{"product_id":"vinyl-hawkwind-sonic-assassins-live-1977-vinyl-lp","title":"Sonic Assassins Live 1977 (vinyl)","description":"NEW VINYL LP EDITION OF THIS LEGENDARY CONCERT.\u003cbr\u003e• ALL SURVIVING RECORDINGS OF THE PERFORMANCE PRESENTED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME.\u003cbr\u003e• CUT AT AIR STUDIOS.\u003cbr\u003eOn 23rd December 1977 a unique concert took place at Queens Hall, Barnstaple that has justifiably earned a special place in the history of Hawkwind.\u003cbr\u003eBilled on posters as being an appearance by Dave Brock’s Sonic Assassins, the band featured Hawkwind members Dave Brock and Robert Calvert, along with future members Harvey Bainbridge (bass), Martin Griffin (drums) and keyboard player Paul Hayles.\u003cbr\u003eIntended as a Brock and Calvert side project, the concert was recorded and featured early renditions of\u003cbr\u003etracks such as ‘Freefall’ and ‘Death Trap’, along with a classic improvised piece later titled ‘Over The Top’\u003cbr\u003ewhich showed Robert Calvert at his improvisational lyrical best. The performance would later be seen as sowing the seeds of the band Hawklords the following year and a future line-up of Hawkwind. Three tracks from the concert would later be released in December 1981 as the EP ‘Sonic Assassins’. Mixed from the original\u003cbr\u003emaster tapes and cut at AIR Studios, this release presents all the surviving recordings from this\u003cbr\u003eremarkable concert on vinyl for the very first time.recordings from this remarkable concert.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"SOUTHBOUND","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40428875481289,"sku":"480471","price":76.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/7120\/7498\/files\/480471-Product-0-I-639201112228539418.jpg?v=1784514486","url":"https:\/\/www.jbhifi.co.nz\/products\/vinyl-hawkwind-sonic-assassins-live-1977-vinyl-lp","provider":"JB Hi-Fi NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}