HW: honestly!

[J Strobridge]

Alan Troup writes:

> Well,
>
> I haven't seen any response to this, so I'm going to assume that
> everything you said is accurate!  Thank you VERY much for
> this list!  I appreciate the trouble you took.  I have a few comments:
>
> >1971  In Search Of Space   (UA)
>
> Is it  "In Search of Space" or "X - In Search of Space"?  I have this one
> on tape only, not having been able to find it back then (before CDs).


There's a big X on the cover and I guess they were still remembering
their time as Group X so it probably could be entitled X in Search of
Space.   However all the listings over the years have ignored the X
bit and the title is usually left without it.

>
> >1973  Space Ritual Alive
>
> Is it "Alive" or "Live"?  I could swear my copy says "Live."

Could well be - the remastered CD is Space Ritual Alive - can't remember
offhand which is the favoured or original form of it now.

> Also, isn't
> there
> a Space Ritual II?

It's one of the unofficials - a set of tapes from one of the shows
that was issued (so far as I know) unedited and uncleaned.   It was
later reissued with another title.

>
> >1975  Warrior On The Edge Of Time (UA/Liberty) (original with 'shield'
> sleeve)
> >        (also Griffin remastered CD as part of a package)
>
> I have the CD and it wasn't part of any package.  Am I misunderstanding you?

nope - sorry.  I was trying to be brief.  It exists as an official
single Griffin CD as well as part of a Griffin package.

>
> >1976  Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music (Charisma) (CD also issued by
> >        Griffin as part of a package)
>
> You know, I love this album (un-Hawkind-like tho I think it is) and I have
> NEVER
> seen it anywhere.  Odd!


There are official CDs of this around.   I seem them occasionally.

>
> >1976  Roadhawks  (UA) (studio material w/remixes by Brock)
> >            (Originally gatefold with poster.
>
> I have this album!  I have this poster!

<<<<<smug>>>>  8-)


>
> >1977  Quark Strangeness And Charm
>
> I saw this album once.  I seem to remember the sleeve containing some
> big apology letter, but it was hard to read and it was so long ago.  Anyone
> know anything about this?


This explanation is archived somewhere - I'm sure I remember it from a
while back.


>
> >1978  PXR5 (Charisma) [original with wrongly-wired plug on cover]
>
> OK.  I have this album, and I heard that the plug was wrongly wired on the
> cover, and then they changed covers and the plug was wired correctly.
> The letter where I read this info said the wrongly-wired version was rare
> and valuable.  So first, is that true?  And second, how can I tell if it is
> wrongly wired?  It looked OK to me...
>

Check the colours!     BANG.....   oops - got it wrong again.   The plug
was never wired correctly.   After the original issue of the album they
had to rush out a whole set of stickers to put over the plug picture
which read "DO NOT REMOVE THIS STICKER" to prevent idiots experimenting
with this alternative form of energy supply.   Of course everyone did -
(remove the sticker I mean)  but you can't without destroying the album
cover so a cover with the sticker intact is rare.   It was later reissued
with just a blank space where the plug pic. used to be.


jill

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