It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous
| It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous | ||||
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| Released | 25 October 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Studio | Barking Dog Studios, Devon | |||
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| Length | 63:17 | |||
| Label | Essential Records | |||
| Producer | Hawkwind | |||
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| Source | Rating |
Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous is the eighteenth
As with the previous album, Electric Tepee, the group remained a three-piece of guitarist Dave Brock, bassist Alan Davey and drummer Richard Chadwick. The album was recorded in 1993 at Brock's own Barking Dog Studios, produced with Paul Cobbold.
The title track "It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous" is a quote from the mathematician/philosopher
The cover is by Alan Arthurs (credited as Alan The Ghost) who was part of the band's crew and also worked on Brock's Devon farm, and was responsible for covers from Electric Tepee to Love in Space.[5] On-stage photographs were by John Chase. It was the group's second of two for Essential Records, a subsidiary of Castle Communications.
The group undertook a 21-date UK tour in November to promote the album.[6] This was followed by a 12 date Germany/Netherlands tour in December. Some shows were recorded and were released as The Business Trip and the mistitled Treworgey 1989 CD.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous" | Rolling Stones cover) | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 5:34 |
| 12. | "Avante" | Brock, Chadwick, Davey | 6:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Gimme Shelter" (Single version with Samantha Fox) | Jagger, Richards | 5:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spirit of the Age" (Radio Edit) | Dave Brock, Robert Calvert | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Spirit of the Age" (Full Vocal Mix) | Brock, Calvert | 9:52 |
| 3. | "Spirit of the Age" (Cyber Trance Mix) | Brock, Calvert | 9:53 |
| 4. | "Spirit of the Age" (Flesh to Phantasy Ambient Mix) | Brock, Calvert | 12:08 |
| 5. | "Right to Decide" (Original Mix) | Dave Brock, Alan Davey | 4:24 |
| 6. | "The Camera That Would Not Lie" (Original Mix) | Brock | 5:17 |
| 7. | "Right to Decide" (Alien Prophets Radio Edit Mix) | Brock, Davey | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Assassin" (Magick Carpet Mix by Swordfish / Astralasia) | Calvert | 10:21 |
Notes
- "The Solstice Remixes" EP: tracks 1-4
- The "Right to Decide" EP: tracks 5-8
Personnel
- Hawkwind
- Alan Davey – bass guitar, vocals, keyboards, programming, sequencing, sampling
- Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
Credits
- Recorded at Barking Dog Studios, Devon
- Engineered by Paul Cobbold
- Produced by Hawkwind
- Artwork by Alan The Ghost
"The Solstice Remixes" EP
- Remixes by Astralasia
- Produced by Salt Tank
The "Decide Your Future" EP
- Compiled and Arranged by Salt Tank
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 75 |
Release history
- October 1993: Essential Records, ESDLP196, UK Double LP
- October 1993: Essential Records, ESSCD196, UK CD
- October 1993: Essential Records, ESSMC196, UK Cassette
- June 1994: Griffin Music, GCDHA 161-1, USA
- July 1999: Essential Records, ESMCD 740, UK CD digipak
- January 2012: Atomhenge (Cherry Red) Records, ATOMCD21032, UK CD
References
- ^ a b c d e Allmusic review
- ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ "Hawkwind". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Alfred North Whitehead - Wikiquote". Wikiquote. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Alan Arthurs. "Alan Arthurs Art - About". Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Youles, Steve. "Gig and Set Lists 1993". Starfarer's hawkwind Page. self-published. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
