HW: Welcome to the Future 5CD - Don't bother!

[J Strobridge]

Captain Cloud writes:

> While wandering thru the latest Goldmine I spotted something else
> to give fits to the Kompletists among us.  Here's the write-up:
>
>   HAWKWIND - Welcome to the Future 5CD set features the "Masters of
>   the Universe", "Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin", and "Space
>   Ritual 2" albums, as well as two CDs of assorted live recordings.
>   On Dressed To Kill.................$29.99
> I wander what the two extra CDs contain...?

Not that I wish to put anyone off - the decision is yours alone to make
- but I'm afraid from what I've read so far that these CDs are simply a
package of what has been released over and over again in terms of the
Masters of the Universe - In The Beginning stuff.   It's basically
just the early tapes that were made eons ago and have been reproduced
at regular intervals ever since.   I think I am right in saying that
the band gets no revenue from these issues at all.

The only real gain I think is that the entire Text of Festival double
album has now been put on CD rather than the edited version.   But
unless you are a Kompletist (and even then I'm not convinced that it's
worthwhile!) you might just as well pick up one of the cheapo versions
that are around and/or check the Codex for duplication of tracks.


jill

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