HW: Codex - phew

[M Holmes]

J D writes:

> Just spend the best part of 2 hours combing the Codex in some detail.
> Whilst it's answered loads of questions for me, it's also raised even =
> more, so can anyone answer of the following for me please.
>
> 1. Is The Golden Void merely a vinyl copy of the Glasgow 82 BBC show?

Yes.

> 2. Is The Cyberspace Conspiracy a vinyl or CD bootleg of Bedrock =
> (Nottingham 90)?

Yes.

>     If so is it from the TV or video (which I believe had Wind Of Change =
> as an extra track)?

The video.

> 3. Is the Theta Orionis bootleg of a gig or a mish-mash of rare tracks?

25.01.90        Nottingham Rock City  &
11.11.93        Cambridge Junction

> 4. Strange Daze 97 - is this a compilation of bands, if so, what's the =
> HW tracks?

Compilation. HW tracks are:

        Kauai
        Brainstorm/
        Hawkwind In Your Area
        Hassan I Sabha/
        Space Is Their Palestine

> 5. Is Burn Me Up from Elf & Hawk the same as the Brockspace song?

Haven't checked yet.

> 6. I'm confused with the various releases of Live Chronicles.
>     I've got the first GWR CD release which is the same as the vinyl, =
> but is the double the one with the pink/orange/white Elric   sleeve? And =
> what's the version with the bonus CD all about?

The bonus CD was just an average compilation.

> 7. Is the track on Xenon EMG or EMC (and what does it mean?)?

Buggered if I know.

> 8. Strange Daze 98 (see point 4 above)

Compilation. Only HW track is Starfire Mountain Dreaming a.k.a Hippie

> 9 Is Love In Space the only HW track on Wir Sind Der Kinder?

Yes.

> 10. What unique stuff is on Ambient Anarchists?

The version of Love in Space is the only thing that appears nowhere else.

> 11. Can anybody run me off a copy of the first cassette release of Weird =
> 105 (with Paranoia).

Contact me about this.

> I should have made a note as I was going through it, but I notice that =
> there are a handful of tracks (4 or 5) that have never made it onto CD - =
> stuff like Zones, Processed, Raping Robots, When The Going Gets Tough =
> etc.

Yes. I did post about this at one point. I'll repost and maybe you can
bring it up to date?

> As for the Codex itself, an absolutely magnificent document =
> incorporating humungus amounts of time & effort.

Thanks. It did.

> Had Mike & Jill not done this, then HW fans would be even more in the =
> dark and totally confused about releases than we already are!
> Keep up the good work.

We'll try.

> Will the Weird CDs be added (Doug Pearson did a fine job of analysing =
> them)?

Indeed. But as I've said, I'm very busy until at least the start of April.

> Presumably Family Tree & Brockspace & Atomhenge will also be added?

Uhuh.

FoFP