Hawkwind:Nova Drive - questions

[M Holmes]

Johan Edlundh writes:

> >For the Codex etc it would be good to find out where the tracks on "Nova
> >Drive" come from.
> >
> >"Spirit of the Age", wgich IMHO is the best on the album almost
> >certainly comes from the US 1995 tour, probably the first Canadian gig.
> >"Born To Go" sounds like it might be 1984.
> >
> >"Aliens", "Sputnik Stan" and "Silver Machine" could be from either US or
> >UK in '95. Did they play SM in the US?
> >
> >Is "Nova Drive" actually a Hawkwind track? I don't recognise it unless
> >it's a demo I don't have. Maybe the creator of the CD slipped in a track
> >by his own band?
> >
> >"Terra Mystica" is presumably a staight copy from the 4-CD box set.
> >"Damage of Life" may be similarly copied from the TRavellers Aid album.
> >"Magnu" sounds like it might be from 1986 but possibly 1985. It's very
> >hard to guess where "Paradox" or "Dead Dreams" came from.
> >
> >If anyone knows the creator of the CD (we won't inquire too closely)
> >it'd be good to get definitive info. Otherwise if anyone wants to do
> >some comparisons with the tapes they have, it'd be of help to the info
> >we make available to the fans.
> >
> >Any comments Bernhard?
>
>
>
> cortesy of Bernhard:
> - born to go            ramsgate         28.05.84
> - spirit of the age                   k=F6ln     13.11.94
> - nova drive            doncaster    10.11.80
> - alien                 boulder  23.04.95
> - silver machine                      springfield    08.04.95
> - sputnik stan                boulder    23.04.95
> - terra mystica               studio
> - wastelands of sl.                   London    22.04.88
> - only the dead dr.                   Oxford    06.10.78
> - damage of live                      woolwich  03.06.89
> - paradox                             birmingh  08.11.86
> - magnu                      san franc. 07.10.89
> - (do re mi...)         boulder 23.04.95
>
>

Outstanding. Sometimes I'm just truly gobsmacked.
>
>
> >FoFP
>
> \\joe
>
> yes Mike - got the Business vinyl and some pounds - but there's no Queen at
> the bill, is it real? ;0)

It'll be a Scottish Pound. Technically not legal tender in England but
by tradition everyone accepts them and the banks will take them from
traders in lieu of English Pounds. So the answer is "yes" for any
practical purpose.

FoFP