DELUXE FOUR DISC LIMITED-EDITION BOX SET OF THE CLASSIC 1970 DEBUT ALBUM BY HAWKWIND.
WITH 3 CDs & A REGION-FREE BLU-RAY DISC.
THE ORIGINAL ALBUM MIX NEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES.
WITH NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND & STEREO MIXES OF THE ALBUM FROM THE ORIGINAL 8- TRACK MASTER TAPES BY STEPHEN W. TAYLER.
ALSO INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL CD OF RARE LIVE RECORDINGS FROM 1970 AND A FURTHER SEVEN BONUS TRACKS DRAWN FROM A DEMO SESSION, A RARE SINGLE AND A STUDIO OUTTAKE.
Released in August 1970 on the Liberty label, the album was recorded in March and April of that year and established Hawkwind as one of the most exciting and original bands to emerge from the UK Underground scene.
Tracks such as ‘Hurry On Sundown’, ‘Mirror of Illusion’, ‘Be Yourself’, ‘Seeing It As You Really Are’ and ‘Paranoia’ set the scene for the legendary Space Rock style that Hawkwind would explore to great acclaim and success in the 1970s and beyond.
This limited-edition deluxe boxed set comprises three CDs and a Blu-Ray disc and features a brand new remaster of the original album an additional CD of rare live recordings from 1970 from Dave Brock’s archives along with with seven bonus tracks drawn from a 1969 demo session, both sides of the ‘Hurry On Sundown’ single and a studio out-take and new stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound mixes of the album by Stephen W Tayler.
The set is completed with an illustrated book with new essay, making this boxed set the
definitive release of this legendary album.
Tracklisting
Disc One
Hawkwind remastered
1. Hurry On Sundown
2. The Reason Is
3. Be Yourself
4. Paranoia – Part 1
5. Paranoia – Part 2
6. Seeing It As You Really Are
7. Mirror of Illusion
Bonus tracks
8. Bring It On Home (Dave Brock solo track from “The Buskers” album)
9. Hurry On Sundown (recorded 23rd October 1969)
10. The Kiss of the Velvet Whip (recorded 23rd October 1969)
11. Cymbaline (recorded 23rd October 1969)
12. Mirror of Illusion (mono single version)
13. Hurry On Sundown (mono single version)
Disc Two
Hawkwind – New mixes by Stephen W Tayler
1. Hurry On Sundown
2. The Reason Is
3. Be Yourself
4. Paranoia
5. Seeing It As You Really Are
6. Mirror of Illusion
Bonus track
7. You Know You’re Only Dreaming Recorded at Trident Studios, London – 9th February 1970
Disc Three
Hawkwind Early Days
Archive live Recordings 1970
1. Paranoia
2. Seeing it As You Really Are
3. We Do It
4. Came Home - Huw
5. Hurry On Sundown - Huw
6. Mirror of Illusion (spoken word version)
Disc Four
Hawkwind - 5.1 Surround Sound & stereo mixes by Stephen W Tayler plus the original album mix remastered (96kHz / 24-bit)
BLU-RAY
1. Hurry On Sundown
2. The Reason Is
3. Be Yourself
4. Paranoia
5. Seeing It As You Really Are
6. Mirror of Illusion
Bonus track
7. You Know You’re Only Dreaming Recorded at Trident Studios, London – 9th February 1970
