HW:A Few Topics

[Jeff Riedle]

3 Topics to discuss/question: (no, I didn't research these to death, I'd
rather have someone knowledgable just tell me! Jill Strobridge, are you
there?!!)

(1) I picked up a cd compilation called "Live & Rare-Onward Flies The Bird"
on the Emporio label; it's a combo of live and studio trax, is there
anything here I haven't seen before or is it yet ANOTHER get-it-out-quick
compilation? It's great and only cost $9 US new.

(2) I found a Various Artists cd called "Assassins Of Silence/100 Watt
Violence" that's dated 1995 on Ceres Records; it's 15 cover versions by
bands from all over; pretty interesting and diverse; is this just the cd
version of the vinyl release? How long has the cd been out, since I don't
remember any discussion of it?

(3) In case you didn't know, the cd release of "California Brainstorm" is
only an edited version of the concert; I was there and have cassette tapes
of the entire show; missing from the cd are nice versions of 'Realms',
'Angels Of Death', 'Wings' and 'Images' as well as some between-song banter;
I don't expect the whole show to fit on one disc but "California Brainstorm"
clocks in at 68:11 and we know that cd's hold about 78 minutes...sure would
have been decent to include another 10 minutes or so of the concert!! Plus,
since this is supposed to be a live recording, how come the songs fade
in/out on the cd, whereas live they often went from one to the other? What's
up with that??

I'm here in the USA (in California) if anybody needs a reference point.

Jeff