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Audience 7.4 -
Pro Soundboard 9.7 -
Soundboard 9.2 -
Soundboard 9.2 -
8.8 - 9.0 - Absolutely enjoyable, excellent recording of a band at the PEAK of their mighty powers, a set list that will blow your mind, a performance that rocks the house...any questions? -
Audience 7.6 - A valiant capture by the intrepid taper, really has a good feel of the venue but the sound itself is kind of in a strange spot in the spectrum. Still it’s good, but you want it to “move” more to the middle, can’t explain it any other way. -
Pro 9.8 -
Audience 7.8 - As with most Hawkwind early 70’s aud tapes, it’s a little cluttered being they played so loud but guitars and vocals are prominent in the mix and that REALLY sets this tape above 95% of the others. -
CD 1 - Audience 8.4 - A real treat, since there are so few good live Hawkwind recordings out there. CD 2 - Audience 7.4 - But all instruments can be heard if a touch lo-fi, and slightly crunchy, it’s still decent for the era and chosen for inclusion on this set because it is listenable compares to some of the other 1977 shows. -
Audience 6.3 - Loud, echoey, boomy -
Soundboard 8.6 - A strange mix that seems to leave out any bass, although I can hear the bass notes somewhere, I think. Still, it is a recording that you have to appreciate in that it’s reasonably clear which is hard to come by with this very densely layered sound. -
The Glasgow Apollo - Soundboard 9.2 -
Audience 8.7 - Many fans of the band, especially those who seek out Lemmy period recordings, look to this one as being easily top 3. It is left here untouched, even though to my ears it could use a volume boost but that can be done on the listener's end so it's not a deal-breaker at all. The recording is notable for being clear, and easy to discern Lemmy's immense power bass lines. I'd never heard it prior, so to me it was a very welcome addition to the collection. Hawkwind Gruga Halle, Essen 8 September 1972 1. Intro 2. Technicians Of Spaceship Earth 3. Born to Go 4. Seven by Seven 5. Brainstorm 6. Electronic no 1 7. The Black Corridor 8. Master Of the Universe 9. Paranoia Dave Brock - guiar, vocals Simon King - drums Nik Turner - sax, flute, vocals Lemmy - bass, vocals Del Detmar - synths -
Dunstable 1976 Soundboard 9.5 - Every Hawkwind collector surely must have this already in their collection, it’s just too damn good. So few recordings of such an eclectic band, so yeah, this has to be considered a MUST HAVE, and it’s equally cool to find it paired here with another soundboard tape.
Croyden 1977 Soundboard 9.2 -A respectable board tape, the mix does heavily favor guitar, keys are present more during passages where they are supposed to be in the lead. Vocals are out front, also where they need to be. So, it’s a workable mix, not perfect but definitely good for the casual and hard-core fan.
Hawkwind UK 1976-1977 Disc 1 Dunstable, UK. 09-30-1976 1. Paradox 2. Chronoglide Skyway 3. Hassan I Sabbah 4. Brainstorm 5. Wind Of Change 6. Steppenwolf 7. Uncle Sam's On Mars 8. Time For Sale 9. Magnu 10. Welcome To The Future Disc 2 Fairfield Hall Croyden, UK. 09-25-1977 1. Brainstorm 2. High Rise 3. Robot 4. Wind Of Change 5. Jack Of Shadows
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Audience 6.5 -
Audience 9.4 - Spectacular! Bonus trx Studio Rehearsals 8.7