Jump to content

The Weird Tapes: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m Adding category Category:1980s live albums (using HotCat)
m Clean up spacing around commas and other punctuation fixes, replaced: , → ,
 
(44 intermediate revisions by 29 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}
| Name = The Weird Tapes
{{more citations needed|date=December 2021}}
⚫
| Type = compilation
{{Infobox album
| Artist = Hawkwind
| Cover = Hawkwind_WeirdTapes.jpg
| name = The Weird Tapes
⚫
| type = compilation
⚫
| Released = March 1980-November 1983
| Recorded = 1966-1982
| artist = Hawkwind
| Genre = [[Space Rock]]
| cover = Hawkwind_WeirdTapes.jpg
| Length =
| alt =
⚫
| released = March 1980 – November 1983
⚫
| Label = Weird Tapes, [[Voiceprint Records|Voiceprint]]
| Producer =
| recorded = 1966–1982
| Reviews =
| venue =
| Last album =
| studio =
| genre = [[Space rock]]
| This album = '''''The Weird Tapes'''''<br />(1980-3)
| length =
⚫
| Next album = ''[[Hawkwind, Friends and Relations]]''<br />(1982-5)
⚫
| label = Weird Tapes, [[Voiceprint Records|Voiceprint]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
⚫
| next_title = [[Hawkwind, Friends and Relations]]
| next_year = 1982
}}
}}
'''''The Weird Tapes''''' are a set of music tapes by the [[England|English]] [[rock music|rock]] [[musical ensemble#Rock and pop bands|group]] [[Hawkwind]]. Issued in the early 1980s, they contain live, radio sessions, out-take and demo performances.
'''''The Weird Tapes''''' are a set of music tapes by the [[England|English]] [[rock music|rock]] [[Rock bands|group]] [[Hawkwind]]. Issued in the early 1980s, they contain live, radio sessions, out-take and demo performances.


[[Dave Brock]] collated this material from his own private library and issued them as 40 minute [[TDK]] [[Compact Cassette|cassette tapes]] on his own Weird imprint through Geoff Hocking. The first tape (101) was made available through mail order at the beginning of 1980, whilst the last tape (108) was first issued at the end of 1983. When Brock hooked-up with Rob Ayling of [[Voiceprint Records]] at the end of 1999, this material was re-released on [[Compact Disc|CD]] without alteration.
[[Dave Brock]] collated this material from his own private library and issued them as 40 minute [[TDK]] [[Compact Cassette|cassette tapes]] on his own Weird imprint through Geoff Hocking. The first tape (101) was made available through mail order at the beginning of 1980, whilst the last tape (108) was first issued at the end of 1983. When Brock hooked-up with Rob Ayling of [[Voiceprint Records]] at the end of 1999, this material was re-released on [[Compact Disc|CD]] without alteration.


==''Volume 1: Sonic Assassins / Dave Brock''==
==''Volume 1: Sonic Assassins / Dave Brock''==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="auto">{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734|title-link=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>
}}

===Track listing===
===Track listing===
#"Over the Top" ([[Robert Calvert]], [[Dave Brock]]) – 7:53
#"Over the Top" ([[Robert Calvert]], [[Dave Brock]]) – 7:53
Line 25: Line 36:
#"Freefall" (Calvert, [[Harvey Bainbridge]]) – 7:54
#"Freefall" (Calvert, [[Harvey Bainbridge]]) – 7:54
#"Death Trap" (Calvert, Brock) – 4:30
#"Death Trap" (Calvert, Brock) – 4:30
#"Nuclear Toy" [aka "Nuclear Drive"] (Brock) – 4:21
#"Nuclear Toy" [a.k.a. "Nuclear Drive"] (Brock) – 4:21
#"Who's Gonna Win the War" (Brock) – 5:55
#"Who's Gonna Win the War" (Brock) – 5:55
#"The Dream" (Brock) – 1:21
#"The Dream" (Brock) – 1:21
#"Assassination" [aka "Some People Never Die"] (Brock) – 3:34
#"Assassination" [aka "Some People Never Die"] (Brock) – 3:34
#"The Dream II" (Brock) – 0:26
#"The Dream II" (Brock) – 0:26
#"Satellite" [aka "The Phenomenon of Luminosity"] (Brock) – 2:49
#"Satellite" [a.k.a. "The Phenomenon of Luminosity"] (Brock) – 2:49

