Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music  by Hawkwind

Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music is the sixth studio album by the British space rock band Hawkwind, which was released on August 27, 1976. It marks a pivotal point in their history as they left United Artists for Charisma Records, Paul Rudolph replaced Lemmy, who had been fired in 1975, Robert Calvert returned as a permanent singer and lyricist, deeply influencing the creative direction, while after the recording of the album, Nik Turner and Alan Powell were fired, marking the end of an era and the beginning of a more "compact" lineup for the next album.

The album was recorded between February and March 1976 at Roundhouse Recording Studios in London. The title and concept of the album refer to the old science fiction magazines "Astounding and Amazing Stories," with each song representing a separate story of the genre. Space rock, progressive rock, and hard rock are the musical genres that blend together to create the final sound of Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music. The album has a "cleaner" and less "heavy metal" sound compared to the Lemmy era, due to Rudolph's approach to the bass. The main single was Kerb Crawler, which was released in July 1976. The production was done by Hawkwind themselves. The remix of Kerb Crawler was done by Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd.

Although the band continued to enjoy moderate commercial success at that time, the album reached No. 33 on the UK charts.