"was in the audience and was impressed enough to tell event organiser, Douglas Smith, to keep an eye on them. Smith signed them up and got them a deal with Liberty Records on the back of a deal he was setting up for Cochise. The band settled on the name ""Hawkwind"" after briefly being billed as ""Group X"" and ""Hawkwind Zoo"". An Abbey Road session took place recording demos of ""Hurry on Sundown"" and others (included on the remasters version of ""Hawkwind""), after which Slattery left to be replaced by Huw Lloyd-Langton, who had known Brock from his days working"
"Hawkwind Hawkwind are an English rock band and one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. Formed in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and they have incorporated different styles into their music, including hard rock, progressive rock and psychedelic rock. They are also regarded as an influential proto-punk band. Dozens of musicians, dancers and writers have worked with the band since their inception. Notable musicians to have performed in the band include Lemmy, Ginger Baker, Nik Turner and Huw Lloyd-Langton, but the band are most closely associated with their founder,"
"Hawkwind discography The discography of the British space rock group Hawkwind spans from their formation in 1969 through to the present day, with consistent output of live and studio albums, EPs and singles. The group have used aliases to release some albums in an attempt to either redefine themselves, as with the 1978 album ""25 Years On"" released under the name Hawklords, or simply to distinguish the piece of work from their usual output, as with ""White Zone"" released under the name Psychedelic Warriors. From 1970 through to 1975, the group were contracted to Liberty/UA producing their most commercially successful"
"Hawkwind (album) Hawkwind is the self-titled debut album by Hawkwind, released in 1970, originally on Liberty Records, later reissued on Sunset Records. This album is historic since it is one of the first space rock LPs. The Pretty Things guitarist Dick Taylor, who was looking for a new venture after leaving the band, was pulled into Hawkwind playing some gigs and producing this album. After several unsuccessful attempts to capture the band's sound in the studio, it was decided simply to record it live in the studio. The bulk of the album is composed of a freeform instrumental piece that"
"""Fresh Blood"". The remaining three members were joined by Huw Lloyd-Langton (lead guitar) and Tim Blake (synthesizers), choosing to revert to the name of Hawkwind and embarking upon a UK Winter 1979 tour resulting in the album ""Live Seventy Nine"". Swindells' studio version and Hawkwind's live version of ""Shot Down in the Night"" were released as singles simultaneously in 1980, both curiously featuring Lloyd-Langton and King. In 2008 a new Hawklords formed around Harvey Bainbridge, with drummer Dave Pearce (ex-Bevis Frond), guitarist and keyboard player Jerry Richards, vocalist Ron Tree (ex-Hawkwind singer) and bassist Tom Ashurst. The band's critically acclaimed"
"also used the aliases Dr Hasbeen and Sylvia Macmanus (his second wife's name). Brock remained Hawkwind's musical focus and primary songwriter throughout their existence. He has little interest in lyrics and much of the time has benefited from collaborating with lyricists such as Robert Calvert and Michael Moorcock. Although being the only ever-present member of the band, there have been times, particularly in the early days when the line-up was fluid, when he would miss gigs such as the 1971 Glastonbury Festival. On stage, his preference is to remain at the back and let others take centre stage and be"
"that it was the band's best. Various reactions include: Track 1 copyright Essex Music, Ltd. All others copyright United Artists Music Ltd. Hawkwind (album) Hawkwind is the self-titled debut album by Hawkwind, released in 1970, originally on Liberty Records, later reissued on Sunset Records. This album is historic since it is one of the first space rock LPs. The Pretty Things guitarist Dick Taylor, who was looking for a new venture after leaving the band, was pulled into Hawkwind playing some gigs and producing this album. After several unsuccessful attempts to capture the band's sound in the studio, it was"
"have been privately pressed by the band and made available for either members of the band's fan club, or for the audience at gigs. Hawkwind discography The discography of the British space rock group Hawkwind spans from their formation in 1969 through to the present day, with consistent output of live and studio albums, EPs and singles. The group have used aliases to release some albums in an attempt to either redefine themselves, as with the 1978 album ""25 Years On"" released under the name Hawklords, or simply to distinguish the piece of work from their usual output, as with"