===Credits===
===Credits===
*Tracks 1-4: [[Sonic Assassins]], [[Barnstaple]] 23 December 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Paul Hayles; Martin Griffin. Included on 2009 re-mastered ''[[25 Years On]]'' 2CD.
*Tracks 1–4: [[Sonic Assassins]], [[Barnstaple]] 23 December 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Paul Hayles; Martin Griffin. Included on 2009 re-mastered ''[[25 Years On]]'' 2CD.
*Tracks 5,7-10: Dave Brock demos 1979.
*Tracks 5,7–10: Dave Brock demos 1979.
*Track 6: [[Hawklords]], [[Rockfield Studios]] 1979: Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Steve Swindells; Simon King. Included on 2009 re-mastered ''[[Levitation (album)|Levitation]]'' CD.
*Track 6: [[Hawklords]], [[Rockfield Studios]] 1979: Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Steve Swindells; Simon King. Included on 2009 re-mastered ''[[Levitation (Hawkwind album)|Levitation]]'' CD.


==''Volume 2: Hawkwind Live / Hawklords Studio''==
==''Volume 2: Hawkwind Live / Hawklords Studio''==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="auto"/>
}}

===Track listing===
===Track listing===
#"Quark, Strangeness and Charm" (Calvert, Brock) – 2:38
#"Quark, Strangeness and Charm" (Calvert, Brock) – 2:38
Line 46: Line 63:
#"Douglas in the Jungle (Ode to A Manager)" (Brock, Bainbridge, Swindells, King) – 6:53
#"Douglas in the Jungle (Ode to A Manager)" (Brock, Bainbridge, Swindells, King) – 6:53
#"Time of the Hawklords" (Brock, Bainbridge, Swindells, King) – 4:07
#"Time of the Hawklords" (Brock, Bainbridge, Swindells, King) – 4:07

===Credits===
===Credits===
*Tracks 1-5: [[Stonehenge Free Festival]] 21 June 1977, and [[New Theatre Oxford]] 30 September 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King. Track 1 included on 2009 re-mastered ''[[PXR5]]'' CD. Track 4 included on 2009 re-mastered ''[[Quark, Strangeness and Charm]]'' 2CD.
*Tracks 1–5: [[Stonehenge Free Festival]] 21 June 1977, and [[New Theatre Oxford]] 30 September 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King. Track 1 included on 2009 re-mastered ''[[PXR5]]'' CD. Track 4 included on 2009 re-mastered ''[[Quark, Strangeness and Charm]]'' 2CD.
*Tracks 6-8: Hawklords, Rockfield Studios 1979: Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Steve Swindells; Simon King. Included on 2009 re-mastered ''[[Levitation (album)|Levitation]]'' CD.
*Tracks 6–8: Hawklords, Rockfield Studios 1979: Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Steve Swindells; Simon King. Included on 2009 re-mastered ''[[Levitation (Hawkwind album)|Levitation]]'' CD.


==''Volume 3: Hawkwind Free Festivals''==
==''Volume 3: Hawkwind Free Festivals''==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="auto"/>
}}

