Blood of the Earth
2010 studio album by Hawkwind
Blood of the Earth | ||||
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Studio album by Hawkwind | ||||
Released | 21 June 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009–10 | |||
Genre | Space rock | |||
Length | 52:34 | |||
Label | Eastworld | |||
Producer | Hawkwind | |||
Hawkwind chronology | ||||
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Blood of the Earth is the 26th studio album by the British space rock group Hawkwind, released on 21 June 2010.[1][2]
Although it is a new studio album, there are some new versions of older songs. "You’d Better Believe It" was originally released on their 1974 album Hall of the Mountain Grill, and "Sweet Obsession" was originally released on Dave Brock's 1984 solo album Earthed to the Ground.
There is a limited 2CD edition, containing live tracks and an interview. "Tide of the Century" was originally recorded by Tim Blake on his 2000 solo album The Tide of the Century. The cover version of "Long Gone" was recorded for Mojo's Syd Barrett special edition of The Madcap Laughs.
Track listing
Disc 1
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Seahawks" | Dave Brock | 6:14 |
2. | "Blood of the Earth" | Brock, Matthew Wright | 2:59 |
3. | "Wraith" | Darbyshire, Hone, Chadwick | 6:07 |
4. | "Green Machine" | Hone | 4:04 |
5. | "Inner Visions" | Tim Blake | 4:29 |
6. | "Sweet Obsession" | Brock | 4:45 |
7. | "Comfy Chair" | Brock | 4:54 |
8. | "Prometheus" | Darbyshire, Hone, Chadwick | 5:48 |
9. | "You’d Better Believe It" | Brock | 7:11 |
10. | "Sentinel" | Darbyshire, Hone, Blake. | 6:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Starshine" (on single CD and vinyl editions) | Brock, Jason Stuart | 7:11 |
12. | "Sunship" (on vinyl editions) | Darbyshire, Hone | 2:54 |
Disc 2 – (Live)
- "Space" (Brock)
- "Angels of Death" (Brock)
- "Wraith" (Darbyshire, Hone, Blake, Chadwick)
- "Tide of the Century" (Blake)
- "Magnu" (Brock)
- "Levitation" (Brock)
- "Long Gone" (Syd Barrett)
- Interview 2010
Personnel
- Hawkwind
- Dave Brock – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Niall Hone – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, sampling
- Mr. Dibs – bass guitar, vocals
- Tim Blake – keyboards
- Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
- Matthew Wright – vocals on "Blood of the Earth"
- Jason Stuart – keyboards on "Starshine"
- Jon Sevink – violin on Live CD
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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UK Independent Albums (OCC)[4] | 22 |
Release history
- 21 June 2010: Eastworld Recordings, EWO042CD, UK, CD
- 21 June 2010: Eastworld Recordings, EWO043CDLTD, UK, 2xCD
- 21 June 2010: Eastworld Recordings, RCV030LP, UK, vinyl
References
- ^ "Eastworld Recordings Sign HAWKWIND; Blood Of The Earth Details Revealed, E-Card Available". Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ "(UK): Music CDs, DVDs, Vinyl, Books, Accessories and other Music Merchandise". Plastichead.com. 29 July 1989. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ Blood of the Earth at AllMusic
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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- Dave Brock
- Richard Chadwick
- Magnus Martin
- Thighpaulsandra
- Doug MacKinnon
- Nik Turner
- Dik Mik
- Huw Lloyd-Langton
- Thomas Crimble
- Del Dettmar
- Simon King
- Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister
- Robert Calvert
- Simon House
- Alan Powell
- Paul Rudolph
- Adrian Shaw
- Harvey Bainbridge
- Steve Swindells
- Keith Hale
- Ginger Baker
- Andy Anderson
- Robert Heaton
- Alan Davey
- Clive Deamer
- Bridget Wishart
- Ron Tree
- Mr Dibs
- Tim Blake
- Niall Hone
- Hawkwind
- In Search of Space
- Doremi Fasol Latido
- Hall of the Mountain Grill
- Warrior on the Edge of Time
- Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
- Quark, Strangeness and Charm
- 25 Years On (as Hawklords)
- PXR5
- Levitation
- Sonic Attack
- Church of Hawkwind
- Choose Your Masques
- The Chronicle of the Black Sword
- The Xenon Codex
- Space Bandits
- Electric Tepee
- It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous
- White Zone (as Psychedelic Warriors)
- Alien 4
- Distant Horizons
- In Your Area
- Spacebrock
- Take Me to Your Leader
- Take Me to Your Future
- Blood of the Earth
- Onward
- The Machine Stops
- Into the Woods
- Road to Utopia
- All Aboard the Skylark
- Carnivorous (as Hawkwind Light Orchestra)
- Somnia
- The Future Never Waits
- Stories from Time and Space
- The Weird Tapes
- Hawkwind, Friends and Relations
- The Text of Festival
- Zones
- Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin
- Space Ritual Volume 2
- Hawkwind Anthology
- Out & Intake
- BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
- The Friday Rock Show Sessions
- Hawklords Live
- California Brainstorm
- Undisclosed Files Addendum
- The 1999 Party
- Glastonbury 90
- Choose Your Masques: Collectors Series Volume 2
- Complete '79: Collector Series Volume 1
- Atomhenge 76
- Live 1990
- Roadhawks
- Masters of the Universe
- Repeat Performance
- Angels of Death
- Spirit of the Age
- Stasis (The UA Years 1971–1975)
- Tales from Atom Henge
- Epocheclipse
- Future Reconstructions – Ritual of the Solstice
- Masters of Rock
- Spirit of the Age Anthology
- The Dream Goes On
- Hawkwind Zoo EP
- Sonic Assassins EP
- The Earth Ritual Preview
- Quark, Strangeness and Charm
- "Hurry On Sundown"
- "Silver Machine"
- "Urban Guerrilla"
- "Kings of Speed"
- "Kerb Crawler"
- "Back on the Streets"
- "Quark, Strangeness and Charm"
- "Psi Power"
- "25 Years"
- "Shot Down in the Night"
- "Who's Gonna Win the War?"
- "Spirit of the Age"
- Sonic Assassins
- Hawklords
- Space Ritual
- Hawklords (2008)