"Hawklords. By 1979, the Hawklords had largely disintegrated and although the legal ownership of the name ""Hawkwind"" was still in doubt, Brock and Bainbridge re-created Hawkwind. Prior to joining the Hawklords in July 1978, Bainbridge had been involved in a number of performing groups. His first musical group was when he was at school. A group of friends formed a band called Fredsfuzz with Martin Bland on vocals, brother Lawrence on drums, Gary Tinson on lead, Bainbridge, having just purchased a bass guitar and amplifier, and 'Fred' Davis on organ. The group was a rhythm and blues band, playing Chuck"
"Quark, Strangeness and Charm Quark, Strangeness and Charm is the seventh studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1977. It spent 6 weeks on the UK albums chart peaking at #30. This is Hawkwind's seventh studio album, hence ""The Hawkwind Part 7"" title on the inner sleeve. It is the band's first album without co-founding member Nik Turner, and drummer Alan Powell had also departed. In addition, Adrian ""Ade"" Shaw from Magic Muscle replaced Paul Rudolph during the recording session. Robert Calvert starts to dominate proceedings with his science fiction-inspired lyrics, whereas the music is lighter"
"Live Seventy Nine Live Seventy Nine is a 1980 live album by Hawkwind recorded on their Winter 1979 tour. It reached #15 on the UK album chart. This is a reconstituted Hawkwind with Brock, Bainbridge and King emerging from the dissolved Hawklords, joined by lead guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton who had played on the debut album ""Hawkwind"" and keyboardist Tim Blake who was a long-standing friend of the band and had played on Gong's Radio Gnome trilogy. This band embarked upon a UK Winter 1979 tour despite not having a record deal nor any product to promote, recording one of the"
"additional orchestrations. 25 Years On 25 Years On is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Hawkwind, released in 1978. The band released it under the name ""Hawklords"" for legal reasons, as there was a dispute over ownership of the name ""Hawkwind"" at the time. It reached No. 48 on the UK album charts. It was originally titled ""25 Years On"" and the first 25000 were pressed as this until the band decided to simply call it Hawklords. Subsequent re-releases have reverted to the name ""25 Years On"" and the band also now use this name on their"
"of Death"" song from the 1981 Hawkwind album ""Sonic Attack"". Sonic Assassins Sonic Assassins were a UK band formed in 1977, composed of members from Hawkwind and local Devon band Ark. Hawkwind main writers Robert Calvert (vocals) and Dave Brock (guitar) were living in Devon towards the end of 1977 and had befriended local band Ark, who had often supported Hawkwind at some of their West Country gigs. Brock and Calvert instigated the formation of the Sonic Assassins with Ark members Harvey Bainbridge (bass), Paul Hayles (keyboards) and Martin Griffin (drums). The name Sonic Assassins had originally been coined by"
"25 Years On 25 Years On is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Hawkwind, released in 1978. The band released it under the name ""Hawklords"" for legal reasons, as there was a dispute over ownership of the name ""Hawkwind"" at the time. It reached No. 48 on the UK album charts. It was originally titled ""25 Years On"" and the first 25000 were pressed as this until the band decided to simply call it Hawklords. Subsequent re-releases have reverted to the name ""25 Years On"" and the band also now use this name on their website. Hawkwind"
"1975, bassist Ian ""Lemmy"" Kilmister was fired from Hawkwind after he was arrested at the Canadian/US border in Windsor, Ontario on drug possession charges. Lemmy later explained to ""Classic Albums"" that he had been at odds with the band because: After he got back to England, he put together a new band, which he wanted to, and temporarily did, call ""Bastard""; recruiting guitarist Larry Wallis (former member of the Pink Fairies, Steve Took's Shagrat and UFO) and drummer Lucas Fox to his side. The (at the time) manager Doug Smith stated to the band, that: So he suggested ""Motorhead"", as"
"original collective, with core members Chris Karrer, Falk Rogner, Renate Knaup-Kroetenschwanz, John Weinzierl, and Peter Leopold. They signed to the United Artists label and released a string of highly regarded albums with strong psychedelic and progressive flourishes. After 1975, the band changed labels and moved towards more accessible music, before finally disbanding in the late 1970s. After a spell with Hawkwind, Amon Düül II's original bassist Dave Anderson formed a short-lived band called ""Amon Din"" with drummer John Lingwood, ex-Hawkwind guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton and John Butler in 1971-2. At the beginning of the 1980s, Amon Düül II's John Weinzierl, with"
