Earthed to the Ground is a 1984 (see 1984 in music

1984 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.-Janury-March:*January 21 – "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart, despite being banned by the BBC; it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40.*January 27 – Michael Jackson's...

) debut solo studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by the English

England

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 space rock

Space rock

Space rock is a subgenre of rock music; the term originally referred to a group of early, mostly British, 1970s progressive and psychedelic rock bands such as Hawkwind and Pink Floyd, characterised by slow, lengthy instrumental passages dominated by electric organs, synthesizers, experimental...

 musician Dave Brock

Dave Brock

David Anthony "Dave" Brock is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He plays electric guitar, synthesizer, bass and oscillators. He is best known as being one of the founders and musical focus of the English space rock group Hawkwind...

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It is essentially a collection of home demos Brock made for work with his group Hawkwind

Hawkwind

Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures....

. "Assassination" had previously been released by the band as "Some People Never Die" on the Church of Hawkwind

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...

album, and "Green Finned Demon" would be released with additional contributions from other band members on the EP The Earth Ritual Preview

The Earth Ritual Preview

The Earth Ritual Preview is a 1984 EP by the English space rock group Hawkwind. It spent two weeks on the UK singles chart peaking at #86...

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Side 1

1. "Earthed to the Ground" (Brock)
2. "Assassination" (Brock)
3. "Green Finned Demon" (Robert Calvert, Brock)
4. "Spirits" (Brock)

Side 2

5. "Sweet Obsession" (Brock)
6. "Oscillations" (Brock)
7. "Machine Dreams" (Brock)
8. "Winter of Our Discontent" (William Shakespeare
   William Shakespeare
   William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
   
   , Brock)
9. "On the Case" (Calvert, Brock)

Bonus tracks (Flicknife CD)

All tracks taken from Dave Brock and the Agents of Chaos, but omits "Into the Realms" and "Mountain in the Sky"

10. "Hi Tech Cities" (Brock)
11. "A Day" (Brock)
12. "In the Office" (Brock)
13. "Hades Deep" (Brock)
14. "Words of a Song" (Brock)
15. "Heads" (Roger Neville-Neil, Brock)
16. "Nocturne" (Brock)
17. "Wastelands of Sleep" (Kris Tait, Brock)
18. "Empty Dreams" (Brock)

Bonus tracks (Voiceprint CD)

10. "Raping Robots" (Brock)
11. "Wired Up For Sound" (Brock)
12. "Riding The Range" (Brock)
13. "Sleep Of 1000 Tears" (Michael Moorcock
    Michael Moorcock
    Michael John Moorcock is an English writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published a number of literary novels....
    
    , Brock)
14. "Social Alliance" (Brock)

Bonus tracks (Atomhenge CD)

Tracks 10-11 from Hawkfan single; Tracks 12-13 from Flicknife single; Track 14 from Hawkwind, Friends And Relations

Hawkwind, Friends and Relations

The Hawkwind, Friends and Relations series of albums was released in the early 1980s containing live and studio performances by Hawkwind and related bands....

 Volumme 3

10. "Zones" (Brock)
11. "Processed" (Brock)
12. "Social Alliance" (Brock)
13. "Raping Robots In The Street" (Brock)
14. "Wired Up For Sound" [alternate version of "Earthed to the Ground"] (Brock)

Release history

• May 1984: Flicknife Records
  Flicknife Records
  Flicknife Records was an independent record label setup in the United Kingdom in 1979 by Marc "Frenchy" Gloder, and Gina 'Wild Thing' Nares. It specialised in psychedelic rock and Hawkwind and ex-members solo projects...
  
  , UK, 12" vinyl (SHARP018)
• May 1989: Flicknife Records, UK, CD (SHARP1842)
• July 2003: Voiceprint Records
  Voiceprint Records
  Voiceprint Records is a company and record label based in England, founded in 1990 by Rob Ayling. They specialise in re-releasing old material, especially progressive rock, but also have new releases, all under the Voiceprint and other imprints....
  
  , UK, 2CD (HAWKVP23CD) with Dave Brock and the Agents of Chaos
• 25 April 2011: Atomhenge (Cherry Red
  Cherry Red
  Cherry Red is a London-based independent record label formed in 1978.-History:Cherry Red grew from the rock promotion company founded in 1971 to promote rock concerts at the Malvern Winter Gardens...
  
  ) Records, ATOMCD1027, UK CD

External links

• Atomhenge Records