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Space Shanty

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Released
  
June 1972

Producer
  
Neil Slaven

Release date
  
June 1972

Length
  
45:58

Artist
  
Khan

Label
  
Deram Records

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Recorded
  
December 1971-March 1972

Genres
  
Progressive rock, Canterbury scene, Space rock

Similar
  
Canterbury scene albums, Other albums

Space Shanty is the debut and only album by the short-lived Canterbury scene band Khan. Steve Hillage's first solo album, Fish Rising, included material originally intended for the second album by Khan, but the band split up before that was a possibility.

Contents

Khan space shanty


Track listing

All tracks are credited to Steve Hillage, except where noted.

  1. "Space Shanty – 9:01
  2. "Stranded" (Including "Effervescent Psycho Novelty No. 5") – 6:35
  3. "Mixed Up Man of the Mountains" (Nick Greenwood/Steve Hillage) – 7:15
  4. "Driving to Amsterdam" – 9:23
  5. "Stargazers" – 5:33
  6. "Hollow Stone" (Including "Escape of the Space Pirates") – 8:16

2005 reissue bonus tracks

  1. "Break the Chains" (Nick Greenwood/Steve Hillage) – 3:31
  2. "Mixed Up Man of the Mountains" (First version) (Nick Greenwood/Steve Hillage) – 4:28

Personnel

Band

  • Steve Hillage – guitars, vocals
  • Nick Greenwood – bass guitar, vocals
  • Eric Peachey – drums
  • Dave Stewart – organ, piano, celesta, marimbas

    • Production

  • David Anstey – sleeve design
  • Pete Booth – engineer
  • George Chkiantz – engineer
  • Dave Grinstead – remixing
  • Neil Slaven – producer
  • Derek Varnals – engineer, remixing

    • All-Time Ranking

    Space Shanty is ranked number 67 on the Prog Archives Top Studio Albums of All-Time.

    Songs

    1Space Shanty9:01
    2Stranded6:36
    3Mixed Up Man of the Mountains7:15

    References

    Space Shanty Wikipedia
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