Black & Blue Records - CD Offer

[JSngry]

Wow, a whole month off. I want THAT gig!

Seriously, thanks for the update, very much looking forward to getting these items!

[Brad]

That has been my experience too. If you want or need something done from somebody in Europe, it ain’t gonna happen in August, this year or any year!

[soulpope]

10 minutes ago, Brad said:

That has been my experience too. If you want or need something done from somebody in Europe, it ain’t gonna happen in August, this year or any year!

I believe this mostly applies for mediterranean countries 😎 ....

[Brad]

14 minutes ago, soulpope said:

I believe this mostly applies for mediterranean countries 😎 ....

Don’t think so. I remember Germany taking the month off, not to mention I’ve been trying to get ahold of a client in Munich for a couple of weeks and not one email has been returned. 

[mikeweil]

This year the Bavarians are the last, chronologically, to have their annual six weeks summer vacation in schools, returning in mid-September. In our region they opened this week. It's not the same all over the country. 

Edited August 15, 2019 by mikeweil

[JSngry]

So parents get off when the kids are out of school? I want THT gig too!

[Brad]

When I lived in Barcelona in the mid 60s, August turned Barcelona and the beach areas into Little Germany. 

[sidewinder]

Things carry on pretty well as normal here. 

[Big Beat Steve]

16 hours ago, Brad said:

Don’t think so. I remember Germany taking the month off, not to mention I’ve been trying to get ahold of a client in Munich for a couple of weeks and not one email has been returned. 

Sorry but this is utter nonsense.
And the statement by jazzmusicdepot that "Europe" "have holiday for the entire month of August" is just BS too.
Of course summer holiday periods are in SUMMER (as the name implies) and at least over here some things may slow down (because employees ARE on leave but NEVER all of them at the same time and virtually NO family can take time off from work for the whole duration of school holidays or even afford to do so - far from it, or else I, for example, would not be here where I am right now - and everyday peak hour traffic would not be what it is even during "holidays")!
People do quip that in France, for example, where nationwide holidays are condensed into a shorter time frame, the entire country runs at idle during July and August. But even THAT is exaggerated.
So PLEASE don't generalize. You wouldn't want to have that done with the US either.
BTW, as for getting hold of business partners overseas in a timely manner, I can tell you that this is a door that swing BOTH ways too. US "partners" have been known to be deadbeats too.

Edited August 16, 2019 by Big Beat Steve

[soulpope]

56 minutes ago, Big Beat Steve said:

Sorry but this is utter nonsense.
And the statement by jazzmusicdepot that "Europe" "have holiday for the entire month of August" is just BS too.
Of course summer holiday periods are in SUMMER (as the name implies) and at least over here some things may slow down (because employees ARE on leave but NEVER all of them at the same time and virtually NO family can take time off from work for the whole duration of school holidays or even afford to do so - far from it, or else I, for example, would not be here where I am right now - and everyday peak hour traffic would not be what it is even during "holidays")!
People do quip that in France, for example, where nationwide holidays are condensed into a shorter time frame, the entire country runs at idle during July and August. But even THAT is exaggerated.
So PLEASE don't generalize. You wouldn't want to have that done with the US either.
BTW, as for getting hold of business partners overseas in a timely manner, I can tell you that this is a door that swing BOTH ways too. US "partners" have been known to be deadbeats too.

Thnx for your statement regarding this rather bizarr claim ....

[JSngry]

1 hour ago, Big Beat Steve said:

 You wouldn't want to have that done with the US either.

The hell I wouldn't, I LOVE to get the month of August off!

[mjazzg]

6 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Things carry on pretty well as normal here. 

Normal? Here? 

[jazzmusicdepot]

still nothing yet... Hoping by the end of the week I will have some sort of update. My "supplier" is still on Holiday.  Notice the correction.  

[jazzmusicdepot]

shipment is due to be on hand Friday of this week. Fingers crossed! 

[Dan Gould]

On 9/10/2019 at 2:51 PM, jazzmusicdepot said:

shipment is due to be on hand Friday of this week. Fingers crossed! 

I'm guessing still not arrived?

[JSngry]

Pretty sure they've arrived, also sure that, as this is a one-man operation, it'll take a little time to get every order bundled up, packed, and invoiced (in what ever order).

But good news - the shipment seems to have arrived! I was invoiced and paid last night. Good things on the way!

[Justin V]

Any status update?

[greggery peccary]

9 hours ago, Justin V said:

Any status update?

My Black and Blue CDs arrived yesterday along with the Fresh Sound titles I had ordered.

[jazzmusicdepot]

On 10/9/2019 at 9:05 AM, Justin V said:

Any status update?

Invoice will come tomorrow. sorry for the delay 

[romualdo]

Tommy, sent you a request for three Fresh Sound Twofers for Australia - Horn, Moer & Hampton

Any comments on the Paul Moer set from our members - that tribute to Elmo Hope he did in 1991 looks very interesting

Want the Hampton set for all of the previously unreleased live Birdland material

Cheers Stephen

Edited October 12, 2019 by romualdo