A Must For The Moorcock Fan
James G. Boyd | 05/03/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I bought 'New World's Fair' when it came out on LP many years ago and tracked it down when it finally emerged on CD. I have always loved Moorcock's style of writing, whether with the Deep Fix, Hawkwind or the other groups that he has worked with. What 'Rollercoaster Holiday' is, is a chance to see how Moorcock and the Deep Fix put together 'New World's Fair', with a selection of early version, rough mixes and even some solo versions with just Moorcock and an acoustic guitar. High points for me were the alternate versions of Song For Marlene (surely the greatest song ever written about Shanghai Lil) and You're A Hero. Like the title says, if you're a fan then this is a must have, and if you're not, you might want to take a journey into themind of the man who gave us Elric, Jerry Cornelius and all those other amazing characters."