CJ Shearn Posted December 24, 2011 Report Posted December 24, 2011 I'm gonna order the Woody Shaw set after Christmas, Are the mini LP jackets in these sets heavier grade cardboard? Quote
tranemonk Posted December 24, 2011 Report Posted December 24, 2011 Had a little extra cash this week so I grabbed the Stan Getz... I still think their pricing is a little high though.. Quote
jazzbo Posted December 25, 2011 Report Posted December 25, 2011 I'm gonna order the Woody Shaw set after Christmas, Are the mini LP jackets in these sets heavier grade cardboard? No. Quote
bertrand Posted December 25, 2011 Report Posted December 25, 2011 Are there any unissued tracks on the Weather Report box? Also, is 8:30 complete in this set? Thanks, Bertrand. 8:30 is complete. It includes Scarlet Woman and is about 79 mins. in length. 12 bonus tracks are included in the set -- 9 come from Live and Unreleased, 3 are from Havana Jam. The original double LP of Havana Jam contained a version of Black Market not recorded at the festival (it was the one used for 8:30). In 2005, Zawinul mixed the Havana version. That as well as an unissued version of Birdland from the same show are included in this set. The new Black Market is 9:28 and included at the end of the cd of the same name. The new Birdland is 6:36 and included at the end of the Heavy Weather cd. Hope this helps. Thanks for the info. I was hoping there would be more unreleased studio stuff like the version of 'Directions' in the Forecast Tomorrow box, but I guess not. So the only thing I am missing other than 8:30 is the Havana version of 'Birdland'. Not clear whether or not I have the Havana 'Black Market'. The version I bought in iTunes is 9:00, and the version on my 8:30 vinyl is 9:44. Neither of these seems to be the 9:28 version in the box. Bertrand. Quote
CJ Shearn Posted December 25, 2011 Report Posted December 25, 2011 (edited) I'm gonna order the Woody Shaw set after Christmas, Are the mini LP jackets in these sets heavier grade cardboard? No. Dissapointing, that they don't even have inner sleeves considering these are a "boutique item". Doesn't matter, I just would like the rest of that music Edited December 25, 2011 by CJ Shearn Quote
JETman Posted December 25, 2011 Author Report Posted December 25, 2011 Are there any unissued tracks on the Weather Report box? Also, is 8:30 complete in this set? Thanks, Bertrand. 8:30 is complete. It includes Scarlet Woman and is about 79 mins. in length. 12 bonus tracks are included in the set -- 9 come from Live and Unreleased, 3 are from Havana Jam. The original double LP of Havana Jam contained a version of Black Market not recorded at the festival (it was the one used for 8:30). In 2005, Zawinul mixed the Havana version. That as well as an unissued version of Birdland from the same show are included in this set. The new Black Market is 9:28 and included at the end of the cd of the same name. The new Birdland is 6:36 and included at the end of the Heavy Weather cd. Hope this helps. Thanks for the info. I was hoping there would be more unreleased studio stuff like the version of 'Directions' in the Forecast Tomorrow box, but I guess not. So the only thing I am missing other than 8:30 is the Havana version of 'Birdland'. Not clear whether or not I have the Havana 'Black Market'. The version I bought in iTunes is 9:00, and the version on my 8:30 vinyl is 9:44. Neither of these seems to be the 9:28 version in the box. Bertrand. You're welcome. Sorry about the confusion. I meant that the version of 'Black Market' used for Havana Jam was the one that appeared on 8:30 (because Zawinul didn't have the time he would have needed to mix the version actually recorded at the Cuban festival for the Havana Jam record release). The version on the 8:30 vinyl IS actually the one intended for the 8:30 release (not the one intended for, but not placed on, the Havana release). I'm gonna order the Woody Shaw set after Christmas, Are the mini LP jackets in these sets heavier grade cardboard? No. Dissapointing, that they don't even have inner sleeves considering these are a "boutique item". Doesn't matter, I just would like the rest of that music Same type of sleeves used for the Miles Columbia Albums Collection. I do think they learned their lesson with that one though since there haven't been any of the similar glue issues on sets I've bought since that debacle. Quote
jazzbo Posted December 25, 2011 Report Posted December 25, 2011 Well, they're really budget releases at heart. I don't think the pricing is inappropriate and the sleeves work alright, I don't feel any of these will scratch. Quote
bertrand Posted December 25, 2011 Report Posted December 25, 2011 (edited) >Sorry about the confusion. I meant that the version of 'Black Market' >used for Havana Jam was the one that appeared on 8:30 (because Zawinul >didn't have the time he would have needed to mix the version actually >recorded at the Cuban festival for the Havana Jam record release). >The version on the 8:30 vinyl IS actually the one intended for the >8:30 release (not the one intended for, but not placed on, the Havana >release). So what is the version of 'Black Market' that is on the new Havana Jam reissue? The timing is 9:00. I'll compare it to the 8:30 version but I think they were different. Bertrand. Edited December 25, 2011 by bertrand Quote
mjzee Posted January 4, 2012 Report Posted January 4, 2012 The Mahavishnu box is available today only @ $38.99 on Popmarket. Quote
skeith Posted January 4, 2012 Report Posted January 4, 2012 do you have to join their "club" to order from PopMarket? I hate the idea of forever after getting emails from Popmarket with promotions. Quote
skeith Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 I am not thrilled with the shipping speed by Popmarket. On the site it said that that the Mahavishnu set was in stock and ships within 1 to 2 days. I ordered 1 week ago and in my order confirmation it said an email would be sent to me just prior to shipment. 1 week has passed: no email, no set. What experiences have you had with them? Quote
JETman Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Posted January 10, 2012 I am not thrilled with the shipping speed by Popmarket. On the site it said that that the Mahavishnu set was in stock and ships within 1 to 2 days. I ordered 1 week ago and in my order confirmation it said an email would be sent to me just prior to shipment. 1 week has passed: no email, no set. What experiences have you had with them? They are slow, but are the only game in town for most of these sets. So you've just gotta deal. Quote
