Doremi Fasol Latido [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Hawkwind | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 27, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Caroline
• ASIN: B00005MCX1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,793 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

UK remastered & repackaged reissue of the British progressive rock act's 1972 album with four added bonus tracks, 'Urban Guerilla', 'Brainbox Pollution', 'Lord Of Light' (single version edit) & 'Ejection' (previously unreleased version). 2001.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hawkwind - 'Doremi Fasol Latido' (EMI) import, February 17, 2005

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doremi Fasol Latido (Audio CD)

Remember,now this isn't the lp's first CD pressing on the One Way label;it's the lp's SECOND reissue on the UK import EMI that comes with four(4)bonus cuts.First put out in 1972 as this was the space rock king's third mind-melting album.It's the first record to feature both bassist Lemmy and drummer Simon King(who actually stuck around for awhile).If there are any new Hawkwind fans out there,this reissue is one of the first titles you should hunt down a copy of.One big reason,'Doremi...' has the original versions of some of Hawkwind's standards that EVEN to this very day stands the test of time and continues to draw in new listeners whenever they get played on one of those 'community-funded' radio stations where the DJ plays whatever they want.Cuts like "Brainstorm",the galactic brain damaging "Space Is Deep"(first time I heard this tune,I went out of my mind-thought I died for a few minutes and went to space rock heaven)and "Time We Left This World Today".A must-have.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heaviest Spacerock Album of All Time!, April 24, 2003

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Tomm Buzzetta (St.Louis,Mo.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doremi Fasol Latido (Audio CD)

Arguably the HEAVIEST rock album of all time. Hawkwind's "Doremi" succeeds both as heavy metal and spacerock in equal measure. Lemmy Kilmister's rumbling bass lines are augmented by D. Brock's fuzzed and wahhed electric guitars as thunderous drums keep the tribal beat going. Certainly, the feedback-drenched sequeway from "Brainstorm" into "Space Is Deep" qualifies as rock's most audacious song intro (-the sonic equivalent of the sky being torn in two! ). "Space Is Deep" being another strong point-combining twittering audio-generators with hamfisted acoustic guitar work. "Time We Left This World Today" could've been done by primitive Amazonian tribesmen wielding Telecasters and forests of 100-watt Marshall stacks. The song's roto-rhythmic riffs and are orgasmically entrancing. Overall a tour-de-force for the heavyhanded spacerock enthusiast. Those liking "Space Ritual" will love "Doremi" ( -the album is in-fact cited as a major inspiration for Star Tribe's music ). Play this one LOUD!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another mighty Hawkwind classic!!, September 27, 2006

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R. Recchia "reck" (blodgett mills, ny) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doremi Fasol Latido (Audio CD)

For review number 200 on Amazon (do I get a prize or something?), I thought I'd write a review for an album by one of my all time favorite bands.......Hawkwind!!! My brother John originally bought this on vinyl sometime around 1980, and my biggest memory of it was the story that appears on the back cover, which has Hawkwind and it's road crew as super heroes who were called upon to fight evil on distant planets and/or universes, or something like that! When I finally bought Doremi on CD in 1991 (on ONE WAY RECORDS, whose version did not include the story), I was initially not overwhelmed by how GOOD this album was, but how LOUD it was. As a matter of anti-fiction, I first thought that other than the song 'Space is Deep' that this album was horrible! After a another listen or two, however, I grew to love this album.

As stated earlier, this is an extremely LOUD album, with much emphasis on drums and bass guitar. This was the 'Winds first album with drummer Simon King and bassist Lemmy, the band's tighest and heaviest rhythm section up to that point (and maybe their heaviest rhythm section ever). This album and Space Ritual were Hawkwind's first two (or maybe only two) heavy metal albums. Lemmy was a great addition to the band..not only was he a great bass player, he could also write songs, play guitar and sing...if you consider what Lemmy does singing, that is! Given all this, it is pretty odd that Lemmy provides the album with it's most quiet and laid back song, with the acoustic guitar ballad 'The Watcher'. Personally, I prefer the version of this song that would later appear on Motorhead's On Parole album. Synthesizer and audio generator player Del Dettmar provides the album's other truly quiet moment, the 49 second synthesizer and piano instrumental ' One Change '.

The album gets off to an overwhelmingly loud start, however, with Nik Turner's 11 and a half minute spacy , three chord hard rocker ' Brainstorm ', one of the most well known Hawkwind tunes of all time and one that would remain in their live set for the rest of their career, which in 2006 is still going strong. Certainly not Turner's best set of lyrics, but the song has a powerful and very catchy guitar riff, and some very prominent backing vocals from Lemmy. The best way to enjoy this song (if, like me, you don't do drugs) is to just turn the volume all the way up and let the song overwhelm and surround you and take you in. Next up is my favorite song on the album, Brock's acoustic guitar led ' Space is Deep ', which I think is the one of the more melodic songs here. I love Brock's vocals (he has always been my favorite vocalist for this band), the acoustic guitar riff, and particularly the synthesizers...the best use of synthesizers on a Hawkwind album up to that point.

The second half gets off a very strong start with the fast-paced and heavy riff rocker 'Lord of Light'. Great song, but not the best mix, with way too much wind effects (or should I say just to be clever, 'Hawkwind' effects?) on Brock's guitar. Still, this song has more powerful drumming and bass playing from King and Lemmy. 'Down Through The Night' is another acoustic guitar and snthesizer driven number, quite listenable like most of this record. I like the version of this song from Space Ritual, which has more electric guitar on it. 'Time We Left This World Today ' is another hard rocker, though I think it is one the weaker and more sloppy tunes on the album. Still, it is very catchy and has more of Lemmy's prominent and distinct background vocals.

As for the bonus tracks, well...I haven't bought this remastered version, but two of the tracks, Urban Guerilla and Brainbox Pollution, show up on the compilation by Cleopatra Records, 'Psychedelic Warlords', 'Lord of Light' shows up on another Cleopatra Records Hawkwind compilation LORD OF LIGHT, while 'Ejection' originally popped up on Bob Calvert's wonderful Captain Lockheed album. All four of these are great songs, but if you own these three albums (and One-Way Records Doremi) then I guess getting this remastered version would be redundant, even though I bet it restores the story on the back of the LP (the pun wasn't intended!) and probably includes some pics, so maybe it isn't a waste of your time getting it!

In either form...this is certainly not the best SOUNDING Hawkwind album, but it is still one of their best in terms of songs and definitely their loudest album. I like it a bunch!