The origins of space rock – served up here in an excellent collection of early work from Hawkwind! At the time of these sides, the group was unlike anyone else – not really prog or psych, but also not in the territory of all the later generations they'd inspire – truly an act who were out of time, yet also became timeless with work like this. Titles include "Master Of The Universe", "Brainbox Pollution", "Lost Johnny", "Web Weaver", "Lord Of Light", and "Urban Guerilla" – plus live versions of "Silver Machine" and "Space Is Deep". LP, Vinyl record album

The third album from Hawkwind, and one in which it seems like the group are really beginning to find their groove – maybe in part because Lemmy's in the lineup here, giving them some rudimentary bass parts that seem to push the boundaries even more – while all the spacey sounds and cool production elements of the previous two records seem to get even turned up more in the mix as well! This is definitely space rock of the finest pedigree – a group who are able to use electronics and moogy elements in all the right ways, while still also serving up a guitar-driven sound that's perfectly in a space between prog and hard rock – yet very different than most of the mainstream in both! Titles include "Time We Left This World Today", "The Watcher", "Brainstorm", "Space Is Deep", "Lord Of Light", and "Down Through The Night". 3CD edition features bonus tracks "Born To Go (live single)", "Lord Of Light (German single)", "Brainbox Pollution", "Take What You Can", "Seven By Seven (October 72 remake)", and "Urban Guerilla" – plus a new remastering of the album, and a new stereo mix of the album by Stephen W Taylor. CD3 features the group's 10 track performance at the Greasy Truckers Party – in a new Stephen Tayler stereo mix. Blu-Ray discs feature both 96KHZ/24-Bit 5.1 Tayler surround sound and stereo mixes of the album, and his mix of the Greasy Trucker's party – all in a very cool 10" package with a lavish book and replica of the 1972 Star Rats poster. CD

A mid 70s masterpiece of heavy space rock from Hawkwind – one of their best albums ever! The sci fi errata that was always such crucial element to Hawkwind's ouvre is of course, still here in force, but the heavier, more insistent and lumbering groove really serves them well – spacey, hard rocking fun from legendary group that sounds as great here as they ever would on a studio album! Includes "The Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear In Smoke)", "D-Rider", "Web Weaver", "Goat Willow", "Paradox", "Lost Johnny" and more. LP, Vinyl record album

A mindblowing album, and a record that was an instant classic from the moment it was released – and then has gone on to become even more legendary over the years! The set virtually invented the genre of space rock – but has also touched on the worlds of prog, Krautrock, and even hard rock and metal with everything that's going on inside – lots of tracks that definitely live up to the space promise of the title, but which also find a way to jam as well – mixing heady guitar lines with cool electronics and effects – and even a bit of alto and flute from the group's great Nik Turner! The whole thing's fantastic – essential listening throughout – and titles include "Adjust Me", "Children Of The Sun", "Master Of The Universe", "We Took The Wrong Step Years Ago", "You Know You're Only Dreaming", and the 15 minute classic "You Shouldn't Do That". This expanded package is overflowing with greatness – and features the album in both a remaster of the original stereo mix, and a new stereo mix by Stephen W Tayler – with bonus tracks that include "Hog Farm", "Kiss Of The Velvet Whip", "Seven By Seven", and "Silver Machine" – presented in both mixes too. There's also a DVD with 96 khz/24-bit 5.1 Surround & Stereo mixes by Tayler, and the original stereo mix – plus a 1972 Silver Machine promotional film too! CD

A mindblowing album, and a record that was an instant classic from the moment it was released – and then has gone on to become even more legendary over the years! The set virtually invented the genre of space rock – but has also touched on the worlds of prog, Krautrock, and even hard rock and metal with everything that's going on inside – lots of tracks that definitely live up to the space promise of the title, but which also find a way to jam as well – mixing heady guitar lines with cool electronics and effects – and even a bit of alto and flute from the group's great Nik Turner! The whole thing's fantastic – essential listening throughout – and titles include "Adjust Me", "Children Of The Sun", "Master Of The Universe", "We Took The Wrong Step Years Ago", "You Know You're Only Dreaming", and the 15 minute classic "You Shouldn't Do That". LP, Vinyl record album

