Space Bandits

Infobox Album | Name = Space Bandits
Type = Album
Artist = Hawkwind


Released = 1990
Recorded = 1990
Genre = Space Rock
Length =
Label = GWR
Producer = Hawkwind
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:eza9qjmboj6a link]
*Prog Archives Rating|3|5 [http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=3971 link] (11 ratings)
Last album = "The Xenon Codex"
(1988)
This album = "Space Bandits"
(1990)
Next album = "Palace Springs"
(1991)

"Space Bandits", is a 1990 studio album by Hawkwind. It reached #70 on the UK album chart.

Track listing

#"Images" (Wishart/Brock/Davey) - 9:34
#"Black Elk Speaks" (Black Elk/Brock) - 5:15
#"Wings" (Davey) - 5:22
#"Out of the Shadows" (Buckley/Brock/Davey) - 4:57
#"Realms" (Davey) - 3:26
#"Ship of Dreams" (Brock) - 5:13
#"T.V. Suicide" (Bainbridge) - 5:20

Personnel

*Bridget Wishart - vocals
*Dave Brock - guitar, keyboards, vocals (track 4,6)
*Alan Davey - bass guitar, Vocals (track 3)
*Simon House - violin
*Harvey Bainbridge - Keyboards, vocals (track 7)
*Richard Chadwick - drums

Credits

*Recorded at Rockfield Studios, April to June 1990. Produced with Paul Cobbold.
*Sleeve by Joe Petagno.

Notes

* The album contains a sample of John G Neihardt on "Black Elk Speaks" (see "Black Elk Speaks" for the origin of this material).
* With respect to Native Americans, Harvey Bainbridge also wrote a song for Hawkwind called "Ghost Dance". This was included on the Night of the Hawk video, the Stonehenge video, and various compilation albums, but was not included on an official album.

Release History

*Sep 1990: GWR, GWLP103, UK
*Feb 1992: Castle Communications, CLACD282, UK
*Jul 1999: Castle Communications, ESMCD738, UK CD digipak