HW: Welcome to the Future 5CD set

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>While wandering thru the latest Goldmine I spotted something else
>to give fits to the Kompletists among us.  Here's the write-up:
>
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>  HAWKWIND - Welcome to the Future 5CD set features the "Masters of
>  the Universe", "Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin", and "Space
>  Ritual 2" albums, as well as two CDs of assorted live recordings.
>  On Dressed To Kill.................$29.99
>
>I wander what the two extra CDs contain...?
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Talking with some renowned Hawkhead, Steve Freight, over here in the UK, it
appears that the five CDs are as follows:

1 In the beginning
2 Space Ritual Volume 2
3 Bring me the Head of Yuri Gagarin
4 Texts of Festival
5 Texts of Festival 2

Out of this little lot the only material not to have appeared on CD before is
the missing side of the original Vinyl version of Texts of Festival.  Also,
seeing that as 'In the Beginning' and 'Texts of Festival' are virtually
identical, this whole package seems to be the same old stuff re-hashed again in
an attempt to rip-off the band and the fans. I wouldn't even buy just the
missing side of 'Text of Festival' if it was availlable on it's own, let alone
as part of a box-set of the same old stuff thats been re-packaged time and time
again. Allegedly, EBS are trying desperately to get a court injunction against
its release, especially as the band don't get any royalties, allegedly. I
reckon that any decent music supplier should boycott it anyhow.
MAKE YOUR OWN MINDS UP, but I'm parting with hard-earned cash for more crap.
I strongly advise even the die-hard collectors who buy things for completeness,
not to get hold of this one.

A previous CD that I had of one of the recordings oxidised within 3 years and
was totally unplayable, probably pressed on the cheap. I'm taking the risk on
five more.

Mind you, the decent material from EBS and EMI is a completely different story.
Great music, great packaging, money well spent. 1999 is 'king marvellous!