Steve Hillage Band Live at Deeply Vale '78 (2CDs) OZITCD781 || 31.5.2004 ||£12.50  $ € ¥  + p+p +tax Click for big pic Double CD of live '78 mixing desk recordings An unexpected surprise release for all the Steve aficionados among us. My initial response is - excellent performance by a band in top form - Steve in particular is sparkling. The quieter passages have a bit of hiss but this is more than compensated for by the playing. More thoughts as it all sinks in... But don't just take my word for it. In a recent e-mail Bob H said, "I'm listening to the CD as I type and it takes me back to all those Hillage band concerts in the '70s. I've got a couple of tapes from various gig's Glasto 79, the Open tour, the Green tour and the Live Herald tour but this Deeply Vale set is out of this world. Steve in particular is really stretching out as I remembered him doing but had no audio evidence. I began to think that my memory was at fault. Keep up the good work". The dedication of Chris Hewitt at Ozit Records to the Deeply Vale festivals, of which he was a prime mover, is the person we have to thank for getting this one together. Track Listing: CD One: Total Runtime 63.16 On stage announcement from DJ at Deeply Vale/Saucer Surfing 7.50 (Hillage/Giraudy) - mp3 1'47" / 1.6 MB Searching for the Spark 10.29 (Hillage/Giraudy) Octave Doctors 4.26 (Hillage/Giraudy) Salmon Song 10.16 (Hillage/Giraudy) Crystal City 5.00 (Hillage/Giraudy) Motavation Radio 7.32 (Hillage/Giraudy) Palm Trees (Love Guitar) 5.21 (Hillage/Giraudy) Light in the Sky 5.14 (Hillage/Giraudy) - mp3 1'14" / 1.1 MB Hurdy Gurdy Man 7.08 (Donovan P. Leitch) CD Two: Total Runtime 67.25 Lunar Musick Suite 3.59 (Hillage/Giraudy) Sun Song (Reprise) 1.29 (Hillage/Giraudy) Activation Meditation 4.11 (Hillage/Giraudy) Glorious Om Riff 4.55 (C.O.I.T./Hillage) - mp3 1'14" / 1.1 MB Bonus Tracks: Tracks 5-8 are ambient audience recordings of the early part of Steve's set. Saucer Surfing 7.25 (Hillage/Giraudy) Searching for the Spark 10.23 (Hillage/Giraudy) Octave Doctors 4.25 (Hillage/Giraudy) Salmon Song 9.21 (Hillage/Giraudy) Some Deeply Vale Festival on stage announcements/ Babylon's Burning - The Ruts 3.56 More Deeply Vale backgroundsounds/ The Jester - Tractor 4.46 Argument For One - Tractor 6.55 Deeply Vale/ Bring What You Expect To Find - Tractor 5.40 Musicians - Steve Hillage Band: Steve Hillage: Electric and acoustic guitars, gliss guitar, vocals, keyboards Miquette Giraudy: Synths, vocals Christian Boulé: Guitar, gliss guitar John Mackenzie: Bass, vocals Andy Anderson: Drums