HW: Re: [Hawkwind] 25 years on and astounding questions....

[J D]

Hi,
ASAM does exist in both sleeve formats, no idea which is "correct" and which
is "reversed" though.
And yes, both on brown Charisma label.
Both came with the inner sleeve.
I've got 2 or 3 of one sleeve & just 1 of the other (which I assume is the
rarer).
I'll check which is which, if interested.
Jez

----- Original Message -----
From: Jill Strobridge <jill at THETA-ORIONIS.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 2:05 PM
Subject: HW: Re: [Hawkwind] 25 years on and astounding questions....


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <hawklord at x-treme.gr>
> To: <Hawkwind at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 1:00 PM
> Subject: [Hawkwind] 25 years on and astounding questions....
>
>
> > aloha space cadets....
> >
> > the greek hawklord needs some answers in these two questions....
> >
> > 1- is it harder to find a "normal" original copy of astounding
> sounds
> > vinyl (charisma cds 4004 brown label) , you know, the one without
> the
> > reversed sleeve, than the mistyped front-back sleeve?
> > i have the eagle in front and girl in back, ind i found it same
> circa
> > 5 times or so....  (please mention the first pressings only, i.e
> > brown charisma labels, and not represses) and i never found a
> "normal
> > copy....(girl front-eagle back)
>
> I don't think a "normal" copy exists does it?    As far as I know
> the sleeve was deliberately done with the eagle and tracklisting on
> front and girl on the back.   Just to be different.     I could be
> misremembering here but doesn't Brian Tawn mention this somewhere in
> one of his publications?
>
> > 2- i found 2 copies (ordered) of "25 years on" (charisma cds 4014
> > brown label, first pressings) the one having "hawklords" on spine
> and
> > the other "hawklords 25 years on" on spine.....
> > me and my pal tossed coin and i got the very first one (full title
> on
> > spine). i know it is more rare but the retailer sold the 2 copies
> equal (they
> > were identical apart the spine lettering.... can you tell me how
> rare is it to find "full lettered spine" copies?
> > was i much much lucier than my friend?
>
> The vinyl inside is not quite identical.    Interestingly I went
> record shopping in London after the Astoria gig and found a
> Hawklords vinyl album which I bought as a spare copy.   I hadn't
> checked the spine lettering until just now.   The album I bought
> reads 'Hawklords 25 years On'.    The album I already had (together
> with the booklet, although I think this was actually sold separately
> for the tour) reads 'Hawklords'.    If however you check the album
> itself and look at the numbers in the run off groove 'Hawklords 25
> Years On' sleeve album has A#1 and B#1 printed on the relevant
> sides.    The 'Hawklords' sleeve album has A#2 and B#2 printed on
> the relevant sides.      I therefore conclude that the sleeve
> labelled "Hawlords 25 Years On" contains a first pressing and the
> "Hawklords" sleeve contains a re-issue.
> Quod erat demonstrandum (as it were).
>
> I understand the 'full lettered spine' is less frequently found than
> the other version though how much rarer it is I can't say since both
> versions are difficult to find these days!
>
> Hope this is comprehensible!
> jill
> PS:: I'm copying this to boc-l in case someone there has greater
> depth and inside knowledge than I do.
>
> >
> > thanks from ricky"the hawklord" from greece
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Jill Strobridge <jill at theta-orionis.freeserve.co.uk>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>