Warrior on the Edge of Time | ||||
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Released | 9 May 1975 | |||
Recorded | January and March 1975 | |||
Studio | Rockfield Studios, Monmouth; mixed at Olympic Studios, London | |||
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Length | 47:44 | |||
Label | United Artists (UK and Europe) Atco (US) Liberty (Japan) | |||
Producer | Hawkwind | |||
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Singles from Warrior on the Edge of Time | ||||
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Warrior on the Edge of Time is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Hawkwind. Many of the lyrics are by Michael Moorcock, and the album is loosely based on the concept of Moorcock's novel The Eternal Champion. It was the band's highest-charting studio album on the UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at number 13, and was their third and last album to make the US Billboard chart, where it peaked at number 150. Reviews have been mixed, with Melody Maker panning the album and particularly criticizing the vocal work while the All Music Guide has praised the album for features such as the songwriting. This would also be the last album to feature the band's bassist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, who was fired from the band one day before the album's release.
Hawkwind were straying into the dubious realms of symphonic prog rock.