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| released = 14 May 1982 |
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| genre = [[Space rock]] |
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"The Phenomenon of Luminosity" features a sample of [[John Glenn]] on the Friendship Seven spacecraft during the [[Mercury-Atlas 6]] mission on 20 February 1962. An alternative version of "Experiment With Destiny" had appeared on the preceding year's ''[[Sonic Attack (album)|Sonic Attack]]'' album as "Virgin of the World". |
"The Phenomenon of Luminosity" features a sample of [[John Glenn]] on the Friendship Seven spacecraft during the [[Mercury-Atlas 6]] mission on 20 February 1962. An alternative version of "Experiment With Destiny" had appeared on the preceding year's ''[[Sonic Attack (album)|Sonic Attack]]'' album as "Virgin of the World". |
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Although credited to Dave Brock, the track "Some People Never Die" borrows much of its material from the track "They Call Me Gun" on an obscure LP "On The Seventh Day" (US Mercury Records 61248, 1970), right down to the [[Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy|Robert F. Kennedy]] and [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] shooting commentaries. |
Although credited to Dave Brock, the track "Some People Never Die" borrows much of its material from the track "They Call Me Gun" on an obscure LP by "On The Seventh Day" (US Mercury Records 61248, 1970), right down to the [[Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy|Robert F. Kennedy]] and [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] shooting commentaries. Alternative versions of "Some People Never Die" appear on ''[[Spacebrock]]'' and the Dave Brock solo album ''[[Earthed to the Ground]]'' (as "Assassination"). |
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The CD bonus tracks on the Griffin release were recorded in the 1990s and seem at odds with the overall feel of the album, and they were placed in the middle of a resequenced side 2 disrupting the flow of the album, for example the rowing that linked "Some People Never Die" with "Light Specific Data" now has 5 tracks in between. The Atomhenge CD restores the original running order and provides a different set of bonus material. |
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The CD bonus tracks on the 1994 Griffin release were recorded in the 1990s and seem at odds with the overall feel of the album, and they were placed in the middle of a resequenced side 2 by Dave Brock, disrupting the flow of the album, for example the rowing that linked "Some People Never Die" with "Light Specific Data" now has 5 tracks in between.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.starfarer.net/griffin1.html|title = The Flight of the Griffin and the Hawk| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716102436/http://www.starfarer.net/griffin1.html | archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> The 2010 Atomhenge CD restores the original running order and provides a different set of bonus material.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Hawkwind-Church-Of-Hawkwind/release/2274407|title = Hawkwind – Church of Hawkwind (2010, CD)| publisher=[[Discogs]] | date=26 April 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/church-of-hawkwind-mw0000113256|title = Church of Hawkwind – Hawkwind | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic| publisher=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/church-of-hawkwind/|title = Church of Hawkwind}}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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===Side 1: Space=== |
===Side 1: Space=== |
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#"Angel Voices" ([[Dave Brock]], [[Harvey Bainbridge]]) 1:21 – Brock; Bainbridge |
#"Angel Voices" ([[Dave Brock]], [[Harvey Bainbridge]]) – 1:21 – Brock; Bainbridge |
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#"Nuclear Drive" (Brock) 3:39 – Brock; Lloyd-Langton; Griffin |
#"Nuclear Drive" (Brock) – 3:39 – Brock; Lloyd-Langton; Griffin |
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#"Star Cannibal" (Brock) 5:31 – Brock; Lloyd-Langton; Griffin |
#"Star Cannibal" (Brock) – 5:31 – Brock; Lloyd-Langton; Griffin |
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#"The Phenomenon of Luminosity" (Brock) 2:40 – Brock |
#"The Phenomenon of Luminosity" (Brock) – 2:40 – Brock |
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#"Fall of Earth City" (Brock, Bainbridge, [[Huw Lloyd-Langton]]) 3:24 – Brock; Bainbridge; Lloyd-Langton; Griffin |
#"Fall of Earth City" (Brock, Bainbridge, [[Huw Lloyd-Langton]]) – 3:24 – Brock; Bainbridge; Lloyd-Langton; Griffin |
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#"The Church" (Brock, Lloyd-Langton) 1:32 – Brock; Lloyd-Langton |
#"The Church" (Brock, Lloyd-Langton) – 1:32 – Brock; Lloyd-Langton |
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===Side 2: Fate=== |
===Side 2: Fate=== |
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#<LI VALUE="7">"Joker at the Gate" (Brock, Bainbridge) 1:51 – Brock; Bainbridge; Griffin |
#<LI VALUE="7">"Joker at the Gate" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 1:51 – Brock; Bainbridge; Griffin |
