Love in Space
Encyclopedia
Love in Space is a 1996 live album
by the English
space rock
group Hawkwind
. It was recorded during the group's 1995 tour to promote the Alien 4
album.
It was re-issued in 2009 with bonus tracks taken from the Love in Space EP.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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...
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....
. It was recorded during the group's 1995 tour to promote the Alien 4
Alien 4 (album)
Alien 4 is the twentieth studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1995. At the end of 1994, with the group established as a three piece of guitarist Dave Brock, bassist Alan Davey and drummer Richard Chadwick, they felt they were lacking visually in terms of showmanship...
album.
It was re-issued in 2009 with bonus tracks taken from the Love in Space EP.
CD1
- "Abducted" (Ron Tree, Dave BrockDave BrockDavid 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...
) – 2:53 - "Death Trap" (Robert CalvertRobert CalvertRobert Calvert was a writer, poet, and musician.-Biography:Born Robert Newton Calvert in Pretoria, South Africa, Calvert's parents moved to England when he was two years of age and later attended school in London and Margate. He began his career by writing poetry and in 1967 formed a Street...
, Brock) – 4:42 - "Wastelands" [aka "Wastelands Of Sleep"] (Brock) – 1:35
- "Are You Losing Your Mind?" (Tree, Brock, Alan DaveyAlan Davey (musician)Alan Davey is best known as the former bassist with Hawkwind. He is now the bass player and vocalist for Gunslinger as well as Hawklords, Meads of Asphodel, and Thunor.-Early musical career:...
, Richard Chadwick) – 3:08 - "Photo Encounter" (Brock) – 2:16
- "Blue Skin" (Tree, Brock, Davey, Chadwick) – 6:56
- "Sputnik Stan" (Davey) – 10:20
- "Robot" (Calvert, Brock) – 7:38
- "Alien (I Am)" (Brock) – 8:52
CD2
- "Xenomorph" (Tree, Davey) – 5:16
- "Vega" (Davey) – 3:33
- "Love In Space" (Brock) – 9:43
- "Kapal" (Brock, Davey, Chadwick) – 6:05
- "Elfin" (Davey) – 2:09
- "Silver MachineSilver MachineSilver Machine is a 1972 song by the UK rock group Hawkwind. It was originally released as a single on 9 June 1972, reaching #3 on the UK singles chart. The single was re-issued in 1976, 1978 reaching #34 on the UK singles charts, and in 1983 reaching #67 on the UK singles charts...
" (Calvert, Brock) – 3:35 - "Welcome To The Future" (Calvert) – 2:10
- "Assassins" [aka "Hassan-i-SabahHassan-i-SabahHassan-i Sabbāh was a Persian Nizārī Shi'a Ismā'īlī Muslim missionary who converted a community in the late 11th century in the heart of the Alborz Mountains of northern Iran. The place was called Alamut and was attributed to an ancient king of Daylam...
" (Calvert, Paul RudolphPaul Rudolph (musician)Paul Fraser Rudolph is a guitarist,bassist, singer, and cyclist. He made his mark in the UK underground music scene, and then as a session musician, before returning to Canada to indulge his passion for cycling...
) / "Space Is Their (Palestine)" (Brock)] – 8:40
Atomhenge CD bonus tracks
- "Love In Space" (Brock) [Studio Version]
- "Lord Of Light" (Brock) [Live]
- "This Is Hawkwind Sonic Attack" (Michael MoorcockMichael MoorcockMichael John Moorcock is an English writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published a number of literary novels....
, Brock) [re-mix]
Personnel
- Ron Tree – vocals
- Dave BrockDave BrockDavid 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...
– electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocals - Alan DaveyAlan Davey (musician)Alan Davey is best known as the former bassist with Hawkwind. He is now the bass player and vocalist for Gunslinger as well as Hawklords, Meads of Asphodel, and Thunor.-Early musical career:...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Richard Chadwick – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Liam Yates & Michelle Gaskell – Dancers
- Kris Tait & Wango Riley – Fire Eaters
Credits
- Produced by Hawkwind and Paul Cobbold. Engineered by Paul Cobbold.
- Recorded on the Alien 4 tour, 1995.
- Cover by Alan Arthurs.
Release history
- 1996: Emergency Broadcast System RecordsEmergency Broadcast System RecordsEmergency Broadcast System Records was a record label setup in UK in the early 1990s by Hawkwind and Doug Smith.-External links:* - full catalogue...
, EBS120, 2CD - 29 June 2009: Atomhenge (Cherry RedCherry RedCherry 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, ATOMCD2013, UK 2CD
External links
- Collectable Records - Original gatefold cover
- Atomhenge Records