Hawkwind: Warrior On the Edge Of Time (Steven Wilson Remix), Don't Play On An Automatic Turntable!

[@kevinhodgson8508]

I bought this album within days of it's initial release in 1975 at a store called Callers in Newcastle upon Tyne ( UK ) ... Appearing that very same day at the nearby by City Hall venue were none other than teenybop chart toppers The Bay City Rollers . I was one of the only people in the city centre that day not completely decked out from head to toe in Tartan .

[@cjhards]

I was in the thick of things back in 80’s & 90’s. Great festival’s & awesome gigs!! Hawkwind, my favourite band mainly because they didn’t sell out to the big labels etc.

[@johnv467]

I also grit my teeth over the Moorcock tracks.

[@robertdavis6086]

Truly one of my favorite Hawkwind albums. Space Ritual is my FAVORITE Hawkwind album.

[@Texama57]

I had a friend who died a couple of years ago, we used to laugh at him because he was into Hawkwind, bought everything he could find by the band, I hated them back in the 70s when we used to run around together. I moved across the country in the mid 80s and stayed there 30 years, around 2005 or so I was listening to that Slacker radio at work one day, it used to work like Pandora except the selection of music was endless, you couldn't stump them, they had every song I could even think of, one day I decided to give Hawkwind another try after hearing the song ' Hurry On Sundown', & I see what he saw now~! I really like most anything I've ever heard by them now. It's the same with a lot of other bands since I got old also~!

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Great story, thank you for sharing - Phil

[@JelloPotate]

I shockingly found an original US Hall of the Mountain Grill at a local place a few months ago. I never really listened to Hawkwind but I knew Lemmy was in it and I love Motorhead to death. It was cheap and I couldn't pass it up but I didn't really expect to enjoy it but I really did. Afterwards at some point I got the Cherry Red reissue of this album on CD and it's almost become an obsession of mine. Such a masterpiece.

[@ledzep9501]

Love it and my favorite is Hall Of The Mountain Grill....Hoping for a reissue as well with Doremi and In Search Of Space

[@jamesgray4627]

Love that album actually saw that tour in Hammond, Indiana.

[@Zasu42]

Yep

[@EUKARYOTIK]

Had I not have recently dropped a good amount of dosh on a first pressing I'd be running to get this edition as I thought Steven Wilson's redo was smashing, this is my favourite album of all time. Hawks Forever 🤙✌☮☯🌱🍄🌌🌠

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Thank you for watching - Phil

[@Mariazellerbahn]

I'm not a big Hawkwind fan but this is a cracking album. I bought the CD box set for playing. However, if you have an automatic "stacker" deck (radiogram if you still have one), just leave the pressure arm "open" and the auto will not operate.

[@maui1995bailey]

Wow wow great album 💿 aloha from Maui

[@SJHUE]

Hi Phil, I bought this at just under £50. It looks and sounds great though you make me feel as if I should try to obtain an original as well! I don`t have an automatic turntable but very good of you to warn people who might have.

[@jerrygeorgopolis8015]

Thanks for the info Phil !

[@satanwest2923]

That is also my favorite Hawkwind album. Thanks for letting us know about the issue with the Steven Wilson version.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

I do remember the old and original "shield" sleeve, I am sure one of my old friends still has the original. I do have the CD remaster box set from 2013 (?) with the Steven Wilson remix on it and, yes, it is and always will be one of Hawkwind's finest albums. Even though I don't have a turntable (yet!) I am tempted to pick up a copy of the vinyl just for "posterity".

[@Patrick-sheen]

I was thinking of buying the cd remaster box set. Is it worth getting?

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@@Patrick-sheen Yes, it's excellent. Can you still get it at a reasonable price?

[@Patrick-sheen]

It’s 30 euros on Amazon. Not sure if that’s reasonable?

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@@Patrick-sheen That sounds about the going rate - presumably that is the Atomhenge version with the two CDs and one DVD?

