Hawkwind - In Search Of Space (Stephen W Tayler 5.1 mix out in August!)

[colsky]

According to Mojo Magazine, In Search Of Space is getting a boxset next year.

"Remastered and remixed by Stephen W Tayler, the triple-disc set comes in a 10-inch x 10-inch deluxe package and will include unreleased sessions and outtakes."

This must include surround mix surely Shirley

 

[jefe1]

So much for my wallet getting a break next year.
And I just upgraded my old CD to the newer one with bonus tracks....

 

[SHB]

According to Mojo Magazine, In Search Of Space is getting a boxset next year.

"Remastered and remixed by Stephen W Tayler, the triple-disc set comes in a 10-inch x 10-inch deluxe package and will include unreleased sessions and outtakes."

This must include surround mix surely Shirley

Awesome. Next year is less than month away! Maybe early Spring?

 

[DuncanS]

My first ever album (on cassette), please, please a surround mix,
the Quad mix never made it or never occurred

 

[Carlthulhu]

Loved his mix on Space Ritual. Has he done any Atmos mixes yet?

 

[Scott M4]

My fave Hawkwind! A surround mix with some swirling synths and sax would be very welcome here.

 

[Stephen W Tayler]

Without giving too much away, yes it has been mixed in 5.1 and sounds great to me!!

I am Atmos capable, but have yet to be commissioned to create any Atmos mixes for release. Sure it will start happening soon - but I have to be asked!!

SWTx

 

[GOS]

Loved his mix on Space Ritual. Has he done any Atmos mixes yet?

Stephen can answer, but I "think" he has said he doesn't have an Atmos capable studio "yet". Or something similar to that.

EDIT - Oops. Classic misinformation on my part, Stephen answered while I was typing. LOL!

 

[colsky]

Without giving too much away, yes it has been mixed in 5.1 and sounds great to me!!

I am Atmos capable, but have yet to be commissioned to create any Atmos mixes for release. Sure it will start happening soon.

SWTx

Thanks for confirming, that's great news. Your Space Ritual and Camel mixes are still on constant rotation for me, and are the best releases of what has been an excellent surround year!

 

[DuncanS]

Without giving too much away, yes it has been mixed in 5.1 and sounds great to me!!

I am Atmos capable, but have yet to be commissioned to create any Atmos mixes for release. Sure it will start happening soon - but I have to be asked!!

SWTx

Do we have a release date yet?

 

[GOS]

Do we have a release date yet?

"Hello, this is GOS' wallet speaking. Can we wait until August or so?"

Hi Wallet, this is GOS. Shush.

 

[rtbluray]

here we is: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/hawkwind-in-search-of-space-2cd-blu-ray-box-set

• DELUXE 3 DISC LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET OF THE CLASSIC 1971 ALBUM BY HAWKWIND.

• FEATURING THE ORIGINAL 1971 MIX NEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES.

• WITH A STUNNING NEW STEREO & 5.1 SURROUND SOUND REMIX BY STEPHEN W TAYLER FROM THE ORIGINAL MULTI-TRACK MASTER TAPES WITH NEW MIXES OF SESSION OUT-TAKES PLUS THE SINGLE VERSION OF ‘SILVER MACHINE’ AND ‘SEVEN BY SEVEN’.

• PLUS A BLU RAY DISC FEATURING HIGH RESOLUTION 5.1 SURROUND SOUND & STEREO MIXES ALONG WITH THE 1972 “SILVER MACHINE” PROMOTIONAL VIDEO.

• WITH A LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK WHICH ALSO REPRODUCES THE “HAWKWIND LOG BOOK”

• RADIO COVERAGE, REVIEWS IN NATIONAL PRESS, CLASSIC ROCK, UNCUT, MOJO, RECORD COLLECTOR & PROG MAGAZINES & ALL SPECIALIST PRESS PLUS COVERAGE ON RELEVANT WEBSITES & FANZINES.

Recorded in 1971, the album was Hawkwind’s first true masterwork and saw them fully realise their unique brand of Space Rock and was greeted with acclaim upon its release in October 1971 and was the band’s first Top 20 hit. The record was subsequently and deservedly hailed as one of the Greatest Hundred British Rock albums of all time by Classic Rock magazine.

This limited edition deluxe box set comprises 2CDs of a new remaster of the original album, along with new stereo mixes by Stephen W Tayler, including the session out-takes of ‘Hog Farm’ and ‘Kiss of the Velvet Whip’. Also included are new mixes of the legendary singles ‘Silver Machine’ and ‘Seven by Seven’. The set also includes a region free Blu ray disc which features Stephen W Tayler’s stunning new 5.1 Surround Sound mixes of the album and bonus tracks including ‘Silver Machine’ and ‘Seven by Seven’.

