California Brainstorm
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| Live album by Hawkwind | |||||
| Released | July, 1992 | ||||
| Recorded | Oakland Omni Theatre, 16 December 1990 | ||||
| Genre | Space Rock | ||||
| Label | USA: Iloki - ILCD1014 UK: Cyclops - CYCL-015 |
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| Producer | Hawkwind | ||||
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Despite relative success in North America in the early 1970s, Hawkwind's pull there had waned by the time of the 1978 tour, with no record contract and playing to audiences of around 500-600. Nevertheless, they retained a small cult following throughout the 1980s despite no tours and most albums being available only on import.
In September and October 1989 they ventured back for a 13 date low-key tour. They followed this up with an 18 date tour in December 1990, relying upon dedicated fans to help with sound and lighting gear[1]. One of these fans, Brad Knox, supervised the video recording of some shows, and in 1992 received permission from Brock to release a CD of an edited soundtrack from the 16 December 1990 Oakland Omni Theatre show.
In 1994 it received a UK release by Cyclops (CYCL-015), which included the extra track "Images" and was also available in limited boxset containing Robert Godwin's book A Collectors Guide to Hawkwind.
[edit] Track listing
- "Void's End" (Brock)
- "Ejection" (Calvert)
- "Brainstorm" (Turner)
- "Out Of The Shadows" (Buckley/Brock/Davey)
- "Eons" [aka "Snake Dance"] (Hawkwind)
- "Night Of The Hawks" (Brock)
- "TV Suicide" (Bainbridge)
- "Back In The Box" (Hawkwind)
- "Assassins Of Allah" [aka "Hassan-i-Sabah"] (Calvert/Rudolph)
- "Propaganda" (Hawkwind)
- "Reefer Madness" (Brock)
- Cyclops release only
- "Images" (Wishart/Brock/Davey)
[edit] Personnel
- Bridget Wishart - vocals
- Dave Brock - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Alan Davey - bass guitar, vocals
- Harvey Bainbridge - keyboards, vocals
- Richard Chadwick - drums, vocals
[edit] External links
- ^ Hawkfan 20 - A bus trip with... (Doug Buckley)
