neveronfriday Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 (edited) Ellington, Duke "THE REPRISE STUDIO RECORDINGS 1962-1965" 81 Tracks. Mit Johnny Hodges, Cootie Williams, Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Billy Strayhorn. Digitally remastered. Rhino. 1976/2003. 5 CDs 49,99 EUR. Nr. 75716. And: Davis, Miles "THE COMPLETE JACK JOHNSON SESSIONS" 34 of the 42 tracks are previously unissued. 4-1/2 hours of brand new Miles Davis music. Plus 120 page deluxe booklet containing extensive essays by Miles Davis, Michael Cuscuna and Bill Milkowski. With rare photos of Miles & all of the musicians and complete discography of time period. Mit Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette u.a. Digitally remastered/24 Bit. 2003. 5 CDs 69,99 EUR. Nr. 75680. And: Basie, Count/& And his Orchestra "AMERICA'S #1 BAND! - The Columbia years." 89 tracks covering the 30's, 40's & 50's. 19 previously unreleased radio broadcasts. Mit Lester Young, Sweets Edison, Papa Joe Jones, Freddie Green, Coleman Hawkins, Billie Holiday u.a. Plus 92-seitiges Booklet mit raren Fotos. Digitally remastered/24 Bit. 2003. 4 CDs 39,99 EUR. Nr. 75717 I didn't buy the Davis and Basie, but I went for The Mulligan box which should be available again within 4 weeks. Together with my Teddy Wilson Mosaic order, Christmas will arrive very early this year (and there won't be any cash left for the actual Christmas later this year). Cheers! Edited January 23, 2004 by deus62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 You can get the Basie for the same amount on Amazon Germany (which for me would be cheaper, as VAT is deducted and shipping free - while 2001 charges I think 8.5 Euros for shipping). The prize for the Miles J.J. is a not bad, but Amazon France has it for 61.60 Euros. ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 (edited) Thanks for the info, Deus. When reading the thread title I thought Mosaic was selling out on Zweitausendeins The Jack Johnson box was way too expensive in most european stores (80-90 Euro, as opposed to $60 in the US). So the 2001 price is much better, but still higher than their previous offers on Miles box sets (10 Euro per CD). Edited January 23, 2004 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 The Jack Johnson box was way too expensive in most european stores (80-90 Euro, as opposed to $60 in the US). So the 2001 price is much better, but still higher than their previous offers on Miles box sets (10 Euro per CD). I noticed that, too: Seems the labels are gettin' tougher with box sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Basie, Count/& And his Orchestra "AMERICA'S #1 BAND! - The Columbia years." 89 tracks covering the 30's, 40's & 50's. 19 previously unreleased radio broadcasts. Mit Lester Young, Sweets Edison, Papa Joe Jones, Freddie Green, Coleman Hawkins, Billie Holiday u.a. Plus 92-seitiges Booklet mit raren Fotos. Digitally remastered/24 Bit. 2003. 4 CDs 39,99 EUR. Nr. 75717 I saw it at the Frankfurt Saturn-Hansa branch at the same price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 I saw this Ellington set at a Zweitausendeins shop today. It is a bizarre Mosaic-style set: - It is a long black box, twice the size of a CD. No LP size booklet inside, obviously - The front has a miniature reproduction of the Mosaic cover, and a red/white "Spiegel Edition" sticker below. Spiegel is the biggest german weekly news magazine (www.spiegel.de) - the back has a description of the set in german So it looks like Mosaic is now licensing it's artwork and liner notes after their license of the music has expired. This set is for the german market only, I doubt wether they would do that on the US market, as this is likely to damage Mosaic's reputation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted February 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 (edited) Well, that's the one I bought. I'm quite happy with it, but I'd rather have the normal Mosaic jewel cases. In this "Spiegel Edition" which, by the way, has been available from the Spiegel Shop online for quite some time now (and has been advertised in their magazine since last year), the CDs are in cardboard sleeves which are inserted into slits in the inside front and back covers. I'll probably remove the CDs and put them into jewel cases. It's just a hassle with the covers and tracklists. The booklet (as tall as the box) has the (translated) German version only notes from the Mosaic set (complete, as far as I can tell). There is a single black info sheet affixed to the backcover of the package by a piece of round tape, giving some general info and listing Mosaic as the copyright holder (distributed by "Warner Strategic Marketing International". Finally it states "Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe" Image: front of the box (left), back of the box (center), front inside left (right) Cheers! Edited February 4, 2004 by deus62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted February 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 BTW: The "Spiegel Edition" is printed on the box and is not a sticker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Thanks Deus. Is the track listing identical to the official Mosaic set? Zweitausendeins says 81 tracks, but AMG lists 101 tracks for the Mosaic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted February 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Zweitausendeins screwed that up. All 101 tracks are on this "Spiegel Edition" boxed set. Disc 01: 24 tracks Disc 02: 20 tracks Disc 03: 11 tracks Disc 04: 23 tracks Disc o5: 23 tracks Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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