What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[sidewinder]

Lee Morgan 'Caramba' (BN Liberty stereo). Kicks ass !

[brownie]

Jimmy Rowles 'Plays Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn' (CBS France)

[Parkertown]

So far this morning:

• Miles Davis - Dig - Prestige mid-70s two-fer.
  Donald Byrd - Free Form - Mono, no ear; 2nd pressing? -courtesy of Slide/Advantage/Redoux - Thanks!
  Jackie McLean - Capuchin Swing - dark blue label - Lovin' this one!
  

[brownie]

The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn 'Guest Artist JimmyGiuffre' (Atlantic, mono, black label)

[Parkertown]

More:

• Jaki Byard - Sunshine of my Soul - Prestige green label reissue.
  Booker Ervin - The Trance - Blue label - orig? - :tup
  

[michel1969]

So far this morning:

• Donald Byrd - Free Form - Mono, no ear; 2nd pressing? -courtesy of Slide/Advantage/Redoux - Thanks!
  

No ! This one was issued originally without ear (later that its cat. number indicate !)

[michel1969]

Headhunters "headhunters" soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo funk

[Teasing the Korean]

Jimmy McGriff Twofer on Groove Merchant.

[sidewinder]

Horace Silver 'Further Explorations By The Horace Silver Quintet' (BN 47W63rd DG mono)

MJQ 'Under The Jasmine Tree' (UK Apple original)

[sidewinder]

Booker Ervin - The Trance - Blue label - orig? - :tup

I believe so.

[AmirBagachelles]

the great Sam Rivers' Contrasts, ECM 1-1162

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Don Drummond - Greatest hits - Treasure Isle (Jamaica) orig

MG

[Parkertown]

So far this morning:

• Donald Byrd - Free Form - Mono, no ear; 2nd pressing? -courtesy of Slide/Advantage/Redoux - Thanks!
  

No ! This one was issued originally without ear (later that its cat. number indicate !)

Booker Ervin - The Trance - Blue label - orig? - :tup

I believe so.

Sweet. Thanks guys.

Just finished:

• Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child - 4 Lp boxed set by Classic Records on 140 gram red vinyl. 2 Lps studio; 2 Lps live.
  

Now spinnin'

• John Coltrane - Crescent - Abc/Impulse - Stereo - courtesy of slide/advantage/redoux
  

[patricia]

Does anyone remember the film which Robert Stigwood did, I think, as a follow-up to his huge success with Saturday Night Fever?

It was Bugsy Malone, a gangster flick, with an all-child cast. The machine guns shot whipped cream. The only two I recognized were a very young Scott Baio and an equally young Jodie Foster. But, the entire cast was amazingly good.

Well, I was routing around at a second-hand store and found the soundtrack. It was by Paul Williams and the film was directed by Alan Parker, who went on to do "Angel Heart", another out-of-the-mainstream project, which is one of my favourites.

In any case, all the music and lyrics for Bugsy Malone were original compositions and were based on the typical music of the period in which the film was set.

The liner notes were written by Alan Parker and were an explanation of just why he would take on such an unusual project.

This is a really interesting album. Not quite authentic jazz-age music, but it does have the right feeling. Many of the scenes are set in a speakeasy called Fat Sam's Grand Slam.

My oldest daughter, who is now twenty-seven, loved this as film as a kid, as did her younger sister. They still remember much of the music.

Fifty cents well-invested.

Fifty cents! That's even less than I paid for Baba Maal's "Nomad soul".

I was rooting around the back of a record shop in Senegal and the proprietor came back brandishing this album. "You must buy this! It was specially made for white people!"

"Oh no, I don't want anything like that," I said.

He kept insisting; I kept insisting. He kept lowering the price and eventually I bought it for about 30p.

It's fuckin' awful!

MG

Always keep in mind my late mother's philosophy for bargain-finding.

She said that if you want something enough, any amount is the right price.

If you don't place any personal value on something, if you pay anything at all for it, it's too much.

The Bugsy Malone album is actually quite charming and, if you saw the film and enjoyed it, brings it back to you.

I have tons of records that are a pleasure to listen to, for various reasons. But this one has sentimental value.

But, you're right, even something you get for practically nothing, if you don't want it, wastes your storage space and you should get rid of it at the first opportunity.

Edited November 26, 2006 by patricia

[brownie]

Gene Roland 'The Band That Never Was' (Spotlite)

featuring Charlie Parker

[sidewinder]

Eric Dolphy 'Out To Lunch' (BN NY USA mono). Sounds magnificent !

Clifford Brown & Max Roach 'At Basin Street' (50s UK Emarcy/Nixa mono)

Edited November 26, 2006 by sidewinder

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

After getting the Haruna Ishola CD yesterday, I dug out of my LP shelves

Akanni Animashaun and his Apala Group - Akanni de alawiye orin - Shanachie (probably licensed from Nigerian firm)

and, because my hand was in the right area,

Fela Kuti - Gentleman - Creole orig UK issue

Hugh Masekela - Home is where the music is - Blue Thumb orig UK issue in the impossibly ridiculous packaging.

MG

Edited November 26, 2006 by The Magnificent Goldberg

[brownie]

Eric Dolphy 'Out To Lunch' (BN NY USA mono). Sounds magnificent !

The mono version is awesome. Better than the stereo which was just plain excellent.

Now spinning:

Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges (Dot, mono)

sweeeeet!

[brownie]

Frank Butler 'The Stepper' (Xanadu)

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Bill Doggett - Honky tonk popcorn - Polydor reissue

Pee Wee Crayton - Blues after hours - Magnum reissue of Blues Spectrum orig

Houston Person - Suspicions - Muse orig

MG

[P.L.M]

-TONY OXLEY: SELF-TITLE (INCUS 08)

[Allan Songer]

Japanese LP issue of Omegatapes session. Nice.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Houston Person - The big horn - Muse orig

MG

[brownie]

Milton 'Mezz' Mezzrow 'A La Schola Cantorum' (Ducretet-Thompson)

1955 concert with Peanuts Holland, Milt Sealey, etc...

[jbs-tom]

lou levy - hymn - philips mono japan pressing

george wallington - knight music - jap. atlantic mono