HW: Return Of The Legendary Space Rangers

[Jonathan Jarrett]

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 08:02:35PM +0000, Ian Abrahams typed out:
> Iain, to be fair the anthologies are principally marketed for the
> casual listener as an introduction to these albums which have been
> unavailable for so long, adding one or two unreleased tracks adds
> value for the die-hard collectors who must have everything when they
> could have been shelling out for a complete set of previously released
> tracks, but its not the target audience for these releases. Wait until
> you get Hawklords... the track list there on the bonus disc looks like
> it'll blow us all away!!

	These anthologies are certainly good selections which should 
cause any new fan to bite deep, though I do wonder whether a new fan 
will really shell out 20 quid on a box set. The two-version 
_Epoch-Eclipse_ approach seemed like a good one here, especially with 
its exclusive content.

	As for contents, though, I am noticing two things:

(i) the unreleased stuff is all on the first set - does this indicate 
that the vaults were already emptied to make the EBS recordings?

(ii) some well-judged inclusions and exclusions (one track only from 
_Out and Intake_, only two from _Zones_, well, fair enough, though 
only two from _California Brainstorm_ is a bit of a pity) but odd 
firstly to see anything from _White Zone_ (is that in the reissue 
program?!) and *nothing* from _Love in Space_! It is being reissued, 
right?

	That said, I will freely admit that I will be surprised, and 
pleasantly so, if we make it to the next stage of reissues, because 
of the money issues I outlined last time this subject came up, but I was 
ever the cynic, hey? And I'm as keen to have CDs of the Charisma stuff 
as anyone.

	A third thing, though, that hadn't struck me before. Had anyone 
else noticed that Dave and Nik are now on the same label again? Look:
http://www.cherryred.co.uk/atomhenge/releases.htm
Joint tour anyone? :-) Yours,
			      Jon

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