Quincy Posted February 28, 2006 Report Posted February 28, 2006 Was Crosby's "If I could Only Remember My Name" ever on cd in America after that first (and still seeming only) early digital release? An article in Mix from last July mentions 5.1 mixes of the album as being finished. So one would think that it is coming out sometime in the not too distant future. (Um, unless there's a "Cellar Door" situation. ) Quote
jazzbo Posted February 28, 2006 Report Posted February 28, 2006 Thanks gentlemen for the blackface and the Crosby info. I've probably got Long John Silver around here somewhere on vinyl, and I'll dig it up eventually. . . . I don't remember it as fondly as I do Bark. I guess I'll spring for Takes Off soon. Thanks Q! Quote
kh1958 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Posted March 1, 2006 I ordered Blows Against the Empire from Yourmusic.com. So I'm wondering, what did I do to deserve to receive instead a copy of the "Best" of Humble Pie? Some wanton act of cruelty? Please make it stop. I ask forgiveness. Quote
BFrank Posted March 1, 2006 Report Posted March 1, 2006 I've probably got Long John Silver around here somewhere on vinyl, and I'll dig it up eventually. . . . I don't remember it as fondly as I do Bark. Do you have the "build-able" stash box version? I've actually got a sealed copy of that.......just to have it. If I remember correctly, "Twilight Double Leader" isn't a bad song. Quote
jazzbo Posted March 1, 2006 Report Posted March 1, 2006 Yes, I would have that lp version. I ordered "Blows" from yourmusic.com and ultimately they couldn't provide it and I got a copy from half.com Quote
Tony Pusey Posted March 1, 2006 Report Posted March 1, 2006 Like Hans I saw the Airplane on their European tour in !968 with the Doors, tho I saw them in London at the Roundhouse, my first ever concert ( not counting Lonnie Donnegan with my Dad!). I was 15 at the time, a baptism of fire! Also saw then a couple of years later at the Bath festival, where my friend was told by a very pregant Slick to F off when he told her how very much he liked her music. One day I will tell you of the time Country Joe urinated over my shoes... Quote
BFrank Posted March 8, 2006 Report Posted March 8, 2006 Listening to "Blows" right now. What a great album. Each tune flows seamlessly into the next. Very dreamy. Did it ever arrive for you, Lon? Quote
jazzbo Posted March 8, 2006 Report Posted March 8, 2006 Yourmusic told me they wouldn't be able to provide it to me. I bought a copy from half.com. . a little pricier, not too much. I always liked the lp and the cd sounds pretty damned good. Quote
gdogus Posted March 8, 2006 Report Posted March 8, 2006 (edited) Just picked up Kantner-Slick-Freiberg's Baron Von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun and David Crosby's If I Could Only Remember My Name on CD - haven't owned these since my long gone vinyl days, and haven't heard either in at least 15 years. But I enjoyed the remastered-expanded Blows Against the Empire disc so much that I decided to go for these, even in their un-remastered incarnations. I do hope they'll get the full reissue treatment soon, though. Edited March 8, 2006 by gdogus Quote
jazzbo Posted March 8, 2006 Report Posted March 8, 2006 Baron Von Toolbooth and the Chrome Nun isn't that old an issue and sounds pretty darned good! I've got to get the Crosby soon. . . . My vinyl is CACA. Quote
BFrank Posted March 9, 2006 Report Posted March 9, 2006 I wonder if "Tollbooth" is in the pipeline for a remaster. It's not like it was a major release or anything. Same with Crosby. I would like to have CDs of both of those, too. Quote
jazzbo Posted March 9, 2006 Report Posted March 9, 2006 I would go for the current one of Tollbooth B, it sounds pretty darned good. Not likely to be another version soon is my guess. Quote
BFrank Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 I would go for the current one of Tollbooth B, it sounds pretty darned good. Not likely to be another version soon is my guess. OK, Lon......I'll keep an eye out for it. Quote
gdogus Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 I'd love to see a box that brings together all of the material by this loose musical collective working around Kantner-Slick-Crosby at the time. I'm thinking totally remastered original and alternate takes, unreleased tracks, and so on. I guess the box would include Blows Against the Empire, If I Could Only Remember My Name, Sunfighter, Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun, Slick's Manhole... Quote
gdogus Posted March 11, 2006 Report Posted March 11, 2006 And I promise I'd be one of the four people who'd buy it... Quote
