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1973-1979
24-30/7/1973, Stomu Yamash'ta & East Wind, Advision Studio, London, sessions for "Freedom Is Frightening" LP
1. Freedom Is Frightening
2. Rolling Nuns
3. Pine On The Horizon
4. Wind Words
Stomu Yamash'ta - percussion
Hisako Yamash'ta - violin
Hugh Hopper - bass
Gary Boyle - guitar
Brian Gascoigne - keyboards, synthesizer, vibes
released as Freedom Is Frightening (Island 1973 LP)
Sometime in 1973, Hugh Hopper, Conyer, Kent
1. Golden Section
2. Sliding Dogs
3. Churchy
4. Lily Kong
5. 12-8 Theme
Hugh Hopper - all instruments
released on Monster Band (Atmosphere 1978 LP - Culture Press CD)
Stomu Yamash'ta's Eastwind (ltr Brian Gascoigne, HH, Stomu, Hisako Yamash'ta, Gary Boyle). Photo from insert of LP "Freedom is Frightening"
9-11/1/1974, Stomu Yamash'ta & East Wind, Olympic Studio, London, sessions for "One By One" LP
14/1/1974, Stomu Yamash'ta & East Wind, Island Studio, London, sessions for "One By One" LP
1. One By One
2. Hey Man
3. One By One Reprise
4. Black Flame
5. Rain Race
6. Tangerine Beach
7. Superstar
8. Loxycycle
9. Nurburgring
10. Seasons
11. Accident
12. At Tangerine Beach
Stomu Yamash'ta - percussion
Sammi Abu - vocals, percussion, flute
Hisako Yamash'ta - violin
Hugh Hopper - bass
Gary Boyle - guitar
Brian Gascoigne - keyboards, synthesizer, vibes
Nigel Morris - drums
Frank Tankowski - guitar on 7 & 8
Bernie Holland - guitar on 7 & 8
Mike Travis - drums on 7 & 8
released as One By One (Island 1974 LP)
3/3/1974, Stomu Yamash'ta's East Wind, Island Studios, London, sessions
tracks unknown
Stomu Yamash'ta - percussion
Sammi Abu - vocals, percussion, flute
Hisako Yamash'ta - violin
Hugh Hopper - bass
Gary Boyle - guitar (?)
Brian Gascoigne - keyboards, synthesizer, vibes
Frank Tankowski - guitar
Mike Travis - drums
unreleased recording
7/3/1974, Stomu Yamash'ta's East Wind, BBC, Peel Session
1. Hey Man
2. One By One
3. Optical Dream
4. Wind Words
Stomu Yamash'ta - percussion
Sammi Abu - flute
Hugh Hopper - bass
Brian Gascoigne - keyboards
Frank Tankowski - guitar
Mike Travis - drums
unreleased recording
HH's Monster Band, CD cover of Culture Press issue
20/3/1974, Hugh Hopper's Monster Band, Bordeaux, France
1. Sliding Dogs
2. Lily Kong
3. Nozzles Tecalemit
4. Get Together
Hugh Hopper - bass
Elton Dean - saxello
Jean-Pierre Carolfi - keyboards
Jean-Pierre Weiller - bass
Mike Travis - drums
released on Hugh Hopper - Monster Band (Atmosphere 78 - Culture Press CD)
16/4/1974, Stomu Yamash'ta & East Wind, BBC Radio One In Concert
tracks unknown
Stomu Yamash'ta - percussion
Sammi Abu - vocals, percussion, flute
Hisako Yamash'ta - violin
Hugh Hopper - bass
Brian Gascoigne - keyboards, synthesizer, vibes
Frank Tankowski - guitar
Mike Travis - drums
unreleased recording
20/4/1974, Stomu Yamash'ta & East Wind, Island Studio, London
tracks unknown
Stomu Yamash'ta - percussion
Sammi Abu - vocals, percussion, flute
Hisako Yamash'ta - violin
Hugh Hopper - bass
Brian Gascoigne - keyboards, synthesizer, vibes
Frank Tankowski - guitar (?)
Bernie Holland - guitar (?)
Mike Travis - drums
unreleased recording
Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom, picture by Alfreda Benge
25-26/4/1974, Robert Wyatt, Manor Studio, Oxon, sessions for "Rock Bottom" LP
- 1. Sea Song
- 2. A Last Straw
- 3. Little Red Riding Hood Hit The Road
- 4. Alifib
- 5. Alifie
- 6. Little Red Robin Hood Hit The Road
- 1.
