Origin of "Where Are They Now"? Definitive answer needed!

[Jonathan Jarrett]

On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 11:35:23AM +0000, M Holmes typed out:
> Visionary Head writes:
> > Somehow I'd missed this page on Adrians site -
> 
> > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/hawkwind/disc_weird105.html
> 
> > and, quite coincidentally, I'd just been playing "Where Are They Now"
> 
> > Is there ANY evidence to back up the statement it was recorded at
> > Burringto= n, Village Hall =96 December 1977?
> 
> > I question this as it also states that Harvey is on vocals, when its
> > obviou= sly Dave
> 
> > As there has been some (deliberate?) confusion regarding the source of
> > some=
> >  of the Weird recordings (i.e. diff gig dates/venues), perhaps this could b=
> > e another Rockfield '79 session?=20
> 
> It sounds more like a studio track.
> 
> > I just wonder about that as it was released cut, I mean a 2 minute
> > track? E= specially as Time Of, Valium 10 have all appeared
> > chopped/edited at differe= nt times!
> 
> > I would appreciate anyone shedding any light on this and perhaps
> > providing = a definitive answer!
> 
> Yep, I'd be interested too for Codex purposes. Anyone in touch with Adrian?

	I see him very occasionally at the Standard. In fact there was a 
Frond gig there a while ago I've not got round to reviewing, I must do 
that.

> Whatever, I wish they'd lengthen the track. It's one of their best.

	It's a lovely and poignant vignette but I think it would have to 
be part of something larger to be a final recording. Otherwise it's just 
a segment of `P.X.R.5' with revised (and better) vocals... I often 
complain about them recycling content but this is a case where I rather 
wish they would, it desrves a home. Yours,
					   Jon

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 Jon Jarrett, Fitzwilliam Museum, jjarrett at chiark.greenend.org.uk