HW Changing song titles

[Doug Pearson]

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 14:57:45 -0700, KevinSommers <novadrive at HOME.COM> wrote:
>Yep, I agree with Bernhard.  Larry, have you heard the very early version
>on either "Atomhenge 76" or "Thrilling Hawkwind Adventures"?

... especially if you compare that to the live version of "Opa-Loka"
performed during 1975 (Reading Festival et. al.).  "Opa-Loka" '75
and "Uncle Sam" '76 are nearly identical; it really *does* sound like the
same song, only with the addition of Bob's rant on top.  However, I'd
wholeheartedly agree that the 'P.X.R.5' and 'Weird 104' versions of "Uncle
Sam" sound little-to-nothing like the original studio version of "Opa-
Loka", so it really was (IMO) a process of the song mutating considerably
from '75 to '78 (and, of course, in the songwriting credits, Al got dropped
in favor of Dave & Simon by the time 1977 rolled around).

    -Doug
     jasret at mindspring.com