Stefan Wood

up, added Revolutionary Ensemble to my wants

Just saying. I thought you were a stickler for high quality vinyl. Of course it is a better alternative than paying a lot of money for originals, all I am saying is the remastering job isn't all that great. Not in every instance, but enough to make me pause whenever they do come out with new reissues. For instance, I bought the Link Wray 2 lp edition of Swan singles, and I thought the sound was horrible, especially when compared to the 2 cd set that Norton had put out several years ago. But the Stooges reissue sounded very nice. I guess my point is I don't buy the notion that just because it is on vinyl means it sounds better.

$30 for the Final Comedown reissue? The music is not that great, and at that price, it is a rip off. I would be wary of Sundazed reissues on vinyl -- I had several and they mostly sound worse than the cds -- with the exception of the Stooges' Fun House. The others (Ides of March, Link Wray, etc) sound tinny.

Up, thank you to those who responded so far!

Maybe not so crazy if it is one of a few mono copies available. I wonder what the OOP connoisseur edition cd is going for nowadays?

Only in France would they have a retrospective of Franco's work. He did work with Orson Welles early in his career, and The Awful Doctor Orloff was a geniunely creepy and well done movie. But he was destined for B movie stuff, and most of his 70's work is banal at best.

I am looking for the following: Azar Lawrence's two dates on Milestone (or was it Fantasy?) Revolutionary Ensemble (not reissued on cd so far) Charles Kynard on Mainstream (3 different lps, Charles Kynard, Woga and Your Mama Don't Dance) Hal Galper's Guerilla Band and Wild Bird on Mainstream Charles McPherson - Today's Man on Mainstream Black Blood on Mainstream I'd like to trade cdrs if possible. I have a huge list to swap from. Please PM.

bertrand, I had no idea that Shorter liked Dunsany. Now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense. As with his fascination with the Green Lantern. Dunsany was a darn good writer who spun wild tales and created a mythology that was unique and in keeping with Homeric tales and legend of ancient times. H.P. Lovecraft fell under his influence and used it heavily in his stories.

In high school and college I collected comic books. Sold them all. I'm an avid reader, so I have a lot of books -- mostly fiction and art books. But I have really fallen for the late 19th and early 20th century ghost story fiction, collected and published by boutique presses like Ash-Tree and Tartarus Press. I like the style and the way they are told. M.R. James in particular. I have been reading and loving the Jorkens tales, written by Lord Dunsany. It's like a combination of PG Wodehouse and Dunsany's own fantastic stories of mythical gods. Great tall tales.

So, packaging aside, how does this compare to the Ayler tree material soundwise?

You'll be having a good time with those. They are very fine sets with great music.

Bought it. It is a very NICE cd. I don't understand why anyone is making comparisons between old and new. It is a complete work, now. BTW, I always disliked the Beach Boys, for their cheesy music and songs. I never could understand why they were placed up there with the Beatles. But then in the end, it is all pop music.

Dewey Redman - The Struggle Continues (ECM) $6 Hard to find, and considering that this will not be reissued on cd any time soon, a great find!

You should hear the new SACD Living Stereo reissues. Beats the classic shaded dog vinyl easily. The sound is fantastic -- outstanding remastering work.

I don't understand. It's all about 0s and 1s, not like vinyl, where you can have varying degrees of thickness, "virgin" material, etc. I thought the gold layer was to ensure more archival preservation. How can it produce a "warmer" sound?

Pulled the trigger on these.

I may pass on buying this set. If I can find the laserdiscs, and transfer them to dvd, then that would be fine. I don't like the updated CGI and added scenes that were done. And maybe there's a part of me that says, it ain't all that great. Seeing them in theaters was the best experience, but to tell the truth they really seem dated, groundbreaking as they were.

Too damn much, and more coming in. 5k +

I have found in some cases that the original vinyl sound quality just isn't that good. Nothing wrong with the vinyl, just bad recording or mastering. I prefer the Mingus box done by Rhino.

I'm looking for the following albums: Walter Bishop: Speak Low, Bish Bash Coral Keys Valley Land Soul Village Cubicle Kenny Wheeler: Gnu High 1976 Deer Wan Around 6 Widow in the Window Preferrably cdrs, unless they are readily available on cd. Please PM.

I love it. Somebody probably stumbled over this reissue in progress, took the credit for it, and is now digging the sand out of his beach house in the Virgin Islands, having been dumped by hurricaine Ivan. I wonder what exactly scared JB away from making an album with CMB?

African Head Charge. Nuff said!

I have heard Come on In. This is better. I'll check out Bobby Rush -- thanks for the info! For what it's worth, I think Burnside's "Mr Wizard" is one of the best blues albums of the past 30 years.

Picked this one up recently. One thing I have to say about Burnside -- he never rests on his laurels, never relies on the Mississippi Delta Blues sounds that formed his and many generations of other blues artists' music. He just flat out boogies till the cows come home! John Lee Hooker, while not as experimental, had that mastery of rhythm and drive that makes his music so funky. On this cd, Burnside has samples, mixes it up with DJs, guest artists (Kid Rock, whom I dislike), as well as acoustic solo guitar. What is fine about all this is that he never compromises his music -- the groove is always there, never hidden, his vocals are strong and vibrant, and it's always about the blues. He is clearly having a lot of fun, now in his 70's and better than ever. Will he be seen as the last great Delta Blues artist? Who knows, but he is clearly pushing the boundaries and making a case for a new, contemporary sound of the blues, without having it so bound to the sounds of the past. Not really a review, I know, but I can't get past track 6 -- it it sooooo funky!

As for the Gil Melle sessions, anyone who is looking for it please PM me. I bought one (Blue Note Connoisseur Edition) for a fellow board member (still shrinkwrapped) and I know the store I bought it from has a few more.