HW:BBC release

[Paul Mather]

On Apr 2, 2010, at 1:59 PM, mike coleman wrote:

> On 3/18/10, SHLL (Scott Heller) <shll at hagedorn.dk> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello
>> SO am I reading this correct, that we have all been duped again and this is
>> just the same as the stereo version that has circulated and the press
>> release was a fucking lie, again???? Nothing new at all??
>> scott
>> www.oresundspacecollective.com
>> 
> I decided to switch gears this month and sacrifice my sustenance for a
> couple CDs rather than vinyl-
> I ordered it yesterday and am listening to it now. Since Steve did not
> comment on this forum further I am compelled.
> other than suffering from the obvious: (being a CD with postage stamp art
> and musical reproduction from only a portion of original alien technology),
> so far: *SUPERB*
> I headed straight for the Brian Matthews tracks and other than being mono
> recordings (reminds self to discuss these mono recordings with Keith
> Kniveton), the dynamics are fantastic and I could not hear any vinyl source
> if there be one!!  I stick to my guns that this release is worth it's weight
> for these tracks alone. Nothing is going to help us against the runaway
> black technology and the "other class"  than personal conduct and
> concentrated streams of this stuff!!!
> When I went into the mono recording of the actual BBC show I was still
> hearing the draggy sound on the beginning of Born to Go, which is my
> favorite track but the overall sound did seem already some better-
> so I jumped to the stereo recording which was my personal prime concern.
> Stunning!!!  Once again I am so far not detecting any vinyl source and the
> ambiance is wonderful. Remember, the previous versions of this are bootlegs
> and we are not supposed to have those anyway. This recording features the
> use of audio generators as featured nowhere else officially, and is a wonder
> of this world (and beyond), and one of the reasons I would claim the actual
> vinyl should be one of the most valuable psychedelic rock albums to exist.
> This also features some delicious colour photos in the booklet and until
> somebody has the decency to press a double LP,  a looking glass should
> suffice.
> MANADATORY!!!!!!!!!!

Does this declaration still hold for those of us who own the CD releases of the Windsong BBC release as well as the bootleg CD _Space Rock From London_?

Can someone who owns this, as well as the aforementioned releases, comment as to whether they differ sonically, or otherwise offer a really compelling reason why I should buy this new release?

Given that I have only just had my faith in Hawkwind releases restored by the UTTERLY SUPERB Atomhenge releases I've been obtaining piecemeal recently, I'd hate to have all that reversed by buying a repackaging-con-job that caused the erosion in the first place. :-(

Cheers,

Paul.