- Robert Wyatt - voice, keyboards, James' drum
- Richard Sinclair - bass guitar
- 2.
- Robert Wyatt - voice, keyboards, guitar, Delfina's wineglass
- Laurie Allen - drums
- Hugh Hopper - bass guitar
- 3.
- Robert Wyatt - voice, keyboards, James' drum, Delfina's tray
and a small battery
- Richard Sinclair - bass guitar
- Ivor Cutler - voice
- Mongezi Feza - trumpet
- 4.
- Robert Wyatt - voice, keyboards, James' drum
- Hugh Hopper - bass guitar
- 5.
- Robert Wyatt - voice, keyboards, James' drum
- Hugh Hopper - bass guitar
- Alfreda Benge - voice
- Gary Windo - bass clarinet, tenor sax
- 6.
- Robert Wyatt - voice, keyboards
- Laurie Allen - drums
- Richard Sinclair - bass guitar
- Ivor Cutler - voice
- Fred Frith - viola
- Mike Oldfield - guitar
released on Rock Bottom (Virgin 26/7/1974 LP - Virgin/Hannibal/Thirsty Ear CD)
Hugh in Isotope 1974 (from insert of Isotope two-fer)
23/7/1974, Isotope, BBC, Peel Session
1. Golden Section
2. Spanish Sun
3. Lily Kong/Edorian
4. Illusion
Gary Boyle - guitar
Laurence Scott - keyboards
Hugh Hopper - bass
Nigel Morris - drums
unreleased recording
Isotope two-fer released by See For Miles
18-24/8/1974, Isotope, Rockfield Studio, Monmouth, sessions for "Illusion" LP
1. Illusion
2. Rangoon Creeper
3. Spanish Sun
4. E Dorian
5. Frog
6. Sliding Dogs/Lion Sandwich
7. Golden Section
8. Marin County Girl
9. Lily Kong
10. Temper Tantrum
Gary Boyle - guitar
Laurence Scott - keyboards
Hugh Hopper - bass
Nigel Morris - drums
released as Illusion (Gull 1975 LP - Line/See For Miles CD)
8/9/1974, Robert Wyatt And Friends, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
1. Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening (Hopper)
2. Memories (Hopper)
3. Sea Song (Wyatt)
4. A Last Straw (Wyatt)
5. Little Red Riding Hood Hit The Road (Wyatt)
6. Alifib (Wyatt)
7. God Song (Miller/Wyatt)
8. Behind The Eyes (Tippetts)
9. Instant Pussy (Wyatt)
10. Signed Curtain (Wyatt)
11. Calyx (Miller)
12. Little Red Robin Hood Hit The Road (Wyatt)
13. I'm A Believer (Neil Diamond)
Robert Wyatt - vocals, keyboards, percussion
Dave Stewart - keyboards
Mike Oldfield - guitar
Fred Frith - guitar, violin
Hugh Hopper - bass
Laurie Allan - drums
Nick Mason - drums
Gary Windo - bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Mongezi Feza - trumpet
Julie Tippett - vocals on 7 & 8
Ivor Cutler - vocal on 5 & 12
John Peel - percussion
released as Las Vegas Fandango (Penguin 1981 bootleg LP - Archives bootleg CD)
21/10/1974, Isotope, Capitol Radio, London, Sarah Ward Show (?)
tracks unknown
Gary Boyle - guitar
Laurence Scott - keyboards
Hugh Hopper - bass
Nigel Morris - drums
unreleased recording
9/1/1975, Isotope, BBC Radio One In Concert
tracks unknown
Gary Boyle - guitar
Laurence Scott - keyboards
Hugh Hopper - bass
Nigel Morris - drums
unreleased recording
24/6/1975, Isotope, BBC, Peel Session
1. Fone Bone
2. Atilla
3. Pipe Dream
Gary Boyle - guitar
Laurence Scott - keyboards
Hugh Hopper - bass
Nigel Morris - drums
Aureo da Souza - percussion (?)
