Hawkwind - Hawkwind (1970) [Remastered, 1994]

Posted By : Necromandus | Date : 16 Apr 2009 06:37:00 | Comments : 10 |

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Produced by former Pretty Things guitarist Dick Taylor, Hawkwind's first album was rightfully compared to Pink Floyd's early sound: an appealing conglomeration of hippie rock grooves and interplanetary guitar trips set to the phosphorescent wandering of Dik Mik's electronics and Nik Turner's cool sax playing. Hawkwind may not have been their most lucrative album, but it's where it all began. Hawkwind's initial galactic blues-rock sound is based on Dave Brock's guitar playing, rising smoke-like through the haze of lyrical space funk. The two opening tracks set the tone, with "The Reason Is" sinking in nicely to the mood of both Dave Brock's and John Harrison's guitar viscosity.

After this, the real Hawkwind begins to emerge, as the eight-minute "Be Yourself" is delightfully plastered with echoed vocals and comic book ominousness, putting drummer Terry Ollis in the spotlight this time. "Seeing It as You Really Are" moves hauntingly forward through the blackness of space as a constant jam, with the keyboards, saxophone, and guitar set adrift on a nonstop instrumental voyage. What begins to materialize throughout this debut album is the band's trademarked sound as a whole, with each player making their instrument effectual and authoritative from the get-go.

Hawkwind's sound indeed solidified as their career moved upward through the '70s, but their first album magnificently introduces the starting point of what was going to be a long and peculiar journey.

~ by Mike DeGagne, allmusic.com

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Tracklist:

1. Hurry on Sundown - 5:00
2. The Reason Is? - 3:31
3. Be Yourself - 8:08
4. Paranoia, Pt.1 - 1:10
5. Paranoia, Pt.2 - 4:10
6. Seeing It as You Really Are - 10:49
7. Mirror of Illusion - 6:59

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Hawkwind are:
Dave Brock - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, percussion
Huw Lloyd-Langton - guitar
John A. Harrison - bass
Nik Turner - saxophone, vocals, percussion
Terry Ollis - drums

All trucks written by Dave Brock.
Producer by Dick Taylor and Hawkwind. Recorded live during March and April at Trident Studios, London.
Engineer - Barry Ainsworth.

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covers (600pdi, 11Mb):
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Posted By: edge99 Date: 16 Apr 2009 09:01:18

T*H*A*N*K*S !!

Posted By: Miltiades Date: 16 Apr 2009 10:04:36

Thank You very much!

Posted By: jazzdub Date: 16 Apr 2009 10:28:35

Nice One Thanks!
Nik Turner is alive and well and can be found busking with his sax in and around Carmarthen, West Wales.
http://www.nikturner.com/

Posted By: iLexor Date: 16 Apr 2009 13:25:03

great! thanks like always!

Posted By: carrak Date: 16 Apr 2009 16:14:30

Thanks a lot!

Posted By: Felix Cheshirensis Date: 19 Apr 2009 08:47:04

Merci beaucoup!

Posted By: shoober Date: 23 Jul 2009 07:42:18

thank you necromandus. i have the 1996 remaster. so im gonna give this a listen to see which one sounds better.

Posted By: douver Date: 25 Aug 2009 12:01:05

Many many thanks!

Posted By: lkrushel Date: 17 Oct 2009 20:22:39

Thank you very much!

Posted By: photogramma Date: 14 Mar 2010 21:40:12

thanks a lot

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