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A seminal set from Hawkwind – a record that virtually defines the term "space rock", and which went on to create a whole genre unto itself! The live setting is perfect for the group – as they open up on long tracks that blend together odd touches, sci fi elements, and some mighty heavy rock lines too – all with some trippy vocals that really send things over the top! Lemmy's a mad genius at this point – and the record's got a ballsy power that's quite different from more prog-based groups who travel down similar paths, but never with ferocity like this. Titles include "Earth Calling", "Born To Go", "Down Through The Night", "The Awakening", "Upside Down", "10 Seconds Of Forever", "Brainstorm", "Seven By Seven", "Sonic Attack", Welcome To The Future", "You Shouldn't Do That", "Time We Left This World Today", and "Master Of The Universe". LP, Vinyl record album

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The third album from Hawkwind, and one in which it seems like the group are really beginning to find their groove – maybe in part because Lemmy's in the lineup here, giving them some rudimentary bass parts that seem to push the boundaries even more – while all the spacey sounds and cool production elements of the previous two records seem to get even turned up more in the mix as well! This is definitely space rock of the finest pedigree – a group who are able to use electronics and moogy elements in all the right ways, while still also serving up a guitar-driven sound that's perfectly in a space between prog and hard rock – yet very different than most of the mainstream in both! Titles include "Time We Left This World Today", "The Watcher", "Brainstorm", "Space Is Deep", "Lord Of Light", and "Down Through The Night". 2CD edition features bonus tracks "Born To Go (live single)", "Lord Of Light (German single)", "Brainbox Pollution", "Take What You Can", "Seven By Seven (October 72 remake)", and "Urban Guerilla" – plus a new remastering of the album, and a new stereo mix of the album by Stephen W Taylor. CD

The third album from Hawkwind, and one in which it seems like the group are really beginning to find their groove – maybe in part because Lemmy's in the lineup here, giving them some rudimentary bass parts that seem to push the boundaries even more – while all the spacey sounds and cool production elements of the previous two records seem to get even turned up more in the mix as well! This is definitely space rock of the finest pedigree – a group who are able to use electronics and moogy elements in all the right ways, while still also serving up a guitar-driven sound that's perfectly in a space between prog and hard rock – yet very different than most of the mainstream in both! Titles include "Time We Left This World Today", "The Watcher", "Brainstorm", "Space Is Deep", "Lord Of Light", and "Down Through The Night". LP, Vinyl record album

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A mindblowing album, and a record that was an instant classic from the moment it was released – and then has gone on to become even more legendary over the years! The set virtually invented the genre of space rock – but has also touched on the worlds of prog, Krautrock, and even hard rock and metal with everything that's going on inside – lots of tracks that definitely live up to the space promise of the title, but which also find a way to jam as well – mixing heady guitar lines with cool electronics and effects – and even a bit of alto and flute from the group's great Nik Turner! The whole thing's fantastic – essential listening throughout – and titles include "Adjust Me", "Children Of The Sun", "Master Of The Universe", "We Took The Wrong Step Years Ago", "You Know You're Only Dreaming", and the 15 minute classic "You Shouldn't Do That" – plus 3 bonus tracks! CD

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Includes the original album remastered with bonus tracks and California Brainstorm – live at the Omni Theatre, Oakland California 16th December 1990. CD

This version includes 8 live or unreleased bonus cuts! CD

Includes the albums Sonic Attack, Church Of Hawkwind, and Choose Your Masques. CD

A treasure trove of overlooked gems from the UK scene – all music recorded right before the big punk rock explosion to come, and already showing that there were so many different and excellent strands of music coming out on British labels! The box mixes together bits from glam, prog, hard rock, pop, and other modes – all with a really sharp, almost sinister edge – music that goes way past familiar radio hits, and which sometimes gets eclipsed in memory by all the punk rock that came out in 1976. But make no mistake, the sounds here are plenty darn hip – this is the generation of Roxy Music overall, a reference that's a good starting point for the boundary-pushing material you'll find within – served up with a big booklet of notes on all the artists, and a massive 65 tracks in all – work from Fox, Slade, Thin Lizzy, Sweet, Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson, Kestrel, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Hawkwind, Agnes Strange, Oddoscks, UFO, The Brinsleys, Pete Wingfield, Babe Ruth, Richard & Linda Thompson, Ronnie Lane, Justin Hayward & John Lodge, Be Bop Deluxe, Stackridge, Tom Newman, Caravan, The Neutrons, The Kinks, Monrider, and dozens of others! CD

