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Artist:    Roger Waters 
Title:     Radio KAOS Off The Air - A Collection Of Radio KAOS Rarities 
Unique_Id: KAOFFAIR 

Format:    CDR 
Catalog:   MARE 9401 (Marooned Records) 
Misc.:     
Produced:  1994 
Date:      8610 
Matrix:    Disc  1: 

Cover:     Only green text on grey background, no picture. 
           Front: The "Roger Waters - Radio K.A.O.S" circle logo (with the 
                  satellite) on green. Bottom: "off the air" on big green 
                  letters, and "a collection of radio kaos rarities" on 
                  small green letters. 
           Back:  "radio kaos off the air" on big green letters, followed 
                  by "a collection of kaos rarities" on small green 
                  letters. Then the tracklist. 

Sources:   ?? Oct 1986- 14Jul1987 
           1-12: Oct - Dec 1986, The Billiard Room 
           13: 1987, USA 
           14: 14 Jul 1987, The Billiard Room 

Tracks:    Disc:  1
            1. Radio Waves                                          4:47 
            2. Who Needs Information                                6:03 
            3. Me Or Him                                            5:36 
            4. The Powers That Be                                   4:02 
            5. Sunset Strip                                         4:09 
            6. Home                                                 7:26 
            7. Four Minutes                                         4:10 
            8. The Tide Is Turning                                  5:30 
            9. Radio Waves (extended version)                       7:04 
           10. Going To Live In L.A.                                5:55 
           11. Radio Waves (edited version)                         3:45 
           12. Get Back To Radio                                    4:42 
           13. Molly's Song (live)                                  3:21 
           14. Money                                                6:32 
               Total Time:                                         73:10 

Band:      Roger Waters 

Xref:      1-8: "Radio KAOS" promo only dj album, 1987 
           9-11: "Radio Waves" CD single, 1987 
           12,14: "The Tide Is Turning" CD single, 1987 
           13: "Who Needs Information" US 7" single, 1987 

Quality:   Sup 

Comments:  This is a very nice CD, with all the available rarities 
           released with the "Radio KAOS" album. 

           According to the booklet, the first 8 tracks come from the 
           "promo only dj" release of "Radio KAOS", without the spoken 
           words between songs. So, nothing really new, but a nice 
           alternate version of the album, without the DJ's transitions 
           and Billy's dialogs between the songs (each song is a separate 
           entity). It was dubbed from vinyl (but the vinyl noises can 
           only be heard between the songs). I don't think the "promo dj 
           only" album was released in CD format. Sound quality seems even 
           much warmer than the original CD. 

           The next 3 tracks come from the "Radio Waves" CD single, and 
           are perfect quality. 

           "Get Back To Radio" and "Money" were taken from the "The Tide 
           Is Turning" CD single. "Money" is a "live in the studio" 
           version, recorded at the Billiard Room on July 14, 1987. The 
           lead vocals are sung by Paul Carrack. 

           "Molly's Song" is a true live version, recorded in 1987 during 
           the US tour. It's only available on the US 7" single "Who Needs 
           Information". Here, sound quality is not perfect, since there 
           are some vinyl scratches. On this song, backing vocalist Doreen 
           Chanter sings. On the "Radio KAOS" album, a short extract from 
           this song can be heard (during "Four Minutes"). 

           So, this RoIO is in fact a collection of other (rare) RoLOs. 
           It's nice to have all the singles rarities from the KAOS period 
           on one CD. The only thing is that the CD-R doesn't play on my 
           Kenwood CD player (this player has some trouble with some 
           CD-Rs). But it plays perfectly well on my Philips CD player, 
           and on my car CD player. So, if you find this RoIO, try it 
           before buying it (if it's possible...). 
                          - MARC-OLIVIER.