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* OFFICIAL EXPANDED LIMTED 3CD DELUXE REMASTERED EDITION OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM - FEATURING THE ENTIRE CONCERT AT LEWISHAM ODEON FROM DECEMBER 1980 ON CDs 2 & 3. ALL TRACKS NEWLY REMIXED FROM THE ORIGINAL 24-TRACK MASTER TAPES
* FEATURES PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS, BOOKLET WITH PHOTOS, MEMORABILIA & ESSAY & INCLUDES 3 POSTCARDS & FULLY REPLICATED 1980 TOUR PROGRAMME
* ATOMHENGE, the home of HAWKWIND's catalogue from 1976 - 1997, continue their series of definitive reissued editions of these classic albums with the LIMITED 3CD DELUXE EDITION release of "LEVITATION".
Recorded in 1980 and featuring GINGER BAKER, the album was a classic work and spawned an equally legendary tour. Although Baker's tenure with Hawkwind was brief, a concert at Lewisham Odeon in December 1980 was recorded by a mobile unit. Now remixed from the original multi-track masters this deluxe edition includes the entire concert (during which Sci-Fi author Michael Moorcock guested). This edition of "LEVITATION" is limited to 3000 units and will then be reduced to just a single CD release. This is the ultimate release of this classic album.
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3CD set deluxe remastered 1980 album PLUS 8 bonus tracks & a full 1980 concert w/Ginger Baker & Michael Moorcock
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
29 years on again the release date came and went, still nothing. Then 10:34 this morning (Thursday October 1st 2009) the Amazon package drops through the letterbox.
WOW! And every minute of the 29 year wait has been worth it.
WOW! This is an AWESOME version of this CLASSIC album. LEVITATION was arguably in the top three of HAWKWIND's studio albums (if not the best) but this DELUXE version takes it into a whole new dimension. It is playing through for the first time as I type and the sonic clarity of this CD is breathtaking.
Let's see, straight out of the box (literally - no jewel case, a cool card box) and ATOMHENGE (ATOMCD 3016) have produced a delightfully scented and quite substantial booklet containing a seven page synopsis of where the band were at in 1980 and illustrated with memorabilia such as concert tickets, badges and oh, that LEVITATION patch I had on my denim jacket. Plus there's liner notes for this remastered release and a complete reproduction of the 1980 tour programme - exceptional quality throughout.
The three CDs come in their own card slips - green, red & purple - with track listings on the reverse and ATOMHENGE Levitation logos printed onto the disks. Very attractive design and quality. In addition, the expanded edition comes with three postcards: the classic 1980 pyramidman tour design, the front cover album artwork, the Who's Gonna Win The War artwork. Again, enchanting & perfect quality just adds to the utter pleasure of this album.
The music??? You know it. But it's clearer and brighter than you remember with a little more kick and punch - Mmm, those shimmers at the beginning of "The 5th Second Of Forever". The HAWKLORDS content is welcome, interesting & familiar but it is the fabled and legendary 1980 LEWISHAM ODEON concert that is the anticipated experience. And it doesn't disappoint. Shame Blake wasn't there however Baker, Hale, Moorcock, Lloyd-Langton, Bainbridge and Brock put in an absolutely awesome performance. This is it at last. This is HAWKWIND... this is pure BLISS.
Well, the CDs have finished and it's time for another run through.
FIVE STARS, no question about it. Hope you buy it and know you'll love it.
Many, many thanks to ATOMHENGE for their attention to detail and quality production.
WOW! And every minute of the 29 year wait has been worth it.
WOW! This is an AWESOME version of this CLASSIC album. LEVITATION was arguably in the top three of HAWKWIND's studio albums (if not the best) but this DELUXE version takes it into a whole new dimension. It is playing through for the first time as I type and the sonic clarity of this CD is breathtaking.
Let's see, straight out of the box (literally - no jewel case, a cool card box) and ATOMHENGE (ATOMCD 3016) have produced a delightfully scented and quite substantial booklet containing a seven page synopsis of where the band were at in 1980 and illustrated with memorabilia such as concert tickets, badges and oh, that LEVITATION patch I had on my denim jacket. Plus there's liner notes for this remastered release and a complete reproduction of the 1980 tour programme - exceptional quality throughout.
The three CDs come in their own card slips - green, red & purple - with track listings on the reverse and ATOMHENGE Levitation logos printed onto the disks. Very attractive design and quality. In addition, the expanded edition comes with three postcards: the classic 1980 pyramidman tour design, the front cover album artwork, the Who's Gonna Win The War artwork. Again, enchanting & perfect quality just adds to the utter pleasure of this album.
The music??? You know it. But it's clearer and brighter than you remember with a little more kick and punch - Mmm, those shimmers at the beginning of "The 5th Second Of Forever". The HAWKLORDS content is welcome, interesting & familiar but it is the fabled and legendary 1980 LEWISHAM ODEON concert that is the anticipated experience. And it doesn't disappoint. Shame Blake wasn't there however Baker, Hale, Moorcock, Lloyd-Langton, Bainbridge and Brock put in an absolutely awesome performance. This is it at last. This is HAWKWIND... this is pure BLISS.
Well, the CDs have finished and it's time for another run through.
FIVE STARS, no question about it. Hope you buy it and know you'll love it.