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#"Some People Never Die" (Brock) 3:52 – Brock; Sperhawk; Bodi |
#"Some People Never Die" (Brock) – 3:52 – Brock; Sperhawk; Bodi |
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#"Light Specific Data" (Brock) 3:48 – Brock; Bainbridge; Griffin |
#"Light Specific Data" (Brock) – 3:48 – Brock; Bainbridge; Griffin |
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#"Experiment |
#"Experiment with Destiny" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 2:31 – Brock; Bainbridge; Griffin |
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#"The Last Messiah" (Brock, Bainbridge) 1:27 – Brock; Bainbridge; Madam X |
#"The Last Messiah" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 1:27 – Brock; Bainbridge; Madam X |
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#"Looking in the Future" (Brock) 4:03 – Brock; Bainbridge; Lloyd-Langton; Griffin |
#"Looking in the Future" (Brock) – 4:03 – Brock; Bainbridge; Lloyd-Langton; Griffin |
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===Atomhenge CD bonus tracks=== |
===Atomhenge CD bonus tracks=== |
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#<LI VALUE="13">Angel Voices" [Extended Version] |
#<LI VALUE="13">Angel Voices" [Extended Version] (Brock, Bainbridge) – 2:21 |
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#"Harvey's Sequence" |
#"Harvey's Sequence" (Bainbridge) – 3:01 |
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#"Fall of Earth City" [Alternate Version] |
#"Fall of Earth City" [Alternate Version] (Brock, Bainbridge, Lloyd-Langton) – 4:50 |
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#"Water Music (Light Specific Data)" |
#"Water Music (Light Specific Data)" (Brock) – 4:42 |
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#"Looking in the Future" |
#"Looking in the Future" / "Virgin of the World" (Brock) – 10:23 |
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#"Virgin of the World" |
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===Griffin CD=== |
===Griffin CD=== |
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#"Angel Voices" (Brock, Bainbridge) 1:21 |
#"Angel Voices" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 1:21 |
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#"Nuclear Drive" (Brock) 3:39 |
#"Nuclear Drive" (Brock) – 3:39 |
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#"Star Cannibal" (Brock) 5:31 |
#"Star Cannibal" (Brock) – 5:31 |
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#"The Phenomenon of Luminosity" (Brock) 2:40 |
#"The Phenomenon of Luminosity" (Brock) – 2:40 |
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#"Fall of Earth City" (Brock, Bainbridge, Lloyd-Langton) 3:24 |
#"Fall of Earth City" (Brock, Bainbridge, Lloyd-Langton) – 3:24 |
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#"The Church" (Brock, Lloyd-Langton) 1:32 |
#"The Church" (Brock, Lloyd-Langton) – 1:32 |
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#"Identimate" (Brock) 3:45 – bonus track – Brock; Davey; Chadwick |
#"Identimate" (Brock) – 3:45 – bonus track – Brock; Davey; Chadwick |
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#"Some People Never Die" (Brock) 3:52 |
#"Some People Never Die" (Brock) – 3:52 |
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#"Damage of Life" (Brock) 5:50 – bonus track – Brock; Davey; Chadwick |
#"Damage of Life" (Brock) – 5:50 – bonus track – Brock; Davey; Chadwick |
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#"Experiment |
#"Experiment with Destiny" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 2:31 |
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#"Mists of Meridin" (Brock, [[Alan Davey (musician)|Alan Davey]]) 5:13 – bonus track – Brock; Davey; Chadwick |
#"Mists of Meridin" (Brock, [[Alan Davey (musician)|Alan Davey]]) – 5:13 – bonus track – Brock; Davey; Chadwick |
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#"Looking in the Future" (Brock) 4:03 |
#"Looking in the Future" (Brock) – 4:03 |
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#"Joker at the Gate" (Brock, Bainbridge) 1:51 |
#"Joker at the Gate" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 1:51 |
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#"Light Specific Data" (Brock) 3:48 |
#"Light Specific Data" (Brock) – 3:48 |
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#"The Last Messiah" (Brock, Bainbridge) 1:27 |
#"The Last Messiah" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 1:27 |
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==Personnel== |
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*[[Dave Brock]] – electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals |
*[[Dave Brock]] – electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals |
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*[[Huw Lloyd-Langton]] – electric guitar, vocals |
*[[Huw Lloyd-Langton]] – electric guitar, vocals |
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*Marc Sperhawk – bass guitar |
*Marc Sperhawk – bass guitar |
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*Capt Al Bodi – drums |
*Capt Al Bodi – drums |
