Hawkwind - Levitation (2009 3CD Limited Edition) (1980) [FLAC]

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Hawkwind - Levitation (2009 3CD Limited Edition) (1980) [FLAC]
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Technical Information
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Artist...............: Hawkwind
Album................: Levitation (2009 3CD Limited Edition Remaster)
Year.................: 1980/2009
Genre................: Progressive/Space/Psychedelic Rock
Type.................: Studio & Live
Duration.............: 2:36:18
Number of Songs......: 29
Artwork..............: Included

Audio Format.........: Lossless
Ripper...............: EAC - Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 3 from 28. July 2007
Encoder..............: FLAC 1.2.1
Hz...................: 44,100
Channels.............: Stereo
Reader...............: HL-DT-STDVD-RAM GSA-H20N
Source...............: CD (not my rip)


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General Information (courtesy of Progarchives)
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"Levitation" is a fine mix of heavy guitars, spacey synths - courtesy of Tim Blake,
who featured on many Gong albums, and beautiful lights and shades. The production is not
overbearingly eighties, which helps this album remain timeless.

"Levitation" is a perfectly balanced Hawkwind album, unlike any of the others - there
is not one other that does not contain a rough edge or a "loose" track. If you never
buy another Hawkwind album, you should buy this - especially if you like the heavier side
of rock.

A bit of a shocker at the time is who's playing drums here: none other than ex-Cream and
Blind Faith drummer Ginger Baker!

What an odd inclusion to say the least! "Levitation" was actually meant to be recorded
with previous drummer Simon King, but he bailed out halfway through the recording, so the
drum tracks were replaced by Baker's.

*NOTES*

Downloaded from IsoHunt in 2010; my thanks to the original uploader. Files have
been sitting on my hard drive ever since and are presented as I downloaded them, including
the original .cue files and EAC logs.

Complete artwork included as well, courtesy of CoverParadies.

Enjoy!

JJ


Musicians:

Dave Brock: Lead vocals, guitars, synthesizers
Harvey Bainbridge: Bass, backing vocals
Ginger Baker: Drums
Tim Blake: Keyboards
Huw Lloyd-Langton: Lead guitars


Tracklists:

CD1 (Levitation Remastered)

01. Levitation (05:47)
02. Motorway City (06:46)
03. Psychosis (02:26)
04. World Of Tiers (03:16)
05. Prelude (01:41)
06. Who's Gonna Win The War (04:45)
07. Space Chase (03:11)
08. The Fifth Second Of Forever (03:27)
09. Dust Of Time (06:24)
10. Valium 10 (Hawklords Rockfield Sessions 1979) (07:53)
11. Time Of (Hawklords Rockfield Sessions 1979) (04:11)
12. Who's Gonna Win The War (Hawklords Rockfield Sessions 1979) (04:52)
13. Douglas In The Jungle (Hawklords Rockfield Sessions 1979) (06:53)
14. British Tribal Music (Hawklords Rockfield Sessions 1979) (03:56)
15. Nuclear Toy (Bonus Track) (03:00)
16. Who's Gonna Win The War (Single Edit) (03:39)
17. Brainstorm (Live 1980) (05:47)

Total Time: 1:17:54

CD2 (Live At Lewisham Odeon, 18 December 1980 Part 1)

01. Levitation (07:28)
02. Motor Way City (07:36)
03. Death Trap (04:44)
04. Angels Of Death (06:06)
05. The 5th Second Of Forever/Dust Of Time (12:02)

Total Time: 37:55

CD3 (Live At Lewisham Odeon, 18 December 1980 Part 2)

01. Running Through My Back Brain (Messages) (06:23)
02. Dangerous Vision (05:06)
03. Who's Gonna Win The War (07:26)
04. PSI Power (04:50)
05. Shot Down In The Night (07:15)
06. World Of Tiers (05:18)
07. Space Chase (04:11)

Total Time: 40:29