HW: The Elf and the Hawk and the Krel

[Thomas Guy]

PXR1 may be related to Spacehead, but not really to Krel.

Basically, Krel is Martin M as a solo artist at the moment, until he puts a
touring band back together. Last time I talked to Martin (ages ago), he was
in contact with Mike Man and Radar Dave, (all 3 of them original Krel
members, who supported HW on the Electric Tepee Tour). I'm not sure if he
has got onto the road yet, but his plans definitely didn't include Mr. Dibs
on bass!

For those of you who didn't realise, Dibs was bassist in Krel, and when he
was ejected from the band, whereby he formed Spacehead. After the 1992 HW
tour, Krel continued to issue cassette albums (seriously good too!) and
eventually, Martin released a brilliant Krel CD a couple of years back. This
was about the time of Distant Horizons and I know which I prefer - by about
a million miles!!    I believe that Andy G at CDS Dundee still has the Krel
CD.  Any self-respecting space-rock nutter shouldn't be without it!

Guy T.



                -----Original Message-----
                From:   K Henderson [mailto:henderson.120 at OSU.EDU]
                Sent:   23 February 2000 17:05
                To:     Multiple recipients of list BOC-L
                Subject:        Re: HW: The Elf and the Hawk

                >>I'm sure this has been covered before, but what exactly is
The Elf
                >>and the Hawk? (...and where does one obtain a copy of it?)

                Basically, the Elf EP (Alan's 2x7" singles) and the Hawkfan
12 reissued on
                one CD, along with that PXR1 cover of SotA (aren't they
related to
                Krel/Spacehead?).  I think the 2LP version had three PXR1
tracks, right?
                Anyway, it's on Black Widow out of Italy.  I'm sure Stephan
has it (?) and
                maybe CDServices in the UK.

                >Wasn't that the infamous "Ronnie James Dio sings British
Tribal Music", the
                >much lauded album of Hawkwind cover versions he recorded in
the late-70's
                >which got him his job in Black Sabbath?

                I thought I heard that Ronnie Dio was planning to reform Elf
soon, following
                the failed plan to reform the 'original' Rainbow, i.e.,
Rising era.
                Although I think I caught that Bob Daisley was still to be
the Elf bassist.

                My question, why?

                Keith H. (FAA)

                P.S.  Don't quote me on this...perhaps I dream things.