Steve Hillage Releases Live Recording “LA Forum 31/01/77.
STEVE HILLAGE ‘LA FORUM 31.1.77’
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RELEASED BY MADFISH 17 MARCH 2023
2023 GOLDEN VIBE UK TOUR MARCH-APRIL 2023
On 17th March 2023, Madfish will release Steve Hillage ‘LA Forum 31.1.77’, the latest addition to a string of lovingly restored, previously unreleased live recordings from this pioneering musician’s archive.
Available on CD only, this live album captures the Steve Hillage Band in truly exceptional form. Recorded at the LA Forum during the band’s early 1977 US tour with ELO, the set list features mostly tracks from Steve’s cherished ‘L’ album including psych heavy, elongated covers of Donovan’s ‘Hurdy Gurdy Man’ and the Beatles’ ‘It’s All Too Much’. With the addition of 3 bonus tracks taken from a later show at the Rainbow Theatre, London, alongside a 16-page booklet with unseen photographs, the ‘LA Forum 31.7.77’ release is a worthy addition to Steve Hillage’s notable solo catalogue.
Steve recalls, “Each of the LA shows had a full house of 15,000 people, most of whom were unfamiliar with our music. We had only a quite short set time as support act, and with the band firing on all cylinders and the excitement of playing to a large crowd, we were giving it a full power blast, which I think comes over well on this recording. Apart from the first track, a really good version of ‘The Salmon Song’, the set was all from the L album, and these early 1977 shows, and the final ones when we got back from the USA in March, represent the peak time of the band we had put together the previous summer.”
STEVE HILLAGE LA FORUM 77
(Recorded Live at the The Forum, Inglewood, California 31st January 1977)
The Salmon Song 7:15
Hurdy Gurdy Glissando 11:47
Hurdy Gurdy Man 7:01
Lunar Musick Suite 10:16
Meditation of the Dragon 4:15
It's All Too Much 9:08
Bonus Tracks recorded Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London March 26th 1977
Aftaglid 4:54
Electrick Gypsies 6:00
Not Fade Away (Glid Forever) 8:05
Steve Hillage: Guitar, Vocals
Miquette Giraudy: Synthesiser, Vocals
Clive Bunker: Drums
Colin Bass: Bass, Vocals
Christian Boulé: Rhythm Guitar, Glissando Guitar
Phil Hodge: Keyboards
Basil Brooks: Synthesiser, Sequencer, Flute
The release of ‘LA Forum 31.1.77’ coincides with the Steve Hillage Band ‘Golden Vibe’ tour. Originally planned for 2021 but postponed due to the pandemic, the dates for March/April 2023 include a show at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town.
Steve and members of Gong will be returning to the stage for the first time in 3 years on a 12 date ‘Golden Vibe’ UK tour, playing cuts from his cherished solo albums Fish Rising, L, Green and Motivation Radio – plus a few surprises and never before played live tracks taken from Steve’s illustrious catalogue.
Steve and synthesiser-playing partner Miquette Giraudy are honoured and grateful to once again have the members of Gong playing as the Steve Hillage Band:- Kavus Torabi – Guitar, Vocals : Dave Sturt – Bass, Vocals : Fabio Golfetti – Guitar, Glissando Guitar, Vocals : Cheb Nettles – Drums, Vocals : Ian East – Sax, Flute
Playing support will be The Utopia Strong, the adventurous electronic-based project of:- Kavus Torabi – Guitar : Steve Davis – Modular synths, Programming : Michael J. York – Multi- instrumentalist, Programming.
From acid rock to acid house, musician Steve Hillage has been on an incredible, transcendent journey for the past 50 years. An integral figure in the Canterbury Scene and a key member of 70s cosmonauts Gong, Steve has gone on to forge a successful solo career that incorporates several ground-breaking albums as well as being one half of electronic project System 7. His CV includes collaborations with The Orb and Todd Rundgren as well as being producer of the Simple Minds post punk Krautrock inspired double LP Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call.
Tickets via www.ticketmaster.co.uk / www.gigsandtours.com
THE STEVE HILLAGE BAND – plus special guests The Utopia Strong 2023 ‘GOLDEN VIBE’ UK TOUR
21.3.23 Cambridge The Junction
22.3.23 Norwich Epic Studios
23.3.23 Newcastle University
24.3.23 Nottingham Rock City
25.3.23 Manchester O2 Ritz
26.3.23 Glasgow SWG3
28.3.23 Southampton The 1865
29.3.23 Exeter Phoenix
30.3.23 Bristol O2 Academy
31.3.23 Birmingham O2 Institute
01.4.23 London O2 Forum Kentish Town 02.4.23 Brighton Concorde 2
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