Doremi Fasol Latido
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| Studio album by Hawkwind | ||||
| Released | 24 November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Rockfield Studios, September and October 1972 | |||
| Genre | Space rock, hard rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 41:37 | |||
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United Artists (most of the world) Liberty (Japan) One Way (1991 US reissue) |
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| Producer | Dave Brock, Del Dettmar | |||
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Doremi Fasol Latido is the third studio album by English space rock band Hawkwind. It was produced by Rockfield Studios and released in 1972. It reached No. 14 on the UK album charts.
The rhythm section of Dave Anderson and Terry Ollis was replaced by Lemmy and Simon King, both of whose style differed notably from their predecessors. This changed the band’s overall musical direction. Lemmy was a self-confessed inept guitarist who used volume and stagecraft to cover his lack of ability. He became a bassist by accident after joining the band, thinking he was replacing Huw Lloyd Langton. Lemmy said
However, Dave Brock decided to play lead and continue without a second guitarist. Hawkwind’s bass guitarist failed to turn up and Lemmy was available. He said:
This led to Lemmy’s very unorthodox technique. Lemmy stated:
King’s drumming was more square beat and “rock” than the jazzier free-flowing Ollis.
Rockfield Studios was in its infancy and the environment at the time was spartan, Lemmy explaining that they "recorded it at the barn, before they modernised it, with mattresses on the walls and things." Some band members have expressed concerns with the quality of the production, Simon King feeling that "It sounded as if all the bass was turned off, your amp wasn’t working properly and your stereo was bunged up all at the same time." and Lemmy adding "It was just not very well recorded. It was all thin and tinny."
Dave Brock explained their method of working as "we recorded bass, guitar, drums and vocals together, so it's as live as it can be, and then we put on the other things afterwards... We just let the tapes run and play like we do when we're playing live; do a three-hour track and then cut it up into pieces, use one piece as a complete section, and join it up to another piece with a synthesiser link or something... It's improvised, but it's together in the first place."
"Brainstorm" is Turner's first solo composition for the band and features an extended middle section that would be reworked throughout the years (including Ginger Baker's drum solo in 1980). Before its appearance on this album, it was recorded on 2 August 1972 at the BBC's Maida Vale studio for broadcast on the Johnnie Walker show along with "Silver Machine", followed by an appearance on the In Concert hour long BBC broadcast from the Paris Cinema on 28 September 1972. It has almost remained an ever present in the live set with numerous live versions being released and has been covered by Monster Magnet on their 1993 album Superjudge.
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