Many, many thanks to ATOMHENGE for their attention to detail and quality production.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
While I would fight shy of calling Levitation a classic album, it is certainly very good, and the strength of the material is demonstrated by the fact that all of the tracks (barring Prelude) appear in the accompanying live set. The stripped-down sound of the late '70s had been bolstered by the arrival of Ginger Baker on drums, and while Baker might be accused of over-playing to the point of making this sound nearly as much a GB solo album as a group album, the years have been kind to Levitation and Ginger's constant flying around the kit is entertaining on the studio album and the unquestioned driving force on the live discs.
The provenance of most of the tracks on disc 1 is clear, although it is worth noting that the edit of Time Of here both starts and ends before the edit which appears on the Weird tape, and the Hawklords version of Who's Gonna Win The War is a shorter edit (front and rear) of the cut which opens Friends & Relations Vol 1. Those of us who need to go out more will also note that on F&R this is listed as a live track rather than a Rockfield session, and that on the insert with the original Flicknife release of Valium 10 that track is credited as from 1978 with Mick Smith on drums rather than 1979 with Simon King as noted on this release. Most of the bonus tracks on this disc will be of quite limited interest to non-diehards until the live segment of Brainstorm at the end, a short but worthy version propelled by Baker which leads into the two live discs.
Although not the "complete concert" promised, discs 2 & 3 contain 78 minutes of excellent music. However, if, like me, you were expecting two CDs of new material you will be disappointed. Levitation, Death Trap, Angels Of Death, 5th Second, Psi Power, Shot Down In The Night and Space Chase are the recordings previously released on This Is Hawkwind Do Not Panic; Motorway City, Running Through My Back Brain, Dangerous Vision and the solo from Dust Of Time are from Zones, although we have here the full version of that wonderful Motorway City and the complete Dust Of Time; and this recording of World Of Tiers has appeared on Anthology Vol 1 etc. All that said, the sound of these recordings has been cleaned up for this edition. Funnily enough, the recording of Who's Gonna Win The War here is not the version on Anthology.
In summary, then, the only new material on this release is Brainstorm, the full versions of Motorway City and Dust Of Time, disc 3's Who's Gonna Win The War and a few more seconds of Time Of. If Atomhenge were aware of this (and they may not have been) then it would have been fairer to have made this clear, but aside from this criticism they have done an excellent job on compiling and packaging this release. From the attractive card box, through the extensive booklet (including an essay by Brian Tawn), to the three postcards, this is a beautiful reissue they can be proud of. If you like Hawkwind but don't have this material this is a complete steal at £13.98; however if you already have the above-mentioned albums then this is for completists only.
The provenance of most of the tracks on disc 1 is clear, although it is worth noting that the edit of Time Of here both starts and ends before the edit which appears on the Weird tape, and the Hawklords version of Who's Gonna Win The War is a shorter edit (front and rear) of the cut which opens Friends & Relations Vol 1. Those of us who need to go out more will also note that on F&R this is listed as a live track rather than a Rockfield session, and that on the insert with the original Flicknife release of Valium 10 that track is credited as from 1978 with Mick Smith on drums rather than 1979 with Simon King as noted on this release. Most of the bonus tracks on this disc will be of quite limited interest to non-diehards until the live segment of Brainstorm at the end, a short but worthy version propelled by Baker which leads into the two live discs.
Although not the "complete concert" promised, discs 2 & 3 contain 78 minutes of excellent music. However, if, like me, you were expecting two CDs of new material you will be disappointed. Levitation, Death Trap, Angels Of Death, 5th Second, Psi Power, Shot Down In The Night and Space Chase are the recordings previously released on This Is Hawkwind Do Not Panic; Motorway City, Running Through My Back Brain, Dangerous Vision and the solo from Dust Of Time are from Zones, although we have here the full version of that wonderful Motorway City and the complete Dust Of Time; and this recording of World Of Tiers has appeared on Anthology Vol 1 etc. All that said, the sound of these recordings has been cleaned up for this edition. Funnily enough, the recording of Who's Gonna Win The War here is not the version on Anthology.
In summary, then, the only new material on this release is Brainstorm, the full versions of Motorway City and Dust Of Time, disc 3's Who's Gonna Win The War and a few more seconds of Time Of. If Atomhenge were aware of this (and they may not have been) then it would have been fairer to have made this clear, but aside from this criticism they have done an excellent job on compiling and packaging this release. From the attractive card box, through the extensive booklet (including an essay by Brian Tawn), to the three postcards, this is a beautiful reissue they can be proud of. If you like Hawkwind but don't have this material this is a complete steal at £13.98; however if you already have the above-mentioned albums then this is for completists only.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Been waiting for this one. One of the Hawk's best despite the line up changes post Calvert. All the tracks stand up well. Atomhenge have done a great job on the remastered sound. Throw in the Hawklords pieces and the live set from Lewisham - well - say no more - roll on the next release. You either get Brock rock or you don't - this stands up as well now as it did 30 yrs ago. I'm a long time fan but via these great Atomhenge re-releases am recruiting more Hawkfans.
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Great value even just for CD1
I have now listened to this a few times and have mentally uprated from 4 star to 5 star - it certainly improves with listening. Read more
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slightly dissapointed
having eagerly awaiting this cd it arrived this morning.
i have not had a chance to listen to cds 2 and three so this is my opinion of the first cd. Read more
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