Mid 70s magic from the UK progressive rock scene – cuts from a moment when many of the groups were changing things up a bit – not in a commercial way, but in a mode that has them taking the energy of earlier jams and focusing them a bit more into tuneful music! The approach is a great one – and we really love these years when the prog acts were trying to stay vibrant and important, as older artists are joined by younger ones – and the music really takes off in all these new and unexpected directions! The package isn't overplayed classic rock – and instead, it serves up some great overlooked cuts from the year before punk – all with lavish notes that strongly support the excellent choices in the 47 tracks within – music by Van Der Graaf Generator, Caravan, Steve Hackett, Wigwam, Hatfield & The North, Soft Machine, Global Village Trucking Company, Clive John Greenslade, String Driven Thing, Man, Nektar, Fruup, Manfred Mann's Earthband, Chris Squire, PFM, Bebop Deluxe, Kestrel, Hawkwind, Gentle Giant, and others. CD

The album where it all comes together for this legendary Japanese band – one of the hippest, proggiest acts of their scene at the time – and one who often work with space rock elements that resonate nicely with the best Hawkwind material of the period! Yet these guys are hardly trying to copy the sound of the European scene at all – as they really make their musical mark in a different way, by shifting the length and space of the songs on the record, and using these great vocals that harmonize together nicely at times – creating a dreamy vibe that's completely hypnotic! There's three different keyboardists in the group, and the two guitarists use some nice processing too – on titles that include "Transmigration", "Mystery Of Northern Space", "Moving Looking Trying Jumping", "Saying To The Land", "The God Of Water", "Birds Flying To The Cave", and "Undiscovered Northern Land". LP, Vinyl record album

A deep dive into one of the shaggiest scenes in London at the end of the 60s – the weird and wild underground of the city's Ladbroke Grove neighborhood, an area that some would compare to the Haight Ashbury scene in San Francisco! The work here isn't exactly the same as sounds coming from the Bay Area – but it does share a similar sense of freedom and letting the freak flag fly – as groups brewed up their own take on styles influenced by psych, blues, and roots – while coming up with amazing music in the process! The cuts in the set aren't the same as oft-trod classic rock material – and instead, the package delivers an underground that often never made it to our side of the Atlantic, and which was even considered the hipper, lesser-known current of the rock scene in the UK. The package features 58 tracks on 3CDs, complete with a booklet of notes on the West London scene and the groups within – a stunning lineup that includes tracks by Noir, Junior's Eyes, Quintessence, Stray, Steamhammer, Hawkwind, Ron Geesin, Ram John Holder, The Deviants, Davey Graham & Holly, Mighty Baby, The Action, Skin Alley, Pretty Things, Kingdom Come, Roger Bunn, Family, Bond & Brown, Peter Bardens, Carol Grimes & Delivery, Ginger Johnson & His African Messengers, Motorhead, Mataya, Mick Farren, and others – and even an early demo from Roxy Music too! CD

Muusic from Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Hawkwind, the Orb, Gong, the Legendary Pink Dots, Alien Sex Fiend, Syd Barrett, Coil, Nik Turner, Tangerine Dream, Sky Cries Mary, Roxy Music, Future Sound Of London, Savid Bowie, Melting Euphoria and more. CD

David Bowie is on the cover for a feature focused on a peak period – 1974, a year that saw the completion of both Diamond Dogs and Young Americans (even if the latter wasn't released until '75) – showcasing a stunning a shift from glam rock to gleaming soul no one could've predicted, not even from a chameleon the likes of Bowie! Other features include a look back at Tom Petty's landmark Long After Dark, Small Face and post-Keith Moon Who drummer Kenney Jones, The Cure, Ezra Collective, Supertramp, The Saints and more. Includes the usual wide array of reviews and a free CD – Future Legends: 15 Tracks Of Dystopian Sci-Fi Rock – with tracks by Father John Misty, Hawkwind, Iggy Pop & James Williamson, The Flaming Lips, The The and many more. Magazine

