In terms of number of albums released, Hawkwind is arguably the most prolific rock band in history. I once read a listing of all Hawkwind releases from several years ago and the number was somewhere in the 80’s. It is by multiple releases of old material, such as this, that the number is so high. This disc, one of a series released this year, contains previously unreleased material. The CD was produced by Dave Brock himself, so those two elements add a definite air of quality separating the disc from a lot of compilations.

Since the material on this disc is from two different years (all but the last three are from a 1978 concert, and the remainder were originally recorded a year later), the lineups on the songs do vary a bit. The lineup on the first set is Bob Calvert, Dave Brock, Simon King and Simon House. The last three tracks are performed by Dave Brock, Steve Swindells, Harvey Bainbridge and Simon King.

This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: The Early Years Volume 1 at garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-The-Early-Years.