Quark, Strangeness and Charm

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Tracklist

1▶Digital Media

2▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Damnation Alley (The Rockfield Studio Session Tapes - first studio version) recording of: Damnation Alley lyricist: Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind) composer: Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Simon House		10:37
2	Spirit of the Age (The Rockfield Studio Session Tapes - full extended version) recording of: Spirit of the Age writer: Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind)		11:23
3	The Days of the Underground (The Rockfield Studio Session Tapes - first version) recording of: Days of the Underground writer: Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind)		5:40
4	Quark, Strangeness & Charm / Uncle Sam’s on Mars (The Rockfield Studio Session Tapes) recording of: Quark, Strangeness and Charm writer: Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind)		9:20
5	Fable of a Failed Race (The Rockfield Studio Session Tapes - extended version) recording of: Fable of a Failed Race writer: Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind)		6:51
6	Damnation Alley (The Rockfield Studio Session Tapes) [alternate Harmony vocal version] recording of: Damnation Alley lyricist: Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind) composer: Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Simon House		8:25
7	Spirit of the Age (live, 1977-09/10) live recording of: Spirit of the Age (in 1977-09) writer: Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind)		5:56
8	Robot (live, 1977-09/10)		5:59
9	High Rise (live, 1977-09/10)		5:41

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Release

purchase for download:	https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1617142406 [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/5ZMLHzeJ1Dk8V0bg6Qs1tC [info] https://www.deezer.com/album/307483737 [info]
streaming page:	https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1617142406 [info] https://tidal.com/album/223339469 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Quark, Strangeness and Charm
included in:	The Charisma Years 1976–1979

part of:	Joe Harrington: Top 100 Albums of All Time (number: 91) (order: 91)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/28057 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Hawkwind/Quark-strangeness-and-charm [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/hawkwind/quark-strangeness-and-charm/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/65562/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3944 [info] https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/Quark,_Strangeness_and_Charm/78369 [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Quark_Strangeness_and_Charm/58862 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000205171 [info]
Wikidata:	Q978848 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 190295011956
Format:: 2×Digital Media
Length:: 2:14:48

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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[Worldwide]
2009-05-25

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