Masters of the Universe (Hawkwind album)

For other uses, see Masters of the Universe (disambiguation).

1977 compilation album by Hawkwind

Masters of the Universe

Compilation album by

Hawkwind

Released| 25 February 1977[1]
Recorded| 1971–1974
Genre| Space rock
Label| EMI
Producer| Doug Bennett
(side two, tracks 3 & 4),
George Chkiantz
(side one, track 1),
Hawkwind
Hawkwind chronology
| Roadhawks
(1976)  | Masters of the Universe
(1977)  | Repeat Performance
(1980)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [3]

Masters of the Universe is a 1977 compilation album by Hawkwind covering the years 1971 to 1974 while the group were contracted to United Artists Records.[4] It is the group's second compilation album, after the previous year's Roadhawks, and was compiled and released without the band's input or approval.

## Track listing

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### Side one

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1. "Master of the Universe" (Nik Turner, Dave Brock) – 6:19 – from In Search of Space (1971)
2. "Brainstorm" (Turner) – 10:44 – from Doremi Fasol Latido (1972)

### Side two

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1.   2. "Sonic Attack" (Michael Moorcock) – 2:59 – from A Space Ritual Alive (1973)
3. "Orgone Accumulator" (Robert Calvert, Brock) – 10:00 – from A Space Ritual Alive (1973)
4. "It's So Easy" (Brock) – 5:21 – B-side of "The Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear in Smoke)" single
5. "Lost Johnny" (Ian Kilmister, Mick Farren) – 3:28 – from Hall of the Mountain Grill (1974)

## Personnel

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* Robert Calvert – vocals (tracks 3 and 4)
* Dave Brock – vocals (track 5), guitar
* Del Dettmar – synthesizer, keyboards
* DikMik – audio generator (except 5 and 6)
* Nik Turner – vocals (tracks 1 and 2), flute, saxophone
* Dave Anderson – bass (track 1)
* Lemmy Kilmister – bass (except track 1), guitar and vocals (track 6)
* Terry Ollis – drums (track 1)
* Simon King – drums (except track 1)
* Simon House – synthesizer, violin, keyboards (tracks 5 and 6)

## Release history

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* Feb 25, 1977: United Artists, UAG 30025
* May 1982: EMI Fame, FA3008
* Aug 1987: Liberty, EMS1258
* May 1989: EMI Fame, FA3220, CD

## References

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1. ^ Hawkwind – Masters of the Universe
2. ^ "allmusic ((( Masters of the Universe [Simply the Best] > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
4. ^ "Hawkwind - Masters Of The Universe at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

## External links

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* "HAWKWIND Masters of the Universe music reviews and MP3". www.progarchives.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

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Hawkwind

* Dave Brock
* Richard Chadwick
* Magnus Martin
* Thighpaulsandra
* Doug MacKinnon

* Nik Turner
* Dik Mik
* Terry Ollis
* Huw Lloyd-Langton
* Thomas Crimble
* Del Dettmar
* Simon King
* Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister
* Robert Calvert
* Simon House
* Alan Powell
* Paul Rudolph
* Adrian Shaw
* Harvey Bainbridge
* Steve Swindells
* Keith Hale
* Ginger Baker
* Andy Anderson
* Robert Heaton
* Alan Davey
* Clive Deamer
* Bridget Wishart
* Ron Tree
* Mr Dibs
* Tim Blake
* Niall Hone

Studio albums|

* Hawkwind
* In Search of Space
* Doremi Fasol Latido
* Hall of the Mountain Grill
* Warrior on the Edge of Time
* Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
* Quark, Strangeness and Charm
* 25 Years On (as Hawklords)
* PXR5
* Levitation
* Sonic Attack
* Church of Hawkwind
* Choose Your Masques
* The Chronicle of the Black Sword
* The Xenon Codex
* Space Bandits
* Electric Tepee
* It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous
* White Zone (as Psychedelic Warriors)
* Alien 4
* Distant Horizons
* In Your Area
* Spacebrock
* Take Me to Your Leader
* Take Me to Your Future
* Blood of the Earth
* Onward
* The Machine Stops
* Into the Woods
* Road to Utopia
* All Aboard the Skylark
* Carnivorous (as Hawkwind Light Orchestra)
* Somnia
* The Future Never Waits
* Stories from Time and Space

Live albums|

* Space Ritual
* Live Seventy Nine
* Coded Languages
* This Is Hawkwind, Do Not Panic
* Live Chronicles
* Palace Springs
* The Business Trip
* Love in Space
* Hawkwind 1997
* Yule Ritual
* Canterbury Fayre 2001
* Spaced Out in London
* Knights of Space
* Space Ritual Live
* At the Roundhouse
* 50 Live
* We Are Looking in on You

Archive albums|

* The Weird Tapes
* Hawkwind, Friends and Relations
* The Text of Festival
* Zones
* Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin
* Space Ritual Volume 2
* Hawkwind Anthology
* Out & Intake
* BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
* The Friday Rock Show Sessions
* Hawklords Live
* California Brainstorm
* Undisclosed Files Addendum
* The 1999 Party
* Glastonbury 90
* Choose Your Masques: Collectors Series Volume 2
* Complete '79: Collector Series Volume 1
* Atomhenge 76
* Live 1990

Compilation albums|

* Roadhawks
* Masters of the Universe
* Repeat Performance
* Angels of Death
* Spirit of the Age
* Stasis (The UA Years 1971–1975)
* Tales from Atom Henge
* Epocheclipse
* Future Reconstructions – Ritual of the Solstice
* Masters of Rock
* Spirit of the Age Anthology
* The Dream Goes On

Extended plays|

* Hawkwind Zoo EP
* Sonic Assassins EP
* The Earth Ritual Preview
* Quark, Strangeness and Charm

Singles|

* "Hurry On Sundown"
* "Silver Machine"
* "Urban Guerrilla"
* "Kings of Speed"
* "Kerb Crawler"
* "Back on the Streets"
* "Quark, Strangeness and Charm"
* "Psi Power"
* "25 Years"
* "Shot Down in the Night"
* "Who's Gonna Win the War?"
* "Spirit of the Age"

Associated acts|

* Sonic Assassins
* Hawklords
* Space Ritual
* Hawklords (2008)

Related articles|

* Discography
* Members
* Videography
* Liquid Len
* Barney Bubbles
* Stacia
* Hawkfest
* Michael Moorcock
* Motörhead

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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