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Hawkwind: Hawkwind (United Artists)

John Morthland, Creem, November 1971

THE COVER, IN BRILLIANT colors, shows these creatures that seem to be part reptile, part human, and part falling leaves. The songs have titles like 'The Reason Is?' and 'Seeing It As You Really Are' and 'Mirror of Illusion'. Says Hawkwind: 'We started out trying to freak people (trippers) and now we are trying to levitate their minds in nice way, without acid...'

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