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Hawkwind
The Flicknife Years • 1981-1988

Compil. UK 2014 on Atomhenge label
Electronic and Rock (Space Rock, Prog Rock)

Remastered compilation of Hawkwind and related material originally released by Flicknife Records in the 1980s. Packaged in clam-shell heavy card box with each disc in a separate cardboard slipcase with the original release artwork. Includes 16-page booklet with credits, photos and sleeve notes. Made in the EU. All tracks ℗ Cherry Red Records Ltd., dates as shown: Disc One ℗ 1982 except tracks 1-9 & 1-10 ℗ 1980 and tracks 1-11 to 1-13 ℗ 1981. Disc Two ℗ 1983. Disc Three ℗ 1983 except track 3-9 ℗ 1982. Disc Four ℗ 1985 except tracks 4-9 & 4-10 ℗ 1984. Disc Five ℗ 1987 except tracks 5-14 & 5-15 ℗ 1988. This remastered compilation © 2014 Cherry Red Records Ltd. Atomhenge is a Cherry Red label managed by Esoteric Recordings. Tracks 1-4, 1-5, 1-7, 1-8 recorded at Mekon Studios. Track 1-6 recorded at Rockfield Studios. Tracks 2-1 to 2-10 recorded on the Hocking Mobile. Track 4-1 recorded live at Glastonbury CND Festival 1981. Track 4-2 recorded live at Uxbridge 1978. Tracks 4-3 to 4-5, 4-7 recorded in 1984. Tracks 4-6, 4-8 recorded in 1983. Tracks 5-1 to 5-13 recorded and mixed at Rockfield Studios. Tracks 4-9, 4-10 recorded live at Stonehenge Free Festival on 20th June 1984. Tracks 5-14, 5-15 recorded live at Bristol Custom Bike Show on the 23rd August 1986. Tracks 1-1 to 1-8 originally released as Hawkwind Friends & Relations Flicknife SHARP 101 in March 1982. Tracks 1-9 and 1-10 A & B-sides of Dodgem Dude / Starcruiser single released as Flicknife FLS 200 in December 1980. Tracks 1-11 to 1-13 taken from the Hurry On Sundown • Kings Of Speed 12-inch EP released as Flicknife FLEP 100 in 1981. Tracks 2-1 to 2-10 originally released as Zones Flicknife SHARP 014 in October 1983. Track 2-11 B-side of Motorway City single released as Flicknife FLS 025 in October 1983. Tracks 3-1 to 3-8 originally released as Hawkwind, Friends & Relations - Twice Upon A Time Flicknife SHARP 107 in April 1983. Track 3-9 originally released as A-side of limited edition single 'The Brothel In Rosenstrasse' Flicknife EJSP 9831 in 1982. Tracks 4-1 to 4-8 originally released as Hawkwind Friends & Relations - Vol. 3 Flicknife SHARP 024 in April 1985. Tracks 4-9 and 4-10 taken from the album Stonehenge / This Is Hawkwind, Do Not Panic released as Flicknife SHARP 022 in November 1984. Tracks 5-1 to 5-13 originally released as Out & Intake Flicknife SHARP 040 in April 1987. (Tracks 5-12 and 5-13 do not appear on the original vinyl and cassette releases). Tracks 5-14 and 5-15 originally featured on the compilation Travellers Aid Trust released as Flicknife SHARP 2045 in November 1988. The only individual track credits given for Discs 2, 4 and 5 are Written-By for all tracks, Vocal credits for tracks 2-2 and 2-3, and Featuring credits for tracks 4-5 and 4-7. Discs 2 and 5 give lists of musicians and their instruments but do not indicate which tracks they appear on. Disc 3 lists performers for each track but without instrument credits. Disc 4 gives no other musical credits. Tracks 1-11 and 1-12 are incorrectly credited to Hawkwind on the outer box. Tracks 5-4 and 5-5 are incorrectly titled "Solitary Mind Games Tomorrow" and "Starfight" throughout. Tracks 1-5, 1-8 to 1-10 and 3-9 are all credited to Michael Moorcock & Deep Fix on the outer box. In the booklet tracks 1-5, 1-8 and 3-9 are credited to Michael Moorcock & Deep Fix and tracks 1-9 and 1-10 are credited to Michael Moorcock's Deep Fix. On the slip covers track 1-5 is credited to Michael Moorcocks Deep Fix, 1-8 is credited to Michael Moorcock s Deep Fix, tracks 1-9 and 1-10 are credited to Michael Moorcock's Deep Fix and track 3-9 is credited to Michael Moorcock & Deep Fix.