Quincy Posted March 11, 2006 Report Posted March 11, 2006 And I promise I'd be one of the four people who'd buy it... I'll be the cheap s.o.b. who tries to score it used (maybe when one of the 4 buyers needs bail money.) Kidding, kidding, it really would be one of the most delightful limited limited editions ever. Man, this is one case where the book & packaging could be so over the top. Let Paul Kantner get together with the folks who put together the Ayler box and see what happens! Quote
BFrank Posted March 11, 2006 Report Posted March 11, 2006 And I promise I'd be one of the four people who'd buy it... Make that FIVE. Quote
Tony Pusey Posted March 14, 2006 Report Posted March 14, 2006 Seven. But I am waiting for the box set of all the stuff recorded at Harts Novato ranch, like Barry Meltons unreleased album. These folks were waaay incestuous, Planet Earth Rock n Roll Orchester is only the proverbial tip of the iceburg. Quote
jazzbo Posted June 30, 2006 Report Posted June 30, 2006 I'm enjoying this. I steered clear for a while because of some bad PR but I think it's cool! Now I just need to find a copy of "30 Seconds Over Winterland". . . that I can afford. Quote
Parkertown Posted July 1, 2006 Report Posted July 1, 2006 I'd love to see a box that brings together all of the material by this loose musical collective working around Kantner-Slick-Crosby at the time. I'm thinking totally remastered original and alternate takes, unreleased tracks, and so on. I guess the box would include Blows Against the Empire, If I Could Only Remember My Name, Sunfighter, Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun, Slick's Manhole... Ever heard this Lp set? Flight Log-Jefferson Airplane It has some of those songs...from the side project bands. A nice little comp. Quote
BFrank Posted July 1, 2006 Report Posted July 1, 2006 I'd love to see a box that brings together all of the material by this loose musical collective working around Kantner-Slick-Crosby at the time. I'm thinking totally remastered original and alternate takes, unreleased tracks, and so on. I guess the box would include Blows Against the Empire, If I Could Only Remember My Name, Sunfighter, Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun, Slick's Manhole... Ever heard this Lp set? Flight Log-Jefferson Airplane It has some of those songs...from the side project bands. A nice little comp. "Flight Log" was an interesting collection at the time, but other than a live version of "Please Come Back" there's nothing new there. That "Fillmore East" album is pretty good. When I first got it, I thought it was too rough and sloppy. But the more I listened to it, it began to grow on me. I guess I was originally comparing it to "Bless It's Pointed Little Head".......which is incomparable. "30 Seconds ..." is hard to find? Hard to believe! It's not very good. Jefferson Airplane in its last throes. Quote
gdogus Posted July 1, 2006 Report Posted July 1, 2006 I'd love to see a box that brings together all of the material by this loose musical collective working around Kantner-Slick-Crosby at the time. I'm thinking totally remastered original and alternate takes, unreleased tracks, and so on. I guess the box would include Blows Against the Empire, If I Could Only Remember My Name, Sunfighter, Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun, Slick's Manhole... Ever heard this Lp set? Flight Log-Jefferson Airplane It has some of those songs...from the side project bands. A nice little comp. Yes, I used to own Flight Log years ago, and thought it was a terrific compilation. No other comp (that I've seen) has really come close in the CD era, IMO, especially in representing the related projects (Kantner-Slick, Hot Tuna, etc.). I'd love to see a much-expanded box version released, including lots of Airplane alternates and outtakes, as well as large doses of the "side" projects. Something tantamount to a complete and well-rounded picture of the Airplane, early Starship, and relevant satellites. Quote
jazzbo Posted July 1, 2006 Report Posted July 1, 2006 Well, the J A Loves You box set is pretty good for the band itself. I've no interest in Starship (outisde Blow Against) and I've got the side projects I need. B, Thirty Seconds may not be great. Everyone says Long John sucks and I got it recently and quite like it. I always did quite like it. I can't remember Thirty Seconds though. .. probably rolled too man and lit them. But I'd like to get an affordable cd copy to complete my Airplane collection. All I see for sale though are expensive imports. Who knows, I might like it quite a bit. Stranger things happen. Quote
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