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Released
  
3 November 1997

Distant Horizons (1997)
  
Hawkwind 1997 (1999)

Release date
  
3 November 1997

Label
  
EBS Records

Length
  
51:33

Artist
  
Hawkwind

Producer
  
Hawkwind

Genre
  
Space rock

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Recorded
  
Earth Studios, Devon, January to July 1997

Similar
  
Hawkwind albums, Space rock albums, Other albums

Hawkwind distant horizons full album


Distant Horizons is the twenty-first studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1997.

Contents

Towards the end of 1996, Jerry Richards, who had been contributing lead guitar to some live dates and recording sessions, joined the group permanently. Dissatisfied with the musical direction of the group, long standing bassist Alan Davey chose to leave at the end of 1996. His bass playing duties were picked up by singer Ron Tree. Rastafarian toaster Captain Rizz and keyboardist Julian "Crum" Crimmins began contributing to live dates, although neither would appear on this record.

The album's release was preceded by the "Love In Space" EP, although the lead track differs remarkably from the album version, having vocals and being produced by Zeus B. Held.

The group undertook a 32 date UK tour from September through to November to promote the album, followed by three Netherlands/Belgium dates. Some shows were recorded and issued as In Your Area and Hawkwind 1997, and some shows were professionally filmed by punkcast, but as yet unreleased.

Track listing

  1. "Distant Horizons" (Dave Brock, Richard Chadwick) – 5:19
  2. "Phetamine Street" (Ron Tree) – 5:42
  3. "Waimea Canyon Drive" (Brock) – 4:53
  4. "Alchemy" (Jerry Richards, Chadwick) – 3:14
  5. "Clouded Vision" (Brock) – 3:49
  6. "Reptoid Vision" (Tree) – 7:39
  7. "Population Overload" (Brock, Chadwick) – 6:51
  8. "Wheels" (Richards, Chadwick) – 6:24
  9. "Kauai" (Brock) / "Taxi for Max" (Brock) – 2:51
  10. "Love in Space" (Brock) – 4:51

Atomhenge CD bonus tracks

  1. "Archaic"
  2. "Kauai" [alternate take]
  3. "Morpheus"

Personnel

  • Dave Brock – electric guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Jerry Richards – electric guitar
  • Ron Tree – vocals, bass guitar
  • Richard Chadwick – drums

    • Release history

  • November 1997: Emergency Broadcast System Records, UK, CD (EBS139)
  • 30 May 2011: Atomhenge (Cherry Red) Records, ATOMCD1028, UK CD

    • Songs

    1Distant Horizons5:20
    2Phetamine Street5:42
    3Waimea Canyon Drive4:54

    References

    Distant Horizons Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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