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*[[Alan Davey (musician)|Alan Davey]] – bass guitar |
*[[Alan Davey (musician)|Alan Davey]] – bass guitar (bonus tracks on 1994 rerelease) |
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*Richard Chadwick – drums |
*Richard Chadwick – drums (bonus tracks on 1994 rerelease) |
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*Kris Tait (Madam X) – crying |
*Kris Tait (Madam X) – crying |
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==Equipment listed== |
==Equipment listed== |
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*Korg 700 Keyboard |
*[[Korg]] 700 Keyboard |
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*Korg Analogue Seq |
*Korg [[Music sequencer|Analogue Seq]] |
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*Korg MS20 |
*[[Korg MS20|Korg MS-20]] |
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*Korg Polyphonic |
*Korg Polyphonic |
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*Roland Jupiter 4 |
*[[Roland Corporation|Roland]] [[Roland Jupiter-4|Jupiter 4]] |
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*Roland Sho9 |
*Roland Sho9 |
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*EMS Synthi |
*[[EMS VCS 3|EMS Synthi]] |
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*2 Roland 201 Space Echoes |
*2 Roland [[Roland RE-201|201 Space Echoes]] |
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*Koorlander Time Module |
*Koorlander Time Module |
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*Koorlander Multichorus Delay Module |
*Koorlander Multichorus Delay Module |
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*Pubison |
*Pubison |
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*Westone Thunder HI Guitar |
*[[Westone (guitars)|Westone]] Thunder HI Guitar |
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*Westone Padewak Guitar |
*Westone Paduak Guitar (stated as "Westone Padewak Guitar" on the original LP sleeve.) |
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*Westone Thunder 1Bass |
*Westone Thunder 1Bass |
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== Charts == |
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! Chart (1982) |
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{{album chart|UK2|26|date=19820516|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 October 2023}} |
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==Release history== |
==Release history== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.cherryred.co.uk/atomhenge/product.php?display=ATOMCD1021 Atomhenge Records] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100604235634/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/atomhenge/product.php?display=ATOMCD1021 Atomhenge Records] |
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*[http://www.collectable-records.ru/groups/hawkwind/church.htm Collectable Records] – Original cover and booklet |
*[http://www.collectable-records.ru/groups/hawkwind/church.htm Collectable Records] – Original cover and booklet |
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[[Category:1982 albums]] |
[[Category:1982 albums]] |
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[[Category:Hawkwind albums]] |
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[[Category:Active Records albums]] |
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[[Category:Albums recorded at Rockfield Studios]] |
Latest revision as of 15:10, 1 August 2024
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Released | 14 May 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
Genre | Space rock | |||
Length | 35:29 | |||
Label | Active | |||
Producer | Dr Technical | |||
Hawkwind chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Church of Hawkwind is the twelfth studio album by Hawkwind, released under the band name Church of Hawkwind in 1982. The name change reflects the fact that this was a musical departure for the band, being a more experimental electronic offering rather than the usual heavy rock that the band were known for at the time.
Dave Brock resurrects the "Dr Technical" alias which he had previously used for production of the band's 1972 hit single "Silver Machine". This is almost a Dave Brock solo album considering the heavy bias towards his work, and none of these tracks were performed live by the band, save "Looking in the Future" which was re-recorded as "Letting in the Past" on It is the Business of the Future to be Dangerous.
"The Phenomenon of Luminosity" features a sample of John Glenn on the Friendship Seven spacecraft during the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission on 20 February 1962. An alternative version of "Experiment With Destiny" had appeared on the preceding year's Sonic Attack album as "Virgin of the World".
Although credited to Dave Brock, the track "Some People Never Die" borrows much of its material from the track "They Call Me Gun" on an obscure LP by "On The Seventh Day" (US Mercury Records 61248, 1970), right down to the Robert F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald shooting commentaries. Alternative versions of "Some People Never Die" appear on Spacebrock and the Dave Brock solo album Earthed to the Ground (as "Assassination").
