Hawkwind discography
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Hawkwind's discography is complicated and large; this list mainly represents the "core" albums as defined by the band themselves on their web site, along with significant solo projects and related releases. There are, in addition, many compilations of previously recorded material and live recordings, which are not issued under the control of the band, and which frequently change their name, so one may find exactly the same material under several different names.
Titles from 1970 to 1974 are readily available on CD as these are published by EMI (EMI being the eventual owners of what used to be Liberty Records), these CDs frequently include other rarities from this era. Subsequent CDs have varying availability in part caused by the band's frequent change of record labels. Some have been released but in limited numbers only to be unavailable for some time. Second hand costs for some of these can be very high. Some from the mid 1970s have been re-released on a variety of small international (often German) labels. Legitimacy of these is in some doubt. CDs from the 1980s to present can be hard to find in the UK without resorting to imports or the second hand market. The band's website states that all CDs issued by Rock Fever are counterfeits and should be avoided.[1]
The Space Ritual concept album and Warrior on the Edge of Time in particular are representative of Hawkwind's style at the peak of their success. Their 1980s work is well represented by Levitation and The Chronicle of the Black Sword.
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[edit] Studio Albums
This section contains those albums that Hawkwind have recorded in the studio. It has long been a practise of theirs to incorporate live recordings (albeit with studio overdubs) of previously unreleased tracks on these albums, for example Hall of the Mountain Grill and PXR5.
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Hawkwind
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In Search of Space
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Doremi Fasol Latido
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Hall of the Mountain Grill
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Warrior on the Edge of Time
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Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
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Quark, Strangeness and Charm
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Hawklords (also known as 25 Years On) - released under the band name Hawklords
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PXR5
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Levitation
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Sonic Attack
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Church of Hawkwind - released under the name Church of Hawkwind
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Choose Your Masques
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The Chronicle of the Black Sword
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The Xenon Codex
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Space Bandits
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Electric Tepee
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It is the Business of the Future to be Dangerous
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White Zone - released under the name Psychedelic Warriors
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Alien 4
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Distant Horizons
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In Your Area
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Spacebrock - Dave Brock solo album released as Hawkwind
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Take Me to Your Leader
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Take Me to Your Future
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[edit] Live Albums
This section contains live albums released by Hawkwind. As is the industry standard concerning live albums, a good proportion of these recordings will have been subject to studio overdubs, but Hawkwind do occasionally go one step further and include some studio only tracks on an album released as 'live' (for example Palace Springs and The Business Trip).
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The Space Ritual Alive
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Live Seventy-Nine
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Live Chronicles
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Palace Springs
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The Business Trip
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Love in Space
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Hawkwind 1997
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Yule Ritual
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Live at Canterbury Fayre
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Spaced Out In London
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[edit] Archive Albums
This section lists those Hawkwind albums that have been compiled and released from archive tapes, be it live, studio outtakes or demo material. All of the releases listed are the original ones, retitles, rereleases and derivatives have purposefully been omitted. Only one release, Bring me The Head Of Yuri Gagarin, was not approved for release by Dave Brock.
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The Weird Tapes Volumes 1-8
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Text Of Festival
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Zones
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This Is Hawkwind, Do Not Panic
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Bring Me The Head Of Yuri Gagarin
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Space Ritual Volume 2
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Hawkwind Anthology
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Out and Intake
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BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert
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The Friday Rock Show Sessions
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Hawklords Live
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California Brainstorm
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Undisclosed Files Addendum
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The 1999 Party
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Glastonbury 90
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Choose Your Masques: Collectors Series Volume 2
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Complete '79: Collectors Series Volume 1
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Atomhenge '76
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Live 1990
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[edit] Compilation Albums
Compilation albums listed are those that have been compiled by record labels that had Hawkwind under contract to produce a series of albums.
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Roadhawks
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Masters Of The Universe
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Repeat Performance
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Angels Of Death
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Spirit Of The Age
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Stasis (The UA Years 1971 – 1975)
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Tales From Atomhenge
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Epocheclipse – 30 Years Anthology
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Epocheclipse – The Ultimate Best Of
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Masters Of Rock
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Collection
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[edit] Various Artists Albums
This section contains albums that Various Artists compilations that contain Hawkwind material that was unavailable elsewhere.
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Glastonbury Fayre
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Greasy Truckers Party
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Hawkwind, Friends And Relations Volumes 1-6
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Travellers Aid Trust
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Hawkfest
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[edit] Singles
The singles listed here, in the main, are all of those that went on general release in the UK. There are a couple of overseas releases included as they are significant in that their a-side and/or b-side were unavailable in the UK.
- 1970 - "Hurry on Sundown" / "Mirror Of Illusion" (Liberty Records, LBF15382, 7")
- 1972 - "Silver Machine" / "Seven By Seven" (United Artists Records, UP35381, 7", UK#3). Re-released 1976 (7"), 1978 (7" & 12", UK#34) and 1982 (7", 7" pic disc & 12", UK#67)
- 1973 - "Lord Of Light" / "Born To Go" (United Artists Records, UA35492, 7", German)
- 1973 - "Urban Guerilla" / "Brainbox Pollution" (United Artists Records, UP35566, 7", UK#39) Withdrawn after 3 weeks of release.
