Space Shanty
Appearance
Space Shanty | |
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Studio album by | |
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 |
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Source | Rating |
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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
[edit]All tracks are written by Steve Hillage except where noted
No. | 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 |
No. | 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 |
No. | 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c Unterberger, Richie. Space Shanty review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2010-02-27.
- ^ Henderson, Paul (February 2005). "Khan 'Space Shanty'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 102.
External links
[edit]- Space Shanty at Discogs (list of releases)