HW:BBC release

[mike coleman]

It's really simple Paul, and no problem-
I've had both the bootlegs (I'm not actually _insane_) for my private use
and still have a load of the Windsong dics that I never sold.
The bootlegs are made from vinyl transcription LP's by bootleggers, and the
Windsong mono mix officially released has been improved upon.
While a person could certainly scoot by in life fairly well with the
original pair of discs, I would stick my neck out for you to say "go for
it".
You are gaining a version of Brainstorm and a version of Silver machine,
unless you have the Dawn Of Hawkwind BOOTLEG, on which they sounded dreadful
and suffered from a low-level sabbotage. No doubt Swann's fault.
and I also meant to mention the mono recordings on this disc come through
great in the bass department.

On 4/5/10, Paul Mather <paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu> wrote:
>
> 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.
>