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All 4 Let's Active albums, which have been OOP for a long time, have been remastered and are currently being re-released by the band, only on streaming platforms (at least for now).

I remember picking up that box (maybe 20 years ago?) when it was being remaindered, and his Milestone years were less respected. I think it was going for less than $20.

Some things I take into consideration: A lot of these artists are there nearly every year, so I might lower their priority. But it doesn't make missing them any less painful [Ches Smith, Mary Halvorson, Tyshawn Sorey, Zorn, Ribot, Caroline Shaw, James Brandon Lewis] And of course scheduling logistics can make a difference (Bijou to the Mill & Mine is a long trek)

"The new album is a widescreen exploration of hope, memory, and resilience that features contributions from Aimee Mann ('Til Tuesday), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Andy Partridge (XTC), Jason Falkner (Jellyfish), Matthew Caws (Nada Surf), Pat Sansone (Wilco), Mitch Easter (Let's Active), Chris Stamey (The dB's) and more."

Will never forget seeing his cameo appearance with Bruce at SXSW 2012

Agreed! Definitely deserves multiple listening sessions.

I saw him 8 months after "Amsterdam" at the Keystone Korner w/Hilton Ruiz, Eddie Moore, Herbie Lewis. And again in '81 with the same group except for Billy Higgins on drums. Unfortunately my memory of those shows is pretty vague

Porcupine Tree albumni

Agree 100% - GREAT album!

The Threadgill and Sorey trios are outstanding!

Congrats to Felser! There's always next year ... 😎

Who was in his band?

I only heard the "The The" collaboration fairly recently. Some good stuff there! I've always liked his approach to guitar playing and phrasing. A fairly unique sound.

Fair enough. I actually DID stream the 3rd 'disk' today. I found about half of it interesting. A number of the tracks kind of seemed like bottom of the barrel outtakes or snippets of songs. But glad I heard them. I do want to hear the mono versions. Not that I'm a great fan of "back to Mono", but the mixes are often very different from the Stereo versions. I have a Doors Mono collection and that's definitely true. Thanks for the input!

Alright! Let's GOOOOOO! Saskatchewan: 60 points

This was finally released on CD and streaming. Originally it was only a Record Store Day release, but I think they had a surge of fan interest for a wider release. So now it's out. BTW it's mostly Surf Music!

I've been hesitant about this. First because of the terrible cover. I understand the underlying artwork was by Jimi himself, but I don't think it works. And for a major reissue of Axis, why didn't they use the original cover art? There's almost TOO much extra music (if that's possible). Disk 2 is all Mono versions which are sometimes interesting. Disk 3 is a bunch of additional alt-takes. Disk 4 has more alt-takes plus live stuff from Stockholm, mostly from "Are You Experienced". Would be interested to get your impressions, Lon. Listened to his quite a bit today. A very energetic recording, and George Coleman is on FIRE!

I pick up a few Black Jazz titles every time they have one of those sales. Grabbed the Gene Russell albums this time.

He's very good. I've seen him a number of times with the SFJAZZ Collective, including this past Sunday.

That must have been a special show to see in person!

Thursday in SF!