Re: A Happy Question

[WretchAwry <vickie@pilot.njin.net>]

Chad asks:

> I have a Happy Rhodes question to ask.  Just how limited
> is this HR5 promo cd?  I purchased a copy the other day
> and it is in brand new condition.  Perhaps they are reissuing
> more copies of it?
 
Nope, they haven't been reissued, so what you got was a copy that
a radio station didn't want. Someone from a radio station (tsk tsk
& boo hoo) sold it to whatever store you got it from. It's never
been commercially available.

<Taken from an old Ecto post>
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....................................... Happy and Kevin pressed 1000
copies of a promo-only CD single, containing 5 songs, called HR5. Two
of the songs are directly from the albums, 2 are acoustic versions of
album songs, and one is a non-album cover. They sent most of these CDs
to radio stations and other promotional outlets around the United States.
.......................Because they appreciate our support so much, H&K
set aside about 200 copies to be sold to Ectophiles who wanted them. It's
a fantastic gesture, because these are limited-edition CDs, and once 
they're gone, will never again be pressed. Happy is also personally
signing the CDs before they go out to Ectophiles.

<HR5 songs>
   Save Our Souls (acoustic version, original on Equipoise)
   Feed the Fire  (album version, Warpaint)
   Feed the Fire  (acoustic version, includes bit of Kate's "RUTH")
   I Say          (album version, Equipoise)
   Ashes To Ashes (non-album acoustic, David Bowie cover)

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It's only a collector's item for the most die-hard Happy fan, because
all the non-album songs are now available on her full-length compilation
_RhodeSongs_. At the time though, they weren't available on CD, which 
made this a nice thing for Happy's fans to have.

So, are you going to keep it? :-)

Vickie

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