Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin
Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin | ||||
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Live album by Hawkwind | ||||
Released | January 1985 | |||
Recorded | Empire Pool, Wembley, 27 May 1973 | |||
Genre | Space rock | |||
Length | 37:42 | |||
Label | Demi Monde | |||
Hawkwind chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Kerrang! | [3] |
Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin is a live album by English rock group Hawkwind released in 1985 consisting of a performance at the Empire Pool, Wembley on 27 May 1973. This is a poor sound quality audience recording licensed by Nik Turner. The recording has been released numerous times under different names, with different covers and bundled into box sets.
In 2006, the whole set from the band's performance was issued under the title Empire Pool Wembley 1973, although claimed to be from a different recording source, this also suffers from poor sound quality.
The title is a reference to the 1974 Sam Peckinpah film Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, as well as Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space.
Track listings
- Side one
- "Gaga" (Dunkley) – 2:10
- "In the Egg" (Günter Grass) – 2:38
- "Orgone Accumulator" (Calvert/Brock) – 7:25
- "Wage War" (Jerzy Kosiński) – 2:49
- "Urban Guerilla" (Calvert/Brock) – 6:01
- Side two
- "Master of the Universe" (Turner/Brock) – 6:53
- "Welcome to the Future" (Calvert) – 2:38
- "Sonic Attack" (Moorcock) – 3:26
- "Silver Machine" (Calvert/Brock) – 3:42
- Empire Pool Wembley 1973
- "Intro - Andy Dunkley"
- "In the Egg"
- "Born to Go"
- "Down Through the Night"
- "Wage War"
- "Urban Guerilla"
- "Space Is Deep"
- "Black Corridor"
- "Orgone Accumulator"
- "Upside Down"
- "Brainstorm"
- "Seven by Seven"
- "Master of the Universe"
- "Welcome to the Future"
- "Sonic Attack"
- "Silver Machine"
Personnel
- Robert Calvert – vocals
- Dave Brock – electric guitar, vocals
- Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals
- Lemmy – bass guitar, vocals
- Dik Mik Davies – synthesizer
- Del Dettmar – synthesizer
- Simon King – drums
- Andy Dunkley – introductions
- Cover by Nazer Ali Khan
Release history
Date | Title | Format | Region | Label, Catalogue | Note |
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Jan/1985 | Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin | 12"vinyl | UK | Demi Monde, DM002 | |
Nov/1986 | Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin | CD | UK, France | Decal, CDCHARLY40 | |
Jan/1993 | Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin | CD | UK, USA, Germany | Thunderbolt, CDTB101 | |
Mar/1996 | Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin | CD | USA | Magnum America, MACD040 | |
1996 | Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin | CD digipak | France | Spalax Music, SPALAXCD14846 | |
Feb/1998 | Welcome To The Future | CD2 of 4 | UK | Dressed to Kill, CLP0220-2 | CD1: Masters of the Universe; CD3: Space Ritual Volume 2; CD4: The Text of Festival |
Mar/1999 | The Entire and Infinite Universe of Hawkwind | CD2 of 4 | UK | Dressed to Kill, REDTK98 | re-package of Welcome to the Future |
2000 | Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin - Live At the Empire Pool 1976 | CD1 of 2 | Germany | Falcon | CD2: Masters of the Universe |
Mar/2000 | Live | CD | UK | Brilliant, BT33032 | |
Sep/2000 | Year 2000: Codename Hawkwind Volume 2: Alive From The Darkside | CD | UK | New Millennium Communications, PILOT 64 | contains a 31-second 3D QuickTime movie of the cover artwork. |
Mar/2001 | Silver Machine - Live! | CD | UK | Planet, PML 1075 | |
Jul/2001 | The Legends Collection: The Hawkwind Collection | CD1 of 2 | UK | Dressed to Kill, TOPAK515 | CD2 is Space Ritual Volume 2 |
Jan/2002 | Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin | CD | UK | Charly/Snapper Records, SNAP050CD | |
Oct/2002 | Cosmic Overdrive | CD3 of 3 | UK | New Millennium Communications, PILOT 146 | CD1: Space Ritual Volume 2; CD3: Masters of the Universe |
Mar/2006 | Urban Guerilla | CD | UK | Brook Records, BROOK 1036 | |
Apr/2006 | Empire Pool Wembley 1973 | CD | UK | At Discs Records, AT75327CD | Full concert, different recording source |
Dec/2006 | Les Genies Du Rock | CD | France | ||
Apr/2008 | Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin | CD | UK | Plastic Head Records, PHRL003CD | bonus track: Yuri Gagarin speaking |
References
- ^ Thompson, Dave. "Hawkwind Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Dickson, Dave (4 April 1985). "Hawkwind 'Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin'". Kerrang!. Vol. 91. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 9.
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