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I mf played TDAROMFTPAPBTIOLSDEAATTTMOTMDS - not kiddin', yo, mf bro'!

up - I wondered about this, too... worth upgrading or not?

Universal, I think - at least a guy at a local record store told me so.

I checked all my three boxes last night. Dexter CD1 is ok, so seem to be all the others. With the Evans boxes, everything is ok, as well, *but* the first one has consistenly wrong total timings given (usually around 2 minutes too many). Anyone knows how that came to be?

up for Adrian! seems you were partying so hard you missed the thread!

No, not part of the LPR series. Part of what appears to be a new series--Verve (or Decca in the case of the Raney) "Originals". Jewel cases with a 4-page insert that depicts the original cover's front and back, and otherwise contains only personnel and track information (including original master numbers) and the original liner notes. ... Sounds like the latest of the LPRs looked over here (Lateef, Ayler...) But these are definitely not part of the LPR series--not so indicated on their respecitve pages on the Verve web site, and not included on the LPR page of that site. Perhaps Verve has replaced that series with this one? I'm sure the packaging on these is much cheaper than the digipacks--and previously mini-LPs--of the LPR series, which require "custom" printing of each package as opposed to generic jewel cases and cheap inserts. Well as far as I know, in Europe, the LPR series *has* already been replaced by these "Verve originals". Same, I think, for the Verve master edition, which have slightly changed (to the worse, too, in my opinion) and are now called differently, too (Verve Masterpieces or what was it again? Still digipack, but much less elegant ones than the VMEs). Seems Europe had mini LPs slightly longer than the US, and now maybe once again, the change took part over here half a year earlier... For handling reasons, I preferred the Digipacks over the mini lps, but I'd rather have mini lps again, instead of the usual plastic crap.

Found this one used recently: It has quite some period charm - I like it quite a lot, in fact. Volker Kriegel is on guitar. It's culled from several MPS albums, btw - personnaly, I think, this is about as much as I need of this stuff.

No, not part of the LPR series. Part of what appears to be a new series--Verve (or Decca in the case of the Raney) "Originals". Jewel cases with a 4-page insert that depicts the original cover's front and back, and otherwise contains only personnel and track information (including original master numbers) and the original liner notes. ... Sounds like the latest of the LPRs looked over here (Lateef, Ayler...) Only that remastering semed to be different (worse) over here, too (see discussion of "Psychicemotus" elsewhere). Why can't they stick with the nice digipack design? Whoever invented those ugly jewel cases... head off (says this humble king )!

The rights to the music in films continues to be a problem. I know that an enrire scene from "Billion Dollar Brain" (semi-classic 60s cold war thriller, also featuring Michael Cane) was cut from the recent DVD release because it prominently featured a Beatles tune, and it couldn't be re-scored as someone is seen playing a Beatles LP and even showing the record cover. This is so stupid. Why not just consider it product placement and make the Beatles' estate pay for that?

I hate these things... I better hurry home after work tonight and do a closer check on my Dexter and Evans boxes! Didn't see anything on a first quick scan, but I haven't had any disc in the player yet!

I've got the beeb webcast (in crappy quality, alas) on a CDR and can vouch* for it being very good! *) edit: not that this would convince anyone...

happy huppy! hope you'll have a good one (even though I still didn't send you those Randy Weston CDs...) have one on me!

you can also play this humle king's db radio show here: ubu roi's hommage à derek bailey this will be online forever and a day. there's plenty of music, but you won't understand the talking parts, I suppose...

40$ plus 10$ shipping plus 10$ for doing a money order... sorry, but that's verging on the ridiculous. It was discussed in the CT list, and some there seemed to agree. Pity though, as I'd love to see it, and I bet it won't ever make it to TV over here. I rememeber in the CT list some felt that the director made the impression on them that he didn't really want to share his film... weird, isn't it? I'd rather suppose he'd want to sell it and get at least some of the money back that he must have spent on this project... but not for 40$ plus....

To offer a wee bit of further help to our germanophile friends... this notification email (the first one, subject "Bestellung bei Zweitausendeins: [order-no]". A day or so later you'll get another mail, this time a personal one, from said Mr. Luening (subject: "Ihre Bestellung - Kunden-Nr.: [your customer-no.]"). In that mail, you can see if all your items are there for delivery ("Alle gewuenschten Artikel sind lieferbar..."). I suppose that if you do not see that line ("Alle gewunschten...") you drop Mr. Luening a mail and ask for explanation/help.

Well, that would be a bit drastic, then... instead just let me mention that back in that *other* zweit/zyx-boxes sale two years or so ago, I *did* get the Evans Fantasy, for, if memory serves me right, around 15 euro-zlotys... that should be punishment enough

Otherwise just drop a mail here: sluening[at]zweitausendeins[dot]de - he seems to do all the customer support for online orders, and is very kind in doing so. He will also answer in english, it seems!

That's Step 4 of the ordering process. I get "Per Bankeinzug" (works with German bank accounts only) and "Per Kreditkarte" (only outside of Germany), there you can choose your card and enter your data. Or you should be able to, at least.

The freedom Riviera? The freed Riviera? The fried Riviera? The freedomized Riviera? The sodomized Riviera? All that is to add: Dizzy for President!

Usually I just give discs to two good friends. Nobody else closeby would have much interest... I give those two pretty much anything, knowing that I'll get it back, and knowing I can have whatever from them, too (including stuff like OOP FMP LPs or large boxes of classical music...) They usually even replace broken jewel cases without me having to ask for... I also gave someone else a Mosaic (the Tristano/Konitz/Marsh) with no fear - I got several LPs from him for a lengthy time period, stuff like Tristano's Maelstrom and a Braxton Arista, as well as other rare items. Never really lost anything, just one or two pop/funk discs, ten years ago. It's more likely that I consider something lost that I just misplaced somewhere within my own collection (right now that's Sheila Jordan's "Portrait of Sheila", but I'm pretty sure one day it will turn up again).

Pretty bad excuse! EAC and some cheap software can do that job... But the 4CD package is great, anyway!

I enjoy the few bits of Tusques I know very much. This is the only actual CD I own, and it's fantastic: A swinging, warm, blues- and emotion-drenched date, with Denis Colin (bcl) and Noel McGhie (d). It's on the Tranes Européennes label, listed on the site David mentioned above, too.

Very sad news (I guess it's to be considered a major achievement making brownie dance through the aisles! )