does *look* as if he's a Hawkwind member, it 
must be said). Even appearing on record probably isn't enough, for similar 
reasons (Paul Cobbold? Dick Taylor?). On the other hand, draw the net too 
tightly and you squeeze out people like Steve Hayes or Steve Bemand who 
were a crucial part of at least one touring line-up. And what do you do 
with Stacia, who is listed as a band member in the sleeve of DFL and who 
can be heard on the BBC live set but never wrote anything for them, or 
Kris, who has been appearing live with HW for how long and has the 
occasional writing credit but is never listed as a member AFAIK? and so 
on.

 	I thought when I drew that list up that I had a policy, which was, 
they must have done any two of: appear on stage with, get a writing 
credit from or be on record with Hawkwind. At that rate, however, I should 
have counted both Stacia and Kris, and I haven't, not that (again AFAIK) 
they've worked with anyone else subsequently. Furthermore, I notice that 
there I've listed Mick Slattery as a original HW member and Huw as a 
latecomer, but I've no idea now why I made that decision; was it that Mick 
is named on the original Hawkwind record contract? I think it may have 
been that. All subjective, anyway! What counts? and, perhaps more 
importantly, who cares? Yours,
 				Jon (who obviously did at one point)

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       Jonathan Jarrett, Cambridge    jjarrett at chiark.greenend.org.uk
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