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Something of a wasted opportunity, UA -- Hawkwind's label throughout their early-'70s years of most vital significance -- delved into the vault and emerged with little more than an expanded version of Cleopatra's earlier Psychedelic Warlords gathering of non-album singles padded out with great swathes of the Space Ritual live album. There is, after all, so much that could be done with Hawkwind's back catalog, beginning with a box set that delves deeper into the period archive -- with many of this set's prime rarities having already surfaced on the expanded versions of the original LPs, the need for a mere single disc's worth of odds-and-ends was minimal, to say the least. All of that notwithstanding, of course, the sheer quality of the music on Stasis remains unimpeachable. "Silver Machine," "Urban Guerilla," and "Psychedelic Warlords," the band's most successful U.K. singles of the age, all stand proud among the all-time Hawkwind classics, while the live material readily captures the intent, if not the entire mood, of the Space Ritual. The B side "Seven By Seven" is a genuinely atmospheric jewel, and only the absence of "Master of the Universe" truly derails this set's claim to be a genuine best-of Hawkwind's early years.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Dave Brock, Composer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Calvert, Composer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Brock, Composer - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Dave Brock, Composer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Hawkwind, MainArtist - David Brock, Composer - George Chkiantz, Producer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Brock, Composer - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Dave Brock, Composer - Dr Technical, Producer, Produced by - Hawkwind, MainArtist - Robert Calvert, Composer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1972 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Brock, Composer - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Hawkwind, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - David Brock, Composer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1972 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Moorcock, Composer - Vic Maile, Mixer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Brock, Mixer - Vic Maile And The Pye Mobile, Engineer, Recorder - Anton Matthews, Mixer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Vic Maile, Mixer - Dave Brock, Composer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Brock, Mixer - Vic Maile And The Pye Mobile, Engineer, Recorder - Anton Matthews, Mixer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Vic Maile, Mixer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Calvert, Composer - David Brock, Mixer - Vic Maile And The Pye Mobile, Engineer, Recorder - Anton Matthews, Mixer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Dave Brock, Composer - Dr Technical, Producer - Hawkwind, MainArtist - Robert Calvert, Composer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Vic Maile, Mixer - Dave Brock, Composer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Brock, Mixer - Vic Maile And The Pye Mobile, Engineer, Recorder - Anton Matthews, Mixer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Vic Maile, Mixer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Calvert, Composer - David Brock, Mixer - Vic Maile And The Pye Mobile, Engineer, Recorder - Anton Matthews, Mixer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Dave Brock, Composer - Hawkwind, Performance, MainArtist - Nik Turner, Composer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Something of a wasted opportunity, UA -- Hawkwind's label throughout their early-'70s years of most vital significance -- delved into the vault and emerged with little more than an expanded version of Cleopatra's earlier Psychedelic Warlords gathering of non-album singles padded out with great swathes of the Space Ritual live album. There is, after all, so much that could be done with Hawkwind's back catalog, beginning with a box set that delves deeper into the period archive -- with many of this set's prime rarities having already surfaced on the expanded versions of the original LPs, the need for a mere single disc's worth of odds-and-ends was minimal, to say the least. All of that notwithstanding, of course, the sheer quality of the music on Stasis remains unimpeachable. "Silver Machine," "Urban Guerilla," and "Psychedelic Warlords," the band's most successful U.K. singles of the age, all stand proud among the all-time Hawkwind classics, while the live material readily captures the intent, if not the entire mood, of the Space Ritual. The B side "Seven By Seven" is a genuinely atmospheric jewel, and only the absence of "Master of the Universe" truly derails this set's claim to be a genuine best-of Hawkwind's early years.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:27
- Main artists: Hawkwind
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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