Just in time for Christmas comes a worthy compilation album from the ever productive Hawkwind, This two CD set covers their work over their entire history from when they formed in 1969 to today. Hawkwind have released 34 studio and seventeen compilation albums plus a dozen live performances over the years.
Like many people of my generation I first came across the band with their second album released in 1971 In Search Of Space. I still have a copy of this though the cover has seen better days! It went Gold. For the general public it was probably their single Silver Machine (included in this compilation) that brought them attention. The follow up Urban Guerilla was withdrawn after an assassination of an Italian politician but remains a classic.
I first saw this band in Guildford back in the seventies and then again in the noughties where they seem to have two distinct groups of followers. Ageing rockers like me and a much younger crowd. Either way they continue to make good music.
Here's a selection of tracks to wet your appetite. I've avoided the obvious ones!
Paradox - Hall Of The Mountain Grill (1974)
Psi Power (Live Version 1984)
Angels Of Death - Sonic Attack (1981)
Available from: www.cherryred.co.uk
(Also available is a luxury six CD set with 81 tracks)
Website: www.hawkwind.com
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