The Earth Ritual Preview

Infobox Single
Name = The Earth Ritual Preview


Type = Single
Artist = Hawkwind
from Album =
A-side = Night of the Hawks
B-side = Green Finned Demon; Dream Dancers; Dragons & Fables
Recorded = Berry Studios, December 1983
Released = 2 March 1984
Format = 7" / 12"Vinyl record
Genre = Space Rock
Length =
Label = Flicknife Records
Writer = Dave Brock
Producer = Hawkwind
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Silver Machine"
(1982)
This single = "The Earth Ritual Preview"
(1984)
Next single = "Needle Gun"
(1985)

"The Earth Ritual Preview" is a 1984 EP by the UK rock group Hawkwind. It was originally released as in the UK (FLEP104) on 2 March 1984.

Track listing

;A-Side
#"Night of the Hawks" (Brock)*;B-side
#"Green Finned Demon" (Calvert/Brock)*
#"Dream Dancers" (Brock/Bainbridge)
#"Dragons & Fables" (Lloyd-Langton)

* The 7" single version features a shortened version of "Night of the Hawks" and "Green Fined Demon" as the sole B-side track

Notes

According to the official band biography, 'This is Hawkwind - Do Not Panic' by Kris Tate, The Earth Ritual e.p. was a 'taster' for a full blown album and tour, that would re-unite the band with Robert Calvert, and would be a follow up to 1972s Space Ritual. However the project was delayed in favour of The Chronicle of the Black Sword collaboration with Michael Moorcock, then abandoned completely following Calverts death in August 1988.

Personnel

*Dave Brock - guitar, keyboards, vocals
*Harvey Bainbridge - bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
*Huw Lloyd-Langton - guitar, vocals;with
*Lemmy - bass guitar on "Night of the Hawks"
*Rob Heaton - drums on "Green Finned Demon"
*John Clark - drums on "Dragons & Fables"