HW: SR II (Was: it never rains but it pours)

[Johan Edlundh]

>I recently got Space Ritual Vol. 2 from a guy on the Net (Byron Towle - he
>is honest, he just didn't assume the same of me - waited till the money
>arrived before he sent the CD).
>
>All these performances are completely different from SRI. I'd swear that I
>was told that SRII had the complete versions of "Time We Left" and
>"Brainstorm" from SRI and also some encores such as "Silver Machine" and "Do

I guess you've mixed the SRII info with someone's recent wishes that EMI
would/should do a "complete" Space Ritual Remaster with the extended SR II
versions of "TWL" and "Brainstorm" and the _Roadhawks_ encore from the same gig.

I'm not sure the Hawks played "Silver Machine" at all those both gigs? -
December 22 and 30 -72 - there's no recorded (CD or vinyl) version existing
anyway.


>That". Not that I'm disappointed, though - this version of Time is unreal!
>Sweet blanga, take me away!! I think this version of "Orgone" is a little
>better than SRI, too. But I was disappointed that this version of "Space" is
>not DEEP, but rather Electronic #1 (or #2??). What's with that?

Lemmy is incredible on "TWL" - BLANGA is an understatement ;0)
"Orgone..." is the same recording, but better mixed.
...and why does the Hawks change their track titles all the time??? (but
agree the Codex wouldn't been the same if all tracks had kept their titles
through the years...)


>Also, I thought Dave Anderson never again had anything to do w/HW after he
>left in '71 or so, but he's listed in the credits as one of the compilers.
>Any comments?

:0)
Mr Anderson is somewhat involved in the rich flora of hw compilations and
semi boots, ie. _SRII_ and the _Early Daze_:

"This Collection of tracks represents some of the best songs from the
embryonic first two years of Hawkwind's life. The quality is sometimes raw
but the excitement of those early days can still be heard. PLAY IT LOUD!!"
Dave Anderson - november 1987

(copywright violation??)


>Chuck

\\joe