Hatfield & The North – Roundhouse

Hatfield & The North – London, Roundhouse – “The Changing Face of Jazz/Rock” Festival
February 4th 1973

Notwithstanding the BBC session he recorded just days after joining, this is the first recording of Hatfield with Dave Stewart in the archives, at a festival at the Roundhouse that showcased bands whose music mixed elements of jazz and rock, in this instance Back Door, Morris Pert’s Sun Treader and Mike Westbrook’s Solid Gold Cadillac. A special bonus here is the opening solo set by Lol Coxhill, who adds a welcome element of surreal humour to the proceedings. Hatfield’s set is typical of the early days of the band with a healthy dose of Matching Mole tunes, and early incarnations of future Hatfield classics, plus Pip’s rare “All Day Forever”, of which this is the only version with Dave, and consequently, the only recorded instance of Pip playing (rhythm) guitar alongside Dave’s keyboards (it is, of course, Phil playing lead).

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Phil Miller – guitar
Dave Stewart – Hammond organ, Hohner Pianet
Richard Sinclair – bass, vocals
Pip Pyle – drums
with
Lol Coxhill – soprano sax, voice