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The Earth Ritual Preview

EP by

Hawkwind

Released

2 March 1984

Recorded

Berry Studios, December 1983

Flicknife Records

Hawkwind EPs chronology

Sonic Assassins EP
(1981)

The Earth Ritual Preview
(1984)

The Early Years Live EP
(1990)

The Earth Ritual Preview is a 1984 (see 1984 in music) EP by the English space rock group Hawkwind. It spent two weeks on the UK singles chart peaking at #86.^[1] The EP is included on the remastered version of The Chronicle of the Black Sword album.

The EP was a taster for a proposed full blown Earth Ritual album and tour, that would have involved Robert Calvert and Barney Bubbles, as a follow-up to 1972's Space Ritual.^[2] However, the project was delayed in favour of The Chronicle of the Black Sword collaboration with Michael Moorcock, then abandoned following Calvert's death in August 1988. The EP is dedicated to Bubbles, who committed suicide just prior to its release.

The group's line-up was in flux at the time, with guitarists Dave Brock and Huw Lloyd-Langton and bassist Harvey Bainbridge being the constant. Saxophonist Nik Turner and keyboardist Dead Fred had joined the group, although neither appeared on any of these recordings, they were part of the touring group. Former bassist Lemmy makes a guest appearance on "Night of the Hawks".

The group had tried a succession of drummers: Andy Anderson had been suitable but left to join The Cure; Lloyd-Langton Group drummer John Clark plays on "Dragons and Fables", but Brock felt he was unsuitable for the group; drum technician Robert Heaton plays on "Green Finned Demon", but he was committed to his own group New Model Army; and the track "Night of the Hawk" uses a drum loop. For the tour, Rick Martinez drummed but he was replaced part way through by Clive Deamer.

The group undertook a 35 date UK tour in February and March 1984 to promote the album, with support from Bronz.^[3] Various former members, including Lemmy, Moorcock and Dave Anderson, made guest appearances at various shows. The Ipswich Gaumont show on 9 March was filmed and released as Night of the Hawks.

Track listing

*A-Side*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Night of the Hawks"	Julian Bishop	5:06

*B-Side*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Green Finned Demon"	Calvert, Brock	6:05
2.	"Dream Dancers"	Brock, Bainbridge	1:28
3.	"Dragons & Fables"	Lloyd, Langton	3:21

The 7" single version features a shortened version of "Night of the Hawks" and "Green Finned Demon" as the sole B-side track

Personnel

Dave Brock - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Harvey Bainbridge - bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
Huw Lloyd-Langton - guitar, vocals

guests

Lemmy - bass guitar on "Night of the Hawks"
Rob Heaton - drums on "Green Finned Demon"
John Clark - drums on "Dragons & Fables"

References

^ "Hawkwind". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
^ Tate, Kris (1984). This is Hawkwind - Do Not Panic. self-published.
^ Youles, Steve. "Gig and Set Lists 1984". Starfarer's hawkwind Page. self-published. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2009.

v t e 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

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