Editing Space Ritual (section)

{{Short description|1973 live album by Hawkwind}}
{{About|the Hawkwind album|the UK space rock band|Space Ritual (band)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = The Space Ritual Alive in Liverpool and London
| type       = live
| artist     = [[Hawkwind]]
| cover      = Hawkwind-Space Ritual (album cover).jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 11 May 1973
| recorded   = 22 December 1972 at<br/> [[Liverpool Stadium]] <br/> 30 December 1972 at<br/> [[Brixton Academy|Brixton Sundown]], [[London]]
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = {{Flatlist|
*[[Space rock]]
*[[psychedelic rock]]
*[[progressive rock]]
*[[proto-punk]]
*[[hard rock]]
}}
| length     = 86:55 (original album)<br>132:59 (2007 expanded and remastered edition)
| label      = [[United Artists Records|United Artists]] <small>(most of the world)</small><br>[[Liberty Records|Liberty]] <small>(Japan)</small><br>[[Parlophone Records|Parlophone]] <small>(2015 & 2016 reissues)</small>
| producer   = Hawkwind
| prev_title = [[Doremi Fasol Latido]]
| prev_year  = 1972
| next_title = [[Hall of the Mountain Grill]]
| next_year  = 1974
}}

'''''Space Ritual''''' (officially known as '''''The Space Ritual Alive in Liverpool and London''''') is a 1973 live double album recorded in 1972 by UK rock band [[Hawkwind]]. It is their fourth album since their debut, ''[[Hawkwind (album)|Hawkwind]]'', in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hawkwind-mn0000672011/discography|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[RhythmOne]]|title=Discography Hawkwind}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/hawkwind-debut-album/|website=ultimateclassicrock.com|publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|title=How Hawkwind's Debut Took The Band On Their First Trip Into Space|author=Dave Swanson|date=Aug 14, 2015}}</ref> It reached number 9 in the [[UK Albums Chart]] and briefly dented the ''[[Billboard Hot 200]]'', peaking at number 179.