HW: Warrior Differences

[John Majka]

So... all this talk of WOTEOT makes me desire some definitive answers about
the different versions of this album.  It is claimed by Brian Tawn that the
UK LP has a longer, different mix of "Kings of Speed" than does the US Atco
LP.  Also "Assault and Battery" are supposed to be separate tracks on the UK
album as opposed to the US one.  Anyone?  Can anyone confirm or deny this?
I have an original UK Warrior LP and I have the Griffin CD (mastered from
the US Atco tapes) and haven't really detected any differences.  Now what's
this business about the vinyl being a half-step higher in pitch than the CD?
I used to have a vinyl Atco and the Dojo CD (mastered from UK vinyl) but no
longer have either, so I don't have the full opportunity for definitive
comparisons.  As is well known, not all of the HW CD's are the same as the
vinyl... PXR 5 being a case in point, with totally different vocal tracks
and mixes on the last couple of songs, depending on whether you're listening
to the vinyl or the CD.

John Majka
jmajka2 at home.com