September 8, 1973 Winter Gardens, Malvern, ENG (supported by Ace, Andy Dunkley, Liquid Len & Cosmic Frenz) A perfect wine? Whether you embrace or dismiss such tropes, there’s no doubting that this remarkable achievement helped put Italian Gewürztraminer, Alto Adige and Cantina Tramin on the world stage. However, as we shall see, the style of the six vintages thus far released continues to evolve. Cantina Tramin and Gewürztraminer

No human-made cellar could achieve such conditions without vast expense. And while this storage incurs transport and rental costs, no energy is required to maintain it. Usually, the wine is only disturbed once per year when a vintage is withdrawn for release, replacing it with the latest vintage made. The Silver Mine a b Barton, Geoff (12 October 1974), Hawkwind-busted! but not broke, Sounds, archived from the original on 14 March 2012 , retrieved 23 September 2015 Here the bottles stay for seven years, undisturbed in natural conditions that remain constant year-round. There is no light, sound or vibration – only silent darkness. Furthermore, the temperature (11°C) and humidity (90%) are perfect. Atmospheric pressure is also lower at this altitude, meaning 20% less oxygen is present than at sea level, reducing oxygen ingress through the corks. Hawkwind – Hall of the Mountain Grill (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com . Retrieved 6 July 2016. a b c Henderson, Bill (1 June 1974), Baptism of Fire, Sounds, archived from the original on 30 March 2003 , retrieved 23 September 2015May 27, 1973 Empire Pool, Wembley, ENG (Supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, Magic Michael, Deke Leonard & Iceberg, Danny & The Racing Cars, Fruup & (DJ) Andy Dunkley) The group returned to North America a second time for a more comprehensive tour consisting of 22 dates in March and April under the banner of "1999 Party", taking their entire entourage with them including dancer Stacia, MC and DJ Andy Dunkley, a lightshow by Jonathan Smeeton (Liquid Len) and support from United Artists Records label mates Man. [13] [14] [15] Although Dettmar had not yet left the group, House joined the band for this tour, but not having the appropriate work permit, his performances were strictly unofficial. [12] The Chicago and Detroit shows on 21 and 23 March were professionally recorded, the former being released in 1997 as The 1999 Party. These wines will continue to develop and live for at least 20 years, potentially many more. Each vintage taken alone is a great wine but tasting them all together reveals a deliberately evolving style.

The group continued touring heavily around Britain and Ireland from December into February under the banner "The Ridiculous Roadshow with the Silly Hawkwind Brothers". [11] By this time, their live set had been revamped and contained what would become the bulk of this album. Two dates on 25 and 26 January at the Edmonton Sundown were used as an opportunity to audition Simon House as Dettmar's replacement, House having been known to the group via his time with High Tide, who had shared the same management company of Douglas Smith's Clearwater Productions. [12] These dates were professionally recorded, with the performances of "You'd Better Believe It", "Paradox" and "It's So Easy" appearing on the album and singles, albeit with studio overdubs.Epokale’s name references a time some two centuries ago when Gewürztraminer (aka Traminer Aromatico) in Alto Adige was usually a sweeter wine, a style largely abandoned today in favour of dry wines. Hence in Germanic terms, it’s a classic Spätlese. The lightest of the late harvest styles, it may contain traces of noble rot ( Botrytis cinerea) in some vintages. Produced by Hawkwind & Doug Bennet except B1 Prod. by Roy Baker at Olympic Studios, Barnes, & B5 recorded live at the Edmunton, Sundown, 26/1/74 on the Pye Mobile. The cover of a derelict spaceship in the mists of an alien lagoon was painted by the band's regular artistic collaborator, Barney Bubbles. The rear cover was by David A. Hardy. [7] Sep 1974: United Artists Records, UAG 29672, UK vinyl – original issues came in single sleeve with inner sleeve

Returning to England, the band went to Clearwell Castle to rehearse, [12] then entered Olympic Studios to record this album in May and June, with help from producers Doug Bennett and Roy Thomas Baker. The lead singles "Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear In Smoke)" (coupled with "It's So Easy") in the UK and an alternative version of "You'd Better Believe It" (coupled with "Paradox") in France were issued on 2 August, followed by the album on 6 September. Alternative studio versions of "It's So Easy", "You'd Better Believe It" and "Wind of Change" were later released in 2011 on Parallel Universe. June 24, 1974 Congresgebouw, The Hague, NED June 25, 1974 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, NED June 26, 1974 De Doelen, Rotterdam, NED Harvest is by hand at the end of October, about ten days after the main crop. Yields are meagre, at only 28 hectolitres per hectare. After a short grape maceration and pressing, the juice ferments slowly for four weeks in stainless steel tanks at 18°C. Then this fermentation is then halted by deliberately cooling down to 5°C for ten days, leaving residual sugar and stable wine. There is no subsequent malolactic fermentation, as Gewürztraminer needs the racier malic acid to balance the wine. This new wine stays on its lees in smaller stainless steel tanks for 8-11 months, with some lees stirring in the early months before it clarifies naturally. Bottling is then under cork. Now the magic happens. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4thed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734. May 23, 1970 Afan Lido Sports Centre, Port Talbot, WAL (Afan Festival No. 2, with Keef Hartley Big Band, Taste, Yes, Atomic Rooster, Writing On The Wall, Bloody Welsh, Gypsy & Skin Alley)

September 9, 1979 Queens Hall, Leeds, ENG ( Futurama Festival 1979, Supported by The Only Ones, The Fall, Scritti Politti, Teardrop Explodes, Echo & The Bunnymen & Others)

Our places have six empty glasses in the comfortable hall, ready and waiting. The expectations of those few fortunate enough to be present were naturally high. Yet they were about to be exceeded. The group's fourth studio album, it was the first by a new line-up that included Simon House on synthesizer, Mellotron and electric violin; absent were Robert Calvert, who had previously contributed lyrics, vocals and spoken word interludes, and Dik Mik, who provided electronic effects. At Poschhaus Stollen, a bright red electric train with yellow carriages awaits us. Its fairground-like appearance belies its serious role as the only practical way in and out of the mine. Meanwhile, we dress in waterproofs and rubber boots (this level is muddy, being an exit for mine waters). Helmets and lamps are essential too. Outside, it’s approaching 30°C, so the mine initially offers welcome respite.Sort of shattered my illusions when I found out that the Mountain Grill was a cafe on the Portobello Road and the legend of Beenzon Toste mere fiction, more about the rattling of cutlery and a Full English Breakfast than my imagined Psychedelic Warlords being marooned on a distant planet finding themselves in a cavernous Hall inhabited by mythical Troll like creatures. The Epokale tasting took place at the Cantina, in a vast air-conditioned hall where the surrounding views of towering mountains and vineyards provide a magnificent setting. The album's title was a nod to Edvard Grieg's " In the Hall of the Mountain King" and to a Portobello Road cafe called The Mountain Grill (now closed), frequented by the band and their contemporaries from the Ladbroke Grove scene in the early 1970s. Hawkwind's frequent solo support act and occasional live guest musician Steve Peregrin Took had a song "The Ballad of the Mountain Grill," [5] released in 1995 on a Cleopatra Records CD under alternative title "Flophouse Blues (in the Mountain Grill)". [6] At one point, underground newspaper International Times had its printworks in the upstairs of the Grill.