HW: Warrior Differences

[M Holmes]

John Majka writes:

> So... all this talk of WOTEOT makes me desire some definitive answers about
> the different versions of this album.  It is claimed by Brian Tawn that the
> UK LP has a longer, different mix of "Kings of Speed" than does the US Atco
> LP.  Also "Assault and Battery" are supposed to be separate tracks on the UK
> album as opposed to the US one.  Anyone?  Can anyone confirm or deny this?
> I have an original UK Warrior LP and I have the Griffin CD (mastered from
> the US Atco tapes) and haven't really detected any differences.  Now what's
> this business about the vinyl being a half-step higher in pitch than the CD?
> I used to have a vinyl Atco and the Dojo CD (mastered from UK vinyl) but no
> longer have either, so I don't have the full opportunity for definitive
> comparisons.  As is well known, not all of the HW CD's are the same as the
> vinyl... PXR 5 being a case in point, with totally different vocal tracks
> and mixes on the last couple of songs, depending on whether you're listening
> to the vinyl or the CD.

Eh? I checked this for the codex and only the High Rise track is different.

FoFP