| Space Box: 1970 & Beyond (Space, Krautrock & Acid Trips) | |
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | August 20, 1996 |
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| Length | 239:51 |
| Label | Cleopatra |
Space Box: 1970 & Beyond (Space, Krautrock & Acid Trips) is a various artists compilation album released on August 20, 1996 by Cleopatra Records.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
AllMusic gave Space Box: 1970 & Beyond (Space, Krautrock & Acid Trips) three out of five stars and said the album "experimental music that is oddly limited, working the same vibe, if not the same sound." The critic went on to say "even though the set is well compiled and contains some fine songs (Faust and Gong sound particularly good), there's no denying that there is a limited audience for this, even among prog-rock fans." [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Valium 10" (12" Version) | Hawkwind | 7:52 | |
| 2. | "Slo Blo" | Pressurehed | 8:06 | |
| 3. | "Wolf City" | Amon Düül II | 3:20 | |
| 4. | "Mominous" | Ron Geesin | Ron Geesin | 1:27 |
| 5. | "Boots of Ascension" | F/i | F/i | 7:58 |
| 6. | "Apropos Cluster" | Cluster | 8:46 | |
| 7. | "Brainticket" | Architectural Metaphor | Architectural Metaphor | 7:40 |
| 8. | "Gonwash Indelible" | Daevid Allen | Gong | 5:48 |
| 9. | "Burning Sky" | Steven Wilson | Porcupine Tree | 11:35 |
| 10. | "Third From the Sun" | Chrome | 4:42 | |
| 11. | "10 Seconds of Forever" | Robert Calvert | Nik Turner | 3:15 |
| 12. | "International Sponge" | Alien Planetscapes | Alien Planetscapes | 6:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "UFO" | Guru Guru | Guru Guru | 10:23 |
| 2. | "In Aquarian Dream" | Melting Euphoria | Melting Euphoria | 6:17 |
| 3. | "Electric Dimension" (Zero Gravity Mix) | Kraftwelt | Kraftwelt | 6:09 |
| 4. | "Past Zero Time" | Dark Matter | 12:14 | |
| 5. | "Sehr Kosmisch" | Harmonia | 10:56 | |
| 6. | "The Alien Nation" (Space Mix) | Darxstar | 7:21 | |
| 7. | "Time Center" | Michael Moorcock's Deep Fix | 4:35 | |
| 8. | "Vision of Infinity" (7" Version) | Farflung | 4:42 | |
| 9. | "Number 6" | Brainstorm | 5:50 | |
| 10. | "Contrapuntal Interstellar Radars" | Conrad Schnitzler | 3:32 | |
| 11. | "Time Of..." | Hawklords | 4:00 |
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Devoted Bone Dance" | Faust | 11:51 |
| 2. | "Leaving the Body" | Helios Creed | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Ich Mache Einen Spiegel - Dream Part 4" | Popol Vuh | 8:42 |
| 4. | "12-24-2011" | Anubian Lights | 4:31 |
| 5. | "Tribal Elders" | Nick Riff | 4:55 |
| 6. | "The Changing" | Harvey Bainbridge | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Interferon" | Zero Gravity | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Tangerine Sky" | Dilate | 5:22 |
| 9. | "21:51" (Edit Version) | Kluster | 5:59 |
| 10. | "Took Scorpius" (Deep Space Version) | Steve Peregrin | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Vortex in My Cortex" | The Brain | T5:53 |
| 12. | "Cysyrgy" | Spiral Realms | 5:51 |
| 13. | "Gamma Days" | Surface 10 | 8:04 |
Adapted from the Space Box: 1970 & Beyond (Space, Krautrock & Acid Trips) liner notes. [2]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1996 | Cleopatra | CD | CLP 9772 |
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