Live Chronicles
Live Chronicles is a 1986 album by Hawkwind recorded of a live performance of their The Chronicle of the Black Sword concept album based on the Michael Moorcock character Elric of Melniboné.
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Released | 1986 | |||
Recorded | 4 December 1985 | |||
Venue | Hammersmith Odeon | |||
Genre | Space rock | |||
Length | 76:10 | |||
Label | GWR | |||
Producer | Hawkwind | |||
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Overview
The original album release lacked "Assault and Battery" and "Sleep of a Thousand Tears" as they had been licensed to Flicknife records for single b-sides, and the Michael Moorcock spoken pieces due to Moorcock being in dispute with GWR owner Douglas Smith.
Track listing
Original version
- "Song of the Swords" (Dave Brock) – 3:13
- "Dragons and Fables" (Huw Lloyd-Langton) – 3:11
- "Narration" (Harvey Bainbridge) – 0:47
- "The Sea King" (Lloyd-Langton) – 3:47
- "Angels of Death" (Brock) – 4:43
- "Shade Gate" (Bainbridge) – 3:54
- "Rocky Paths" (Lloyd-Langton, Marion Lloyd-Langton) – 2:51
- "Narration - Elric The Enchanter (Part 1)" (Brock) –0:37
- "The Pulsing Cavern" (Bainbridge, Alan Davey) – 2:32
- "Master of the Universe" (Brock, Nik Turner) – 3:57
- "Dreaming City" (Lloyd-Langton) – 4:18
- "Choose Your Masques" (Brock, Michael Moorcock) – 4:55
- "Fight Sequence" (Bainbridge, Brock) – 3:21
- "Needle Gun" (Brock) – 4:10
- "Zarozinia" (Brock, Kris Tait) – 4:15
- "Lords of Chaos" (Bainbridge, Brock) – 1:00
- "The Dark Lords" (Bainbridge, Brock) – 1:36
- "Wizards of Pan Tang" (Bainbridge, Brock, Davey, Lloyd-Langton, Danny Thompson) – 1:46
- "Moonglum" (Lloyd-Langton) – 4:44
- "Elric the Enchanter (Part 2)" (Davey) – 2:33
- "Conjuration of Magnu" (Brock) – 1:48
- "Magnu" (Brock) – 3:16
- "Dust of Time" (Bainbridge, Brock, Lloyd-Langton) – 2:29
- "Horn of Fate" [a.k.a. "Horn Of Destiny"] (Brock) – 6:27
Castle CD bonus tracks
- "Magnu" (Brock) – 3:10 - from Hawkwind Anthology
- "Quark, Strangeness and Charm" (Robert Calvert, Brock) – 2:35 - from Hawkwind Anthology
- "Spirit of the Age" (Calvert, Brock) – 7:45 - from Live Seventy Nine
- "Who's Gonna Win the War" (Brock) – 4:47 - from Levitation
- "Ghost Dance" (Bainbridge, Turner) – 5:34 - from Hawkwind Anthology
- "Master of the Universe" (Brock, Turner) – 3:54 - from Live Chronicles
- "Choose Your Masques" (Brock, Moorcock) – 4:52 - from Live Chronicles
- "Lost Chronicles" (Bainbridge) / "Neon Skyline" (Davey) – 5:21 - from The Xenon Codex
- "Tides" (Lloyd-Langton) – 2:53 - from The Xenon Codex
- "Wings" (Davey) – 5:22 - from Space Bandits
- "Lives of Great Men" [a.k.a. "Assault And Battery"] (Brock) – 3:26 - from Palace Springs
- "Void of Golden Light" [a.k.a. "Golden Void"] (Brock) – 6:48 - from Palace Springs
- "Techno Tropic Zone Exists" (Brock) – 4:31 - from It is the Business of the Future to be Dangerous
- "Gimme Shelter" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 5:38 - from It is the Business of the Future to be Dangerous
Griffin and Atomhenge versions
- CD1
- "The Chronicle Of The Black Sword" (Michael Moorcock)
- "Song Of The Swords"
- "Dragons And Fables"
- "Narration"
- "The Sea King"
- "Dead God's Homecoming" (Moorcock)
- "Angels Of Death"
- "The Shade Gate"
- "Rocky Paths"
- "Narration - Elric The Enchanter (Part 1)"
- "The Pulsing Cavern"
- "Master Of The Universe"
- "Dragon Song" (Moorcock)
- "Dreaming City"
- "Choose Your Masques"
- "Fight Sequence"
- CD2
- "Assault And Battery"
- "Sleep Of A Thousand Tears"
- "Zarozinia"
- "Lords Of Chaos"
- "The Dark Lords"
- "Wizards Of Pan Tang"
- "Moonglum"
- "Elric The Enchanter (Part 2)"
- "Needle Gun"
- "Conjuration Of Magnu"
- "Magnu"
- "Dust Of Time"
- "The Final Fight" (Moorcock)
- "Horn Of Fate" [a.k.a. "Horn Of Destiny"]
Personnel
- Dave Brock – electric guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Huw Lloyd-Langton – electric guitar, vocals
- Harvey Bainbridge – keyboards, vocals
- Alan Davey – bass guitar, vocals
- Danny Thompson Jr – drums
- with
- Michael Moorcock – vocals
- Tony Crerar – mime & dance
- Kris Tait – mime & dance, vocals
- Tim Pollard – mime
Release history
- Nov 1986: GWR, GWSP1, UK vinyl
- Feb 1994: Griffin Music, GCDHA0136-2, USA 2CD includes reprint of Michael Moorcocks Elric novel "The Dreaming City".
- Aug 1998: Castle Communications, CCSCD829, UK 2CD with bonus tracks
- January 2009: Atomhenge (Cherry Red) Records, ATOMCD2007, UK CD
References
- Thompson, Dave. Live Chronicles at AllMusic
External links
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