HW: Anthology released on US major label

[ANDREW GARIBALDI]

Presumably that's because it's was originally on Castle Communications who
got taken over by Sanctuary yet both were distributed by BMG so the CD is
not actually on BMG but BMG are simply listed as distributor on the artwork.
Andy Garibaldi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Pearson" <jasret at MINDSPRING.COM>
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Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 9:22 PM
Subject: HW: Anthology released on US major label


> I haven't seen this mentioned on the list yet ...
>
> Last weekend, I was checking the Hawkwind bin at the new Rasputin's in San
> Francisco (not a very good store, unlike the Berkeley one), and the only
CD
> in it was a new version of the 69-82 'Anthology' (aka 'Acid Daze') double-
> CD set.  The cover artwork is exactly the same as the most recent UK
> reissue (the one with the extra tracks from the Castle remasters), but
it's
> in a standard single-width jewel case instead of a DigiPak ... I didn't
buy
> a copy so I don't know if it includes (as the UK version does) the booklet
> with a complete reproduction of Brian Tawn's notes from the vinyl pressing
> of all-three-LP's-in-a-vinyl-sleeve release.
>
> The kicker is ... it's on BMG!  I think this would make it the first-ever
> US major label Hawkwind CD, since Profile ('Live Chronicles'), Enigma (XC,
> SB ... didn't they put out 'Palace Springs', too?), One Way (EMI
reissues),
> Iloki ('CA Brainstorm'), Cleopatra, and Griffin are/were all indies
> (although by that time, I think Enigma may have been majority-owned by
> Capitol/EMI, and I'm pretty sure that at least One Way had major-label
> distribution).  Even odder, the actual label imprint is ... Trojan?!?!?!
> Someone needs to pass on THAT bit of info on to Capt. Rizz!
>
> Anyone else in the USA seen this?  Mr. Coleman?
>
>     -Doug
>      jasret at mindspring.com