Yuri etc...

[Ben Fagin]

Silly me, sucked in by commercial consumerism, I had all those albums
already. Cheers Stephe! :)

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Sent: 18 December 2002 16:05
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Subject: Re: Yuri etc...

Wouldn't this be, Space Ritual Vol2, Yuri KAKA and Early daze? I think
they've been released before. Codename HW 2000 and Tales from the
Darkside
are the same ones I think. Best versions in my opinion. Cheers Stephe
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From: "Ben Fagin" <vulcanfoundry at BLUEYONDER.CO.UK>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:36 AM
Subject: Re: Yuri etc...


I just bought this 3 cd set called Cosmic Overdrive and features:

Brixton 30-12-72
Cambridge Corn Exchange 1972
Wembley Empire Pool 27th May 1972

It's very nicely packaged in a limited edition of 3000 and cost £10.99.

Does anyone know if these concerts have been released elsewhere?


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From: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List [mailto:BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU] On
Behalf Of Bryan Young
Sent: 18 December 2002 05:44
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Subject: Yuri etc...

From: "Alan Linsley" <alankerren at YAHOO.CO.UK>
> Starfarer has done a pretty good guide to these
> ripoffs, shown here -
>
> http://www.starfarer.net/bringme.html


OK, if this list is complete, then here's what I've bought over the
years:

Space Ritual 2 -- I've bought four different variations on this (a total
of
four purchases).
Yuri Gagarin -- I've bought four different variations on this, one 2x
purchased (a total of five purchases)
Text of Festival -- I've bought this only three times actually, all
different versions (a total of three purchases)

So that's 12 times I've bought this stuff, and I don't particularly like
any
of these.  Space Ritual 2 is essential, but I certainly didn't need this
many of them.  Text of Festival is fine, but I'm still waiting for the
complete setlist (which is only available on vinyl).  So don't buy that
yet.
And Yuri is terrible -- the worst money you can spend on Hawkwind will
be
buying Yuri.  But it's cool to hear Bob doing some of those spoken
pieces,
so it's a must have for a Hawkwind enthusiast.  But when you spend your
cash
on this, you'll feel ripped off and cheated.  Too bad I can't advise you
to
steal it.  Too bad it won't help if I offer to pirate a copy for anybody
interested.  Too bad Nik didn't just hand these tapes out freely to the
tape
trading fans in the first place, and maybe Dave Anderson would not have
got
a copy and started this royal mess which must be a terrific pain in the
butt
for the Hawkwind organization.  A tape like this should be traded (only
amongst diehard fans) -- it has no business being released as a
legitimate
album.

Bottom line -- don't buy these.  I've spent more than I should have
already,
and I'm sure lots of Hawkwind fans are the same.  And I'm not stupid, I
knew
I was getting the same thing.  But I had cash in pocket, and that's all
I
could find at the time (and it's rare to find Hawkwind here in the
remote
areas of Canada, so if I get to the city one time per year and find a
Hawkwind title, I always seem to snap it up).

And let's not even get started on the "Acid Daze" stuff, which I've got
multiple permutations of...

So let's all do the band a favor and "just say no" to buying any more of
these.  That's the only way they're going to go away, and once they
disappear the back catalog won't look so crowded and devalued for the
Hawkwind mothership proper.

Bryan