Space Shanty

1972 studio album by Khan

Space Shanty

Studio album by

Khan

Released| 2 June 1972
Recorded| December 1971 – March 1972
Studio| Command Studios, Olympic Studios and Tollington Park Studios, London
Genre| Progressive rock,[1] Canterbury scene
Length| 46:03
54:02 (Bonus tracks)
Label| Deram Records
Polydor Records
Mantra Records
Eclectic Discs Records (re-release)
Producer| Neil Slaven
Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Classic Rock| [2]

Space Shanty is the only album by the short-lived Canterbury scene band Khan. Steve Hillage's first solo album, Fish Rising, included material originally intended for the second album by Khan, but the band split up before it became a possibility.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Steve Hillage except where noted

Side onNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Space Shanty" (Including The Cobalt Sequence and March of the Sine Squadrons)|  | 9:01
2.| "Stranded" (Including Effervescent Psycho Novelty No. 5)|  | 6:35
3.| "Mixed Up Man of the Mountains"| Nick Greenwood, Hillage| 7:15

Side twoNo.| Title| Length

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4.| "Driving to Amsterdam"| 9:23
5.| "Stargazers"| 5:33
6.| "Hollow Stone" (Including Escape of the Space Pilots)| 8:16

2004 reissue bonus tracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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7.| "Break the Chains"| Greenwood, Hillage| 3:31
8.| "Mixed Up Man of the Mountains" (First version)| Greenwood, Hillage| 4:28

## Personnel

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Band

* Steve Hillage – guitars, vocals
* Nick Greenwood – bass guitar, vocals
* Eric Peachey – drums
* Dave Stewart – organ, piano, celesta, marimbas

Production[1]

* David Anstey – sleeve design
* Pete Booth – engineer
* George Chkiantz – engineer
* Dave Grinstead – remixing
* Neil Slaven – producer
* Derek Varnals – engineer, remixing

## References

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1. ^ a b c Unterberger, Richie. Space Shanty review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2010-02-27.
2. ^ Henderson, Paul (February 2005). "Khan 'Space Shanty'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76\. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 102.

## External links

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* Space Shanty at Discogs (list of releases)

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Steve Hillage

Studio albums|

* Space Shanty
* Fish Rising
* L
* Motivation Radio
* Green
* Rainbow Dome Musick
* Open
* For To Next

Live albums|

* Live Herald
* BBC Radio 1 Live

Associated acts|

* Uriel
* Khan
* Gong
* The Orb
* System 7
* Jean-Philippe Rykiel

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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