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Out & Intake

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This lp was originally released in 1987 on Flicknife Records,available only in the U.S. as an expensive import,until now.Nik Turner returned only briefly for this album.'Out...' starts off with his instrumental "Turner Point".'Out And Intake' ALSO marks the return of guitarist Huw Lloyd Langton who was on Hawkwind's 1970 debut lp."Cajun Jinx" is a somewhat stunning psychedelic piece,the short track "Starflight" is pretty decent and THIS disc's version of Bob Calvert's "Ejection" is also worthwhile.The studio cut for "Assassins Of Allah" is on here and is better than the live take I've heard on a rare HW live effort.The mind-lifting "Ghost Dance"(a tune that Turner sometimes still plays while on tour)sounds pretty potent to me.There's a bonus cut added which is a live version of "Warrior On The Edge Of Time".Not the best Hawkwind release ever unleashed,but still nice to own a copy of.

Since the CD liner notes do not delineate when which songs were recorded by who I have included that information here for the true Hawkfan.

Originally released in April of 1987, Dave Brock says that, "It was bits and pieces we had hanging around, weird things like Turner Point. Harvey had Cajun Jinx. It was really just to finance us all and keep the whole thing going" (Carol Clerk's The Saga of Hawkwind).

Unfortunately, that is exactly what this collection of live and studio tracks from 1982 to 1986 sounds like to me. I personally number all my Hawkwind tracks in my computer chronologically so they fall more coherently in the Hawkwind saga. For others who may wish to do likewise:

Recorded at Rockfield Studios, 1982 (Brock-gtr, kybrd, vcls; Lloyd-Langton-gtr, vcl; Bainbridge-bass, kybrd, vcl; Griffin-drms; Turner-sax, flute, vcl)
1. Turner Point (Brock/Griffin/Turner) 2:19
10. Five To Four AKA 5/4 (Lloyd-Langton) 2:18

Recorded live in November 1982 (Brock-gtr, kybrd, vcls; Lloyd-Langton-gtr, vcl; Bainbridge-bass, kybrd, vcl; Griffin-drms; Turner-sax, flute, vcl; Moorcock-vcls on 12 & 13)
(Probably Nov 12) 1982
2. Waiting For Tomorrow (Lloyd-Langton) 4:45
4. Solitary Mind Games (Lloyd-Langton) 5:09
11. Ghost Dance (Turner/Bainbridge) 3:47
CD bonus tracks
12. Coded Languages (Moorcock/Bainbridge) 4:20
(Probably Nov 13) 1982
13. Warrior On The Edge Of Time (Moorcock) 3:33

Recorded at Rockfield Studios, 1986 (Brock-gtr, kybrd, vcls; Lloyd-Langton-gtr, vcl; Bainbridge-bass, kybrd, vcl; Davey-bass, vcl; Thompson Jr-drms; Paul Cobbold-organ on 3 & 8)
3. Cajun Jinx (Brock/Bainbridge/Davey/Thompson) 5:02
5. Starflight (Calvert/Bainbridge/Brock) 1:48
6. Ejection (Calvert) 2:14
7. Assassins Of Allah AKA Hassan I Sabah (Calvert/Rudolph)3:53
8. Flight To Maputo (Brock/Bainbridge/Davey/Thompson) 5:23
9. Confrontation (Brock/Bainbridge/Davey/Thompson) 3:02

I own just about everything Hawkwind ever officially released and a lot that's been unofficially released and I find this CD a little boring with a few exceptions. If you are a new fan of Hawkwind I would suggest you purchase the 2-CD version of Space Ritual first- in my opinion the best space rock album ever issue. Follow it up with the Hawklords reissue with bonus tracks (which smokes) or the Doremi Fasol Latido reissue with bonus tracks. For 'hits' try Sonic Boom Killers or Golden Void. You can't go wrong with any of those CDs.

this is an excellent little toss-out by the Hawks. it includes ripping versions of "waiting for tomorrow," "hassan i sabbat (assassins of allah)," and "solitary mind games." A thumping "ghost dance," also highlights the set. For a hawkfan, this is an absolute must-have. For the curious, not a bad place to start.

*****************Personnel
* Dave Brock - electric guitar, keyboards, vocals
* Huw Lloyd-Langton - electric guitar, vocals
* Harvey Bainbridge - bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
* Martin Griffin - drums (tracks 1,2,4,10,11,12,13)
* Nik Turner - saxophone, flute, vocals (tracks 1,2,4,10,11,12,13)
* Alan Davey - bass guitar, vocals (tracks 3,5,67,8,9)
* Danny Thompson Jr - drums (tracks 3,5,6,7,8,9)
with
* Michael Moorcock - vocals (tracks 12,13)

*****************Technical Stuff
I have the '92 Griffin release. The mastering is very good, no loudness war stuff. The recording and mixing quality is a mixed bag, ranging from decent to very good. All in all, you should have no issues with the sound quality on this one.

*****************The Music
This album gets a bad rap because it is an odds and ends collection. But I think it contains the best Hawkwind stuff from the whole decade of the 80's. The material shows Hawkwind at its most creative and uninhibited, which means they aren't trying to make 80's metal.

The disc starts off with a stronking song that is very intense. A 100 mile per hour beat powers along beside a blasting free jazz horn explosion, great stuff.

Gears shift from 6th to 2nd with "Waiting for Tomorrow". A great mid tempo blues gem that works very very well.

Another shift comes with the psychedelic instrumental "Cajun Jinx". Some really nice keyboard work here.

"Solitary Mind Games" is the first live number. It's a syth driven downbeat number, with some great flute work.

"Starflight" is another psych instrumental. It's not the best track, but it is still good.

"Ejection" a good live version of ejection is next.

An alternate version of "Assassins of Allah" follows. It's a good song, but there is nothing special about this version.

A chaotic and intense instrumental is next, "Flight to Maputo".

"Confrontation" lets the Hawks go with some discordant improv.

"5/4" is a genuinely psychedelic freak fest.

"Ghost Dance" combines native American dance music with trademark hawk synths.

"Coded Languages" and "Warrior on the Edge of Time" are a couple of live tracks tacked onto the cd version as bonus tracks. They are dispensable.

****************Summary
An overlooked Hawk album that really should be heard by every fan.

Back when they still had the greats: Lloyd Langton, Bainbridge, and Nik Turner. This is one of the classic compilations...you can't go wrong.