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Deluxe nine disc boxed set of the classic 1974 album by Hawkwind. Includes the original album newly remastered from the original master tapes, new mixes from the original 16-track master tapes by Stephen W. Tayler of previously unreleased full concerts at Edmonton January 1974 & the 1999 Party at Cleveland, USA in March 1974 and a new mix of the 1999 Party in Chicago. Also contains two region free Blu Ray discs of a stunning high resolution 5.1 up-mix of Hall Of The Mountain Grill and a 5.1 mix of Hawkwind Live In Cleveland May 1974. Also includes a further seven bonus tracks drawn from rare singles and studio out-takes. Released in September 1974, the album is regarded as one of the band's finest and featured a new line-up of the band which saw the departure of Robert Calvert and Dik Mik, but the arrival of keyboard player and violinist Simon House. Featuring such classic tracks as 'The Psychedelic Warlords', 'Wind of Change', 'D-Rider', 'You'd Better Believe It', 'Lost Johnny' and 'Paradox', the album was formed of studio recordings and over-dubbed live recordings made at concerts at Edmonton Sundown in London in January 1974. 'Hall of the Mountain Grill' was another UK Top Twenty hit for the band. This limited-edition deluxe box set comprises seven CDs and two Blu-ray discs and features a brand new remaster of the original album with seven bonus tracks drawn from studio out-takes and rare singles along with two full previously unreleased concerts mixed by Stephen W Tayler. The first was recorded at Edmonton, London in January 1974, a benefit concert for imprisoned LSD advocate Timothy Leary, which featured a guest appearance by Robert Calvert and Joanna Harcourt-Smith, Leary's partner. The second is a full concert recorded at the Allen Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio on 22 March 1974. In addition, the set also includes Stephen W Tayler's new mix of the full 1999 Party concert at the Auditorium, Chicago on 21 March 1974. The set also includes two Blu-ray discs featuring a stunning 5.1 Surround Sound up-mix of 'Hall of the Mountain Grill', (the multi-track master tapes sadly lost) and a 5.1 Surround Sound mix of Hawkwind's concert at the Allen Theatre in Cleveland from the original 16-track master tapes. The set is completed with an illustrated book with new essay, making this boxed set the definitive release of this legendary album.