Hawkwind The Psychedelic Warlords Psychedelic rock 1971

The group s fourth studio album, it was the first by a new lineup that included Simon House on synthesizer, Mellotron and electric violin; absent were Robert Calvert, who had previously contributed lyrics, vocals and spoken word interludes, and Dik Mik, who provided electronic effects. The album s title was a nod to Edvard Grieg s In the Hall of the Mountain King and to a Portobello Road cafe called The Mountain Grill (now closed), frequented by the band in the early 1970s. The cover of a derelict space