===Track listing===
===Track listing===
#"High Rise" (Calvert, [[Simon House]]) – 5:37
#"High Rise" (Calvert, [[Simon House]]) – 5:37
#"Damnation Alley" (Calvert, Brock, House) – 8:00
#"Damnation Alley" (Calvert, Brock, House) – 8:00
#"Uncle Sam's on Mars" (Calvert, Brock, House, King) / "The Iron Dream" [unlisted] (King)– 6:33
#"Uncle Sam's on Mars" (Calvert, Brock, House, King) / "The Iron Dream" [unlisted] (King) – 6:33
#"Robot" (Calvert, Brock) – 7:21
#"Robot" (Calvert, Brock) – 7:21
#"Cake Out" [aka "Hash Cake"] (Hawkwind) – 4:44
#"Cake Out" [a.k.a. "Hash Cake"] (Hawkwind) – 4:44
#"Circles" (Turner, Brock, [[Paul Rudolph (musician)|Paul Rudolph]], [[Alan Powell]]) – 4:29
#"Circles" (Turner, Brock, [[Paul Rudolph (musician)|Paul Rudolph]], [[Alan Powell (drummer)|Alan Powell]]) – 4:29
#"Elements" [aka "I Am the Eye"] (Turner, Brock, Rudolph, Powell) – 4:26
#"Elements" [a.k.a. "I Am the Eye"] (Turner, Brock, Rudolph, Powell) – 4:26
#"Slap It on De Table" (Hawkwind) – 0:50
#"Slap It on De Table" (Hawkwind) – 0:50

===Credits===
===Credits===
*Tracks 1-4: Stonehenge Free Festival 21 June 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King. Track 1 included on 2009 re-mastered ''[[Quark, Strangeness and Charm]]'' 2CD.
*Tracks 1–4: Recorded on the Autumn tour 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King. Track 1 included on 2009 re-mastered ''[[Quark, Strangeness and Charm]]'' 2CD.
*Tracks 5&8: Rockfield Studios, January 1977: Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Simon House; Simon King. Track 7 included on 2009 re-mastered ''Quark, Strangeness and Charm'' 2CD.
*Tracks 5&8: Rockfield Studios, January 1977: Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Simon House; Simon King. Track 5 included on 2009 re-mastered ''[[Quark, Strangeness and Charm]]'' 2CD as "Hash Cake Cut."
*Tracks 6&7: [[Watchfield]] Festival August 1975: Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Nik Turner; Alan Powell.
*Tracks 6&7: [[Watchfield]] Festival 23 August 1975: Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Nik Turner; Alan Powell. Both tracks included on 2013 remastered ''[[Warrior on the Edge of Time]]'' 2CD+DVD-A and Box Set.


==''Volume 4: Hawklords Live 1978''==
==''Volume 4: Hawklords Live 1978''==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="auto"/>
}}

===Track listing===
===Track listing===
#"Death Trap" (Calvert, Brock) – 6:21
#"Death Trap" (Calvert, Brock) – 6:21
Line 75: Line 104:
#"Uncle Sam's on Mars" (Calvert, Brock, House, King) – 6:28
#"Uncle Sam's on Mars" (Calvert, Brock, House, King) – 6:28
#"The Iron Dream" [unlisted] (King) – 2:05
#"The Iron Dream" [unlisted] (King) – 2:05

===Credits===
===Credits===
*Hawklords, [[University of Plymouth|Plymouth Polytechnic]] 23 November 1978: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Steve Swindells; Martin Griffin.
*Hawklords, [[University of Plymouth|Plymouth Polytechnic]] 23 November 1978: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Steve Swindells; Martin Griffin.


==''Volume 5: Hawkwind Live 1976-77''==
==''Volume 5: Hawkwind Live 1976–77''==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="auto"/>
}}

===Track listing===
===Track listing===
#"Back on the Streets" (Calvert, Rudolph) – 3:50
#"Back on the Streets" (Calvert, Rudolph) – 3:50
Line 84: Line 119:
#"Brainstorm" (Turner) – 7:25
#"Brainstorm" (Turner) – 7:25
#"Wind of Change" (Brock) – 4:07
#"Wind of Change" (Brock) – 4:07
#"Assassins of Allah" [aka "Hassan I Sabbah"] (Calvert, Rudolph) – 7:17
#"Assassins of Allah" [a.k.a. "Hassan I Sabbah"] (Calvert, Rudolph) – 7:17
#"Forge of Vulcan" (House) – 2:33
#"Forge of Vulcan" (House) – 2:33
#"Steppenwolf" (Calvert, Brock) – 10:29
#"Steppenwolf" (Calvert, Brock) – 10:29
#"Where Are They Now?" (Brock) – 2:19
#"Where Are They Now?" (Brock) – 2:19

