HW: Quark STrangeness and Charm

[M Holmes]

J Strobridge writes:

> Joe writes:
>
> > I have a question about Quark Strangeness and Charm, I am looking through
> > CDUniverse, and it lists three different versions and EP, which I have, a
> > version for 9.99, which I also have as I recognize it from the cover, and
> > another for 23.97, which I don't have. I was wondering if anyone could tell
> > me why there are two different releases and what the differences are if
> > they are different?  Thanks, in advance.
> >
> > Joe
>
>
>
> This is all the discography has:
>
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>
> 1977  Quark Strangeness And Charm (Charisma) (With sleeve insert. German
>                 version comes with colour negatives of Hawkwind in concert.)
>         Spirit Of The Age (Brock/Calvert)
>         Damnation Alley (Calvert/Brock/House)
>         Fable Of A Failed Race (Brock/Calvert)
>         Quark Strangeness And Charm (Brock/Calvert)
>         Hassan I Sabha (Calvert/Rudolph)
>         The Forge Of Vulcan (House)
>         Days Of The Underground (Brock/Calvert)
>         Iron Dream (King)
>
>
> 1994  Quark Strangeness and Charm  CD single & 12" EP
>                          (The Emergency Broadcast System)
>         Uncle Sam's on Mars (Red Planet Radio Mix)
>         Quark Strangeness and Charm
>         Black Sun
>         Uncle Sam's on Mars (Martian Conquest Mix)
>
> 7"
> Quark, Strangeness, and Charm/ The Forge of Vulcan 1977 (Charisma)
> Quark, Strangeness, and Charm/ The Iron Dream 1977 (European Charisma)
>
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>
>
> The 1977 is the 12" vinyl album - later reissued as a CD but not all
> that rare I would have thought.
> The 1994 is the EP and also a CD single
> The two 7" are vinyl only releases - the 2nd probably being
> considerably rarer than the first though I'd have to check my price list
> to be sure.
>
> I'm not sure why so many versions are listed unless one is a vinyl
> offer or perhaps an overseas (say Japanese) issue.  I don't think
> it came out as a box set?

One of them will be the Griffin release which came with a book.

> jill

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