Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin is an live album

Live album

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 by English

England

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 rock group Hawkwind

Hawkwind

Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures....

 released in 1985 consisting of a performance at the Empire Pool

Wembley Arena

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, Wembley

Wembley

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 on 27 May 1973.

This is a poor sound quality audience recording licensed by Nik Turner. The recording has been released numerous times under different names, with different covers and bundled into box sets.

In 2006, the whole set from the band's performance was issued under the title Empire Pool Wembley 1973, although claimed to be from a different recording source, this also suffers from poor sound quality.

Side 1

1. "Gaga" (Dunkley) – 2:10
2. "In the Egg" (Gunther Grass) – 2:38
3. "Organe Accumulator" (Calvert/Brock) – 7:25
4. "Wage War" (Jerzy Kosiński
   Jerzy Kosinski
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   ) – 2:49
5. "Urban Guerilla" (Calvert/Brock) – 6:01

Side 2

1. "Master of the Universe" (Turner/Brock) – 6:53
2. "Welcome to the Future" (calvert) – 2:38
3. "Sonic Attack" (Moorcock) – 3:26
4. "Silver Machine
   Silver Machine
   Silver Machine is a 1972 song by the UK rock group Hawkwind. It was originally released as a single on 9 June 1972, reaching #3 on the UK singles chart. The single was re-issued in 1976, 1978 reaching #34 on the UK singles charts, and in 1983 reaching #67 on the UK singles charts...
   
   " (Calvert/Brock) – 3:42

Empire Pool Wembley 1973

1. "Intro - Andy Dunkley"
2. "In the Egg"
3. "Born to Go"
4. "Down Through the Night"
5. "Wage War"
6. "Urban Guerilla"
7. "Space Is Deep"
8. "Black Corridor"
9. "Orgone Accumulator"
10. "Upside Down"
11. "Brainstorm"
12. "Seven by Seven"
13. "Master of the Universe"
14. "Welcome to the Future"
15. "Sonic Attack"
16. "Silver Machine"

Personnel

• Robert Calvert
  Robert Calvert
  Robert Calvert was a writer, poet, and musician.-Biography:Born Robert Newton Calvert in Pretoria, South Africa, Calvert's parents moved to England when he was two years of age and later attended school in London and Margate. He began his career by writing poetry and in 1967 formed a Street...
  
   – vocals
• Dave Brock
  Dave Brock
  David Anthony "Dave" Brock is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He plays electric guitar, synthesizer, bass and oscillators. He is best known as being one of the founders and musical focus of the English space rock group Hawkwind...
  
   – electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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  , vocals
• Nik Turner
  Nik Turner
  Nik Turner is a British musician, best known as a founding member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner plays saxophones, flute, sings and is a composer...
  
   – saxophone
  Saxophone
  The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
  
  , flute
  Flute
  The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
  
  , vocals
• Lemmy – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , vocals
• Dik Mik Davies – Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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• Del Dettmar
  Del Dettmar
  Del Dettmar is best known as synthesizer and keyboard player with the English space rock band Hawkwind from 1971 to 1974....
  
   – Synthesizer
• Simon King
  Simon King (musician)
  Simon King is an English drummer most noted for his work with Hawkwind. He was described in 1985 by British rock magazine 'Sounds' as 'definitive rock drummer.'...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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• Andy Dunkley – Introductions
• Cover by Nazer Ali Khan

Release history

Date	Title	Format	Region	Label, Catalogue	Note
Jan/1985	Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin	12"vinyl	UK	Demi Monde, DM002
Nov/1986	Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin	CD	UK, France	Decal, CDCHARLY40
Jan/1993	Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin	CD	UK, USA, Germany	Thunderbolt, CDTB101
Mar/1996	Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin	CD	USA	Magnum America, MACD040
1996	Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin	CD digipak	France	Spalax Music, SPALAXCD14846
Feb/1998	Welcome To The Future	CD2 of 4	UK	Dressed to Kill, CLP0220-2	CD1: Masters of the Universe The Text of Festival The Text of Festival is an archive album by Hawkwind consisting of BBC sessions and live performances between 1970 and 1971. It was originally released in 1983 after the band had exited their Active Records contract, and has continuously been repackaged and retitled ever since.The copyright of the... ; CD3: Space Ritual Volume 2; CD4: The Text of Festival The Text of Festival The Text of Festival is an archive album by Hawkwind consisting of BBC sessions and live performances between 1970 and 1971. It was originally released in 1983 after the band had exited their Active Records contract, and has continuously been repackaged and retitled ever since.The copyright of the...
Mar/1999	The Entire and Infinite Universe of Hawkwind	CD2 of 4	UK	Dressed to Kill, REDTK98	re-package of Welcome to the Future
2000	Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin - Live At the Empire Pool 1976	CD1 of 2	Germany	Falcon	CD2: Masters of the Universe
Mar/2000	Live	CD	UK	Brilliant, BT33032
Sep/2000	Year 2000: Codename Hawkwind Volume 2: Alive From The Darkside	CD	UK	New Millennium Communications, PILOT 64	contains a 31 second 3D quicktime movie of the cover artwork.
Mar/2001	Silver Machine - Live!	CD	UK	Planet, PML 1075
Jul/2001	The Legends Collection: The Hawkwind Collection	CD1 of 2	UK	Dressed to Kill, TOPAK515	CD2 is Space Ritual Volume 2
Jan/2002	Bring Me The Head of Yuri Gagarin	CD	UK	Charly/Snapper Records, SNAP050CD
Oct/2002	Cosmic Overdrive	CD3 of 3	UK	New Millennium Communications, PILOT 146	CD1: Space Ritual Volume 2; CD3: Masters of the Universe
Mar/2006	Urban Guerilla	CD	UK	Brook Records, BROOK 1036
Apr/2006	Empire Pool Wembley 1973	CD	UK	At Discs Records, AT75327CD	Full concert, different recording source
Dec/2006	Les Genies Du Rock	CD	France
Apr/2008	Bring Me The Head Of Yuri Gagarin	CD	UK	Plastic Head Records, PHRL003CD	bonus track: Yuri Gagarin speaking