Tracklist
| A1 | Spirit Of The Age | |
| A2 | Damnation Alley | |
| A3 | Fable Of A Failed Race | |
| B1 | Quark, Strangeness And Charm | |
| B2 | Hassan I Sahba | |
| B3 | The Forge Of Vulcan | |
| B4 | Days Of The Underground | |
| B5 | The Iron Dream |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Charisma Records Ltd.
- Marketed By – Charisma Records Ltd.
- Manufactured By – Phonogram Ltd.
- Distributed By – Phonogram Ltd.
- Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
- Printed By – Robert Stace
- Pressed By – Phonodisc Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – I.B.C. Studios
Credits
- Bass [Base-guitar], Vocals, Handclaps – Adrian Shaw
- Design, Photography By – Hipgnosis (2)
- Drums, Percussion, Other [No-vocal] – Simon King
- Engineer – Dave Charles
- Engineer [Assistant] – Bob Calvert*
- Graphics – Geoff Halpin
- Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals, Effects [Sound Fx], Other [Quark], Engineer [Assistant] – Dave Brock
- Keyboards, Violin, Percussion [Anvil], Vocals, Other [Charm] – Simon House
- Lacquer Cut By – Melys*
- Producer, Arranged By – Hawkwind
- Voice, Percussion, Effects [Morse], Other [Strangeness] – Robert Calvert
Notes
Some of the earliest copies came with a lyric inner although it is unclear exactly when this was discontinued.
Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Amberley Court, Monmouth, February 1977.
Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Amberley Court, Monmouth, February 1977.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A-side label): †CDS 4008-A†
- Matrix / Runout (B-side label): †CDS 4008-B†
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): CDS 4008 A//3 11 5 MELYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B,variant 1): CDS 4008 B//3 IB 12 11 MELYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): CDS 4008 A//3 IB 11 1 MELYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): CDS4008 B//3 IB 13 3 MELYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): CDS 4008 A//3 IB 11 13 MELYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): CDS 4008 B//3 IB 12 15 MELYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): CDS 4008 A//3 11 9 MELYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): CDS4008 B//3 IB 11 3 MELYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): CDS 4008 A//3 IB 11 5 MELYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): CDS4008 B//3 IB 12 11 MELYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): CDS 4008 A//3 IB 12 MELYS
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): CDS4008 B//3 IB 12 8 MELYS
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Quark Strangeness And Charm (LP, Album, Jacksonville Pressing) | Sire | SRK 6047 | US | 1977 | ||
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Quark, Strangeness And Charm (LP, Album, Stereo) | Charisma | 9124 012 | 1977 | |||
| Quark, Strangeness And Charm (LP, Album) | Charisma | 9124 012 | Australia | 1977 | |||
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Quark Strangeness And Charm (LP, Album) | Charisma | 9211-4008 | Canada | 1977 | ||
| Quark, Strangeness And Charm (LP, Album) | Charisma | 9103 118 | 1977 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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This is one of the records that made me realise there was more to music than just switching on the radio.A revalation when I first heard it and still one of my favourite albums.
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I absolutely love this record. In fact, I love it more than their early material. This is the perfect merging of their spacey elements combined with a more straight forward rock approach. In moments it reminds me something similar to Neu but with a little more focus and vocals, which are fantastic and fit the music perfectly. “Fable Of A Failed Race” almost has a Pink Floyd quality to it. The title track “Quark, Strangeness and Charm” sounds like early Eno in its musical approach—at least to my ears. This is a solid record all the way through—really enjoyable. Sound quality is excellent, too. Warm and rich. -
I have a white label promo copy of this, bought in Manzi's, Finchley Rd in '77-78 ish. No print or info on pure white label. Original cover art and printed inner. Matrix runout Side 1 is CDS4008 A//2 1B 11 1 (Stamped) MELYS (engraved) Side 2 is CDS4008 B//1 1B 1 2 1 (stamped) MELYS (engraved).
Should this be added as a variant? I can't find a link here. Or do we just accept it for what it is, or appears to be, a white label freebie given away to promote sales? -
re the comments below " first hawkwind lp to reflect the emerging punk/new wave sound" its worth pointing out that hawkwind had a punk sound from day one, and that robert calverts intonation inspired johnny rottens enunciation, and the buzzcocks et al...the obsession with finding the earliest proto-punk sound is a bit silly, eg its the who, the creation, alan pounds get rich, just giving calvert his due, total genius and more of an influence on punk than the country/boogie rock of the ramones, iggy pop or patti smith... hawkwind always a very clever band, fashions may change around them, eg singing about deep space may not be so trendy for a while, but time elevates them into classicdom, much more complex than floyd for example. to summarize, that calvert chap space poet type elocution lessons for mr lydon methinks.
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