Hey folks,

As a huge Hedy West fan, I tried for a long time to track down the Japanese two-fer CD put out in the early '90s that supposedly contained the first two Vanguard LPs. This CD goes for anywhere from $80 to $130 on ebay (last week for $83). But be warned, this is not a complete CD of both albums. Apparently both wouldn't fit completely on the CD, so two were cut, both from the Hedy West Vol. 2 LP. One of them is "Hubbard," a brilliant version of the single girl/married girl lament, and one other song whose name I can't recall at the moment. Just in case you're after this and expect it to be complete.

I've never been able to track down the UK CD of Hedy (also the first two LPs, I think) that Amazon has listed from a company (actually a distributor, I believe) called Phantom.

Then there are the infamous Larkspur illegal home-made CDs from the Hedy West imposter who's been discussed on mudcat a few years ago. There are flaws in this series - crackles etc. - in addition to its being unauthorized.

For anyone who doesn't know, the VHS of Pete Seeger's show Rainbow Quest starring Hedy is very well worth getting. She does two songs there, a murder ballad and a German protest song about American racism; great stuff and EARLY.

Gary Morris