Available at last: Time Brothers - Space Ritual video

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Yehhhhhh - I'll sell it for them - all I need is a preview copy and then if
it meets up with requirements, we're on the case. You know where to find me.
Andy G.
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From: M Holmes <fofp at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:22 PM
Subject: Available at last: Time Brothers - Space Ritual video


> A note from Dave Watson, who wrote the "Born To Go" History of Hawkwind.
> Friends and himself, The Time Brothers, spent a day filming themselves
> doing Hawkwind covers from the Space Ritual era.  Some of you will be
> familiar with their previous material doing Hawkwind covers.  I helped
> out a little on the day throwing a light switch now and again and
> everyone had a lot of fun.  It's very much a production by Hawkwind fans
> for Hawkwind fans and I'm certain all their hard work will have given us
> something to enjoy.  I'd encourage you to give them support on this one
> and certainly to pass this along to others who might be interested
(Andy...).
>
> FoFP
>
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>
> Well here we are, one year on from Space Ritual Live in Lanark.  In late
> July 2003 we began making this film, and over seven months of hard work
> later, it is finally in the can.  A few technical bits and pieces have
> still to be done, but it is finally time to notify people of ordering
> details and of the deadline for placing orders, as it is time to start
> gathering in the money which will be needed to produce the copies.
>
> The film lasts 2 hours, and features the performance as caught on 4
> cameras - those operated by the main 3-man film crew, plus footage from
> a camera located further back in the hall.  All of the material was shot
> on the day.  The soundtrack - a soundboard mixer feed - contains no
> overdubs; the music is live as played.  The film has been produced on
> mini-DV tape for direct transfer onto DVD disc, for optimum quality.
> The maximum time available at decent resolution, on the mini-DV master
> and thus the DVD discs themselves, is 2 hours.  As the actual set on the
> day, plus encore, lasted just over 129 minutes, almost 10 minutes had to
> be cut from the performance.
>
> As you can imagine, not just a lot of work, but a lot of money has been
> invested in the making of the film.  We need to recoup costs, and in
> order to do this there are 2 options.  Either we ask those associated
> with the performance to subsidise us - to share in the costs and commit
> money to the project - or we ensure that all copies are produced by, and
> bought from, by ourselves.  We have opted for the latter option.  This
> means that we will be pursuing in-built protection against copying by
> encrypting the discs so that the DVDs cannot be bootlegged at a
> financial loss to ourselves.  Due to our costs, we need to pursue a
> 'record company line' on this one: we need your hard-earned dh.
>
> We are shopping around for the best deal we can get from production
> companies, and will therefore be placing a bulk order in a one-off deal
> to get everything produced at the best quality, for the best price, and
> at the same time.  This means that you will need to think carefully
> about your requirements, as you will not be able to order any more DVDs
> at a later date.  If you will be placing orders for items intended for,
> or on behalf of, friends and family, or if you want to order multiple
> copies for yourself, you will need to order everything at the same time.
> In other words, orders and money for all required items have to be with
> me no later than the deadline date specified below, so that I know how
> many to order, and have the funds upfront to pay for it.
>
> Surplus profit, over and above direct costs, will go to reimburse the
> expenses of those who have given their time, effort, and personal income
> to make this film.  Colin, Douglas and I have incurred considerable
> costs, and the only form of renumeration will come from orders placed
> with us.  Although I would like to recoup my expenses, at least in part,
> I have placed myself at the bottom of the queue.
>
> The deadline for orders and remittance to be received by me is Thursday
> 25 March.  On that evening, I will be bundling up the last cheques, for
> deposit with the bank on the following morning, and the money will then
> go to fund the DVDs.  No orders which are received after this date will
> be honoured; the remittance would simply be returned to the sender.  At
> the moment, obviously, the exact date of despatch of orders is not
> known.  It all hinges on when the finalised formats are ready for
> reproduction, and when the production job can be undertaken and
> completed.  In both cases, this will be as soon as can be effected.
>
> O R D E R I N G D E T A I L S :
>
> SPACE RITUAL LIVE IN LANARK (running time: 2 hours)
>
> 1.  Intro                               12.  Ten Seconds of Forever
> 2.  Technicians of Spaceship Earth      13.  Brainstorm
> 3.  Born to Go                          14.  The Watcher
> 4.  Down Through the Night              15.  Sonic Attack
> 5.  The Awakening                       16.  Time We Left (This World
Today)
> 6.  Lord of Light                       17.  Master of the Universe
> 7.  The Black Corridor                  18.  Paranoia
> 8.  Space is Deep                       19.  Earth Calling
> 9.  Electronic No 1                     20.  Silver Machine
> 10. Orgone Accumulator                  21.  Welcome to the Future
> 11. Upside Down                         22.  You Shouldn't Do Tht
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> DVD (All Regions) : £20 Post & Packing : £2 per item (recorded delivery)
> ________________________________________________________________________
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>
> Send Remittance to:             Dave Watson
>                                 24 Tulloch Road
>                                 Shotts
>                                 Lanarkshire ML7 5LD
>                                 Scotland