Space Shanty
Space Shanty is the debut and only album by the short-lived Canterbury scene band Khan. Steve Hillage's first solo album, Fish Rising, included material originally intended for the second album by Khan, but the band split up before that was a possibility.
| Space Shanty | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 2 June 1972 | 
| Recorded | December 1971 - March 1972 | 
| Studio | Command Studios, Olympic Studios and Tollington Park Studios, London | 
| Genre | Progressive rock,[1] Canterbury scene | 
| Length | 46:03 54:02 (Bonus tracks)  | 
| Label | Deram Records Polydor Records Mantra Records Eclectic Discs Records (re-release)  | 
| Producer | Neil Slaven | 
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating | 
| Allmusic | |
| Classic Rock | |
Track listing
    
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Space Shanty" (Including The Cobalt Sequence and March of the Sine Squadrons) | Steve Hillage | 9:01 | 
| 2. | "Stranded" (Including Effervescent Psycho Novelty No. 5) | Hillage | 6:35 | 
| 3. | "Mixed Up Man of the Mountains" | Nick Greenwood, Hillage | 7:15 | 
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Driving to Amsterdam" | Hillage | 9:23 | 
| 5. | "Stargazers" | Hillage | 5:33 | 
| 6. | "Hollow Stone" (Including Escape of the Space Pilots) | Hillage | 8:16 | 
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Break the Chains" | Greenwood, Hillage | 3:31 | 
| 8. | "Mixed Up Man of the Mountains" (First version) | Greenwood, Hillage | 4:28 | 
Personnel
    
Band
- Steve Hillage – guitars, vocals
 - Nick Greenwood – bass guitar, vocals
 - Eric Peachey – drums
 - Dave Stewart – organ, piano, celesta, marimbas
 
Production[1]
- David Anstey – sleeve design
 - Pete Booth – engineer
 - George Chkiantz – engineer
 - Dave Grinstead – remixing
 - Neil Slaven – producer
 - Derek Varnals – engineer, remixing
 
References
    
- Unterberger, Richie. Space Shanty review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2010-02-27.
 - Henderson, Paul (February 2005). "Khan 'Space Shanty'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 102.
 
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