Thelonious Monk - Palo Alto (Impulse) --> fresh new monk!

[mikeweil]

Turns out my order with amazon.co.uk was marked as dispatched !?! At the same time the refund is listed. But it is listed as sold by chalkys. The new offer is sold by amazon uk! I tried again, and so far it went through, CD was notified as being in stock. Even cheaper than the previous offer. Okay ......

Typing "Monk Palo Alto" into the search field on amazon.de only yields ads for expensive shoes ....

[jlhoots]

4 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Turns out my order with amazon.co.uk was marked as dispatched !?! At the same time the refund is listed. But it is listed as sold by chalkys. The new offer is sold by amazon uk! I tried again, and so far it went through, CD was notified as being in stock. Even cheaper than the previous offer. Okay ......

Typing "Monk Palo Alto" into the search field on amazon.de only yields ads for expensive shoes ....

Hope you don't get charged 2 or 3 times.

[mjazzg]

My copy has just arrived! There's hope for all of you who ordered from Amazon UK in the last couple of days.

Now to play it and see if it's worth all the fuss

[sidewinder]

21 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

My copy has just arrived! There's hope for all of you who ordered from Amazon UK in the last couple of days.

Now to play it and see if it's worth all the fuss

Is it April 1? 

[JSngry]

Yeah, something weird about how UK all of a sudden got it, y'all come get it now, but what the hell, let's see how that goes. I like a good magic show as much as anybody!

[mjazzg]

11 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

Is it April 1? 

Not the last time I looked but given how weird 2020 has been...

And, I'm no Monk aficionado but I'd say it's definitely worth the fuss. 

[sidewinder]

This is an excellent Monk release - well worth the effort.

Maybe the UK’s new trade deals are kicking in? 

Edited August 28, 2020 by sidewinder

[mjazzg]

Well done Mr Abbott 

[ghost of miles]

1 hour ago, mjazzg said:

My copy has just arrived! There's hope for all of you who ordered from Amazon UK in the last couple of days.

Now to play it and see if it's worth all the fuss

Great news! I ordered a copy yesterday, but no dispatch notice yet, so crossing my fingers—also on the other side of the pond, so it’ll be sometime before it arrives, if it does indeed ship. Is the UK still under EU copyright law? No idea in the wake of Brexit how it may still apply to UK or where the UK is in terms of officially being out, but wondering if the 50-year limit is allowing this release to slip through overseas... given that the recording was made in 1968?

[Daniel A]

4 hours ago, ghost of miles said:

Great news! I ordered a copy yesterday, but no dispatch notice yet, so crossing my fingers—also on the other side of the pond, so it’ll be sometime before it arrives, if it does indeed ship. Is the UK still under EU copyright law? No idea in the wake of Brexit how it may still apply to UK or where the UK is in terms of officially being out, but wondering if the 50-year limit is allowing this release to slip through overseas... given that the recording was made in 1968?

British copyright acts says

"Sound Recordings

50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was created, or,

if the work is released within that time: 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was first released." 

Does that mean that copyright actually expired on Jan 1 2019? (Which is the same as the "EU copyright law" BTW)

 

Edited August 28, 2020 by Daniel A

[gmonahan]

Just ordered my copy as well. We'll see.......

[mikeweil]

I received a shipping confirmation from amazon.co.uk ...... no double charging.

[jlhoots]

22 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

I received a shipping confirmation from amazon.co.uk ...... no double charging.

[JSngry]

I'm waiting for it to come out that all these copies suddenly popping up are some sort of underworld counterfeit game, or some other gangster game being played from within what's left of "the industry"

Still, I've ordered mine. Why stop now?

[mikeweil]

We'll see what's in the small print on the back cover.

 

Edited September 17, 2020 by mikeweil

[Eric]

Ordered on Saturday, shipped today (well Monday in England).  Won’t arrive here until 9/22 - that’s OK.

[romualdo]

Can't order from Amazon UK here in Australia anymore but can still buy from Amazon US though (no good in this situation) - amazingly I was able to place an order via Amazon Australia - we'll see what transpires

[kh1958]

Received a notice from amazon UK that my Monk CD has been dispatched. Whomsoever screwed this release up, that will show you.

[sidewinder]

The UK saves the day ! 

[Dan Gould]

Well I am slow off the mark and honestly either way doesn't matter to me but this seems like the right place to share this, which I just found on eBay (there's a copy of Palo Alto for $80 right now). How did Boris ever come up with this title?  

[king ubu]

2 hours ago, sidewinder said:

The UK saves the day ! 

At least it's still good for one thing then ... still waiting for a shipping notification for my Saturday order.

[jazzbo]

Just got a shipping notice. Happy about that!

[Daniel A]

I ordered last Thursday and it was shipped on Saturday. Expected delivery the day after tomorrow. 

[BrianB]

I keep checking Amazon here in the US but it still says that the product is unavailable. I don't think I've ever been so disappointed to not be able to get an album before! I hope whatever resolution appears to have been reached for the UK is also resolved in the US soon!  

[jazzbo]

Why not order it from amazon.co.uk ? Even with the longer shipping time you are likely to get this long before it appears on amazon.com (just my guess, but. . . .)