Repost: [Ken Alexander: Windsong/SRfL differences.]

[M Holmes]

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> From kalex at edu.umich.eecs Mon Apr 26 12:10:20 1993

> > The timings on the accompanying BBC sheet are precisely the same as
> > those of Space Rock From London, so it looks like the CD was a copy of
> > the transcription disk.
> 
> These are listings according to my CD Player,
> since both of the CDs have screwed-up listings.
> 
>                          Windsong BBC          SRfL
>                            ___              ___
> Countdown                 1   \ 12:15      1___>  1:08
> Born to Go                 ___/            2___> 10:28
> The Black Corridor        2   \  9:35      3   \  8:58
> Seven by Seven             ___/             ___/
> Brainstorm                3___> 10:38      4___>  7:49
> Master of the Universe    4___>  9:52      5___>  9:15
> Paranoia                  5___>  9:23      6___>  9:21
> Silver Machine               \             7   \  6:50
> Welcome to the Future     6   >  7:48       ___/
> Credits  (BBC Only)        __/
> 
>                    totals       59:39            53:55
> 
> The main differences are in sound: Windsong is mono and rough and powerful,
> while SRfL sounds clearer but seems heavily remixed.  On SRfL, any part
> that was even the slightest bit unclear on BBC was either remixed to nothing
> or lopped right off.  In several places, SRfL is missing lyrics that are 
> evident on BBC.  Also, SRfL is missing a sizable chunk of "Brainstorm":
> On BBC, the entire 10:38 is really "Brainstorm".  On SRfL, after you subtract
> the 1:23 at the beginning of the screwed-up track division that is really
> "7x7", you're left with about six minutes of "Brainstorm" that cuts in
> during the chanting part in the middle.
> 
> 
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