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BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Hawkwind album)

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Released
  
1991

Producer
  
Jeff Griffin

Release date
  
1991

Genre
  
Space rock

Length
  
59:50

Artist
  
Hawkwind

Label
  
Windsong

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Recorded
  
28 September 1972, Paris Theatre

BBC Radio One Live in Concert (1991)
  
The Friday Rock Show Sessions (1992)

Similar
  
Hawkwind albums, Space rock albums, Other albums

BBC Radio One Live in Concert is a 1991 live album of a 1972 concert by Hawkwind.

Contents

"It was recorded straight to quarter-inch tape – there were no overdubs and no possibility of remixing. This particular performance was also continuous for one hour which made for an interesting change over when the programme was aired since the reels of tape only lasted approximately 30 minutes each." – Jeff Griffin, BBC in Concert series producer.

This concert is still regularly aired by BBC Radio on the Live at Midnight slot on the BBC 6 Music channel [1]. Despite Griffin's claims that remixing is not possible, the broadcast version does sound markedly different from the CD release, having greater clarity and definition on the instruments and vocals. The broadcast version also has some brutal edits, removing the first 4 minutes of "Brainstorm", and during "Earth Calling" and the end credits.

In March 2010, EMI re-issued the concert as Hawkwind: At the BBC – 1972 as a double CD; the first CD containing the original Windsong version, the second CD containing the version BBC uses for broadcast. The first CD also includes the studio session recorded for the Johnnie Walker show in August 1972, with performances of "Silver Machine" and "Brainstorm".

BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert

  1. "Countdown" [unlisted] (Dunkley) – 1:00
    "Born To Go" (Calvert/Brock) – 11:15
    "Black Corridor" [unlisted] (Moorcock) – 2:30
  2. "Seven By Seven" (Brock) – 7:05
  3. "Brainstorm" (Turner) – 10:38
  4. "Electronic No 1" [unlisted] (Dik Mik/Dettmar) – 2:30
    "Master of the Universe" (Turner/Brock) – 7:22
  5. "Paranoia" (Hawkwind) – 5:55
    "Earth Calling" [unlisted] (Calvert) – 3:29
  6. "Silver Machine" (Calvert/Brock) – 4:45
    "Welcome to the Future" [unlisted] (Calvert) – – 3:03
    "Credits" [unlisted] (Dunkley)

At the BBC 1972 Disk 1: Mono

  1. "Brainstorm" [Johnnie Walker Radio 1 Session] – 5:28
  2. "Silver Machine" [Johnnie Walker Radio 1 Session] – 3:50
  3. "Countdown" – 0:55
  4. "Born To Go" – 11:23
  5. "The Black Corridor" – 2:23
  6. "Seven By Seven" – 7:05
  7. "Brainstorm" – 10:15
  8. "Electronic No. 1" – 2:41
  9. "Master of the Universe" – 7:28
  10. "Paranoia" – 5:55
  11. "Earth Calling" – 3:02
  12. "Silver Machine" – 5:09
  13. "Welcome to the Future" – 3:10

At the BBC 1972 Disc 2: Stereo

  1. "Countdown" – 1:08
  2. "Born To Go" – 11:19
  3. "The Black Corridor" – 2:25
  4. "Seven By Seven" – 7:06
  5. "Brainstorm" – 6:12
  6. "Electronic No. 1" – 2:03
  7. "Master of the Universe" – 7:29
  8. "Paranoia" – 5:55
  9. "Earth Calling" – 3:02
  10. "Silver Machine" – 5:10
  11. "Welcome to the Future" – 2:52

Personnel

  • Dave Brock – guitar, vocals
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Lemmy – bass guitar, vocals
  • Dik Mik Davies – Synthesizer
  • Del Dettmar – Synthesizer
  • Simon King – drums
  • Stacia – Announcements
  • Andy Dunkley – Announcements

    • Credits

  • Recorded: 28 September 1972, Paris Theatre, London
  • Broadcast: 14 October 1972, BBC Radio 1 In Concert
  • Producer: Jeff Griffin
  • Engineer: Chris Lycett

    • Release history

  • October 1991: Windsong, WINCD007, UK
  • September 1991: Genschman, GENSCH1002, Germany – titled Space Rock From London (broadcast version)
  • December 1994: Live Storm, LSCD51626, Italy – titled Space London 1972 (broadcast version)
  • 15 March 2010: EMI, HAWKS7, UK

    • Songs

    1Born to Go12:16
    2Seven by Seven9:36
    3Brainstorm10:39

    References

    BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Hawkwind album) Wikipedia
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