===Credits===
===Credits===
*Tracks 1-2: [[Hammersmith Odeon]], 5 October 1976: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Nik Turner; Simon House; Alan Powell; Simon King.
*Tracks 1–2: [[Hammersmith Odeon]], 5 October 1976: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Nik Turner; Simon House; Alan Powell; Simon King.
*Tracks 3-7: Hammersmith Odeon, 5 October 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King.
*Track 3, 4: Croydon, Fairfields Hall, 25 September 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King.
*Tracks 5, 6: probably taken from Hammersmith Odeon, 5 October 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King.
*Track 7: Leicester DeMontfort (frequently misspelled as DeMontford) Hall, 3 October 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King.
*Track 8: unknown.
*Track 8: unknown.


==''Volume 6: Hawkwind Live 1970-73''==
==''Volume 6: Hawkwind Live 1970–73''==
===Track listing===
===Track listing===
#"Make What You Can" (Brock) – 7:11
#"Make What You Can" (Brock) – 7:11
#"Born to Go" (Calvert, Brock) – 12:49
#"Born to Go" (Calvert, Brock) – 5:05
#"Master of the Universe" (Turner, Brock) – 7:18
#"Master of the Universe" (Turner, Brock) – 7:18
#"Seeing It As You Really Are" [listed as "Jam"] (Hawkwind) – 3:25
#"Seeing It As You Really Are" [listed as "Jam"] (Hawkwind) – 3:25
#"Hurry on Sundown" (Brock) – 4:49
#"Hurry on Sundown" (Brock) – 4:49
#"Come Home" [aka "Some of That Stuff"] (Hawkwind) – 2:11
#"Come Home" [a.k.a. "Some of That Stuff"] (Hawkwind) – 2:11
#"We Do It" (Hawkwind) – 10:35
#"We Do It" (Hawkwind) – 10:35
#"Earth Calling" (Calvert) – 3:28
#"Earth Calling" (Calvert) – 3:28

===Credits===
===Credits===
*Track 1: studio 1973: Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King.
*Track 1: studio 1973: Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King.
*Tracks 2-4: [[The Roundhouse]], 12 February 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King. Included on 2007 re-mastered ''[[Greasy Truckers Party]]'' 3CD.
*Tracks 2–4: [[The Roundhouse]], 12 February 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King. Included on 2007 re-mastered ''[[Greasy Truckers Party]]'' 3CD.
*Tracks 5-6: [[BBC Radio 1]] session, [[Maida Vale Studios]], 18 August 1970: Dave Brock; Thomas Crimble; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis; Huw Lloyd-Langton.
*Tracks 5–6: [[BBC Radio 1]] session, [[Maida Vale Studios]], 18 August 1970: Dave Brock; Thomas Crimble; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis; Huw Lloyd-Langton.
*Track 7: BBC Radio 1 session, [[Playhouse Theatre]], 19 April 1971: Dave Brock; Thomas Crimble; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis.
*Track 7: BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Paris Cinema, London, 5 November 1970: Dave Brock; Thomas Crimble; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis.
*Track 8: [[Brixton Academy|Brixton Sundown]], 30 December 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King.
*Track 8: [[Brixton Academy|Brixton Sundown]], 30 December 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King.


Line 114: Line 153:
#"Welcome to the Dream Machine" [unlisted] (Brock) – 0:19
#"Welcome to the Dream Machine" [unlisted] (Brock) – 0:19
#"Streets of Fear" (Brock) – 4:18
#"Streets of Fear" (Brock) – 4:18
#"First Landing on Medussa" [aka "The Church"] (Brock) – 3:14
#"First Landing on Medusa" [a.k.a. "The Church"] (Brock) – 3:14
#"Touchdown" (Brock) – 1:56
#"Touchdown" (Brock) – 1:56
#"[[Richard III (play)|Winter of Discontent]]" ([[William Shakespeare]], Brock) – 2:41
#"[[Richard III (play)|Winter of Discontent]]" ([[William Shakespeare]], Brock) – 2:41
Line 123: Line 162:
#"Disintegration" [unlisted] (Brock) – 1:06
#"Disintegration" [unlisted] (Brock) – 1:06
#"Circles" (Brock) – 6:25
#"Circles" (Brock) – 6:25
#"Speed of Light" [aka "Transdimensional Man"] (Brock) – 5:40
#"Speed of Light" [a.k.a. "Transdimensional Man"] (Brock) – 5:40
#"Bombed Out" (Brock) – 4:08
#"Bombed Out" (Brock) – 4:08
*Note: the CD issue, although listed as above, is re-sequenced with tracks 6-13 followed by tracks 1-5.
*Note: the CD issue, although listed as above, is re-sequenced with tracks 6–13 followed by tracks 1–5. Also, tracks 2 and 3 on the CD are the same (Looking in the Future) 4 sec. difference.

