HW:A Few Topics

[Ron Jennings]

> (1) I picked up a cd compilation called "Live & Rare-Onward Flies The
Bird"
> on the Emporio label; it's a combo of live and studio trax, is there
> anything here I haven't seen before or is it yet ANOTHER get-it-out-quick
> compilation? It's great and only cost $9 US new.

um, IMO, you got ripped off by people who ripped the band off.  you should
really
check out the welcome to the future website for news now and then. it is an
illegal
get it out quick item, with a misleading cover.

> (2) I found a Various Artists cd called "Assassins Of Silence/100 Watt
> Violence" that's dated 1995 on Ceres Records; it's 15 cover versions by
> bands from all over; pretty interesting and diverse; is this just the cd
> version of the vinyl release? How long has the cd been out, since I don't
> remember any discussion of it?

it hasn't been out long, and it is a cd release of the vinyl, tho i think
they abbreviated it a bit.

> (3) In case you didn't know, the cd release of "California Brainstorm" is
> only an edited version of the concert; I was there and have cassette
tapes
> of the entire show; missing from the cd are nice versions of 'Realms',
> 'Angels Of Death', 'Wings' and 'Images' as well as some between-song
banter;
> I don't expect the whole show to fit on one disc but "California
Brainstorm"
> clocks in at 68:11 and we know that cd's hold about 78 minutes...sure
would
> have been decent to include another 10 minutes or so of the concert!!
Plus,
> since this is supposed to be a live recording, how come the songs fade
> in/out on the cd, whereas live they often went from one to the other?
What's
> up with that??

are they in the original order?  i dunno...

rj

> I'm here in the USA (in California) if anybody needs a reference point.
>
> Jeff