This was the second vinyl LP I owned. The first was Rick Wakeman's King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. I was given this as a 15th birthday present from my parents. I remember my Mum having great difficulty in ordering this from our local record shop. They had never heard of "Hotwind". No Mother, Hawkwind!! Anyway, it is still my favourite by the band. For me it is a perfect synthesis of space rock, prog rock and sci-fi aesthetics. Everything just clicked completely. It also boasts an extraordinary sleeve by Barney Bubbles. The follow up album, Warriors on the Edge of Time is almost as good and that was the last by that lineup of the band and also to be released on United Artists. The end of an era!
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