The most "anthologized" rock bandThey have more anthologies than actual studio albums ! I think the last hawkwind compilation I bought was Anthology Vol.2 because some of the tracks were on albums I couldn't find at the time including the version of Ghost Dance which appaears here. At this point I think these anthologies just overlap too much and can be confusing for someone looking to get into them, not to mention the millions of lineup changes and the varying quality. Same goes for their live albums. How many versions of Silver Machine do we need? Seriously. If I had the time I could go through their whole anthology catologue and probably whittle it down to about 4 Hawkwind albums that you'll ever need. Also there's the licencing problem which precludes a truly complete overview but this seems to be solved to a certain extent judging by this "new" package. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I just checked a ( favourable ) review I wrote for Vol. 2 and that pretty much sums it up. It's one of the few Hawkwind anthologies that I would actually recommend.
Edited by Vibrationbaby - October 03 2008 at 06:20