''Roadhawks'' is a 1976

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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

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. The music was compiled and mixed by the group's

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.Liner notes for the album The tracks are mostly presented in chronological order. The singles "

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" and "

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" 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 ''The Space Ritual Alive in Liverpool and London'' (commonly known as ''Space Ritual'') is a 1973 live double album recorded in 1972 by UK rock band Hawkwind. It is their fourth album, reached #9 in the UK album charts and briefly dented the ...

'' was derived, and is now included as a bonus track on CD re-issues of the ''

'' album. The album was re-issued in May 2020 sourced from the original United Artists master tape by Atomhenge, Hawkwind's dedicated

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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" (

, Hawkwind) - from ''

'' (1970) #"Paranoia" dit(Brock, Hawkwind) - from ''Hawkwind'' (1970) #"You Shouldn't Do That" (

Nik Turner Nicholas Robert Turner (26 August 1940 – 10 November 2022) was an English musician, best known as a member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner played saxophone and flute, as well as being a vocalist and composer. While with Hawkwind, T ...

, Brock) - live version previously unreleased, included on ''

'' (CD re-issue) (1972) #"

" ( Robert Calvert, Brock) - single previously unreleased on LP, included on ''

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'' (CD re-issue) (1972)

Side two

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" (Calvert, Brock) - single previously unreleased on LP, included on ''

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'' (CD re-issue) (1973) #"Space Is Deep" (Brock) - from ''Doremi Fasol Latido'' (1972) #"Wind of Change" (Brock) - from ''

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'' (1974) #"The Golden Void" (Brock) - from ''

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'' (1975)

Personnel

* Robert Calvert –

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(track 5) *

– vocals (track 1, 6, 8), guitar, harmonica (track 1), 12-string acoustic guitar (track 1) *

– vocals (track 3),

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* John Harrison – bass (tracks 1 and 2) *

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– bass (tracks 3 to 8), vocals (track 4) * Terry Ollis –

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(tracks 1 and 2) * Simon King – drums (tracks 3 to 8) * DikMik – audio generator (tracks 1 to 6) *

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–

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(tracks 3 to 7) *

Simon House Simon House (born 29 August 1948 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) is a British composer and classically trained violinist and keyboard player, perhaps best known for his work with space rock band Hawkwind. Career Before his time with Ha ...

– synthesizer,

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

, keyboards (tracks 7 and 8)

Charts

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

External links

* {{Authority control Hawkwind compilation albums 1975 compilation albums United Artists Records compilation albums