===Credits===
===Credits===
*Dave Brock demos, 1980-82.
*Dave Brock demos, 1980–82.


==''Volume 8: Live 1966-73''==
==''Volume 8: Live 1966–73''==
===Track listing===
===Track listing===
#"Space Is Deep" (Brock) – 8:05
#"Space Is Deep" (Brock) – 8:05
Line 135: Line 175:
#"Live and Let Live" (Brock) – 4:07
#"Live and Let Live" (Brock) – 4:07
#"Etchanaty" (Brock) – 3:21
#"Etchanaty" (Brock) – 3:21
#"[[Roll 'Em Pete]]" ([[Big Joe Turner]], [[Pete Johnson]]) – 2:15
#"[[Roll 'Em Pete]]" ([[Big Joe Turner]], [[Pete Johnson (musician)|Pete Johnson]]) – 2:15
#"Come On" (unknown) – 2:25
#"Come On" (unknown) – 2:25
#"Dealing With the Devil" ([[Sonny Boy Williamson II]]) – 2:10
#"Dealing With the Devil" ([[Sonny Boy Williamson II]]) – 2:10
#"[[Bring It On Home]]" ([[Willie Dixon]]) – 3:11
#"[[Bring It On Home (Sonny Boy Williamson II song)|Bring It On Home]]" ([[Willie Dixon]]) – 3:11
#"You Know You're Only Dreaming" (Brock) / "You Shouldn't Do That" (Turner, Brock) – 12:00
#"You Know You're Only Dreaming" (Brock) / "You Shouldn't Do That" (Turner, Brock) – 12:00

===Credits===
===Credits===
*Track 1: Brixton Sundown, 30 December 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King.
*Track 1: Brixton Sundown, 30 December 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King.
*Tracks 2-4: Unknown.
*Tracks 2–4: Unknown.
*Tracks 5-8: pre-Hawkwind Dave Brock 1966-69. Track 8 included on 1996 re-mastered ''[[Hawkwind (album)|Hawkwind]]'' CD.
*Tracks 5–8: pre-Hawkwind Dave Brock 1966–69. Track 8 included on 1996 re-mastered ''[[Hawkwind (album)|Hawkwind]]'' CD.
*Tracks 9: BBC Radio 1 session, Maida Vale Studios, 19 May 1971: Dave Brock; Dave Anderson; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis.
*Tracks 9: BBC Radio 1 session, Maida Vale Studios, 19 May 1971: Dave Brock; Dave Anderson; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis.


Line 155: Line 196:
*Volume 7: Cassette, Oct-1982, Weird Records, WEIRD107; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records, [http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/web/Release/HAWKVP14CD/ HAWKVP14CD]
*Volume 7: Cassette, Oct-1982, Weird Records, WEIRD107; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records, [http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/web/Release/HAWKVP14CD/ HAWKVP14CD]
*Volume 8: Cassette, Nov-1983, Weird Records, WEIRD108; CD, Mar-2006, Voiceprint Records, [http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/web/Release/HAWKVP36CD/ HAWKVP36CD]
*Volume 8: Cassette, Nov-1983, Weird Records, WEIRD108; CD, Mar-2006, Voiceprint Records, [http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/web/Release/HAWKVP36CD/ HAWKVP36CD]

==References==
{{reflist}}


{{Hawkwind}}
{{Hawkwind}}


[[fi:Weird Tapes 1–8]]