[@Patrick-sheen]

@@terrydaktyllus1320that’s it alright…time to click purchase 😂 many thanks for your help!

[@KS-yy2fu]

Amazing countdown

[@LauraKnotek]

I don't have an automatic turntable, but thanks for mentioning how different the sound is on this remix. I think I'll stick with the original.

[@GazaStripped]

Hall of The Mountain Grill is my fave Hawk lp. Everything else is brilliant too!

[@kcewing1]

Good to know! I arrived here from seeing you on a few recent Sea of Tranquility sessions. I'm digging this channel!

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Thank you so much 😊

[@jegarajramoo3873]

Hello Phil. Good advice about the automatic turntables. Also, I came across a rather rare breed of vinyl collectors. They don't buy just any vinyl format. They are collectors of old and obscure formats. It seems there were 2 inch, 5 inch and even 19 inch vinyl records pre- 1960. There are others like Trimicron, flexi discs,green vinyl etc. And the original laser etched True Colors album by Split Enz from 1979 is much sought after in Australasia. If any of you music connoisseurs come across such discs in your grandparents ' attics or storerooms, PLEASE don't throw them away. You are sitting on a treasure trove !!

[@dinovanjak905]

That is a beautiful album i love it nice find

[@whssy]

Thanks for the heads up. Wasn't going to buy another copy of this anyway (I have an original pressing and the CD/DVD-A box) - but will stick to steaming it when it becomes available for sure now.

[@kirkhunter146]

Why? you already have it, its in the box set

[@deantaylor1512]

Hi Phil .. yes a fantastic album .. my fav is Doremi…but to be honest I kind of love em all .. Glad to see you well after all you recent tec problems… Think things really were better back in the day 😂😂

[@mikaelbrodin6180]

LOVE THIS ALBUM WITH HAWKWIND

[@poglingtonpog]

Love the remix in the box and at this price I'll be sticking with my original vinyl, it seems as though they didn't think this through, a real cock-up, for £50+ they could surely have made it a double with some bonuses or make them 45 RPM! Anyway I'm fine as I am and won't bother even though I have a manual TT!😉

[@richardsinger01]

Personally I dont like changing the record every 10 mins so I'm glad this wasn't split over two 45 rpm discs. I'm rather glad that my record player is fully manual though.

[@tednindo6761]

there's an extra 1m15s on the steven wilson mix of magnu

[@johnv467]

Another mistake about this album which i dont think anyone has noticed, is that on the inner sleeve the tracks are 1 to another number for each side but in the notes its mentions Brock plays on 1, 2 and say 10. A left over from the CD.

[@canadianstudmuffin]

My favorite Hawkwind album also! I have this on CD, so thankfully I don't need the vinyl with that Side 2 issue.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Hi Larry - do you have the little box set with the remastered CD, Remix CD and BluRay with the 5.1 mix - that is really good. Phil

[@canadianstudmuffin]

@@NowSpinningMagazine Yep! Altthough I don't have a 5.1 Stereo system, ha ha!

[@MacStoker]

Opa Loka's amazing work really inspired me, leading me to create a KZbin channel dedicated to similar 3D sound experiences. I'm a bit reluctant to check out the SW-Remix and risk getting annoyed lol...

[@stephenyoung4134]

I was looking forward to this release until I saw the price. Think I'll stick with the deluxe CD set that came out a few years ago and drop some hints for xmas. I guess if they ever fully replicate In Search of Space with the booklet it will be a similar price.

[@robertbaker5156]

It’s a great album , as is Hall of the Mountain Grill but I’m hyper Space Ritual is soon to reissued on vinyl!!!

[@jean-lucpernel2202]

Bonsoir Phil, d'accord avec toi c'est mon préféré mais je ne l'ai pas car la magnifique pochette était Toujours détérioré ( l'édition originale anglaise a fait partie du divorce il y a 40 ans ,bref je ne l'ai jamais réécouté, this artwork IS very very fantastic !!🤗

[@normanmacfarlane6724]

I have the cd box set of this album.

