Space Shanty

Space Shanty is the debut and only album by the short-lived Canterbury scene band Khan. Steve Hillage's first solo album, Fish Rising, included material originally intended for the second album by Khan, but the band split up before that was a possibility.

Space Shanty
Studio album by Khan
Released	2 June 1972
Recorded	December 1971-March 1972
Genre	Progressive rock,[1] Canterbury scene
Length	45:58
Label	Deram Records Polydor Records Mantra Records Eclectic Discs Records (re-release)
Producer	Neil Slaven

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Classic Rock	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Space Shanty (incl. The Cobalt Sequence and March of the Sine Squadrons)"	Steve Hillage	9:01
2.	"Stranded (Including Effervescent Psycho Novelty No. 5)"	Hillage	6:35
3.	"Mixed Up Man of the Mountains"	Nick Greenwood, Hillage	7:15
4.	"Driving to Amsterdam"	Hillage	9:23
5.	"Stargazers"	Hillage	5:33
6.	"Hollow Stone (Including Escape of the Space Pilots)"	Hillage	8:16
7.	"Break the Chains" (2005 reissue bonus track)	Greenwood, Hillage	3:31
8.	"Mixed Up Man of the Mountains (First version)" (2005 reissue bonus track)	Greenwood, Hillage	4:28

Personnel

Band

• Steve Hillage – guitars, vocals
• Nick Greenwood – bass guitar, vocals
• Eric Peachey – drums
• Dave Stewart – organ, piano, celesta, marimbas

Production[1]

• David Anstey – sleeve design
• Pete Booth – engineer
• George Chkiantz – engineer
• Dave Grinstead – remixing
• Neil Slaven – producer
• Derek Varnals – engineer, remixing

References

1. Unterberger, Richie. Space Shanty review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2010-02-27.
2. Henderson, Paul (February 2005). "Khan 'Space Shanty'". Classic Rock. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 102.