Stupid non-relevant and relevant questions

[Stephen Swann]

J Strobridge writes:
>
> Guido Vacano writes:
> >                 2) I'd like to order some of the new EMI Hawkwind
> > remasters. Any suggestions?
>
> all of them....!   Definitely Hawkwind 1 for its clarity of sound.
> After that choose your favourite from In Search of Space, Doremi or
> Space Ritual.    They are all excellent.   Some folk really like Hall of
> the Mountain Grill - but it's not my favourite tho' it's been
> remastered to the same high quality as the rest.

To present the case for the opposition :-) I believe that _Hall of the
Mountain Grill_ and _Doremi_ are the albums that gained the most from
being remastered (compared to previous CD releases I mean; I never
owned them on vinyl).

On the other hand, while _Space Ritual_ sounds really great (and they
added certain niceties like taking out the fades between the vinyl
disk sides), I don't think it makes the overall feel of the album all
that much spectacularly better than the One Way release.

I think that everyone who has spoken up so far agrees on _Doremi_, at
any rate.  That one is necessary.  From the others, just take your pick.

Steve
swann at panix.com