You may not know the name of Barney Bubbles, but you're likely to have seen his artwork – important images that graced key records in the post-punk years – vinyl from Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, Devo, Hawkwind, and dozens of others – all presented here in very vivid color! Bubbles actually got his start in the prog years – and this book goes way back to feature some of the gems from those years, then traces things up through the 70s, to Barney's big explosion in the latter part of the decade and beyond – a surprisingly rich history, all presented with a very strong focus on the images, including some inner record contents, mock-ups, and more! This heavy softcover edition is 240 pages in all – and full color throughout. Book

A very different picture of the British scene than you might know from the worlds of classic rock and chart hits of the early 70s – as this collection focuses on a really special sort of sound that hints at the bleaker, less satisfying sides of English life – often with a slightly sinister quality that might come as a big surprise! The package is a follow-up to previous gems from compilers Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs – like the compilations English Weather and State Of The Union – and like those, there's a wonderfully unified vision to the whole package – almost a mini-sociology statement, but one that's completely fun – given the fantastic range of music chosen for the album. Tracks are a non-stop surprise all the way through – as glammy bits mix with offbeat pop, catchy prog, and plenty of other tunes that maybe defy any sort of generic description altogether! Titles include "Rod" by Matchbox, "Kill" by Mike McGear, "Part Of The Union" by The Brothers, "The Hertfordshire Rock" by Ricky Wilde, "Sailing" by Sutherland Brothers Band, "And The Fun Goes On" by Lieutenant Pigeon, "War Against War" by Pheon Bear, "Roly Pin" by Roly, "Stardust" by David Essex, "What Ruthy Said" by Cockney Rebel, "Why Am I Waiting" by Robin Goodfellow, "Urban Guerilla" by Hawkwind, "Londonderry" by Phil Cordell, and "Cut Loose" by Stud Leather. CD

A trio of spacey classics from Tim Blake – all brought together in a single set! First up Crystal Machine – fantastic sounds from Tim Blake, an artist who previously worked with Gong, and sometimes worked with Hawkwind – but who really came into his own on this legendary album of electronics! Tim works here on a self-constructed "crystal machine" – a bank of electronics that was often played in performance to front some trippy film installations (as shown on the cover) – which perfectly suited the stretched-out spacey style of his music! The vibe is maybe a bit like early Tangerine Dream, but with some of the warmer modes of the French electronic scene of the time – and titles include "Midnight", "Last Ride Of The Boogie Child", "Synthese Intemporel", and "Crystal Presence". On the cover of Blake's New Jerusalem, Tim looks like he's sitting at the helm of a spaceship on the cover – and in a way, that's what his music was at the time – a way of taking off to the skies on waves of electronics, in the kinds of sounds that Blake first created in his Crystal Machine project, but which have an even sharper focus here! The album's got more vocals than Tim's previous effort, and in a way that's what really sets it apart from the rest – as Blake's got this warmly positive approach that would be at home in progressive folk, but which here comes across with a very unique style – given the mostly electronic setting of the album! All the banks of knobs, slides, and keys pictured on the cover are used to strongly skillful effect – on titles that include "Generator", "Passage Sur La Cite", "New Jerusalem", "Song For A New Age", and "Lighthouse". Magick is a really great later set from electronic genius Tim Blake – an album recorded 15 years after his early classics, and done in his windmill home in France – but all played live, in a way that makes the electronics and keyboards here maybe more amazing! Blake has certainly picked up some of the elements from the 80s generation who were influenced by his earlier work – but also keeps the more open sense of song structure from his classics at points – with a sound that still knows when to revel in the best analog moments, next to the digital ones. Titles include "Tonight", "Strange Secret Of Ohm Gliding", "A Dream", "More Magick", and "Waiting For Nati". Also features the bonus b-side "The Woodland Voice". CD