Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music - Hawkwind

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Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music is the sixth studio album by the British rock band Hawkwind, released in 1976. It reached No. 33 on the UK album charts.
The title makes references to old science fiction magazines (Astounding and Amazing Stories), the concept being that each piece of music (and its title) would be interpreted as an individual science fiction story. The record cover is a parody of the cover of these magazines, while the inner sleeve carried small ads, with each band member having their own product (e.g. Dr Brock's cure for piles, Paul Rudolph's Manly Strapon, and Simon King's Pleasure Primer). The cover was double-sided, one side illustrated by Calvert's childhood friend Tony Hyde, the other by Barney Bubbles signed as Grove Lane, with initial print-runs having either as the front cover. Bubbles original design was to have been Steppenwolf looming over the city.

1. Reefer Madness 00:00
2. Steppenwolf 06:03
3. City of Lagoons 15:49
4. The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon 20:58
5. Kerb Crawler 24:36
6. Kadu Flyer 28:21
7. Chronoglide Skyway 33:29
8. Honky Dorky 38:33
9. Back on the Streets 41:48
10. Dream of Isis 44:48

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