jazzbo Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 I suspect you'll receive the set in the next day or so. I have more often not received a shipping notice than received one, usually the set hits my door in seven to nine days after order. That's not that bad in my estimation, I can be that patient. Quote
CJ Shearn Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Received my Dexter set today a week after ordering. On disc 2 of "Homecoming". I have not heard this music at all so I am enjoying it. I like how these sets are presented and packaged. I was going to say the same about shipping, but the set arrived on the 7th day of their shipping timeline. As an aside, and something rather common with 70's albums, all the discs list a remix engineer for the credits, so does that mean as the albums were originally prepared the original mixes were unsatisfactory, so therefore they were remixed? Edited January 10, 2012 by CJ Shearn Quote
skeith Posted January 11, 2012 Report Posted January 11, 2012 I got an email that my Mahavishnu set shipped today - that's one week after placing the order. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted January 16, 2012 Report Posted January 16, 2012 The Brubeck box only covers the quartet's studio sessions with Desmond, though it does not include the stereo performances for Dave Digs Disney, which was sold as a CDR on demand or download exclusively (an additional 13 tracks over the earlier CD reissue). Also missing is the album The Riddle with Bill Smith in Desmond's place, The Real Ambassadors (Desmond was not a part of it), nor Brubeck's Columbia albums with Gerry Mulligan. Also omitted are the bonus material from the two CD + DVD reissue of Time Out, plus the albums with Jimmy Rushing or Carmen McRae. Producer Russell Gloyd shared with me that they are working on a Brubeck Live Columbia boxed set for the fall of 2012., commenting that there was ample unissued music from the 1962 Concertgebouw show. Quote
jazzbo Posted January 16, 2012 Report Posted January 16, 2012 Hi Ken. Yeah, all that info is covered in this thread. I'm looking forward to a live box. Quote
king ubu Posted January 16, 2012 Report Posted January 16, 2012 the stereo version of "Dave Digs Disney" is of course part of the Legacy Edition of that album (which came out last year) Quote
skeith Posted January 18, 2012 Report Posted January 18, 2012 2 weeks after placing my order, my Mahavishnu box showed up yesterday. In contrast to what others have reported the box, booklet and cds appear to be in excellent condition - no dents, dings or scratches. Although I have to say I do not like the white borders around the mini lp covers and the liner notes are pretty skimpy - much less than I expected. When I give a serious listen to the music I will report. Quote
JETman Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Posted January 20, 2012 Don't know how much interest these will attract here, but there are 3 more "complete" boxes available on the Pop Market site now: http://www.popmarket.com/features/25809191 Quote
felser Posted January 20, 2012 Report Posted January 20, 2012 Don't know how much interest these will attract here, but there are 3 more "complete" boxes available on the Pop Market site now: http://www.popmarket.com/features/25809191 While I certainly won't be buying the complete sets, I do recommend the George Duke - 'Brazilian Love Affair' album (70's Flora Purim) and the self-titled Stanley Clarke album (similar to Corea/RTF efforts of the mid-70's era with some grandeur, rather than the Clarke/Duke mindless funk that came soon after). Judas Priest? You're on your own there. Quote
JETman Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Posted January 20, 2012 Don't know how much interest these will attract here, but there are 3 more "complete" boxes available on the Pop Market site now: http://www.popmarket.com/features/25809191 While I certainly won't be buying the complete sets, I do recommend the George Duke - 'Brazilian Love Affair' album (70's Flora Purim) and the self-titled Stanley Clarke album (similar to Corea/RTF efforts of the mid-70's era with some grandeur, rather than the Clarke/Duke mindless funk that came soon after). Judas Priest? You're on your own there. I won't be buying the Judas Priest anytime soon, or in my next million lifetimes Nor the Duke. But I am thinking about the Stanley Clarke. Quote
jazzbo Posted January 20, 2012 Report Posted January 20, 2012 I've a few of those Duke lps from the 'seventies. I enjoyed them then, and they're good time fun funk music. But this is low on my priority to buy. The one with Purim . . . not sure I've heard it, should fix that. Quote
CJ Shearn Posted January 21, 2012 Report Posted January 21, 2012 This is the only way to get properly remastered domestic versions of most of Clarke's Epic releases. IMO Stanley has made some of his best music of recent vintage his last few albums: the 2 Stanley Clarke Band releases and the trios of course with Hiromi and Lenny White and the Corea/Clarke/White: "Forever" album. Probably many people will purchase the Clarke/Duke sets because many soul/R&B consider that their finest music even though I'm not that hot on getting something like the Duke set I know a lot of family members would enjoy it. I wonder if we will see as the Herbie set apparently was canned, a "VSOP Quintet: Complete Columbia Albums Collection" because that would be a way to get "Five Stars" out domestically in physical form plus remastered versions of "The Quintet" and the only domestic CD versions of "VSOP" and "Tempest in The Colosseum" though I have most of those on French Columbia CD's. Also, I would not be thrilled about a Freddie Hubbard Complete Columbia Albums Collection BUT I would love to see a domestic release of the Japan only "Gleam", and at this point that would be the only way to get that most likely. Quote
king ubu Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 Not much interest for Clarke or Duke (though I do enjoy the MPS box of Duke's). VSOP sounds like a fine idea though... Played the Shorter (sans the WR compilations) and mostly enjoyed it, though honestly I don't yet quite know what to make of the 80s music. The big surprise was "Native Dancer" - very beautiful album! Quote
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