     
Musicians
PortraitHawkwind , *1969 GB
album by, written by
PortraitJohn Coulthart , GB
artwork, original
PortraitDave Brock voc, g, *1941 GB
compiled by, original album, producer, vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, written by, vocals, guitar, synthesizer, written by, vocals, twelve-string guitar, written by, performer, arranged by, performer, all instruments
PortraitFrenchy Gloder ,
compiled by, original album, compiled by, original album, design, original sleeve
PortraitMark Powell tu, key, GB
coordinator, research, compiled by
PortraitPhil Smee , GB
design, package
PortraitGinger Baker dr, voc, *1939 GB
drums
PortraitMartin Griffin dr, GB
drums, written by, performer
PortraitDanny Thompson dr, voc,
drums, other, balloon, written by
PortraitPaul Cobbold eb, key, b,
engineer, organ, producer
PortraitKeith Hale key, *1950 GB
keyboards, written by, vocals
PortraitHuw Lloyd-Langton voc, g, 1951-2012 GB
lead guitar, vocals, written by
PortraitHarvey Bainbridge voc, key, *1949 GB
percussion, producer, synthesizer, vocals, bass, keyboards, written by, bass, performer, all instruments, written by, performer, featuring
PortraitOz Hardwick ,
photography by, live
PortraitNik Turner voc, fl, sax, *1940 GB
saxophone, vocals, written by, saxophone, vocals, noises, written by, performer, performer, all instruments
PortraitAlan Davey b, voc, *1963 GB
vocals, bass guitar, written by
PortraitHawklords , *2008 GB
performer on track
PortraitSimon King dr, perc, *1950 GB
drums, written by, performer
PortraitSteve Swindells key, *1952 GB
keyboards, performer
PortraitSonic Assassins , GB
performer on track
PortraitPaul Hayles key, syn, *1948 GB
synthesizer
PortraitRobert Calvert voc, 1945-1988 GB
synthesizer, written by, vocals, synthesizer, written by, performer
PortraitAdrian Shaw b, *1947 GB
bass, vocals, performer
PortraitSimon House vn, syn, *1948 GB
keyboards, violin, performer
PortraitInner City Unit , 1979-1986 GB
performer on track
PortraitDead Fred voc, key, *1948 GB
written by, bass
PortraitErmano Ghisio Erba dr, perc, IT
written by, drums
PortraitTrev Thoms g, voc, GB
written by, guitar, vocals
PortraitMichael Moorcock's Deep Fix ,
performer on track
PortraitDrachen Theaker dr, tab, GB
drums, performer, written by
PortraitPeter Pavli b, vc, GB
written by, guitar, bass, synthesizer, written by, performer, written by, featuring
PortraitMichael Moorcock voc, g, man, bj, *1939 GB
written by, vocals, guitar, written by, vocals, special guest, written by, performer
PortraitSteve Gilmore g, voc,
guitar
PortraitHawkwind Zoo ,
performer on track
PortraitJohn Harrison b, eb, US
bass
PortraitTerry Ollis dr, perc, *1952 GB
drums, performer
PortraitMick Slattery g, eg, acg, GB
lead guitar
PortraitDik Mik syn, 1943-2017 GB
noises, written by, performer
PortraitLemmy voc, acg, h,
bass, written by, performer
PortraitAlan Powell dr, perc, GB
drums
PortraitUncle Nik & The E.T's ,
performer on track
PortraitDave Winthrop sax, fl, voc, *1948 US
performer
PortraitRichard Strange voc, g, *1951 GB
performer
PortraitRik Martinez dr, GB
performer
PortraitThe Alman Mulo Band ,
performer on track
PortraitStravinsky's Shoe ,
performer on track
PortraitUnderground Zero ,
performer on track
Producers
Vicky Powell coordinator, additional
Brian Rowe design, original sleeve
Wild Thing design, original sleeve
Geoff Hocking engineer
R. Heggic engineer
Steve James engineer
Doctor Technical mixed by, producer
Ben Wiseman remastered by
Brian Tawn sleeve notes
Debi Doss backing vocals
Shirlie Roden backing vocals
