part 2 : http://punishyourself.free.fr/hawkwind/hawkwind_-_1985_-%20liverpool_empire%2014.11.85-part2.rar
Sound : I would give a 6 out of 10. Not that bad, not that good...
remastering info : using "original" flac files converted to wav, (there was no lineage included in the package I got, so I hope there was no mp3 conversion somewhere along the way...) I mainly added level, tried to reduce the tape hiss, and did a bit of stereo imaging. Then reconverted the whole thing to flac.
Don't expect no miracles, tho.
artwork : included, but to be honest, it's not the best piece of bootleg artwork I ever saw. I slightly re-edited the tracklist (joining choose your masks and battle sequence, and having the whole encore as one track), so the one featured on the artwork isn't really accurate..
The trouble with 1985 bootlegs is the way you can't avoid comparing these with the Live Chronicles official record. Most songs are played quite exactly the same, but with a better sound on the official one (which is no surprise indeed) ; so there's only a little intereste to be found on most of these records. This one falls into that kind, with most of the stuff being just ear-bleeding
versions of absolute live classics... But there are some highlights nonetheless : different narrations and intros (moonglum, for instance, has a nice synth intro, almost standing as a track of its own), sometimes different sounds used (on Choose Your Masks/Fight sequence, for instance, the analog synths sound a bit different, and you can also note a "Hall of the mountain king" theme inclusion on guitar) ; a full version of Brainstorm ; and, most interestingly, the encore is here included as a full, with a nice medley of classic Hawkwind songs (I chose to have it appear here as one track instead of cutting it into little bits, which made no sens IMO, but I'll understand if you're not happy with that - any audio editor can be used to re-edit following your own tastes !).
In the end, if you're a hardcore Hawkwind completist, this is worth a listen. If you're not, get yourself the Live Chronicles record !
