T.D.

I was speaking figuratively. Their algorithm recommended a bunch of Delmarks (and variants) at $0.99 through $3.99. Selected one and then piggybacked more algo recommendations plus one that was on my watch list. They do have clickable links for "Sale Items", "CD Deals" and "LP Deals" now. Scroll down a DG page and look under "Special Offers" in the left column. Warning: you can spend a lot of time and/or $...I guess that's why the sobriquet "The Bastards". 😁 Looks like they've recently modified the site a bit...IIRC the CD link used to be something like "CDs $8.99 or less". For instance: CD Deals (new/used, sorted ascending by price) LP Deals (ditto)

Weird mix of obscure items from Dusty Groove bargain bins: (Prestige twofer reissue w. one solo track omitted)

I remember that. The clip of Pres. Carter singing Salt Peanuts was all over TV. It made the nightly news IIRC.

Second half of this box. Then will take a Beethoven break, though the Kempff mono and Serkin (incomplete) sets will move into the queue.

+1 And he happened to be correct in that particular case. 😆

That Jazz Times story has been up since at least 2021, which is when I first saw it.

Thanks for the recommendations. That one was 1000 yen for a long time at cdjapan. Probably still is, per Lon (I haven't checked recently, cutting down on purchases). I was intending to buy but passed due to lack of reviews and Andorran issuer. Will try to find a copy.

Thanks, Rooster. I've seen that fuller account quite a few times before, and posted passages (about RVG's reaction to plucked piano) on other boards. The jazztimes link says "updated Sep 27, 2024", but it's been around quite a bit longer than that. I suspect the account/interview/whatever has appeared on other websites, but have forgotten them.

Not that big on compilations, but this was cheap and I don't have any of the underlying albums.

Thanks, John. Enjoyed the BFT. Got caught up in year-end things and never made a 2nd post. Lots of intriguing and surprising tracks. The obligatory one I own and couldn't ID (Sam Jones) and one I have to acquire (Tyner). I'm much more positive than the consensus on the Spirit selection: dig the music, but lyrics haven't aged too well. Wishbone Ash was an adventure: I really liked some passages but disliked others, could tell it was a British group with 2 lead guitars but nothing else. That band got no radio play (in my area) when I was growing up, and nobody I knew listened to them.

Will never happen. For instance, if he's lawyered up (which is very possible), no attorney would let him do that. Best hope for any kind of statement (which would be bland and generic) is if this causes a big enough stink to get media attention. Which I doubt.

Been revisiting some old LvB collections