Policy Discussion(was-Kansas Two For The Show30th)

I do have a confession to make.  A CD rather than Vinyl Confession. (Sorry, bad joke, sometimes I can't help myself.)  I do have one "best of" album in my collection, Procol Harum (1972).  For me the rule is if an artist is worth having in your collection it's worth your while to go for original albums.  Also, if a live album is worth having in your collection, the songs should not be duplicates of the studio tracks.  Although, maybe that's a way around my first rule or something. 

Edited by Slartibartfast - July 22 2008 at 20:53

Thanks M@X. 

While I certainly disagree with this being unitlateral I will submit to your rule.

 

Admins I have updated the original entry as prescribed and took the liberty to contact the prog reviewers about updating the review of the original CD with a suggestion on how I did mine. You can see it there:

 

Cheers

Brian

I really hate to bring this up, but I'm about to review it and I think this may be where the line needs to be drawn.  Where I opposed the second entry for Two For The Show, I support this one: Nektar's Sunday Night at the London Roundhouse.

The original was from 1974, later released in CD in 1990:
1. Desolation valley (9:50)
2. A day in the life of a preacher featuring the birth of oh Willie (11:30)
3. Oop's (unindentified flying abstract) (6:37)
4. Mundetango (6:25)
5. Summer breeze (2:40)
The Two tracks were actually live at the Roundhouse, three tracks were actually live in the studio.  I'm pretty sure that #5 is also live in studio rather than live in Roundhouse, which it certainly is on the newer version.

And this version released in 2002:
Disc 1: 49:44
1. Crying In The Dark / King Of Twilight (12:10)
2. Desolation Valley (8:58)
3. A Day In The Life Of A Preacher including the birth of Oh Willie (19:50)
4. Summer Breeze (3:04)
5. Cast Your Fate (5:42)

Disc 2: 56:44
1. Remember The Future Part One (18:47)
2. Odyssey (Ron's On) (11:15)
3. 1-2-3-4 (12:31)
4. Remember The Future Part Two (Let It Grow) (5:14)
5. Woman (6:09)

The live in studio tracks were completely stripped off and the entire concert at the Roundhouse in now included in remastered form.

The first review of the second version dates back to 2005 (the first review of the former version 2004).  Maybe it's too late to put the toothpaste back in the tube.

Nektar did completely new album cover art as well.  I think they should have named the new one "The Complete Sunday Night at the London Roundhouse" or something to clearly distinguish it from the first version and then I just could have reviewed the dang thing and not brought it up here.

Oh, M@x, I know you're probably busy with more important things, what say ye?


Edited by Slartibartfast - July 22 2008 at 20:52