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For their 31st studio album, Hawkwind have collaborated with songwriter and conductor Mike Batt to recreate a selection of Hawkwind songs with an extra, orchestral ingredient.

Hawkwind invited Mike to help create arrangements for some of their most celebrated songs performed by the current line-up of Dave Brock, Richard Chadwick, Mr Dibs, Haz Wheaton and Magnus Martin.

Tracks such as ‘Quark, Strangeness and Charm’, ‘We Took The Wrong Step Years Ago’ and ‘Psychic Power’ are re-rooted acoustically, then embellished with a strength and majesty only Hawkwind can produce.

‘The Watcher’ features trademark guitar licks from very special guest Eric Clapton.

Dave Brock says: “Reinventing these familiar songs has been an interesting experience... we hope you like them.”

Track Listing:

• QUARK, STRANGENESS AND CHARM
• THE WATCHER
• WE TOOK THE WRONG STEP YEARS AGO
• FLYING DOCTOR
• PSYCHIC POWER
• HYMN TO THE SUN
• THE AGE OF THE MICRO MAN
• INTRO THE NIGHT
• DOWN THROUGH THE NIGHT