"Sonic Assassins Sonic Assassins were a UK band formed in 1977, composed of members from Hawkwind and local Devon band Ark. Hawkwind main writers Robert Calvert (vocals) and Dave Brock (guitar) were living in Devon towards the end of 1977 and had befriended local band Ark, who had often supported Hawkwind at some of their West Country gigs. Brock and Calvert instigated the formation of the Sonic Assassins with Ark members Harvey Bainbridge (bass), Paul Hayles (keyboards) and Martin Griffin (drums). The name Sonic Assassins had originally been coined by Michael Moorcock to describe Hawkwind. This band played one gig,"
"The fourth album ""R:Evolution"" was released on 9 October 2015. The fifth album ""Fusion"" was released on 7 October 2016. The sixth album ""Six"" was released on 6 October 2017. The seventh album ""Brave New World"" was released on 26 October 2018. Hawklords (2008) Hawklords is a British space rock band. The band started as a one-off ensemble of musicians formerly associated with Hawkwind, and playing Hawkwind covers. Although the band uses the same name as the short-lived 1978 incarnation of Hawkwind it is not a reunion or a tribute band. Only one of the current members was in the"
"Hard rock musician Lemmy of the band Motörhead gained a lot from his tenure in Hawkwind. He has remarked, ""I really found myself as an instrumentalist in Hawkwind. Before that I was just a guitar player who was pretending to be good, when actually I was no good at all. In Hawkwind I became a good bass player. It was where I learned I was good at something."" There are three biographies of Hawkwind. Hawkwind Hawkwind are an English rock band and one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. Formed in November"
"Church of Hawkwind 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"
"Dave Brock David Anthony Brock (born 20 August 1941) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He plays electric guitar, keyboards, bass and oscillators. He is best known as being one of the founders and musical focus of the English space rock group Hawkwind. Brock is the only member of the group to have been a constant throughout the band's history. Brock was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the annual Progressive Music Awards in 2013. Born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, Brock's childhood was spent in Feltham, Middlesex attending the Longford Secondary Modern School (now called Rivers Academy). His father's"
"Hawklords Hawklords were an English music group active between 1978 and 1979. Members were from Hawkwind, who were inactive during that period, (Robert Calvert – vocals, Dave Brock – guitar and Simon King – drums) and a local Devon group named Ark (Harvey Bainbridge – bass and Martin Griffin – drums) with the addition of former Pilot keyboardist Steve Swindells. In 1978, the band released their first full studio album ""25 Years On"". In 2008 a new Hawklords formed around bass player Harvey Bainbridge and ex-Hawkwind vocalist Ron Tree. The release of the album ""25 Years On"" was promoted with"
"Dettmar had bought land in Canada with the intention of emigrating, but remained with the band playing from the mixing desk rather than the stage until eventually leaving in June 1974. Simon House, who had known the band from his time with High Tide, was brought in playing alongside Dettmar and accompanied the band on this tour but, not being able to get the correct work permit in time, his participation was strictly unofficial. Despite bad reviews, low album sales, lack of promotion and interest from their US record company, Hawkwind self-financed this North America tour safe in the knowledge"
"Krankschaft Krankschaft are an English rock band. Krankschaft was the briefly used title of a backing band for Robert Calvert, a vocalist, poet and playwright best known for his work as vocalist in the space rock group Hawkwind in the 1970s. Crucial members of this group were Steve Pond, Dead Fred and drummer Mick Stupp, who were all active in the punk rock group Inner City Unit, a band founded by Hawkwind co-founder / early frontman Nik Turner, as well as a group called The Maximum Effect. The duo of Pond and Reeves played a Robert Calvert tribute concert in"
"recorded two albums with the Vancouver-based experimental group Melodic Energy Commission in 1979 and 1980. He is an occasional contributor to the band Space Ritual. Del Dettmar Del Dettmar (born 20 April 1947 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England) is best known as synthesizer and keyboard player with the English space rock band Hawkwind from 1971 to 1974. After leaving school he had a number of jobs including working in a bank, digging potatoes on Jersey, and punting tourists up and down the river in Cambridge. Eventually he got a job as roadie with The Pretty Things and subsequently worked as"