{{DEFAULTSORT:Weird Tapes}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weird Tapes}}
[[Category:Hawkwind compilation albums]]
[[Category:Hawkwind compilation albums]]
[[Category:Compilation album series]]
[[Category:Compilation album series]]
⚫
[[Category:1980 albums]]
⚫
[[Category:1981 albums]]
[[Category:Hawkwind live albums]]
[[Category:Hawkwind live albums]]
[[Category:Self-released albums]]
[[Category:Self-released albums]]
⚫
[[Category:1982 albums]]
⚫
[[Category:1983 albums]]
[[Category:Live album series]]
[[Category:Live album series]]
[[Category:1980s live albums]]
[[Category:1980s live albums]]
[[Category:1980s compilation albums]]
⚫
[[Category:1980 live albums]]
⚫
[[Category:1981 live albums]]
⚫
[[Category:1982 live albums]]
⚫
[[Category:1983 live albums]]
[[Category:1981 compilation albums]]
[[Category:1982 compilation albums]]
[[Category:1983 compilation albums]]

Latest revision as of 23:40, 24 August 2024

The Weird Tapes
Compilation album by
Hawkwind
ReleasedMarch 1980 – November 1983
Recorded1966–1982
GenreSpace rock
LabelWeird Tapes, Voiceprint
Hawkwind chronology
The Weird Tapes
(1980) 		Hawkwind, Friends and Relations
(1982)

The Weird Tapes are a set of music tapes by the English rock group Hawkwind. Issued in the early 1980s, they contain live, radio sessions, out-take and demo performances.

Dave Brock collated this material from his own private library and issued them as 40 minute TDK cassette tapes on his own Weird imprint through Geoff Hocking. The first tape (101) was made available through mail order at the beginning of 1980, whilst the last tape (108) was first issued at the end of 1983. When Brock hooked-up with Rob Ayling of Voiceprint Records at the end of 1999, this material was re-released on CD without alteration.

Volume 1: Sonic Assassins / Dave Brock

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Over the Top" (Robert Calvert, Dave Brock) – 7:53
  2. "Magnu"/"Angels of Life" (Brock) – 4:23
  3. "Freefall" (Calvert, Harvey Bainbridge) – 7:54
  4. "Death Trap" (Calvert, Brock) – 4:30
  5. "Nuclear Toy" [a.k.a. "Nuclear Drive"] (Brock) – 4:21
  6. "Who's Gonna Win the War" (Brock) – 5:55
  7. "The Dream" (Brock) – 1:21
  8. "Assassination" [aka "Some People Never Die"] (Brock) – 3:34
  9. "The Dream II" (Brock) – 0:26
  10. "Satellite" [a.k.a. "The Phenomenon of Luminosity"] (Brock) – 2:49

Credits

[edit]
  • Tracks 1–4: Sonic Assassins, Barnstaple 23 December 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Paul Hayles; Martin Griffin. Included on 2009 re-mastered 25 Years On 2CD.
  • Tracks 5,7–10: Dave Brock demos 1979.
  • Track 6: Hawklords, Rockfield Studios 1979: Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Steve Swindells; Simon King. Included on 2009 re-mastered Levitation CD.

Volume 2: Hawkwind Live / Hawklords Studio

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Quark, Strangeness and Charm" (Calvert, Brock) – 2:38
  2. "Master of the Universe" (Nik Turner, Brock) – 4:44
  3. "Welcome to the Future" (Calvert) – 2:10
  4. "Spirit of the Age" (Calvert, Brock) – 5:57
  5. "Sonic Attack" (Michael Moorcock) – 5:27
  6. "Valium 10" (Brock, Bainbridge, Steve Swindells, Simon King) – 7:51
  7. "Douglas in the Jungle (Ode to A Manager)" (Brock, Bainbridge, Swindells, King) – 6:53
  8. "Time of the Hawklords" (Brock, Bainbridge, Swindells, King) – 4:07

Credits

[edit]
  • Tracks 1–5: Stonehenge Free Festival 21 June 1977, and New Theatre Oxford 30 September 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King. Track 1 included on 2009 re-mastered PXR5 CD. Track 4 included on 2009 re-mastered Quark, Strangeness and Charm 2CD.
  • Tracks 6–8: Hawklords, Rockfield Studios 1979: Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Steve Swindells; Simon King. Included on 2009 re-mastered Levitation CD.

