HW:OPAL BUTTERFLY - Tractor

[Thomas, Guy]

Actually Andy you're completely right about the HW comparison - not really
that close at all!
Thinking about it, it wasn't John Peel's sleeve notes comparing it to HW, it
was a write-up in Sounds at the time, when it was first re-issued.  (Jeez -
remember Sounds - great paper - Kerrap was a spin-off from sounds!) That
said, it was the iffy HW comparison in Sounds that was the catayst that made
me go and buy the LP sixteen years ago, and it is still one of my fave LPs
of all time!

What other Tractor material is ther out there to be had?  Anything at CDS?

Best wishes,

Guy T.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ANDREW GARIBALDI [mailto:andygee at DIAL.PIPEX.COM]
> Sent: 12 October 2000 22:52
> To:   BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
> Subject:      Re: HW:OPAL BUTTERFLY - Tractor
>
> Tractor used to be 'The Way We Live' and while Ozit have poured forth a
> load
> of Tractor title in the intervening years, the original Tractot self
> titled
> album remains one of the legendary overlooked albums of the seventies -
> not
> sure about a Hawk comparison, but their 'modus operandi' was really their
> own and the ten minutes or so of 'Make The Journey' turned up real LOUD
> still has the spine tingling.
> Andy Gravelbadly.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas, Guy" <Guy.Thomas at LONDON.ENTOIL.COM>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 9:53 AM
> Subject: Re: HW:OPAL BUTTERFLY - Tractor
>
>
> > Doug,
> >
> > Thanks for the Opel B posting.  Does anybody know if Robbie Milne, who
> was
> > mentioned in the personnel line-up, is the same geezer who was in
> "Tractor",
> > circa 1972? There were two blokes in Tractor, Milne (I think) played
> > everything except drums!
> >
> > The album, also called Tractor was re-issued back in 1984, with cover
> notes
> > by John Peel, who was instrumental in getting the band going originally
> on
> > his See-for-Miles label.  In those sleeve notes he likened Tractor very
> much
> > to DoReMi era Hawwind! Good enough reason to buy the album!  It was
> > re-issued again, on CD in 1991, with the previous LP on the same disc
> too.
> > (I can't recall the previous name for the guys, or the name of the LP).
> > Great music though!
> >
> > Regards to all and see you at Brixton. (I'll be wearing a fairly
> horrible
> > red/white/black striped jumper!)
> >
> > Guy T.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Doug Pearson [mailto:ceres at SIRIUS.COM]
> > > Sent: 11 October 2000 21:29
> > > To:   BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
> > > Subject:      Re: HW:OPAL BUTTERFLY
> > >
> > > On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:14:07 -0600, Mike Coleman
> <deltawave at METRONET.COM>
> > > wrote:
> > > > my copy of "Groupie Girl" is german pic sleeve version....is this
> the
> > > same
> > > >as yours???
> > >
> > > Hi, Mike - my copy is a New Zealand (or maybe Australian) pressing (it
> was
> > > sent to me by Violet, the singer of Space Dust, after I sent her a
> copy
> of
> > > Half Japanese's '1/2 Gentlemen Not Beasts' triple-LP, which was the
> top
> > > item on her "wants" list) without a pic sleeve.  I doubt that the
> music
> is
> > > any different from the German pressing you have (which is probably
> higher
> > > quality).
> > >
> > > >    think the value on this one is through the roof....also
> > > >isn't there a 45 with "Mary Anne with the shaky hand"(giggles) or
> > > >something???
> > >
> > > taken from:
> > > http://www.borderlinebooks.com/uk6070s/tapestry.html
> > > >Personnel:
> > > >RICHARD BARDEY bs A
> > > >TOM DOHERTY bs, gtr A
> > > >SIMON KING drms A
> > > >ALAN LOVE A
> > > >ROBBIE MILNE A
> > > >IAN 'LEMMY' KILMINSTER gtr, vcls
> > > >RAY MAJOR gtr, vcls
> > > >
> > > >45s:
> > > >Beautiful Biege/Speak Up (CBS 3576) 1968
> > > >Mary Anne With The Shakey Hand/My Gration Or? (CBS 3921) 1969
> > > >You're A Groupie Girl/Gigging Song (Polydor 2058 041) 1970
> > > >
> > > >Lemmy and Ray Major were not on the first two 45s. Lemmy was still
> > > >with Sam Gopal from mid-1968 to mid-1969. The fact that after leaving
> > > >Opal Butterfly he joined Hawkwind has made their singles collectable
> > > >and sought-after (particularly the second one. The 'A' side of this
> > > >was a Who cover.). Later still, he was in Motorhead. For the record
> > > >Major was later with Hackensack and Mott The Hoople. Opal Butterfly
> > > >appeared in the 'B' movie 'Groupie Girl' and have a track My Gration
> > > >Or? on the Electric Sugar Cube Flashbacks (CD).
> > >
> > > Hope this helps!
> > >
> > >         -Doug
> > >          ceres at sirius.com
> > >
>