On October 6, 1978, “Charisma” label released “25 Years On”, the eighth Hawkwind studio album. It was released under the name “Hawklords” for legal reasons, as there was a dispute over ownership of the name “Hawkwind” at the time. It was recorded June – August 1978, at “Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio” at Langley Farm, Devon, UK, and was produced by Dave Brock and Robert Calvert.
Personnel:
- Robert Calvert – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dave Brock – acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Steve Swindells – keyboards
- Harvey Bainbridge – bass guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals
- Simon King – drums, congas
- Martin Griffin – drums
- Henry Lowther – trumpet
- Simon House – violin
- Les McClure – whisper voice
- Dennis Smith, Neil Fawcus, Neil Mount – engineer
- Tim Friese-Greene, Mike Shipley – mixing
- Barney Bubbles, Brian Griffin – design
Track listing:
- Psi Power – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
- Free Fall – Robert Calvert, Harvey Bainbridge
- Automoton – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
- 25 Years – Dave Brock
- Flying Doctor – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
- The Only Ones – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
- (Only) The Dead Dreams of the Cold War Kid – Robert Calvert
- The Age of the Micro Man – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
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