The CD bonus tracks on the 1994 Griffin release were recorded in the 1990s and seem at odds with the overall feel of the album, and they were placed in the middle of a resequenced side 2 by Dave Brock, disrupting the flow of the album, for example the rowing that linked "Some People Never Die" with "Light Specific Data" now has 5 tracks in between.[3] The 2010 Atomhenge CD restores the original running order and provides a different set of bonus material.[4][5][6]
Track listing
[edit]Side 1: Space
[edit]- "Angel Voices" (Dave Brock, Harvey Bainbridge) – 1:21 – Brock; Bainbridge
- "Nuclear Drive" (Brock) – 3:39 – Brock; Lloyd-Langton; Griffin
- "Star Cannibal" (Brock) – 5:31 – Brock; Lloyd-Langton; Griffin
- "The Phenomenon of Luminosity" (Brock) – 2:40 – Brock
- "Fall of Earth City" (Brock, Bainbridge, Huw Lloyd-Langton) – 3:24 – Brock; Bainbridge; Lloyd-Langton; Griffin
- "The Church" (Brock, Lloyd-Langton) – 1:32 – Brock; Lloyd-Langton
Side 2: Fate
[edit]- "Joker at the Gate" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 1:51 – Brock; Bainbridge; Griffin
- "Some People Never Die" (Brock) – 3:52 – Brock; Sperhawk; Bodi
- "Light Specific Data" (Brock) – 3:48 – Brock; Bainbridge; Griffin
- "Experiment with Destiny" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 2:31 – Brock; Bainbridge; Griffin
- "The Last Messiah" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 1:27 – Brock; Bainbridge; Madam X
- "Looking in the Future" (Brock) – 4:03 – Brock; Bainbridge; Lloyd-Langton; Griffin
Atomhenge CD bonus tracks
[edit]- Angel Voices" [Extended Version] (Brock, Bainbridge) – 2:21
- "Harvey's Sequence" (Bainbridge) – 3:01
- "Fall of Earth City" [Alternate Version] (Brock, Bainbridge, Lloyd-Langton) – 4:50
- "Water Music (Light Specific Data)" (Brock) – 4:42
- "Looking in the Future" / "Virgin of the World" (Brock) – 10:23
Griffin CD
[edit]- "Angel Voices" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 1:21
- "Nuclear Drive" (Brock) – 3:39
- "Star Cannibal" (Brock) – 5:31
- "The Phenomenon of Luminosity" (Brock) – 2:40
- "Fall of Earth City" (Brock, Bainbridge, Lloyd-Langton) – 3:24
- "The Church" (Brock, Lloyd-Langton) – 1:32
- "Identimate" (Brock) – 3:45 – bonus track – Brock; Davey; Chadwick
- "Some People Never Die" (Brock) – 3:52
- "Damage of Life" (Brock) – 5:50 – bonus track – Brock; Davey; Chadwick
- "Experiment with Destiny" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 2:31
- "Mists of Meridin" (Brock, Alan Davey) – 5:13 – bonus track – Brock; Davey; Chadwick
- "Looking in the Future" (Brock) – 4:03
- "Joker at the Gate" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 1:51
- "Light Specific Data" (Brock) – 3:48
- "The Last Messiah" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 1:27
Personnel
[edit]- Hawkwind
- Dave Brock – electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Huw Lloyd-Langton – electric guitar, vocals
- Harvey Bainbridge – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Martin Griffin– drums
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- Marc Sperhawk – bass guitar
- Capt Al Bodi – drums
- Alan Davey – bass guitar (bonus tracks on 1994 rerelease)
- Richard Chadwick – drums (bonus tracks on 1994 rerelease)
- Kris Tait (Madam X) – crying
Credits
[edit]- Recorded at Rockfield Studios December 1981 to February 1982.
- Produced by Dr Technical, engineered by Pat Moran and Ashley Howe.
- Cover by Andrew Christian and Partridge/Rushton. Booklet illustrations by John Coulthart and Tim.
Equipment listed
[edit]- Korg 700 Keyboard
- Korg Analogue Seq
- Korg MS-20
- Korg Polyphonic
- Roland Jupiter 4
- Roland Sho9
- EMS Synthi
- 2 Roland 201 Space Echoes
- Koorlander Time Module
- Koorlander Multichorus Delay Module
- Pubison
- Westone Thunder HI Guitar
- Westone Paduak Guitar (stated as "Westone Padewak Guitar" on the original LP sleeve.)
- Westone Thunder 1Bass
Charts
[edit]Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 26 |
Release history
[edit]- May 1982: RCA Active, RCALP9004 – initial copies came with a 12-page lyric book
- June 1994: Dojo, DOJOCD86, UK CD
- March 1994: Griffin Music, GN0932-2, USA CD
- April 2010: Atomhenge (Cherry Red) Records, ATOMCD1021, UK CD
References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, Dave. Church of Hawkwind at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ "The Flight of the Griffin and the Hawk". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Hawkwind – Church of Hawkwind (2010, CD)". Discogs. 26 April 2010.
- ^ "Church of Hawkwind – Hawkwind | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Church of Hawkwind".
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Atomhenge Records
- Collectable Records – Original cover and booklet