HAWKWIND - SPACE RITUAL double 1st UK Press Orig. inner sleeves UNPLAYED? NM

	£		29
	$		38

HAWKWIND -

SPACE RITUAL

UNITED ARTISTS

UAD 60037/8

1st Press UK

 1973 original first press A-2U B-2U A-2U B-2U

"RAYS" etched into the run out grooves

AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS 1972 UK HAWKWIND ALBUM RELEASE COMPLETE WITH FOLD-OUT SLEEVE, INNER LP SLEEVES AND RARE FOLD-OUT LYRIC POSTER.

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  HAWKWIND, ‘SPACE RITUAL’ AN ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE 1972 UK UA RECORD LABEL TWO LP SET WITH INNER SLEEVES AND POSTER. CAT No –UAD 60037/8. The vinyls are just incredible, probably totally unplayed, there is no mark or hairline visible even under a strong light.

  Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. Formed in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and styles of music. Dozens of musicians, dancers and writers have worked with the group since their inception.

  This is an original first issue double album set from Hawkwind and comes in a foldout, poster style, card sleeve.

Space Ritual is relentless in its sci-fi metaphor and unflinching in its execution. As one thrilling riff gives way to another – with disembodied voices echoing from the stage – the primitive music induces trance-like pleasure while electronic whooshes create the feeling of unstoppable flight. Brock, Lemmy and King, a rhythm section with not an ounce of virtuosity between them, pilot the vessel like crazed joyriders. It sometimes sounds like Krautrock made by Brits. (Hawkwind, indeed, had links to Neu! and Amon Düül II.) There’s none of that quintessentially English approach to space travel that we find in The Moody Blues or the 1968–9 Floyd. Space Ritual informs us that we’re flying at bewildering speed with no realistic chance of returning home, tells us not to panic, tells us we’re going to die, and takes us on a juddering journey into the psychedelic unknown.  

Recorded live in December 1972 and released the following year, Space Ritual is an excellent document of Hawkwind's classic lineup, underscoring the group's status as space rock pioneers. As the quintessential "people's band," Hawkwind carried '60s countercultural idealism into the '70s, gigging constantly, playing wherever there was an audience, and even playing for free on five consecutive days outside the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. The band's multimedia performances were the perfect accompaniment for exploring inner space and imagining outer space. While not concerned with rock's material trappings, Hawkwind were, ironically, among the hardest-working groups in Britain, averaging one show every three days during the year preceding these recordings. Given all that practice, it's not surprising that the performances collected here are incredibly tight (although, reportedly, a couple of tracks were edited). Incorporating most of Doremi Fasol Latido, the show for the Space Ritual tour was conceived as a space rock opera, its blend of sci-fi electronics, mesmerizing psy-fi grooves, and heavy, earthbound jamming punctuated with spoken word interludes from astral poet Bob Calvert. Although his intergalactic musings date the album, coming across now as camp futurism, they still provide fitting atmospheric preambles to Hawkwind's astounding, mind-warping sounds. Calvert's manic recital of Michael Moorcock's "Sonic Attack," for instance, is an exercise in tension that subsequently explodes on the stomping "Time We Left This World Today"; with Nik Turner's otherworldly sax, Dave Brock's guitar distortion, and the earth-moving rhythm section of Simon King and Lemmy, this track offers a blueprint for the album's most potent material. Another standout is "Orgone Accumulator," ten minutes of hypnotic (Wilhelm) Reich & roll that could be the missing link between Booker T. and Stereolab. A 1973 advertisement described Space Ritual as "88 minutes of brain damage"; that characterization still holds true.

 Gatefold Poster Sleeve:  EX.  A stunning six panel foldout sleeve and the best I have ever come across for this stunning album. All colours are well preserved and any wear is just minimal. It would be very hard to find a better example and you would probably require the aid of a time machine. Please refer to the pictures supplied for your information.             

Vinyl: EX++ to NM.  All surfaces retain their original deep, glossy sheen and are practically unmarked and shine like new. It is very likely that the album has never been played at all, it just looks pristine over all for surfaces.

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