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Hawkwind Friends And RelationsHawkwind
2Who's Gonna Win The War?HawklordsDave Brock
3Golden Void (Live)Sonic Assassins (2)Dave Brock
4Robot (Live)HawkwindDave Brock, Robert Calvert
5Raj NeeshInner City UnitDead Fred, Ermano Ghisio Erba, Trev Thoms, Nik Turner
6Good Girl, Bad GirlMichael Moorcock's Deep FixPeter Pavli, Michael Moorcock
7Valium TenHawklordsHarvey Bainbridge, Dave Brock
8Human BeingsInner City UnitDead Fred, Ermano Ghisio Erba, Trev Thoms, Nik Turner
9Time CentreMichael Moorcock's Deep FixPeter Pavli, Michael Moorcock
10Bonus TracksHawkwind
11Dodgem DudeMichael Moorcock's Deep FixMichael Moorcock
12StarcruiserMichael Moorcock's Deep FixMichael Moorcock
13Hurry On SundownHawkwind ZooDave Brock
14Sweet Mistress Of PainHawkwind ZooDave Brock
15Kings Of SpeedHawkwindDave Brock
16ZonesHawkwind
17ZonesHawkwindDave Brock
18Dangerous VisionHawkwindKeith Hale
19Running Through The Back BrainHawkwindHawkwind, Michael Moorcock
20The IslandHawkwindDave Brock, Huw Lloyd-Langton
21Motorway CityHawkwindDave Brock
22Utopia '84HawkwindDave Brock, Nik Turner
23Social AllianceHawkwindDave Brock
24Sonic AttackHawkwindHawkwind, Michael Moorcock
25Dream WorkerHawkwindHarvey Bainbridge, Nik Turner
26BrainstormHawkwindNik Turner
27Bonus TrackHawkwind
28Master Of The Universe (Live)HawkwindDave Brock, Nik Turner
29Hawkwind, Friends And Relations (Twice Upon A Time)Hawkwind
30Earth CallingHawkwindDave Brock, Dik Mik, Lemmy, Nik Turner, Simon King
31We Do ItHawkwindDave Brock, Nik Turner
32Spirit Of The AgeHawkwindDave Brock, Robert Calvert
33The ChangingHarvey BainbridgeHarvey Bainbridge
34Phone Home ElliotUncle Nik & The E.T'sDave Brock, Harvey Bainbridge, Nik Turner
35WorkMartin GriffinMartin Griffin
36The Man With The Golden ArmNik TurnerElmer Bernstein, Sylvia Fine
37Motherless ChildrenDave BrockTraditional
38Bonus TrackHawkwind
39The Brothel In RosenstrasseMichael Moorcock's Deep FixMichael Moorcock, Peter Pavli
40Hawkwind, Friends And Relations (Volume Three)Hawkwind
41Psychedelia LivesHawkwindDave Brock, Harvey Bainbridge, Huw Lloyd-Langton, Martin Griffin
42Drug Cabinet KeyHawklordsDave Brock, Robert Calvert
43Wired Up For Sound (Radio Cut)Dave BrockDave Brock
44The Widow SongRobert CalvertRobert Calvert
45Toad On The RoadThe Alman Mulo BandNorman Alman, Waki Gumbo Jr.
46When The Going Gets ToughDave BrockDave Brock
47VampireStravinsky's ShoeDrachen Theaker, Peter Pavli
48Canes VenacitiUnderground ZeroAdrian Rix, Andrew Rix
49Bonus TracksHawkwind
50Watching The Grass GrowHawkwindNik Turner
51Stonehenge DecodedHawkwindDave Brock, Harvey Bainbridge
52Out & IntakeHawkwind
53Turner PointHawkwindDave Brock, Martin Griffin, Nik Turner
54Waiting For TomorrowHawkwindHuw Lloyd-Langton
55Cajun JinxHawkwindAlan Davey, Danny Thompson, Dave Brock, Harvey Bainbridge
56Solitary Mind GamesHawkwindHuw Lloyd-Langton
57StarflightHawkwindDave Brock, Harvey Bainbridge
58EjectionHawkwindRobert Calvert
59Assassins Of AllahHawkwindPaul Rudolph, Robert Calvert
60Flight To MaputoHawkwindAlan Davey, Danny Thompson, Dave Brock, Harvey Bainbridge
61ConfrontationHawkwindAlan Davey, Danny Thompson, Dave Brock, Harvey Bainbridge
625/4HawkwindHuw Lloyd-Langton
63Ghost DanceHawkwindHarvey Bainbridge
64Coded LanguagesHawkwindHarvey Bainbridge, Michael Moorcock
65Warrior On The Edge Of TimeHawkwindMichael Moorcock
66Bonus TracksHawkwind
67BrainstormHawkwindNik Turner
68Blue DreamerHawkwindHarvey Bainbridge
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