All Aboard the Skylark explained

All Aboard the Skylark
Type:Album
Artist:Hawkwind
Cover:All Aboad the Skylark.jpeg
Released:25 October 2019[1]
Genre:Space rock
Length:91:23[2]
Label:Cherry Red
Producer:Hawkwind
Prev Title:Road to Utopia
Prev Year:2018
Next Year:2020

All Aboard the Skylark is an album by space rock band Hawkwind; released in 2019 on Cherry Red Records,[3] it was their thirty-second album since their debut, Hawkwind, in 1970.[4] [5]

Background

Some copies were issued as a 2CD set with an additional disc Acoustic Daze, which was also issued as an independent vinyl record.[6] The content is the original acoustic recordings that were reworked with Mike Batt for the Road to Utopia album.

The album was promoted with a 15 date tour of Britain in November, culminating in a final show at London's Royal Albert Hall. The group were augmented by keyboard player Tim Blake, with guest appearances from Phil Campbell (at the Royal Albert Hall and Cardiff Tramshed) and Eric Clapton (in Guildford).[7] The set-list included "Flesh Fondue", "Last Man on Earth", "65 Million Years Ago", "In the Beginning" and "The Fantasy of Faldum" from the album. A record of the live show titled 50th Anniversary Live, with the guest appearance from Campbell, was released on 4 December 2020 by Cherry Red in 3LP and 2CD formats.[8] [9]

On 14 November, the group recorded a session for Marc Riley's BBC Radio 6 Music show, playing "65 Million Years Ago", "Last Man on Earth", and "Spirit of the Age".[10] "Silver Machine" was recorded as part of the session for broadcast on the Gideon Coe show later the same evening.[11]

The album reached number 34 in the UK albums chart.[12]

Tracks

All tracks written by Dave Brock unless otherwise stated

Disc 1

  1. "Flesh Fondue" – 5:03
  2. "Nets of Space" – 3:03
  3. "Last Man on Earth" (Magnus Martin) – 5:01
  4. "We Are Not Dead... Only Sleeping" – 3:21
  5. "All Aboard the Skylark" (Brock, Martin, Niall Hone, Richard Chadwick) – 5:26
  6. "65 Million Years Ago" – 4:11
  7. "In the Beginning" – 2:00
  8. "The Road To..." – 5:13
  9. "The Fantasy of Faldum" (Martin) – 9:15

Disc 2: Acoustic Daze

  1. "Psi Power" (Brock, Robert Calvert) – 5:16
  2. "Hymn to the Sun" (Martin) – 2:49
  3. "The Watcher" (Ian Kilmister) – 4:54
  4. "Generation Door" – 0:41
  5. "Age of the Micro Man" (Brock, Calvert) – 5:08
  6. "Intro the Night" (Martin) – 2:11
  7. "Down Through the Night" – 6:12
  8. "Flying Doctor" (Brock, Calvert) – 5:47
  9. "Get Yourself Together" – 7:00
  10. "Ascent of Man" – 5:04
  11. "We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago" – 3:53

Personnel

Hawkwind
Additional musicians
Technical

Title

According to Dave Brock, speaking during the live session on the Marc Riley show, the title is taken from the Skylark series by E. E. "Doc" Smith.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All Aboard the Skylark by Hawkwind. www.metacritic.com.
  2. Web site: All Aboard the Skylark – Hawkwind User Reviews AllMusic. Allmusic.
  3. Web site: Hawkwind: All Aboard The Skylark, 2CD. Cherry Red Records. 4 December 2019.
  4. Web site: Discography Hawkwind. AllMusic. RhythmOne.
  5. Web site: How Hawkwind's Debut Took The Band On Their First Trip Into Space. ultimateclassicrock.com. Townsquare Media. Dave Swanson. Aug 14, 2015.
  6. Web site: Hawkwind: Acoustic Daze, Limited Edition Vinyl. Cherry Red Records. 4 December 2019.
  7. Web site: Eric Clapton Guests With Hawkwind in Guildford. 4 December 2019.
  8. Web site: Hawkwind: 50th Anniversary Live 2CD Edition. Cherry Red Records. 4 November 2020.
  9. Web site: Hawkwind: 50th Anniversary Live, 3LP Limited Editionn. Cherry Red Records. 4 November 2020.
  10. Web site: BBC Radio 6Music - Marc Riley, Hawkwind Live In Session . bbc.co.uk . . 3 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210303181448/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b6nd . 3 March 2021 . 14 November 2019 . bot: unknown .
  11. Web site: BBC Radio 6Music - Gideon Coe, Late Night Book Club with author Paul Hanley . bbc.co.uk . . 23 December 2021 . 14 November 2019.
  12. Web site: HAWKWIND | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. www.officialcharts.com.

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