Volume 3: Hawkwind Free Festivals

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "High Rise" (Calvert, Simon House) – 5:37
  2. "Damnation Alley" (Calvert, Brock, House) – 8:00
  3. "Uncle Sam's on Mars" (Calvert, Brock, House, King) / "The Iron Dream" [unlisted] (King) – 6:33
  4. "Robot" (Calvert, Brock) – 7:21
  5. "Cake Out" [a.k.a. "Hash Cake"] (Hawkwind) – 4:44
  6. "Circles" (Turner, Brock, Paul Rudolph, Alan Powell) – 4:29
  7. "Elements" [a.k.a. "I Am the Eye"] (Turner, Brock, Rudolph, Powell) – 4:26
  8. "Slap It on De Table" (Hawkwind) – 0:50

Credits

[edit]
  • Tracks 1–4: Recorded on the Autumn tour 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King. Track 1 included on 2009 re-mastered Quark, Strangeness and Charm 2CD.
  • Tracks 5&8: Rockfield Studios, January 1977: Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Simon House; Simon King. Track 5 included on 2009 re-mastered Quark, Strangeness and Charm 2CD as "Hash Cake Cut."
  • Tracks 6&7: Watchfield Festival 23 August 1975: Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Nik Turner; Alan Powell. Both tracks included on 2013 remastered Warrior on the Edge of Time 2CD+DVD-A and Box Set.

Volume 4: Hawklords Live 1978

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Death Trap" (Calvert, Brock) – 6:21
  2. "Age of the Micro Man" (Calvert, Brock) – 3:40
  3. "Spirit of the Age" (Calvert, Brock) – 9:25
  4. "Urban Guerilla" (Calvert, Brock) – 5:18
  5. "Steppenwolf" (Calvert, Brock) – 9:07
  6. "Freefall" (Calvert, Bainbridge) – 5:28
  7. "Uncle Sam's on Mars" (Calvert, Brock, House, King) – 6:28
  8. "The Iron Dream" [unlisted] (King) – 2:05

Credits

[edit]
  • Hawklords, Plymouth Polytechnic 23 November 1978: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Steve Swindells; Martin Griffin.

Volume 5: Hawkwind Live 1976–77

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Back on the Streets" (Calvert, Rudolph) – 3:50
  2. "Chronoglide Skyway" [incorrectly listed as "City of Lagoons"] (House) – 5:09
  3. "Brainstorm" (Turner) – 7:25
  4. "Wind of Change" (Brock) – 4:07
  5. "Assassins of Allah" [a.k.a. "Hassan I Sabbah"] (Calvert, Rudolph) – 7:17
  6. "Forge of Vulcan" (House) – 2:33
  7. "Steppenwolf" (Calvert, Brock) – 10:29
  8. "Where Are They Now?" (Brock) – 2:19

Credits

[edit]
  • Tracks 1–2: Hammersmith Odeon, 5 October 1976: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Nik Turner; Simon House; Alan Powell; Simon King.
  • Track 3, 4: Croydon, Fairfields Hall, 25 September 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King.
  • Tracks 5, 6: probably taken from Hammersmith Odeon, 5 October 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King.
  • Track 7: Leicester DeMontfort (frequently misspelled as DeMontford) Hall, 3 October 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King.
  • Track 8: unknown.

