CHERRY RED DAYS OF THE UNDERGROUND - THE STUDIO AND LIVE RECORDINGS 1977-1979

A DELUXE 10 DISC (8 CD / 2 BLU RAY) LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET FEATURING ALL OF THE RECORDINGS MADE AND RELEASED BY HAWKWIND AND HAWKLORDS BETWEEN 1977 AND 1979 FEATURING ROBERT CALVERT. FEATURING NEW STEREO AND 1 SURROUND SOUND MIXES OF ‘QUARK, STRANGENESS AND CHARM’, ‘HAWKLORDS - 25 YEARS ON’ AND ‘P.X.R. 5’ BY STEVEN WILSON. WITH AN ADDITIONAL FOUR CDs OF LIVE MATERIAL INCLUDING ALL THE SURVIVING RECORDINGS FROM THE SEPTEMBER 1977 ‘SONIC ASSASSINS’ CONCERT IN DECEMBER 1977 AND HAWKLORDS LIVE AT UXBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, ALL MIXED FROM THE ORIGINAL MULTI-TRACK MASTERS. ALSO INCLUDING THE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED PROMOTIONAL FILM OF HAWKLORDS AT UXBRIDGE UNIVERSITY IN 1978 AND A PERFORMANCE OF ‘QUARK, STRANGENESS AND CHARM’ ON THE MARC BOLAN TV SHOW, PLUS A LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK, ESSAY AND A POSTER. Hawkwind’s tenure with the Charisma Records label in the latter part of the 1970s saw the band’s music break new ground. Dave Brock and Robert Calvert’s writing partnership produced a series of classic albums in ‘Quark, Strangeness And Charm’, ‘Hawklords - 25 Years On’ and ‘PXR 5’ and their live performances (with Calvert as an able frontman) became legendary. The period between February 1977 and June 1979 saw the recording and release of this trio of classic albums, which saw Hawkwind adapt to the changing musical times and adopt a ‘new wave’ approach both on record and on stage. This boxed set features stunning new 5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo remixes of these albums by Steven Wilson and also includes a host of rare studio out-takes from the time. Significantly, the set gathers together new mixes of all the surviving live recordings made on the band’s September 1977 tour, the Sonic Assassins concert in December 1977 and a Hawklords’ concert from November 1978. Newly mixed from the original multi-track tapes, these performances feature many previously unreleased tracks.