[HW] What the heck is this??!!

[Andrew Gilham]

In-Reply-To: <9510032015.AA26582 at pharlap.ci.com>

David asks:

> I just saw something called the Nuclear Waste Tin filed in the Sting
> section.  Check out the lineup!  Sting, Steve Hillage, Nik Turner,
> Mike Howlett, etc!  What on earth is this thing?  It was all I could
> do to keep from grabbing it, but it was $18.  Anyone volunteer to buy
> it from me if I buy it and hate it? :-)

This again! :)

I can only presume that this is the same item as the "Nuclear
Waste"/"Digital Love" 7" recorded by "the Radio Actors" and released on
the Charly label in 1979.  Both were written by Harry Williamson.

Full credits from the sleeve to the 7" as follows:

Sting - Lead Vocals
Steve Broughton - Drums
Steve - Lead Guitar [it was an open secret that it was Hillage]
Nick [sic] Turner - Sax & Vocal
Mike Howlett - Drums
Harry Williamson - Rythm [sic] Guitar & Vocals
Gilli Smyth - Vocals
Produced by Simon Heyworth
Concept: Nick Turner and Harry Williamson

It's OK, you may not feel you need it if you've already got _Pass Out_ or
_Prophets of Time_, both of which have versions (although _PoT_'s dub
version is retitled "Strontium 90" and nefariously recredited to Turner).

Seems like a rip-off at $18 - someone has no doubt spotted a "collector's
item" in the making and dressed it up with enough packaging to "justify"
the ludicrous asking price.  Boycott such profiteering!

- Andy