Hassan-i Sabbah
"Hassan-i Sabbah" (spelt "Hassan I Sahba" on the cover) is a Middle Eastern flavoured song, mixing the legend of Hassan-i Sabbah (assassins and hashish) with contemporary issues (oil and Palestinian terrorism). It is a Paul Rudolph/Robert Calvert collaboration. This version was released as a 7" single in Italy and France. During the live performance of this song, Calvert took on the persona of Aubrey Dawney, which he describes as "a sort of 1914–1918 fighter ace, plus a bit more. Mick Farren described him as being a cross between Biggles and Lawrence of Arabia – which he is, he has connections with the Far East and also opium smoking". It was first performed live during 1976's "Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music" album tour, a version appearing on "Atomhenge 76", and remained in the set until the formation of the Hawklords in 1978. A new studio version was recorded for the 1987 album "Out &amp; Intake", and since then it has almost been an ever-present in the live set, appearing on numerous live albums, usually under the title "Assassins of Allah".