All Aboard the Skylark

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All Aboard the Skylark
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Studio album by
Hawkwind
Released25 October 2019 [1]
Genre Space rock
Length91:23 [2]
Label Cherry Red
Producer Hawkwind
Hawkwind chronology
Road to Utopia
(2018)		All Aboard the Skylark
(2019)		 50 Live
(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]

Contents

Background

Some copies were issued as a 2CD set with an additional disc Acoustic Daze, [3] 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. [3] 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. [7] 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. [10]

However, it has also been speculated and assumed [13] that the title may in reality be more directly influenced by the British Kids TV cartoon of the 1970s 'Noah and Nelly' who flew the Skylark, and used the familiar catchphrase call of 'All aboard the Skylark' in each episode.

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] 16
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 34
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [16] 4
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [17] 1

References

  1. ↑ "All Aboard the Skylark by Hawkwind" – via www.metacritic.com.
  2. ↑ "All Aboard the Skylark – Hawkwind User Reviews AllMusic". Allmusic .
  3. 1 2 3 Cherry Red Records. "Hawkwind: All Aboard The Skylark, 2CD" . Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Discography Hawkwind". AllMusic . RhythmOne.
  5. ↑ Dave Swanson (14 August 2015). "How Hawkwind's Debut Took The Band On Their First Trip Into Space". ultimateclassicrock.com. Townsquare Media.
  6. ↑ Cherry Red Records. "Hawkwind: Acoustic Daze, Limited Edition Vinyl" . Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Eric Clapton Guests With Hawkwind in Guildford" . Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  8. ↑ Cherry Red Records. "Hawkwind: 50th Anniversary Live 2CD Edition" . Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Cherry Red Records. "Hawkwind: 50th Anniversary Live, 3LP Limited Edition" . Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. 1 2 "BBC Radio 6Music - Marc Riley, Hawkwind Live In Session". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 14 November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ "BBC Radio 6Music - Gideon Coe, Late Night Book Club with author Paul Hanley". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "HAWKWIND | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  13. ↑ Whimpenny, Paul (14 October 2019). "HAWKWIND – ALL ABOARD THE SKYLARK (Cherry Red)" . Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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