2-LP set issued to raise money for a hostel building in Notting Hill, recorded early 1972 at the underground art centre Roundhose in London. Initially - as can be seen on back cover listing - the album was scheduled for a larger bulk of artists, including UK psych band Byzantium and Lady June Campbell among others. But due to reoccuring power failures and the fire brigade emptying the facilities in the middle of gigs because of overcrowding and possible fire hazards the set was slimmed down to four acts - Hawkwind, Man, Brinsley Schwarz and Magic Michael (of which I don't know anything other than he sometimes performed naked and was described as a UK version of Wild Man Fisher). The whole thing was recorded on a Pye mobile unit and the audio is very good. Even if all performaces are fine in their own ways there are especially two I keep returning to. Man's "Spunk Rock" covering side one is a twentytwo minute guitar driven space trip with similarities to Grateful Dead's livliest moments and a journey well worth taking. The Hawkwind numbers on side four have been performed other places both live and in studio. Can't say if the versions here are better or worse than any other from a public perspective, but they mean a lot to me and I will get back to them in a later post. This first issue was limited to 20.000 copies and at a retail price of £1,50 it sold out and quickly became a collectors item. Early release in Germany (Gamma 3265) and Japan (Liberty LLP-93075). 2007 3CD re-issue has the same artists, including sixteen tracks by Brinsley Schwarz and twelve by Hawkwind. Premiere UK had labels as shown here and matt fold/out cover. (LYBÖ*) (ÄZC*) (HÖWK*)
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