M- 1973 ORIG HAWKWIND SPACE RITUAL 2xLP EPIC ACID PROG PSYCH Floyd

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70

       1973 ORIGINAL ~ 2xLP SPACE~ROCK ADVENTURE  

                  POWERED BY "LEMMY"

                HAWKWIND

      " THE SPACE RITUAL "

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                                       USA - UNITED ARTISTS - LA120-H2

FINAL COLLECTION WORTHY = EPIC STAR POWER = TWO RECORD SET ...MASSIVE ACID OVERDOSE SPACE MONSTER!

RARE ...Original 1973 first pressing mighty TWO LP SET in HUGE poster sized fold out cover ...

All very extra-clean ...well considered the apex of high by HAWKWIND ...driven by Lemmy's dirty distortion rhythm bass amid a shower of sci-fi effects & trance power drumming, the Space Ritual ALIVE was, and still is, something to behold when talking pioneering progressive psych adventures...

Aside from Sun Ra, few artists captured that sense of mind-warping, my-God-it's-full-of-stars astronomical mysticism in their music like Hawkwind. With their tendency towards extended jams full of disorienting electronic drones and drummer Simon King's NEU/CAN-like hypnotic rhythms, they had a certain creative kinship with their Krautrock contemporaries. But their racket could also be as unrelentingly punchy and violent as anything from the Stooges' Fun House, especially considering guitarist Dave Brock's Ron Asheton-esque affinity for blistering, wah-wah-drenched riffs and Nik Turner's freeform sax outbursts, which were more Steve MacKay than John Gilmore...and topped off by the bombastic power-driven bass (ala lead guitar) work of Lemmy Kilmister ...It was all put to good use by their lyrics and their philosophy, much of which was inspired by the writing of sci-fi author and sometime collaborator Michael Moorcock, and typically themed around interstellar travel, metaphysics and Pythagoras' theory of celestial-mathematical "music of the spheres."

Hawkwind, at their peak, as on '73's live "Space Ritual" double LP, were an air-tight rock'n'roll demolition unit who combined the best of trancey psychedelia and buttocks-scorching rock'n'roll. If you have the remotist interest in Krautrock or high-energy rock a la MC5/Stooges/Pink Fairies/Deviants, then you need this in your collection.

From Dik's crazy synth whoops and bleeps thru to the sublime sci-fi spoken-word babble right up to the apocalyptic "Orgone Accumulator" (almost 10 minutes of pure sonic fist-shaking bliss), this is an album for both rock'n'roll purists and avant-prog heads alike

Space Ritual is dark, creepy and cinematic. It really is music you can sit down and take a trip on, with or without the drugs.

1. "Earth Calling"
2. "Born To Go"
3. "Down Through The Night"
4. "The Awakening"

1. "Lord Of Light"
2. "Black Corridor"
3. "Space Is Deep"
4. "Electronic No. 1"

1. "Orgone Accumulator"
2. "Upside Down"
3. "10 Seconds Of Forever"
4. "Brainstorm"

1. "7 By 7"
2. "Sonic Attack"
3. "Time We Left This World Today"
4. "Master Of The Universe"
5. "'Welcome To The Future"

CONDITION: The Cover: rated: M- The COLORFUL double sided fold out poster cover is VERY clean usually found worn & frayed if found at all  ... Obviously HIGHLY collection worthy  ... with bright original colors, and should be a fine collection rarity from 45 years ago, ... No delete marks anywhere, split seams, no writing, fresh original colors...

The Vinyl: both records and all 4 sides have the shiny gloss, rated M- TOP COPY  vastly clean 4 sides = expect play grade to easily have excellent audio results ... and has 4 United Artists clean labels..