- 1974 - "You'd Better Believe It" / "Paradox" (United Artists Records, UP35689, 7", France)
- 1974 - "Psychedelic Warlords" / "It's So Easy" (United Artists Records, UP35715, 7")
- 1975 - "Kings of Speed" / "Motorhead" (United Artists Records, UP35808, 7")
- 1976 - "Kerb Crawler" / "Honky Dorky" (Charisma Records, CB289, 7")
- 1977 - "Back on the Streets" / "The Dream Of Isis" (Charisma Records, CB299, 7")
- 1977 - "Quark, Strangeness and Charm" / "The Forge Of Vulcan" (Charisma Records, CB305, 7")
- 1978 - "Psi Power" / "Death Trap" (Charisma Records, CB323, 7")
- 1979 - "25 Years" / "PXR5" (12" only) / "(Only) The Dead Dreams Of The Cold War Kid" (Charisma Records, CB332, 7" & 12")
- 1980 - "Shot Down in the Night" / "Urban Guerilla" (Bronze Records, BRO98, 7", UK#59)
- 1980 - "Who's Gonna Win The War?" / "Nuclear Toy" (Bronze Records, BRO109, 7")
- 1981 - "Angels of Death" / "Trans Dimensional Man" (RCA/Active Records, RCA137, 7")
- 1982 - "Silver Machine" / "Psychedelic Warlords" / "Silver Machine (Full Version)" (RCA/Active Records, RCA267, 7" & 7" pic disc)
- 1984 - The Earth Ritual Preview EP: "Night Of The Hawk" / "Green Finned Demon" / "Dream Dancers" (12" only) / "Dragons & Fables" (12" only) (Flicknife Records, FLS104, 7" & 12")
- 1985 - "Needle Gun" / "Song Of The Swords" (12" only) / "Arioch" (Flicknife Records, FLS032, 7" & 12")
- 1986 - "Zarozinia" / "Assault And Battery" / "Sleep Of 1000 Tears" (12" only) (Flicknife Records, FLS033, 7" & 12")
- 1993 - Gimme Shelter (Rock) EP (EMI, 7243 8 805762, 12" & CD, UK#23) Versions by Thunder, Little Angels and Hawkwind featuring Samantha Fox. 1 of 4 Various Artists EPs in benefit of the charity Shelter.
- 1993 - "Right To Decide" / "The Camera That Could Lie" / "Right To Decide (Radio Edit Mix)" / "Assassin (Magick Carpet Mix)" (4-Real Records, 4R2, 12" & CD)
- 1994 - "Quark, Strangeness & Charm E.P": "Uncle Sam's On Mars (Red Planet Radio Mix)" / "Quark, Strangeness and Charm" / "Black Sun" / "Uncle Sam's on Mars (Martian Conquest Mix)" (Emergency Broadcast System Records, EBCD110, 12" & CD) [2]
- 1995 - Area S4: "Alien (I Am)" / "Sputnik Stan" (12" only) / "Death Trap" / "Wastelands Of Sleep" / "Are You Losing Your Mind?" (Emergency Broadcast System Records, EBCD107, 12" & CD)
- 1997 - "Love In Space" / "Lord Of Light" / "Sonic Attack" (Emergency Broadcast System Records, EBCD106, CD)
- 2004 - "Spirit Of The Age (Radio Edit)" / "Angela Android" / "Assassins of Allah" (Voiceprint Records, HAWKVP55CD1, CD)
- 2004 - "Spirit Of The Age (Live Version)" / "Paradox" (Voiceprint Records, HAWKVP55CD2, CD)
[edit] Archive Singles
This section lists those Hawkwind singles that have been compiled and released from archive tapes, be it live, studio outtakes or demo material.
- 1981 - Hawkwind Zoo EP: "Hurry On Sundown" / "Sweet Mistress Of Pain" [aka "Kiss Of The Velvet Whip"]; "Kings Of Speed" (Flicknife Records, FLEP100, 12") Abbey Road Studios, 1969; Olympic Studios outtake, Jan-1975
- 1981 - "Motorhead" / "Valium 10" (Flicknife Records, FLS205, 7"&12") Olympic Studios outtake, Jan-1975; Rockfield Studios, 1979
- 1981 - Sonic Assassins EP: "Over The Top" / "Freefall"; "Death Trap" (Flicknife Records, FLEP101, 12") Sonic Assassins, 23-Dec-1977
- 1982 - "Who's Gonna Win The War?" / "Time Of The Hawklords" (Flicknife Records, FLS209, 7") Rockfield Studios, 1979
- 1983 - "Motorway City" / "Master Of The Universe" (Flicknife Records, FLS025, 7") Lewisham Odeon, 1980
- 1986 - "Silver Machine" / "Magnu"; "Angels Of Life" (Samurai Records, HW12001, 7"&12")
- 1990 - The Early Years Live EP (Receiver Records, REPLAY 3014, 12")
[edit] External links
- Mission Control is the current band's official website. This lists the recordings endorsed by the band.
- Hawkeye on Hawkwind is Adrian Parr's fansite. Details all legitimate releases with recording sources and personnel.
- Hawkwind Files is Andrew Dawson's fansite. It Comprehensively lists all releases, re-releases and bootlegs with worldwide release history.
