The Chronicle of the Black Sword The Chronicle of the Black Sword is the fourteenth studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind , released in 1985. It spent two weeks on the UK albums chart peaking at #65. The album is based upon the adventures of Elric of Melniboné , a recurring character in the novels of science fiction author Michael Moorcock , a long-standing associate of the group, who contributes lyrics to one track on the album . After two years of constant line-up changes, guitarist Dave Brock settled on a line-up of himself, guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton , keyboardist Harvey Bainbridge , bassist Alan Davey , and drummer Danny Thompson . Though the album is largely inspired by Elric , "Needle Gun" is a reference to Jerry Cornelius , another of Moorcock's fictional characters . In keeping with the album's title, the track's inclusion refers to the wider Multiverse created by Moorcock, in which the characters Elric of Melniboné and Jerry Cornelius are both incarnations of The Eternal Champion , and the Needle Gun is the form in which the Black Sword manifests itself to Cornelius. The lyrics for "Needle Gun" were ghostwritten by Roger Neville-Neil. The outer cover was designed by John Coulthart , the last work he would do for the group, and the inner by Bob Walker . The album was originally intended to be titled after the name of the sword Stormbringer , but was changed due to it having been used by both Deep Purple and John Martyn and Beverley Martyn . Prior to the recording of the album, the group appeared on Channel 4's ECT on 26 April and recorded a session for BBC Radio 1 on 19 July . They headlined an anti-heroin festival at Crystal Palace on 24 August , with a guest appearance from Lemmy . The group undertook a 29 date UK tour in November and December to promote the album, with support from Dumpy's Rusty Nuts . The Hammersmith Odeon shows on 3 and 4 December were filmed and recorded, released as the video The Chronicle of the Black Sword and album Live Chronicles , and featured a guest appearance from Moorcock. It has been issued on CD multiple times, each with differing bonus tracks . The latest issue in 2009 includes 1984's The Earth Ritual Preview EP.Track listing Side 1 "Song of the Swords" – 3:25 "Shade Gate" – 3:01 "The Sea King" – 3:23 "The Pulsing Cavern" – 2:33 "Elric the Enchanter" – 4:51Side 2 "Needle Gun" – 4:13 "Zarozinia" – 3:21 "The Demise" – 1:02 "Sleep of a Thousand Tears" – 4:09 "Chaos Army" – 0:53 "Horn of Destiny" – 6:21Flicknife CD bonus tracks "Arioch" – 3:26 "Assault and Battery" "Sleep of a Thousand Tears" Dojo and Griffin CD bonus tracks "The War I Survived" 4:00 "Voice Inside Your Head" 4:57Atomhenge CD bonus tracks "Arioch" "Night of the Hawks" "Green Finned Demon" "Dream Dancers" "Dragons and Fables"Personnel Dave Brock – guitar, keyboards, vocals Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitar, vocals Harvey Bainbridge – keyboards, vocals Alan Davey – bass guitar , vocals Danny Thompson Jr. – drums Dave Charles – percussionCredits Recorded at Rockfield Studios , August/September. Produced with Dave Charles. "The War I Survived" and "Voice Inside Your Head" recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, 22 April 1988 Outer sleeve by John Coulthart, inner sleeve by Bob WalkerRelease history November 1985: Flicknife Records, SHARP033, UK vinyl, first 10000 with inner sleeve including typed lyrics 1986: Flicknife Records, SHARP033D, UK CD August 1992: Dojo, DOJOCD72, UK CD May 1994: Griffin Music , GCDHA 0142-2, USA CD 29 June 2009: Atomhenge Records, ATOMCD1012, UK CD
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