JR> I picked up the Hawkwind album _Levitation_ several months ago and
JR> find myself really getting into it lately.
Cool. Good album.
JR> What others of thier albums are of the same or similar style to this
Most Hawkwind in any given time frame tends to be similar; here's what I 
have in my collection centering on _Levitation_:
The Church of Hawkwind                     82
The Text of Festival - Live 1970-2         83***
Zones                                      83*
Chronicle of the Black Sword               85
Live Chronicles                            86**
Levitation                                 87
The Xenon Codex                            88
NightRiding Collection                     90*
Space Bandits                              90
Palace Springs                             91**
California Brainstorm                      92**
* compilation albums
** live albums
*** DO NOT buy this one. For serious completists only. Maybe.
Text is a very badly done live recording. I love virtually all the 
Hawkwind I've yet encountered, but this is one of two that I never 
listen to (the other being _Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin_).
Consider yourself warned. :-)
Chronicles is excellent, if you're into the idea of a concept album 
based on Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion books, particularly the 
story of Elric and the black, soul-devouring sword, Stormbringer. The 
Live one is one of my favorite Hawkwind albums. Most guitar I've heard 
on one of their albums.
Space Bandits is a bit different, including a female singer and a Sioux 
prayer.
The last two would probably be a good choice for you. They're nicely 
done live recordings, are still similar in style to _Levitation_, and 
include updated versions of some of their old, "classic" songs, like 
"Time We Left", which will give you a little bit of an idea of their 
earlier material.
JR> All I ever seem to see in the music store that I visit most often is
JR> compilation albums from them and those typically do not interest me.
I tend to avoid compilations for any artist that I'm collecting, 
generally speaking, for similar reasons. However, Hawkwind doesn't 
really have any "greatest hits" (considering most people don't even know 
who they are), and their compilations tend to include songs, or covers 
of songs, not on studio albums. Part of the reason I bought the 
Nightriding Collection was for a cover of "Bring It On Home".
kabrams@erols.com
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