Geoff Seopardie - ? (?)
unreleased recording
13/11/1975, Windo/Monkman/Hopper/Powell, BBC TV Session, Stanley Myers
tracks unknown
Gary Windo - tenor sax
Francis Monkman - keyboards
Hugh Hopper - bass
C. Powell - drums
unreleased recording
Deep End CD-cover from See For Miles
1-4/3/1976, Isotope, Trident Studio, London, sessions for "Deep End" LP
1. Mr. M's Picture
2. Crunch Cake
3. Another Side
4. Black Sand
5. Pipe Dream
6. Attila
7. Fonebone (Hopper)
8. Deep End
Gary Boyle - guitar
Frank Roberts - piano, electric piano, synthesizer
Zoe Kronberger - piano, electric piano, synthesizer, clavinet, vocals
Dan K. Brown - bass
Nigel Morris - drums
Hugh Hopper - bass on 7
Laurence Scott - synthesizer
Morris Pert - percussion
Neville Whitehead - double bass
released as Deep End (Gull 1976 - See For Miles CD)
25/3/1976, 8/4/1976, 15/4/1976, Gary Windo, Brittannia Row Studio, London, sessions for "Steam Radio Tapes"LP
- 1. Watch Out For the Bones (Windo)
- 2. Letting Go (Pam Windo)
- 3. Is This the Time? a.k.a. Now Is The Time (Pam
Windo)
- 4. Red River Valley (?)
- 5. Night Train (?)
- 6. Missie (Windo)
- 7. Sweetest Angel (Windo)
- 8. Standfast (Windo)
- 9. Ginkie (?)
- 1.
- Gary Windo - tenor sax
- Gerry Mobeley - piano
- Richard Brunton - guitar
- Steve Hillage - lead guitar
- Hugh Hopper - bass
- Peter Van Hooke - drums
- 2.
- Julie Tippetts - vocals
- Gary Windo - tenor sax
- Pam Windo - piano
- Richard Brunton - guitar
- Bill MacCormick - bass
- Nick Mason - drums
- 3.
- Robert Wyatt - vocal
- Terri Quaye - backing vocal
- Pam Windo - backing vocal, piano
- Gary Windo - tenor sax, gong
- Richard Brunton - guitar
- Hugh Hopper - bass
- Bill MacCormick - bass
- Nick Mason - drums
- 4-9
- Gary Windo - tenor sax, bass clarinet on 9, bells on 9
- other musicians unknown, except Carla Bley - organ on 5
tracks 3 released on Robert Wyatt - Flotsam Jetsam (Rough
Trade 1994 CD),
tracks 1-3 released on His Master's Bones (Cuneinform 1996 CD) &
track 9 released on Deep Water (Antilles 1987 LP)
8-9/5/1976, 15-17/5/1976, 19-21/5/1976, Hugh Hopper,
Mobile Mobile, London, sessions for "Hoppertunity Box" LP
1. Hopper Tunity Box
2. Miniluv
3. Gnat Prong
4. The Lonely Sea And The Sky
5. Crumble
6. Lonely Woman (Coleman)
7. Mobile Mobile
8. Spanish Knee
9. Oyster Perpetual
1.
Hugh Hopper - bass, guitar, recorders, soprano sax, percussion
Gary Windo - bass clarinet, sax
Dave Stewart - organ, pianet, oscillators
Mike Travis - drums
2.
Hugh Hopper - bass, guitar, recorders, soprano sax, percussion
Gary Windo - bass clarinet, sax
Richard Brunton - guitar
Mike Travis - drums
3.
Hugh Hopper - bass, guitar, recorders, soprano sax, percussion
Dave Stewart - organ, pianet, oscillators
Mike Travis - drums
4.
Hugh Hopper - bass, guitar, recorders, soprano sax, percussion
Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello
Mark Charig - cornet, tenor horn
Frank Roberts - electric piano
Mike Travis - drums
5.
Hugh Hopper - bass, guitar, recorders, soprano sax, percussion
Gary Windo - bass clarinet, sax
Mark Charig - cornet, tenor horn
Frank Roberts - electric piano
Richard Brunton - guitar
Mike Travis - drums
6.
Hugh Hopper - bass, guitar, recorders, soprano sax, percussion
Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello
Mark Charig - cornet, tenor horn
Gary Windo - bass clarinet, sax
7.
Hugh Hopper - bass, guitar, recorders, soprano sax, percussion
Dave Stewart - organ, pianet, oscillators
Nigel Morris - drums
8.
Hugh Hopper - bass, guitar, recorders, soprano sax, percussion
Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello
Mark Charig - cornet, tenor horn
Frank Roberts - electric piano
Mike Travis - drums
9.
