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After the Bruce/Rathbone radio series, I'm now re-re-re-re-re (etc) listening to "The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy", the original radio show. Aah, I can still remember those days in 1983-4 when I first came across it between the bursts of static while listening to BBC World Service (shortwave). Brilliant! Now I've progressed from recording-off-air via cassettes that I bought at the actual Bush House, and CD:s to mp3:s. When I looked at my iPod I realised I had turned it off on track 42, how appropriate!
But there is one thing I miss: the alternative version from the LP:s. It's ever so slightly different from the original radio show, mostly in the music that is some direct-for-LP Radiophonic Workshop composition, and not the copyrighted pieces from the broadcast episodes. Also some minor things like dropping Lady Cynthia Fitz-Melon and instead adding Hotblack Desiato, and above all: the ancient Betelgeuse death anthem. "Zagla-baa-aaa stringetic astro-oooo! Agla grigra bantrifaaaa..." or whatever it is Zaphod and Ford belt out just before the computer bank blows up.
I've got them on tape (I checked: yes they're still there!) which is a relief since I can't find them anywhere on amazon or itunes. It's just the (fantastic) original episodes, and various readings of the books. Maybe someone else has mp3:s of the LP:s, though? Let me know!
But there is one thing I miss: the alternative version from the LP:s. It's ever so slightly different from the original radio show, mostly in the music that is some direct-for-LP Radiophonic Workshop composition, and not the copyrighted pieces from the broadcast episodes. Also some minor things like dropping Lady Cynthia Fitz-Melon and instead adding Hotblack Desiato, and above all: the ancient Betelgeuse death anthem. "Zagla-baa-aaa stringetic astro-oooo! Agla grigra bantrifaaaa..." or whatever it is Zaphod and Ford belt out just before the computer bank blows up.
I've got them on tape (I checked: yes they're still there!) which is a relief since I can't find them anywhere on amazon or itunes. It's just the (fantastic) original episodes, and various readings of the books. Maybe someone else has mp3:s of the LP:s, though? Let me know!