"Hawkwind videography The British space rock group Hawkwind have been active since 1969, but their earliest video release is ""Night Of The Hawk"" from their ""Earth Ritual Tour"" recorded at Ipswich on 9 March 1984. Since then, there have been numerous video releases covering the evolution of the band; some are professional broadcast shoots, others commercial, and a few are amateur. There have also been some live video shoots of the band during the 1970s, although none have seen a commercial release. These include an early 12 April 1970 The Roundhouse, London performance and a Hawklords performance at Brunel University,"
"Ron Tree Ronald 'Ron' Tree (born 8 April 1963 in Leeds) is an English musician and song writer, best known as frontman and bassist for the English space rock band Hawkwind from 1995 to 2002. He also played both these roles in the reunited Steve Took's Horns in 2002, taking the place of Steve Peregrin Took. He is currently vocalist/songwriter in the ""Hawklords"" alongside Jerry Richards, Harvey Bainbridge, Dave Pearce and Tom Ashurst. Prior to joining Hawkwind, Tree played with ""2000DS"", ""Plato's Jacuzzi"", ""Captain Jesus and the Sunray Dream"" (who released two limited-edition ""private press"" LP's), and his own band"
"the band after his debut at the Stonehenge Free Festival that year, moving Harvey Bainbridge from bass to keyboards in order to accommodate him, with Brock sacking keyboardist Dead Fred in the process. During this first tenure with Hawkwind they released seven studio albums and four live offerings. However, by 1996 Davey was unhappy with the musical direction of the band, and, following a tour of Greece, left to form his own Middle-Eastern flavoured hard-rock group, Bedouin, and a Motörhead tribute act named Ace of Spades. Bedouin had been the name of an Alan Davey solo album, and had a"
"Hawklords (2008) Hawklords is a British space rock band. The band started as a one-off ensemble of musicians formerly associated with Hawkwind, and playing Hawkwind covers. Although the band uses the same name as the short-lived 1978 incarnation of Hawkwind it is not a reunion or a tribute band. Only one of the current members was in the 1978 Hawklords and the current band has released six albums of original material. The germ of the Hawklords started at a concert on 28 September 2008 organised by Nik Turner as a tribute to Robert Calvert. A group of musicians formed a"
"he'd like to be, but he can't"", but he's ""quite a good front man, though"". Of the forthcoming Eternal Champion project, Brock revealed that he wanted Arthur Brown for the title role, and it would be ""a complete fantasy trip on every level... and if we did it, that would be the end [of Hawkwind]"". The next contract the group signed was a North American deal with Atlantic Records subsidiary Atco Records. With a scheduled North American tour for April and May, ""Atlantic... needed an album to co-incide with our visit"". For the only time in the 1970s, the group"
"Doremi Fasol Latido Doremi Fasol Latido is the third studio album by English space rock band Hawkwind. It was produced by Rockfield Studios and released in 1972. It reached No. 14 on the UK album charts. The rhythm section of Dave Anderson and Terry Ollis was replaced by Lemmy and Simon King, both of whose style differed notably from their predecessors. This changed the band’s overall musical direction. Lemmy was a self-confessed inept guitarist who used volume and stagecraft to cover his lack of ability. He became a bassist by accident after joining the band, thinking he was replacing Huw"
"Hawkwind and Brock. He was initially invited simply to play with the band, but eventually replaced stand in drummer Mick Kirton to become the band's drummer to the present day. To fill in the gap of lead sound, lost when Lloyd-Langton left, violinist House was re-instated into the line-up in 1989 (having previously been a member from 1974 until 1978), and, notably, Hawkwind embarked on their first North American visit in eleven years (since the somewhat disastrous 1978 tour), in which House did not partake. The successfully received tour was the first of several over the coming years, in an"
"America. The original business plan was to hold three consecutive US tours, annually, from 1989–1991, with the first losing money, the second breaking even, and the third turning a profit, ultimately bringing Hawkwind back into recognition across the Atlantic. Progress, however, was somewhat stunted, due to ex-member Nik Turner touring the United States with his own band at the time, in which the shows were often marketed as Hawkwind. Still supporting Space Bandits, 1991 commenced with perhaps the most surprising Hawkwind tour in the band's history, without Dave Brock. Brock's temporary replacement was former Smart Pils guitarist Steve Bemand (who"