Editing Hawkwind (section)

===1979–1986: Bronze, RCA and independents===
[[File:Hawkwind_Donington_1982.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Hawkwind playing at the [[Monsters of Rock]] festival in [[Donington Park motorsport circuit|Donington Park]] in 1982]]
In late 1979, Hawkwind reformed with Brock, Bainbridge and King being joined by Huw Lloyd-Langton (who had played on the debut album) and [[Tim Blake]] (formerly of [[Gong (band)|Gong]]), debuting at the first Futurama (The World's First Science Fiction Music Festival) on 9 September in Leeds,<ref name="FUT1919">{{cite web |url=https://futuramafestival.com/news/futurama-1-1979/ |title=Futurama 1 – 1979 – Futurama Festival 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612113152/https://futuramafestival.com/news/futurama-1-1979/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and then embarking upon a UK tour despite not having a record deal or any product to promote. Some shows were recorded and a deal was made with [[Bronze Records]], resulting in the ''[[Live Seventy Nine]]'' album, quickly followed by the studio album ''[[Levitation (Hawkwind album)|Levitation]]''. However, during the recording of ''Levitation'' King quit and [[Ginger Baker]] was drafted in for the sessions, but he chose to stay with the band for the tour, during which Blake left to be replaced by Keith Hale.

In 1981 Baker and Hale left after their insistence that Bainbridge should be dismissed was ignored,<ref>''This Is Hawkwind, Do Not Panic'', Chapter 7 – Kris Tait.</ref> and Brock and Bainbridge elected to handle synthesisers and sequencers themselves, with drummer Griffin from the Hawklords rejoining. Three albums, which again saw Moorcock contributing lyrics and vocals, were recorded for [[Active Records|RCA/Active]]: ''[[Sonic Attack (album)|Sonic Attack]]'', the electronic ''[[Church of Hawkwind]]'' and ''[[Choose Your Masques]]''. This band headlined the 1981 [[Glastonbury Festival]] and made an appearance at the 1982 [[Monsters of Rock|Donington Monsters of Rock Festival]], as well as continuing to play the summer [[solstice]] at [[Stonehenge Free Festival]].

In the early 1980s, Brock had started using drum machines for his home demos and became increasingly frustrated at the inability of drummers to keep perfect time, leading to a succession of drummers coming and going. First, Griffin was ousted and the band tried King again, but, unhappy with his playing at that time, he was rejected. [[Andy Anderson (drummer)|Andy Anderson]] briefly joined while he was also playing for [[the Cure]], and [[Robert Heaton]] also filled the spot briefly prior to the rise of [[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]]. [[Lloyd Langton Group]] drummer John Clark did some recording sessions, and in late 1983 Rick Martinez joined the band to play drums on the ''Earth Ritual'' tour in February and March 1984, later replaced by [[Clive Deamer]].

Turner had returned as a guest for the 1982 ''Choose Your Masques'' tour and was invited back permanently. Further tours ensued with Phil "Dead Fred" Reeves augmenting the line-up on keyboards and violin, but neither Turner nor Reeves would appear on the only recording of 1983–84, ''[[The Earth Ritual Preview]]''; however, there was a guest spot for Lemmy. The ''Earth Ritual'' tour was filmed for Hawkwind's first video release, ''[[Night of the Hawk (Hawkwind video)|Night of the Hawk]]''.

[[Alan Davey (musician)|Alan Davey]] was a young fan of the band who had sent a tape of his playing to Brock,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawkwindmuseum.co.uk/alan3.htm|title=alan daveyhf|website=Hawkwindmuseum.co.uk|access-date=16 November 2017}}</ref> and Brock chose to oust Reeves moving Bainbridge from bass to keyboards to accommodate Davey. This experimental line-up played at the Stonehenge Free Festival in 1984, which was filmed and release as ''Stonehenge 84''. Subsequent personal and professional tensions between Brock and Turner led to the latter's expulsion at the beginning of 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starfarer.net/clippings12.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716100307/http://www.starfarer.net/clippings12.html|archive-date=2011-07-16|title=Hawkwind Press Clippings Part 12|date=16 July 2011}}</ref> Clive Deamer, who was deemed "too professional" for the band,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/_hwpress/hw19850500muk.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050105004200/http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/_hwpress/hw19850500muk.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 January 2005|title=Hawkwind|date=5 January 2005|access-date=26 February 2019}}</ref> was eventually replaced in 1985 by Danny Thompson Jr (son of folk-rock bassist [[Danny Thompson]]), a friend of Alan Davey, and remained almost to the end of the decade.

Hawkwind's association with Moorcock climaxed in their most ambitious project, ''[[The Chronicle of the Black Sword]]'', based loosely around the [[Elric]] series of books and theatrically staged with Tony Crerar as the central character. Moorcock contributed lyrics, but only performed some spoken pieces on some live dates. The tour was recorded and issued as an album ''[[Live Chronicles]]'' and video ''[[The Chronicle of the Black Sword (Hawkwind video)|The Chronicle of the Black Sword]]''. The band also performed at the [[Worldcon]] (World Science Fiction Convention) in Brighton.

[[File:Vera Lynn, Hawkwind, and others at Crystal Palace Bowl, 24 August 1985.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Vera Lynn, Hawkwind, and others at Crystal Palace Bowl, 24 August 1985]]

In August 1985, The band performed at [[Crystal Palace Bowl]], with several other rock bands, for a benefit concert for [[Pete Townshend]]'s [[Double O (charity)|Double-O]] anti-heroin charity. Lemmy and Stacia were reunited with the band for this event. [[Vera Lynn]] preceded Hawkwinds set.<ref name="Cooper">{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Leonie |title=Yes: Dame Vera Lynn played an anti-heroin gig with Hawkwind and Lemmy |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/dame-vera-lynn-tribute-hawkwind-lemmy-2690867 |access-date=18 June 2020 |work=[[NME]] |date=18 June 2020}}</ref>