Official Post From Hawkwind

[Michael Blackman]

I have never bought Bring me da head of smeg and after reading the reviews
etc I doubt I will untill I hear it played to me.
The albums (new) that I find in music stores around Adelaide are ussually
HoTmG - Hawkwind -  and the Epoch Elcipse album.  I was pleasantly surprised
tho when I found Masters o the univers and the Anthology 67 - 82 cd's in the
trendy mall shopping centre music shop.  Anything else has to be ordered.

----- Original Message -----
From: Nick Medford <nick at HERMIT0.DEMON.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: Official Post From Hawkwind


> In message <bc.30b12548.2b29585f at aol.com>, Bob Lennon
> <Hawkwinder at AOL.COM> writes
> >It's been happening for years because of the lack of quality audience
tapes.
>
> I have to admit I don't follow this argument at all. You're suggesting
that
> Dave Anderson wouldn't be releasing all those crap albums if the fans
> were trading more live tapes? Isn't that a little fanciful?
>
> There are two kinds of people who might buy "Yuri Gagarin" in the
> shop: firstly, diehard kollektors who have to have everything, and
> secondly, casual fans who fancy checking out some HW and don't realise
> they're buying a lemon. Both of these people will still buy it no matter
> how much tape trading goes on- the kollektor 'cos they have to have it,
> and the casual fan 'cos they won't know any better and probably won't be
> hooked up to taping trees anyway.
>
> I'm not saying I agree or disagree with the band's decision- certainly I
am
> curious as to the reasons behind it. I remain optimistic that there is a
> good reason. But I don't buy this idea that a thriving taping network
> would in any way limit the activities of D. Anderson and co.
>
> >
> >wouldn't it be better if all the poor slobs that were "just introduced"
to
> >Hawkwind over the years actually found good recordings in the shops.
Almost
> >everywhere I go, just about the only Hawkwind cd's I see are the
re-packaged
> >crap we're always complaining about. At least around here. Very few
official
> >releases are ever seen by many on the lists
>
> All of which seems to argue *for* them trying to limit unofficial
> releases, which is surely what this is about?
>
> confused
> --
> Nick Medford
>