Space Ritual (50th Anniversary Edition)
CHERRY RED
9/10
IT’S December 1972 and the dawn of space rock has broken all over England. In the third year of Hawkwind’s existence, the release of their live double album The Space Ritual Alive In Liverpool And London, aka Space Ritual, would cement their status as fathers of the genre.
Songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock formed the band in 1969 and is today the only remaining original member, but the early lineup captured on is the one that most endures in the popular imagination. In addition to Brock, there’s Nik Turner on saxophone and flute, bassist Lemmy was born out of the tour they undertook to promote ’72’s , with an audio-visual cosmic spectacle that included dancing by de facto Hawkwind member Stasia and others, a stage set by artist Barney Bubbles and an elaborate light show by Liquid Len.
