''This is Hawkwind, Do Not Panic'' is a

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

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by the English

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group

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. The album consisted of two discs: an LP which was recorded during the group's 1980 ''

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'' tour; and a 12" EP recorded at their June 1984 appearance at the

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. The group's line-up had changed by their June 1984 appearance at the Stonehenge Free Festival, with guitarists

Dave Brock David Anthony Brock (born 20 August 1941) is an English musician and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the founder, the sole constant member and the musical focus of the space rock group Hawkwind.

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– Dave Brock biography Brock w ...

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and saxophonist

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, Tur ...

remaining, Harvey Bainbridge switching from bass to keyboards. They were joined by bassist Alan Davey and drummer Clive Deamer, although Danny Thompson Jr deputised for Deamer on the Stonehenge recording. The group undertook a 13 date UK tour in November 1984 to promote this album, with support from

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. The Sheffield University show on 27 November was recorded, and part released on '' Undisclosed Files Addendum'' (1995). The tracks from disc 1 have been re-issued on the 2009 3CD re-issue of ''

''.

Track listing

Side 1 (33 RPM)

# "Psi Power" isted as "Psy Power"(

Robert Calvert Robert Newton Calvert (9 March 1945 – 14 August 1988) was a South African-United Kingdom, British writer, poet, and musician. He is principally known for his role as lyricist, performance poet and lead vocalist of the space rock band Hawkwind ...

– Dave Brock biography Brock w ...

) – 5:07 # "Levitation" (Brock) – 7:15 # "Psychosis" nlisted( Harvey Bainbridge) – 1:27
"The Fifth Second of Forever" isted as "Circles"(Brock,

) – 4:14 # "Space Chase" (Lloyd-Langton) – 3:19

Side 2 (33 RPM)

"Death Trap" (Calvert, Brock) – 4:42 # "Angels of Death" (Brock) – 6:27 # " Shot Down in the Night" (

Steve Swindells Steve Swindells (born 21 November 1952) is an English singer-songwriter, keyboardist, party organizer, club promoter and journalist. Life and career Early life Swindells grew up in the Bath and Bristol area, dropping out of art college to play ...

) – 7:07

Side 3 (45 RPM)

"Stonehenge Decoded" (Brock, Bainbridge) – 8:20

Side 4 (45 RPM)

"Watching the Grass Grow" (

, Trev Thoms) – 3:40

Personnel

;Hawkwind *

– Dave Brock biography Brock w ...

–

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, keyboards,

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

Huw Lloyd Langton Richard Hugh "Huw" Lloyd-Langton (6 February 1951 – 6 December 2012) was an English musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band HawkwindStrong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Rock Discography'', Canongate, , p. 466 at various times. ...

– guitar, vocals * Harvey Bainbridge –

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

, keyboards, vocals *Keith Hale – keyboards (sides 1 & 2) *

Ginger Baker Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (19 August 1939 – 6 October 2019) was an English drummer. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded jazz and Music of Africa, Africa ...

–

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(sides 1 & 2) *

–

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, vocals (sides 3 & 4) * Alan Davey – bass guitar, vocals (sides 3 & 4) *Danny Thompson Jr – drums (sides 3 & 4)

Notes

*Side 1&2: Lewisham Odeon, 18 December 1980 *Side 3&4:

, June 1984

Release history

*Nov-1984: Flicknife Records, SHARP022, 12"33RPM & 12"45RPM, first 10000 copies came in gatefold cover, the next 5000 copies in single cover with poster, thereafter simply single cover. *Nov-1988: Flicknife Records, SHARP1422CD, UK CD with '' Zones'' *May-1992: Anagram Records, CDMGRAM 54, CD UK *Jul-1994: Griffin Music, GCDHA163-2, CD USA *Jul-2000:

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, CLE08502, USA 2CD with '' Zones'' *Jul-2002: Anagram Records, CDMGRAM160, UK 2CD with '' Zones''

References

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