[@texeast8680]

Another great video Phil. Hey Phil, by the way I got my Rhino Quadio copy of BS's Paranoid today and let me say it is outstanding. I just wanted to give you a heads up if you are thinking about getting a copy. Thanks. again.

[@ericmac123]

Hi Phil, I'll stick to my original which plays very well. I find with some of the new recordings that they sound too clinical and dull sometimes. The price puts me off as well because up to £50 for one album is a rip off. I know they have to be more expensive than they used to be but that kind of price is just way too much. Anyway thank you for another interesting video - I look forward to each one you make. Regards from not so sunny Dunfermline in Fife!😀

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Hi Eric, thank you for watching and your supportive words. Phil

[@magnu75]

I have the box set which came out a few years back with the vinyl included. I'm not sure if that version was the original mix on the album or the Steve Wilson version?

[@deantaylor1512]

I have the box too .. the vinyl is the original mix .. it is also a direct flat transfer from the original analog tapes.. it’s all analog.. and it sound bloody fantastic…

[@Baz63]

Also beware there is some controversy surrounding Abbey Road Studios. There is a suggestion that there is a digital element to their processes and, i for one, am sure that Free's Fire and Water album is digital. So for those purists that are looking for 100% analogue please take note.

[@snowyherge1549]

Hawkwind: Space Ritual is regarded as their best?

[@iansmithpersonal]

Dave Brock has said he regards it as being the band at their peak

[@djacobmadrigal]

He’s talking about his favorite studio album

[@anthonymcnamee6297]

Best one they made at the time hawkwind had a few turkeys

[@neilroberts1512]

Hi phil whats the hi fi set up you use for all the great music in your faboulouse collectin

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

I do this in a future video!

[@Hawkwind77]

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[@classicrock7890]

You can buy it for £41 but it should be sold for around £30 taking into account the fancy sleeve work! Taking advantage of the market here. They obviously assumed few people use auto lift turntables today. Technics 100/1500C is one of the few modern ones of any quality. Who cut it?

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Abbey Road !

[@classicrock7890]

But which engineer? Sean Magee perhaps? He doesn't put his name in the dead wax.

[@KS-yy2fu]

Rega owner's advantage 😊

[@wheelie63]

.....all signs of "imminent Sonic destruction".......... indeed. wb

[@TheSoundrookie]

Hi Phil. They should have made it a double album instead. The way they made this is really stupid. Not all turntables have on/off switches for the automatic, and besides that; Have they heard of inner groove distortion??? On a double album they could have made wider grooves which sounds better, and avoided this mistake. I think it's pretty obvious that they haven't thought of either customers, the tech side of things, or sound quality. Stay cool Mate.

[@Trifixion22]

Agreed. Especially the price they're asking, it would have been smarter to make it a double.

[@richardsinger01]

Its only 44 minutes long, far too short for a double. I have not noticed any problems with IGD particularly. This remix sounds very open and detailed, possible a bit lighter in the bass compared to the first press and early re-press versions. I think its a worthwhile version which I am enjoying. Admittedly at £42 its a bit pricey - probably the sleeve is responsible for a fair bit of that.

[@Hawkwind77]

I love warriors album but i prefer calvert vocals on the calvert era of hawkwind

[@Trifixion22]

Think I'll pick up an original instead. I dont have an automatic turntable but I'm not gonna support this kind of shoddy quality regardless. Like another comment mentioned, inner groove distortion will likely be a problem. A damn shame, as I like Steven's remixes.

[@jasondalton-earls9972]

Sorry but it doesn't come close to "In Search Of Space", "Do Rae Me Fa Sa Lo La Ti Do", Then Either the 1st album or Space Ritual. Love all the Hawks & their Friends & Relations!~ Yes the camera does lie & refuses to die, but don't worry because 'Uncle Sam's On Mars"!~!~

[@Hawkwind77]

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[@NowSpinningMagazine]

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