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Hawkwind - Hall Of The Mountain Grill (1974) {2010 SHM-CD Japan Mini LP TOCP-95064}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 349 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 139 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 74 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1974, 2010 Liberty / EMI Music Japan / Toshiba | TOCP-95064
Rock / Prog Rock / Space Rock / Art Rock

Cardboard sleeve (mini LP) reissue release from HAWKWIND featuring the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players). Part of a five-album HAWKWIND cardboard sleeve reissue series featuring "HAWKWIND," "In Search Of Space," "Dremi Fasol Latido," "Space Ritual" and "Hall Of The Mountain Grill." Features digital remastering. Includes reprinted edition of inner sleeve. Special Feature / Bonus Track: 5 bonus tracks.

Hawkwind - Space Ritual (1973) {2CD Set 2010 SHM-CD Japan Mini LP TOCP-95062~63}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 774 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 273 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 222 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1973, 2010 Liberty / EMI Music Japan / Toshiba | TOCP-95062~63
Rock / Prog Rock / Space Rock / Art Rock

Cardboard sleeve (mini LP) reissue release from HAWKWIND featuring the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players). Part of a five-album HAWKWIND cardboard sleeve reissue series featuring "HAWKWIND," "In Search Of Space," "Dremi Fasol Latido," "Space Ritual" and "Hall Of The Mountain Grill." Features digital remastering. Includes reprinted edition of original booklet and inner sleeve. Also features six panel sleeve design. Special Feature / Bonus Track: 3 bonus tracks.

Nigel Planer narrates a documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal from its humble beginnings in the industrialised Midlands to its proud international triumph.

The band's best studio album, coming off of the success of Space Ritual. The group's rock roots are juxtaposed effectively with the swelling synthesizer flourishes and pretentious song ideas, creating the quintessential guitar-oriented space rock record. The highlight was the live recording of "You'd Better Believe It," with its crunchy guitars, but nobody minded keyboardman Simon House's languid synthesizer-laden "Hall of the Mountain Grill" (especially as it was followed by the Lemmy-sung "Lost Johnny," a great all-out rocker). The sound, especially the mix of ballsy high-volume guitar playing and soaring electronic keyboards ("The Psychedelic Warlords," "D-Rider"), would later get co-opted by outfits such as Blue Öyster Cult ("(Don't Fear) The Reaper") and Kansas…

Recorded live in December 1972 and released the following year, Space Ritual is an excellent document featuring Hawkwind's classic lineup, adding depth and weight to the already irrefutable proof that the group's status as space rock pioneers was well warranted. As the quintessential "people's band," Hawkwind carried '60s countercultural idealism into the '70s, gigging wherever there was an audience. The band's multimedia performances were a perfect accompaniment for inner space exploration and outer space imagination. Though not concerned with rock's material trappings, Hawkwind was among the hardest-working groups in Britain, averaging a show every three days during the year preceding the recordings…

There have been dozens and dozens of Motörhead compilations released over the decades, but the first one remains definitive, even if it's not perfect. Released in 1984 as a gap-filler – for Motörhead were regrouping in the wake of the bandmember shuffling that followed the odd Another Perfect Day album – No Remorse compiled two-dozen songs across two discs (latter-day editions adding a good serving of bonus tracks, too)…