STEVE HILLAGE BAND
1976-09-18 - London, UK
Hyde Park free concert - ITV broadcast
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1976-09-18 - London, UK - Hyde Park (47m) cdr
Steve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy, Christian Boule, Colin Bass, Basil Brooks, Clive Bunker, Phil Hodge

1) Hurdy Gurdy Man (6:46)
2) Hurdy Gurdy Glissando (12:03) *
3) Solar Musick Suite (19:37) **
4) It's All Too Much (9:19) ***

* Diginoise at 0:02 before song start.
- "When I started playing some people started fighting down there. I'm very glad they stopped..."
** Diginoise at 0:00 before song. During "Hiram" section Steve yells "Stop fighting!". 4 m. guitar feedback coda.
*** Ends with "Master Builder" quote, "Aftaglid" final riff, and "Master Builder" again.

Source: Traded CDR.
[Hillage hyde] Received as cdr in private mail trade.
No SBE's - True lossless source.

Date and venue confirmed by photographer Alan Perry and article above (from unknown paper).
Show listed on PlanetGong & Calyx websites (free concert headlined by Queen).
More info on the UK Festivals website. Also Kiki Dee and Supercharge.
This was Steve Hillage Band's debut concert. It took place six days before the release of the L album.
From Beatmag Xmas 06 interview: "What's the largest crowd you've ever played to?" (Stephan Naslette, Paris) Steve Hillage: “Well, the audience at Queen's Hyde Park gig in 1976 was several hundreds of thousands.”


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