The Weird Tapes are a set of music tapes by the EnglishrockgroupHawkwind. Issued in the early 1980s, they contain live, radio sessions, out-take and demo performances.
Dave Brock collated this material from his own private library and issued them as 40 minute TDKcassette tapes on his own Weird imprint through Geoff Hocking. The first tape (101) was made available through mail order at the beginning of 1980, whilst the last tape (108) was first issued at the end of 1983. When Brock hooked-up with Rob Ayling of Voiceprint Records at the end of 1999, this material was re-released on CD without alteration.
Tracks 1–4: Sonic Assassins, Barnstaple 23 December 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Paul Hayles; Martin Griffin. Included on 2009 re-mastered 25 Years On 2CD.
Tracks 5,7–10: Dave Brock demos 1979.
Track 6: Hawklords, Rockfield Studios 1979: Dave Brock; Harvey Bainbridge; Steve Swindells; Simon King. Included on 2009 re-mastered Levitation CD.
Tracks 1–4: Recorded on the Autumn tour 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King. Track 1 included on 2009 re-mastered Quark, Strangeness and Charm 2CD.
Tracks 5&8: Rockfield Studios, January 1977: Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Simon House; Simon King. Track 5 included on 2009 re-mastered Quark, Strangeness and Charm 2CD as "Hash Cake Cut."
Tracks 6&7: Watchfield Festival 23 August 1975: Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Nik Turner; Alan Powell. Both tracks included on 2013 remastered Warrior on the Edge of Time 2CD+DVD-A and Box Set.
Tracks 1–2: Hammersmith Odeon, 5 October 1976: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Paul Rudolph; Nik Turner; Simon House; Alan Powell; Simon King.
Track 3, 4: Croydon, Fairfields Hall, 25 September 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King.
Tracks 5, 6: probably taken from Hammersmith Odeon, 5 October 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King.
Track 7: Leicester DeMontfort (frequently misspelled as DeMontford) Hall, 3 October 1977: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Adrian Shaw; Simon House; Simon King.
Track 1: studio 1973: Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King.
Tracks 2–4: The Roundhouse, 12 February 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King. Included on 2007 re-mastered Greasy Truckers Party 3CD.
Tracks 5–6: BBC Radio 1 session, Maida Vale Studios, 18 August 1970: Dave Brock; Thomas Crimble; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis; Huw Lloyd-Langton.
Track 7: BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Paris Cinema, London, 5 November 1970: Dave Brock; Thomas Crimble; Nik Turner; Dik Mik; Terry Ollis.
Track 8: Brixton Sundown, 30 December 1972: Robert Calvert; Dave Brock; Lemmy; Nik Turner; Del Dettmar; Dik Mik; Simon King.
"Speed of Light" [a.k.a. "Transdimensional Man"] (Brock) – 5:40
"Bombed Out" (Brock) – 4:08
Note: the CD issue, although listed as above, is re-sequenced with tracks 6–13 followed by tracks 1–5. Also, tracks 2 and 3 on the CD are the same (Looking in the Future) 4 sec. difference.