here's a message from Count Lemula on the Motorhead list:
By my understanding, after leaving the Rocking Vickers, Lemmy wound
> up in the Sam Gopal Dream, and then after that he went for a brief
> stint with Opal Butterfly. From there, he & drummer Simon King
were
> snatched up by Hawkwind.
>
> Anyways, there's a great webpage about Simon King, and you can hear
> mp3 samples (even three complete songs) from Opal Butterfly. Check
> it out!
>
> Here's the link:
http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/hawkwind/opalbutterfly.htm
>