Hawkwind Art Print | Discography Tube Map
Studio albums are stations, musicians are transit lines | Discographies mapped more deeply than anywhere else | Researched and plotted for fans of real music.
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Why is this Hawkwind Music Art Print a perfect gift for Hawkwind fans?
Every Hawkwind fan has been handed a Silver Machine t-shirt at some point. This Hawkwind art print gives them the albums in order across fifty-five years instead, with each credited musician on their own line. Only Dave Brock's line survives the whole journey, and Lemmy turns up along the way.
Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.
I plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.
The stations run chronologically from the 1970 debut to There Is No Space for Us in 2025, including the records released as Hawklords, Church of Hawkwind, Psychedelic Warriors and Hawkwind Light Orchestra.
No band I have mapped has churned like this one. Lines start, stop, vanish for a decade and reappear, and the print is the only way to hold all of that in one view.
It rewards every closer look, right down to the joke buried in the credits of Quark, Strangeness and Charm.
Contributing musicians on the discography tube map
Dave Brock is credited on every album on the map. Richard Chadwick has the next longest line by a distance, on 24 of the 38 albums.
Lemmy plays bass on four albums in the early 1970s, including the one carrying Silver Machine, and turns up twice more as a guest decades later. Nik Turner runs the first six and then makes one late appearance on saxophone.
Huw Lloyd-Langton is the clearest break and return on the print. He plays on the 1970 debut, disappears for eight albums, returns with Levitation, and stays through the 1980s.
Ginger Baker drums on Levitation, and Michael Moorcock, the novelist, sings on three separate stations. Arthur Brown and Lene Lovich each take a guest vocal on the later records.
Quark, Strangeness and Charm hides its title in the credits. Brock is listed for guitar, synthesizers, sound effects, vocals and quark, Robert Calvert for vocals, percussion, morse and strangeness, and Simon House for keyboards, violin, anvil, vocals and charm.
Simon King, Del Dettmar, Dik Mik, Harvey Bainbridge, Alan Davey and Tim Blake all have runs on the map, and the recent stations settle around Magnus Martin, Niall Hone, Mr. Dibs and Haz Wheaton.
Art Print Specifications:
Each one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A3, A2 or A1 unframed or framed. Of all the music prints I make, this is one people hang where they can stand close to it, so give it a hallway, a living room or a studio wall with room to breathe.
| Size | UK | USA / CAN / AUS equivalent | Orientation |
|---|---|---|---|
| A3 | 420 x 297 mm (16 x 12 in) | 16 x 12 in | Landscape |
| A2 | 594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in) | 24 x 18 in | Landscape |
| A1 | 841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in) | 36 x 24 in | Landscape |
FAQ
Who is on every album?
Dave Brock, and only Dave Brock.
How many albums is Lemmy on?
Four in the early 1970s, plus two later guest appearances, so his line is much shorter than most people assume.
Are the side projects included?
Yes. The records issued as Hawklords, Church of Hawkwind, Psychedelic Warriors and Hawkwind Light Orchestra all appear as stations.
Is Michael Moorcock really credited?
Yes, on vocals on three albums, which is more than several actual members manage.
What is the joke in the Quark, Strangeness and Charm credits?
Three musicians are each credited with one of the three words at the end of their instrument list.
What are the framing options?
Unframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.
How is this different from a Hawkwind poster?
A standard poster is printed fast on thin, glossy stock. This is a Giclée art print on 230gsm archival acid-free fine art paper with a textured matte finish, so the fine line work stays sharp and the colours hold. It is available in A3, A2 or A1, unframed or in a wood frame.
Explore Hawkwind’s Discography for FREE
I am turning the research behind these maps into FREE interactive radar charts, where you pick a musician and follow their line around the albums. I have not charted Hawkwind yet, so request it here and I will research the most requested artists first. The David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, and Steely Dan charts are free to use now.
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Ginger Baker connects this map to the George Harrison Discography Map Art Print, and the Levellers Discography Map Art Print is a companion piece from the same festival circuit.
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What people say about my tube map designs
“Brilliant idea... really like what you’ve done, Mike.”
Billy Bragg, on the Billy Bragg discography map
“It is truly amazing.”
Bruce Springsteen Archives, Monmouth University, on the Bruce Springsteen discography map
“Awesome!”
Warren Ellis, on the The Shining plot map