Volume 6: Hawkwind Live 1970–73

[edit]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Make What You Can" (Brock) – 7:11
  2. "Born to Go" (Calvert, Brock) – 5:05
  3. "Master of the Universe" (Turner, Brock) – 7:18
  4. "Seeing It As You Really Are" [listed as "Jam"] (Hawkwind) – 3:25
  5. "Hurry on Sundown" (Brock) – 4:49
  6. "Come Home" [a.k.a. "Some of That Stuff"] (Hawkwind) – 2:11
  7. "We Do It" (Hawkwind) – 10:35
  8. "Earth Calling" (Calvert) – 3:28

Credits

[edit]
  • Track 1: studio 1973: Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King.
  • Tracks 2–4: The Roundhouse, 12 February 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King. Included on 2007 re-mastered Greasy Truckers Party 3CD.
  • Tracks 5–6: BBC Radio 1 session, Maida Vale Studios, 18 August 1970: Dave Brock; Thomas Crimble; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis; Huw Lloyd-Langton.
  • Track 7: BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Paris Cinema, London, 5 November 1970: Dave Brock; Thomas Crimble; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis.
  • Track 8: Brixton Sundown, 30 December 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King.

Volume 7: Dave Brock Demos

[edit]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Welcome to the Dream Machine" [unlisted] (Brock) – 0:19
  2. "Streets of Fear" (Brock) – 4:18
  3. "First Landing on Medusa" [a.k.a. "The Church"] (Brock) – 3:14
  4. "Touchdown" (Brock) – 1:56
  5. "Winter of Discontent" (William Shakespeare, Brock) – 2:41
  6. "Outer Limits" [unlisted] (Brock) – 1:03
  7. "Choose Your Masks" (Moorcock, Brock) – 4:58
  8. "Looking in the Future" (Brock) – 3:39
  9. "Space Travellers" (Brock) – 2:36
  10. "Disintegration" [unlisted] (Brock) – 1:06
  11. "Circles" (Brock) – 6:25
  12. "Speed of Light" [a.k.a. "Transdimensional Man"] (Brock) – 5:40
  13. "Bombed Out" (Brock) – 4:08
  • Note: the CD issue, although listed as above, is re-sequenced with tracks 6–13 followed by tracks 1–5. Also, tracks 2 and 3 on the CD are the same (Looking in the Future) 4 sec. difference.

Credits

[edit]
  • Dave Brock demos, 1980–82.

Volume 8: Live 1966–73

[edit]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Space Is Deep" (Brock) – 8:05
  2. "Down on Her Knees" (Brock) – 5:58
  3. "Live and Let Live" (Brock) – 4:07
  4. "Etchanaty" (Brock) – 3:21
  5. "Roll 'Em Pete" (Big Joe Turner, Pete Johnson) – 2:15
  6. "Come On" (unknown) – 2:25
  7. "Dealing With the Devil" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 2:10
  8. "Bring It On Home" (Willie Dixon) – 3:11
  9. "You Know You're Only Dreaming" (Brock) / "You Shouldn't Do That" (Turner, Brock) – 12:00

Credits

[edit]
  • Track 1: Brixton Sundown, 30 December 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King.
  • Tracks 2–4: Unknown.
  • Tracks 5–8: pre-Hawkwind Dave Brock 1966–69. Track 8 included on 1996 re-mastered Hawkwind CD.
  • Tracks 9: BBC Radio 1 session, Maida Vale Studios, 19 May 1971: Dave Brock; Dave Anderson; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis.

Release details

[edit]
  • Volume 1: Cassette, Mar-1980, Weird Records, WEIRD101; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records, HAWKVP6CD
  • Volume 2: Cassette, Oct-1980, Weird Records, WEIRD102; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records, HAWKVP7CD
  • Volume 3: Cassette, Oct-1980, Weird Records, WEIRD103; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records, HAWKVP8CD
  • Volume 4: Cassette, Jun-1981, Weird Records, WEIRD104; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records, HAWKVP9CD
  • Volume 5: Cassette, Sep-1981, Weird Records, WEIRD105; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records, HAWKVP10CD
  • Volume 6: Cassette, Oct-1982, Weird Records, WEIRD106; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records, HAWKVP11CD
  • Volume 7: Cassette, Oct-1982, Weird Records, WEIRD107; CD, Sep-2000, Voiceprint Records, HAWKVP14CD
  • Volume 8: Cassette, Nov-1983, Weird Records, WEIRD108; CD, Mar-2006, Voiceprint Records, HAWKVP36CD

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=The_Weird_Tapes&oldid=1242091422"