Roadhawks
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Compilation album by Hawkwind | ||||
Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1970–1975 | |||
Genre | Space rock | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Producer | Dick Taylor (side 1, tracks 1, 2), Doctor Technical (side one, track 4), Doug Bennett (side two, track 3), Hawkwind | |||
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Roadhawks is a 1976 compilation album by Hawkwind covering the years 1970-1975, and it peaked at #45 on the UK album charts. It is the first compilation release from the group, marking the end of the group's tenure with United Artists Records. The music was compiled and mixed by the group's Dave Brock.[2]
The tracks are mostly presented in chronological order. The singles "Silver Machine" and "Urban Guerrilla" were included on an album for the first time, "Urban Guerilla" having been scarcely available due to its withdrawal after three weeks of release. A previously unreleased live version of "You Shouldn't Do That" segued with an unlisted "Seeing It As You Really Are" is included, recorded from the same live shows where Space Ritual was derived,[2] and is now included as a bonus track on CD re-issues of the Space Ritual album.
The album was re-issued in May 2020 sourced from the original United Artists master tape by Atomhenge, Hawkwind's dedicated Cherry Red Records sub label. This re-issue includes the first release of the album on CD which along with the vinyl re-issue features restored artwork. Both physical re-issues feature gatefold or digipack sleeves and a reproduction of the poster from the 1976 first pressing.
Track listing
Side one
- "Hurry on Sundown" (Dave Brock, Hawkwind) - from Hawkwind (1970)
- "Paranoia" [edit] (Brock, Hawkwind) - from Hawkwind (1970)
- "You Shouldn't Do That" (Nik Turner, Brock) - live version previously unreleased, included on Space Ritual (CD re-issue) (1972)
- "Silver Machine" (Robert Calvert, Brock) - single previously unreleased on LP, included on In Search of Space (CD re-issue) (1972)
Side two
- "Urban Guerilla" (Calvert, Brock) - single previously unreleased on LP, included on Doremi Fasol Latido (CD re-issue) (1973)
- "Space Is Deep" (Brock) - from Doremi Fasol Latido (1972)
- "Wind of Change" (Brock) - from Hall of the Mountain Grill (1974)
- "The Golden Void" (Brock) - from Warrior on the Edge of Time (1975)
Personnel
- Robert Calvert – vocals (track 5)
- Dave Brock – vocals (track 1, 6, 8), guitar, harmonica (track 1), 12-string acoustic guitar (track 1)
- Nik Turner – vocals (track 3), flute, saxophone
- John Harrison – bass (tracks 1 and 2)
- Lemmy Kilmister – bass (tracks 3 to 8), vocals (track 4)
- Terry Ollis – drums (tracks 1 and 2)
- Simon King – drums (tracks 3 to 8)
- DikMik – audio generator (tracks 1 to 6)
- Del Dettmar – synthesizer, keyboards (tracks 3 to 7)
- Simon House – synthesizer, violin, keyboards (tracks 7 and 8)
Charts
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] | 91 |
UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 34 |
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] | 39 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[6] | 11 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[7] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
- Apr 1976: United Artists, UAK29919
- 1979: United Artists (EMI-ELECTROLA) 1C 038-82 624
- Apr 1984: EMI Fame, FA413096-1
- May 2020: Atomhenge Reissue, 1st CD pressing QATOMCD1045, Vinyl QATOMLP1045
References
- ^ "allmusic ((( Road Hawks > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ a b Liner notes for the album
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 135. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "British album certifications – Hawkwind – Roadhawks". British Phonographic Industry.
External links
- "Hawkwind - Roadhawks at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
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- Dave Brock
- Richard Chadwick
- Magnus Martin
- Thighpaulsandra
- Doug MacKinnon
- Nik Turner
- Dik Mik
- Huw Lloyd-Langton
- Thomas Crimble
- Del Dettmar
- Simon King
- Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister
- Robert Calvert
- Simon House
- Alan Powell
- Paul Rudolph
- Adrian Shaw
- Harvey Bainbridge
- Steve Swindells
- Keith Hale
- Ginger Baker
- Andy Anderson
- Robert Heaton
- Alan Davey
- Clive Deamer
- Bridget Wishart
- Ron Tree
- Mr Dibs
- Tim Blake
- Niall Hone
- Hawkwind
- In Search of Space
- Doremi Fasol Latido
- Hall of the Mountain Grill
- Warrior on the Edge of Time
- Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
- Quark, Strangeness and Charm
- 25 Years On (as Hawklords)
- PXR5
- Levitation
- Sonic Attack
- Church of Hawkwind
- Choose Your Masques
- The Chronicle of the Black Sword
- The Xenon Codex
- Space Bandits
- Electric Tepee
- It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous
- White Zone (as Psychedelic Warriors)
- Alien 4
- Distant Horizons
- In Your Area
- Spacebrock
- Take Me to Your Leader
- Take Me to Your Future
- Blood of the Earth
- Onward
- The Machine Stops
- Into the Woods
- Road to Utopia
- All Aboard the Skylark
- Carnivorous (as Hawkwind Light Orchestra)
- Somnia
- The Future Never Waits
- Stories from Time and Space
- The Weird Tapes
- Hawkwind, Friends and Relations
- The Text of Festival
- Zones
- Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin
- Space Ritual Volume 2
- Hawkwind Anthology
- Out & Intake
- BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
- The Friday Rock Show Sessions
- Hawklords Live
- California Brainstorm
- Undisclosed Files Addendum
- The 1999 Party
- Glastonbury 90
- Choose Your Masques: Collectors Series Volume 2
- Complete '79: Collector Series Volume 1
- Atomhenge 76
- Live 1990
- Roadhawks
- Masters of the Universe
- Repeat Performance
- Angels of Death
- Spirit of the Age
- Stasis (The UA Years 1971–1975)
- Tales from Atom Henge
- Epocheclipse
- Future Reconstructions – Ritual of the Solstice
- Masters of Rock
- Spirit of the Age Anthology
- The Dream Goes On
- Hawkwind Zoo EP
- Sonic Assassins EP
- The Earth Ritual Preview
- Quark, Strangeness and Charm
- "Hurry On Sundown"
- "Silver Machine"
- "Urban Guerrilla"
- "Kings of Speed"
- "Kerb Crawler"
- "Back on the Streets"
- "Quark, Strangeness and Charm"
- "Psi Power"
- "25 Years"
- "Shot Down in the Night"
- "Who's Gonna Win the War?"
- "Spirit of the Age"
- Sonic Assassins
- Hawklords
- Space Ritual
- Hawklords (2008)