BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Hawkwind album)

BBC Radio One Live in Concert
Live album (rarities) by
Hawkwind
Released1991
Recorded28 September 1972, Paris Theatre
GenreSpace rock
Length59:50
LabelWindsong International
ProducerJeff Griffin
Hawkwind chronology
Out & Intake
(1987) 		BBC Radio One Live in Concert
(1991) 		The Friday Rock Show Sessions
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

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

"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;[3] 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".

Track listing

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

Credits

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

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[4] 20

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[3]

References

  1. ^ BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ a b esounds. "Hawkwind – Hawkwind: At The BBC – 1972". EMI. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  • Starfarer – review and comparisons of the two different releases.