The set is completed with a 68-page illustrated book with new essay and a reproduction of the rare Hawkwind Log Book making this box set the definitive release and this legendary album.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

In Search of Space - The Original Mix Remastered

1 You Shouldn’t Do That

2 You Know You’re Only Dreaming

3 Master of the Universe

4 We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago

5 Adjust Me

6 Children of the Sun

Bonus tracks

7 Hog Farm

8 Kiss of the Velvet Whip

9 Seven by Seven

10 Silver Machine

DISC TWO

In Search of Space - New Stereo mixes by Stephen W Tayler

1 You Shouldn’t Do That

2 You Know You’re Only Dreaming

3 Master of the Universe

4 We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago

5 Adjust Me

6 Children of the Sun

Bonus tracks

7 Hog Farm

8 Kiss of the Velvet Whip

9 Seven by Seven

10 Silver Machine

DISC THREE

In Search of Space - 96 kHz / 24-bit 5.1 Surround & Stereo mixes by Stephen W Tayler / Original Stereo mix

1 You Shouldn’t Do That

2 You Know You’re Only Dreaming

3 Master of the Universe

4 We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago

5 Adjust Me

6 Children of the Sun

Bonus tracks

7 Hog Farm

8 Kiss of the Velvet Whip

9 Seven by Seven

10 Silver Machine

Video content

Silver Machine 1972 promotional film

 

[colsky]

In a word

 

[GOS]

Freak me man! I can't wait for this one.

 

[colsky]

A tad expensive for what it is, but it does have the first ever surround mix of Silver Machine by the look of it, and it is a great album, so I'm in.

 

[Thonolan]

A tad expensive for what it is, but it does have the first ever surround mix of Silver Machine by the look of it, and it is a great album, so I'm in.

Probably because of the 68 page book. I was expecting something around £30, like the Renaissance reissues, but then I realise this is being released in a much bigger format. Still good, though. At least there's no stupid vinyl (I do like vinyl, BUT as a separate release) which would put it well into the £100 or so, so I'm in, too.

I know this view won't be shared by everyone, but I always appreciate to have a CD and a decent package alongside the blu-ray, so I'm very happy about that. I don't really like standalone blu-ray releases in a standard blu-ray case. Plus original stereo mix + new stereo remix + new surround mix is exactly what I wanted.

 

[~dave~~wave~]

City black, encase the time
World full of men who all are blind
Who walk and talk and say as one
"Androids are we, heir to no son..."

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1972 UA Advert:

BEaWARE: If you fly Hawkwind, there ain't no return, and we ain't foolin'

 

[DuncanS]

My first ever LP in surround, whoopee......... "You Know You’re Only Not Dreaming"

Edit: I was just musing, that come release date I'm going to be able to regress back to being 13 and put it on repeat play as I did then, 3 or 4 times one after the other when I got it!

 

[Marplot]

great news. Now I can pull the trigger on this, the BJH Philharmonic and Jack Bruce.

 

[~dave~~wave~]

Probably because of the 68 page book...

My first ever LP in surround, whoopee......... "You Know You’re Only Not Dreaming"

Edit: I was just musing, that come release data I'm going to be able to regress back to being 13 and put it on repeat play as I did then, 3 or 4 times one after the other when I got it!

This blog post shares an experience:
http://greengalloway.blogspot.com/2016/08/in-search-of-space-hawkwind-log.html

In Search of Space-the Hawkwind Log​

August 1972. Silver Machine by Hawkwind had been released 8 June and by July it had reached number 3 in the UK charts. I didn’t buy the single, but I remember going to visit my school friend [who] had the first Black Sabbath album, Aqualung by Jethro Tull and In Search of Space by Hawkwind, recorded in 1971. A few weeks later [he] sold the Hawkwind album to me for £2.50.

While it was playing I read the 24 page Hawkwind Logbook which came with the album. Without exaggeration it was a life changing moment.

What blew my not quite 14 year old mind away was the combination of the psychedelic space rock music on In Search of Space and the Bob Calvert/ Barney Bubbles text and images of the Hawkwind logbook. The entries in the log, all dated, mix past, present and future. It begins with part of Michael Moorcock’s ‘The Black Corridor’, and goes on to include a whole range of alternative/counterculture references, from the magical and mystical to the political and ecological, filtered through acid inspired science fiction.