Hawkwind Sonic Attack 1981 vinyl First pressing with lyric insert VG+/EX SKU: Chartham TJR 30aug24 HW Style: Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Hard Rock Condition: Used EAN: Not Applicable ISBN: Not Applicable

Hawkwind - Sonic Attack 1981 Vinyl VG+/EX 

This is a lovely copy of this album incluidng the lyric insert. The album sleeve is in VG+ condition, inner sleeve and vinyl itself are all in excellent condition.

Sonic Attack is the eleventh  by the English   , released in 1981. It spent five weeks on the  peaking at #19.

After the departure of drummer  and keyboardist Keith Hale following the previous album , former  drummer Martin Griffin accepted the opportunity to re-join the group, while guitarist  and bassist  decided to forgo a dedicated keyboardist and to handle  and  themselves.

The album was recorded June through August 1981 at , but during recording drummer Griffin contracted , curtailing his contributions and resulting in him having to overdub some of his drum parts. Of Brock's tracks, Bainbridge explained the recording process as "Dave turned up with his eight track, dumped what he had onto the multi-track and the rest of us somehow had to play around what he'd done". Science fiction author , a long-standing associate of the group, contributes lyrics and vocals to the album, his theme being social control through the use of language.

Musically, it is one of the group's most -influenced albums. The title track, "Sonic Attack", is a re-recording of the  spoken piece with a new electronic backing. "Virgin of the World" is credited as being from , and it appeared on that album in a different form as "Experiment with Destiny". "Angels of Death" was released as a single backed by the non-album "Transdimensional Man".

The group undertook a 28 date UK tour in September and October to promote the album, with support from . An additional seven date Christmas followed, which saw former members ,  and Moorcock guest on the London Rainbow date. A 13 date European tour in March 1982 followed, supporting .

Track listing

Side 1

"Sonic Attack" (, Hawkwind) – 4:47

"Rocky Paths" () – 4:00

"Psychosonia" (Moorcock, Hawkwind) – 2:32

"Virgin of the World" () – 4:32

"Angels of Death" () – 5:42

Side 2

"Living on a Knife Edge" (Brock) – 4:48

"Coded Languages" (Moorcock, Bainbridge) – 4:50

"Disintegration" (Brock) – 1:05

"Streets of Fear" (Brock) – 4:09

"Lost Chances" (Moorcock, Brock) – 5:44

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