improvement "has not been matched instrumentally nor structurally. The only musician of note... is Simon House for his consistently impressive violin passages", while the NME stated that "musically it's all battering ram riffs and monoplane synthesised drones, with Dave Brock occasionally cutting loose on guitar (rather than just providing frenetic rhythm) and Simon House contributing some hypnotic violin solos". Sounds felt the "production may be naff in parts", believing the "magnificent mugginess" of Doremi Fasol Latido more suited to the band's sound. Track listing Side 1 "Spirit of the Age" (Robert Calvert, Dave Brock) – 7:20 "Damnation Alley" (Calvert, Brock, Simon House) – 9:06 "Fable of a Failed Race" (Calvert, Brock) – 3:15 Side 2 "Quark, Strangeness and Charm" (Calvert, Brock) – 3:41 "Hassan I Sahba" (Calvert, Paul Rudolph) – 5:21 "The Forge of Vulcan" (House) – 3:05 "Days of the Underground" (Calvert, Brock) – 3:13 "Iron Dream" (Simon King) – 1:53 Atomhenge bonus tracks "Damnation Alley" [live studio version] – 10:33 "A minor Jam Session" – 9:49 "Spirit of the Age" [demo – excerpt] – 2:59 "Hash Cake Cut" – 4:25 Atomhenge bonus CD "Damnation Alley" [first studio version] – 10:34 "Spirit of the Age" [full extended version] – 11:20 "Days of the Underground" [first version] – 5:38 "Quark, Strangeness and Charm"/"Uncle Sam's on Mars" – 9:18 "Fable of a Failed Race" [extended version] – 6:49 "Damnation Alley" [alternate harmony vocal version] – 8:23 "Spirit of the Age" [live 1977] – 5:54 "Robot" [live 1977] – 5:57 "High Rise" [live 1977] – 5:39 Personnel Hawkwind Dave Brock – guitar, synthesizers, sound effects, vocals Robert Calvert – vocals, spoken word, percussion, morse Simon House – keyboards, violin, anvil, vocals Adrian Shaw – bass guitar, vocals Simon King – drums, percussion Release history June 1977: Charisma, CDS4008, UK vinyl – original release contained an inner sleeve with typed lyrics on graphic paper. June 1977: Sire, SRK6047, USA vinyl – original release contained an inner sleeve with typed lyrics on graphic paper. June 1977: Charisma, 9124012, Germany/Italy – contained 6 slides of Calvert/Brock/Rudolph/House/King performing Atomhenge June 1977: Charisma, 9211-4008, Canada October 1986: Charisma, CHC50, UK vinyl April 1989: Virgin, CDSCD4008, UK CD June 1995: Griffin Music, GCD370-0, USA CD; GCDHA162-2, USA CD with the Michael Butterworth Queens of Deleria book. March 2009: Atomhenge (Cherry Red) Records, ATOMCD2009, UK 2CD August 2020: Atomhenge, ATOMLP2002, UK 2LP. Record Store Day edition, cut at Abbey