Hugh Hopper - bass, guitar, recorders, soprano sax, percussion
released as Hopper Tunity Box (Compendium 1977 - Culture Press CD)
23/9/1976, Gary Windo, Brittannia Row Studio, London, sessions for "Steam Radio Tapes" LP
see 25/3/1976 for details
14/10/1976, Hopper/Dean/Tippett/Gallivan,
The Basement, Oslo, Norway, sessions for "Cruel But Fair" LP
1. Seven Drones
2. Jannakota
3. Echoes
4. Square Enough Fire
5. Rocky Recluse
6. Bjorn Free
7. Soul Fate
Hugh Hopper - bass
Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello
Keith Tippett - piano
Joe Gallivan - drums, percussion, synthesizer on 2, 4 & 5
released as Cruel But Fair (Compendium 1977 LP - One Way CD)
25/11/1976, Baden-Baden Workshop Band, Baden Baden, Germany
1. Standfast
2. You Ain't Gonna Know Me, 'Cause You Think You Know Me
Gary Windo - tenor sax
Urs Leimgruber - sax
Mike Mantler - trumpet
Roswell Rudd - trombone
Albert Manglesdorf - trombone
Bob Stewart - tuba
Carla Bley - piano
Wolfgang Dauner - synthesizer
Cristy Doran - guitar
Hugh Hopper - bass
Bo Stief - bass
Aldo Romano - drums
Edward Vesala - drums
Released on Gary Windo - His Master's Bones (Cuneiform 96)
2-5/6/1977, Hopper/Dean/Tippett/Gallivan, Studios (?), London, sessions for "Mercy Dash" LP
1. Intro
2. Calyx (Miller)
3. Waffle Dust
4. Brass Wind Bells
5. Anguishy
6. Waffling Again
7. Punkom
Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello
Keith Tippett - piano
Hugh Hopper - bass
Joe Gallivan - drums, percussion, synthesizer
released as Mercy Dash (Culture Press 1985 LP - Culture Press CD)
18/7/1977, 21/7/1977, Gary Windo, Brittannia Row Studio, London, sessions for "Steam Radio Tapes"LP
see 25/3/1976 for details
Carla Bley Band 1977 (ltr standing: Bob Stewart, Terry Adams, Mike Mantler, Roswell Rudd, Hugh, Andrew Cyrille, Elton
Dean, sitting: Carla, John Clarke, Gary Windo). Photo from inside of European Tour CD.
9/1977, Carla Bley Band, Bavaria Musik Studios, Munich, sessions for "European Tour 1977" LP
1. Rose And Sad Song
2. Wrong Key Donkey
3. Drinking Music
4. Spangled Banner Minor And Other Patriotic Songs
Carla Bley - organ, tenor sax
Michael Mantler - trumpet
Elton Dean - alto sax
Gary Windo - tenor sax
John Clarke - French horn, guitar
Roswell Rudd - trombone
Bob Stewart - tuba
Terry Adams - piano
Hugh Hopper - bass guitar, bass drum on 3
Andrew Cyrille - drums
released as European Tour 1977 (Watt 1978 LP - ECM CD)
Hugh and Alan Gowen in 1978.
5/1978, Soft Head, Chez Jacky, Bresse-Sur-Grosne, France
1. Seven For Lee
2. Seven Drones
3. Remain So
4. Ranova
5. C You Again
6. C.R.R.C.
7. One Three Nine
Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello
Alan Gowen - electric piano, synthesizer
Hugh Hopper - bass
Dave Sheen - drums
released as Rogue Element (Ogun 1978 LP - Ogun CD),
tracks 4 & 5 only on 1996 CD re-issue
18-28/6/1978, Gilgamesh, Foel Studio, Llanfair, Whales, sessions for "Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into" LP
1. Darker Brighter
2. Bobberty - Theme For Something Else
3. Waiting
4. Play Time
5. Underwater Song
6. Foel'd Again
7. T.N.T.F.X.
Alan Gowen - keyboards
Phil Lee - guitar
Hugh Hopper - bass
Trevor Tomkins - drums
released as Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into (Charly 1979 LP - Spalax CD)
Hugh 1978 (from Soft Heap insert).
2-7/10/1978, Soft Heap, Pathway Studios, London, sessions for "Soft Heap" LP
1. Circle Line
2. A.W.O.L.
3. Petit
4. Terra Nova
5. Fara
6. Short Hand
Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello
Alan Gowen - piano, synthesizers
Hugh Hopper - bass
Pip Pyle - drums
on 5 add:
Radu Malfatti - trombone
Marc Charig - trumpet
released as Soft Heap (Charly 1978 - Spalax CD)
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