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Couldn't find the "jazz cover rip offs" thread, so...

Thanks ghost! I had about given up on ever finding this at a reasonable price. If you hadn't posted this bit of information, I'm sure I would've missed out on this one again... Just ordered myself a copy. THANKS!!!

Happy Birthday, Organissimo!!! I'm very glad to have discovered this community after the demise of the BNBB. After participating in online communities like this for many years, I can honestly say that, without question, this is the best one I've ever been a part of. The people and the atmosphere are what make it so unique... Thanks very much to the Organissimo bandmates for making all this available and to all of you fine folks out there that make this such a great place to visit.

Dr. J, See this thread for all the info regarding this set.

To anyone who has heard the 1980 vinyl pressing of Mobley's 'Third Season' - how does the sound quality on this compare to the Connoisseur CD version? I've notived that the vinyl can typically be found cheaper than the CD and am wondering what the reason for this might be. Are there any bonus tracks on the CD? Thanks!

Just checked BMG and they do not have the Wilkerson set. Did they have this at one time?

Some (possibly all?) of that Half Note material was recently circulated in a '1965-1968' Coltrane tree. AMAZING stuff, to say the least. The sound quality is fairly decent for this type of material - however, will be nice to have a legit release of this with (hopefully) even better sound. Looking forward to it! Any idea whether this will be a single or multi-disc release?

shrugs, If you would, please elaborate on the methods you referred to in your previous post.

that last Blue disc is prolly better off sealed. Aw, c'mon... There's some great stuff on that last disc!

How about the ones that Red Trumpet sell? Red Trumpet Do a search for Mini LP sleeves in the Accessories section.

I hear ya, jazzdog. Can't open enough fast enough...

My copy arrived a few days ago. Have listened to it a few times and enjoy it very much. This is something that I probably wouldn't have picked up had it not been recommended elsewhere on this board. Happy to pass along the word to you guys... Enjoy!

I've always enjoyed 'Basie at Newport' as well. That was actually my introduction to Lester Young, if I recall correctly...

The first of many, to be sure... Don't have the Weston, so I can't comment on that one. The Jones set I do have and it's an absolute marvel. You're sure to enjoy it!

I don't know about the LP reproduction series, but I got a VME from BMG in a jewel case, instead of the usual digipack. I've never been a fan of digipacks, but I felt like I'd somehow been robbed. A VME in a jewel case, really? Hmm... I wonder why they repackage some and not others. Very odd...

When you make a CD-R copy, you're in essence putting another copy of the album into circulation - a copy that the artist receives no compensation for. Whereas with buying used, you're not introducing another copy of the album into the market. The existing copy, for which the artist has already been compensated for, is simply exchanging hands. Therein, to me, lies the difference.

Well, the obvious difference here being that if you buy a used CD, you're still getting "the real thing", but at half the cost (or less). A CD-R is just a CD-R...a copy. You still get the music, ofcourse, but...it's just not the same.

Anyone purchased any of these titles from BMG? So far, I've only bought two from them - Gerry Mulligan 'Live at the Village Vanguard' and Archie Shepp - 'Attica Blues'. The Mulligan was packaged in a mini-LP sleeve, the Shepp was packaged in a standard jewel case. This was originally released in a digipack, was it not? I'm wondering how many of these BMG have repackaged in standard jewel cases... Anyone know? [Forgot to mention that I also picked up Wes Montgomery 'Willow Weep For Me' - this one was in its original packaging.]

That softcover has completely different content than the hardcover, correct?

Great idea for a thread, Dues. Some excellent suggestions, as well. I've got the Blue Note Covers books which are great. I'll have to check out some of the others you suggested. One that you left out was 'The Blue Note Years: The Jazz Photography of Francis Wolff'. This hardback book can very often be found used from $20-$30. Absolutely essential, IMO! And absolutely stunning...

I bought a batch of 6 Verve 'Mini LP' discs from them recently. Took about a week before I received an email from them notifying me that the discs had shipped. Not bad, but slower than what I'm used to when dealing with the usual online sources. At $8 a piece, however - very hard to pass up. I would (and probably will) buy from them again.

Carmell Jones Mosaic Select. Before that, Blue Mitchell.

Grachan Moncur III Select late last year. My first "full-blown" Mosaic? Hank Mobley. Received from my girlfriend for Chrismas last year. Yeah, I'm a newbie..... My life will never be the same!

Congrats on snagging yourself a copy of this set, Conn!

Don't have the Nina Simone, but I do have the Clifford Brown and Grant Green. These are both excellent sets. The Brown is essential, IMO. Especially at such a good price. The Green is a great set as well...unless, ofcourse, you already have most of the albums the songs are pulled from. Even if you do, I'd still say go for it at the price BMG are selling it for. Especially if you can hold out for the next sale where shipping and handling isn't applied to box sets (like they had a couple of months ago). I got these sets so cheap I almost felt like I was stealing them!