HutchFan Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 A set is currently up for $175 on eBAyIt's now gone -- because I just bought it. Thanks for the heads-up, bluesoul!!! I have most of this music already, but I've pined for this set for long time. And I've never seen it at this low of a price. I'll give it to my kids to put under the tree for me come Christmas morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Well hell, that's what I get for taking a long lunch with my wife. But seriously, congrats on the deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) Very good set. (Except for the booklet's binding -- all the pages came loose in my copy.) Same thing happened to my copy. My wife had a librarian friend rebind it with a spiral binding. Beautiful job, and it still fits in the box! What they should have done with the book to begin with.For the record I bought my set on Ebay for $200 perhaps 5 years ago. It took me a couple of years to find one at that price. Pete Edited September 20, 2015 by Pete B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vajerzy Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 A set is currently up for $175 on eBAyIt's now gone -- because I just bought it. Thanks for the heads-up, bluesoul!!! I have most of this music already, but I've pined for this set for long time. And I've never seen it at this low of a price. I'll give it to my kids to put under the tree for me come Christmas morning. Great buy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) Still amazed that this has never been put out as a download edition, permanently available. Sad that it should degenerate to a mere collectors' item. I think it's the most expensive set I every bought when it first emerged; worth every penny (despite some technical flaws - a couple of discs that would not track properly at the end, the harsh remastering of the early 40s sides) . Edited September 20, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) I still wait in hope that Sony will reissue it in a budget box, like they did with the Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday sets. What would it cost them? Edited September 22, 2015 by crisp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesoul Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 A set is currently up for $175 on eBAyIt's now gone -- because I just bought it. Thanks for the heads-up, bluesoul!!! I have most of this music already, but I've pined for this set for long time. And I've never seen it at this low of a price. I'll give it to my kids to put under the tree for me come Christmas morning. Cool, glad it went to a board member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) On 9/19/2015, 8:40:02, Pete B said: Same thing happened to my copy. My wife had a librarian friend rebind it with a spiral binding. Beautiful job, and it still fits in the box! What they should have done with the book to begin with. For the record I bought my set on Ebay for $200 perhaps 5 years ago. It took me a couple of years to find one at that price. Pete - Thanks for the suggestion. Pages started coming out my book too. So this weekend I took the book to FedEx/Kinko's and they put a spiral binding on it for a few bucks. Works great. I actually prefer it to the original binding. When it's open, the book lays flat. Edited November 16, 2015 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr jazz Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 There's great music here but the packaging was terrible, IMO. Book fell apart and I put all the discs in jewel cases to keep them from getting scratched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 1 hour ago, mr jazz said: There's great music here but the packaging was terrible, IMO. Book fell apart and I put all the discs in jewel cases to keep them from getting scratched. I put all of the discs in slim-line CD cases too. Much easier access off the shelf than out of the box also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 6 hours ago, HutchFan said: I put all of the discs in slim-line CD cases too. Much easier access off the shelf than out of the box also. Me three. Put them in double-cd jewel cases, but I do that with all cds from box sets that don't come in jewel boxes. That's a good idea about rebinding the booklet! gregmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 I have been using CD inner sleeves (very thin & come from Japan) for years - I can keep the CDs in their respective cardboard sleeves with no damage on removing/replacing discs check the link below http://store.soundsourcecds.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=66_73&products_id=212 great idea re the spiral rebinding my booklet is falling apart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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