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  3. ebay madness re: vinyl

    in The Vinyl Frontier

    Posted · Edited by mjazzg

    3 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said:

    Which reminds me of another question that probably has been dealt with here before, but still ... 

    What's so special about these OBI strips and where's their interest enough to (apparently) often make its presence a make-or-break criterion in the sale of Japanese pressings? After all it's just a colored strip of wraparound paper with mostly "unitelligible foreign hieroglyphs" ;) on it that adds ... well .. WHAT exactly to the enjoyment of either the music on the LP or the glossy, well-reproduced facsimile cover of the typical Japanese pressing? 
    What do they do to REALLY enhance the LP itself? After all it is obvious to anyone from the fine print that we're in the presence of a Japanese pressing.  😕
    When in place they detract from the enjoyment of the cover art IMO, and when put inside the sleeve so they are out of the way some will certainly groan and consider them devalued because the OBIs then have to be folded and creased to put then inside the sleeve ...

    I realize us collectors are a quirky breed who mostly have their own quirks about what details they value higher in their personal collections (I for one, for example, would place extra value - though not too much so - on a cover that has a record shop sticker or stamp from a long-defunct "cult" record shop from way back in the day ... And no doubt others would favor other details. Maybe original rice paper inner sleeves, particularly with the label imprint of the  record company ... or inner sleeves with thumbnail pics as adverts for then-current LPs from the label's catalog (all of which I'd understand and sort of sympathize with) ... or whatever ...

    But THIS - the OBIs? Seems to me that some time a couple of decades ago someone out there launched a mass trend trendy enough for all too many to feel compelled to hop on the bandwagon ... :w

    Quite simply I think it's only the desire to have the LP/cover in as close a condition as when originally issued. 

    The Obi is part of the original artifact so collectors like to have them. I see no difference between desiring that as to desiring original inner sleeves, inserts etc. 

    And yes, this isn't about the music (cue that chorus) it's about the complete artifact in as close a condition as when originally issued as possible.

  6. The Complete Pharoah Sanders Theresa Recordings - New Mosaic

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

    Posted

    A lot of that wider audience is a good bit younger than the average age here and Pharaoh is probably a bigger pull than Coltrane to this segment. That audience will be buying their music as downloads or LPs (please let's not debate this all over again, it is what it is) and as such may not be setup to play this set. 

    Other than that, I completely agree with JSngry, it will be in the marketing. As yet I have seen zero mention of this set anywhere but here.

    For instance, there's no buzz on Jazz Instagram, a pretty lively community. Mosaic's only presence on that platform is a Mosaic Images feed which is 2 years dormant which says a lot for their marketing choices.

    Maybe Mosaic have worked out that there's enough potential even within their usual marketing scope. 

     

  7. So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    12 hours ago, jazzbo said:

    It just seems like "heart beat tempo" noodling that went on when I was in bands goofing around in practices in my then garage apartment in the 'eighties. . . holds little interest for me.

     

    I do recognise that characterisation and it's not a long way from my initial reaction. Familiarisation has revealed a much greater sense of interaction and build/release over longer periods, to great effect.

  11. What live music are you going to see tonight?

    in Live Shows & Festivals

    Posted

    2 hours ago, OliverM said:

    Herbie Hancock, in a line-up that includes Terence Blanchard (tp), Lionel Loueke (g), James Genus (b) and Jaylen Petiniaud (dms) played at a Paris outdoors festival last Sunday evening. The concert was free and the audience mixed and quite young, which the musicians seemed to like. Keytar, vocoder etc!

    I have a ticket (very much not free...) for a London concert in a few weeks, hoping for a similar line-up

    Will be my first time seeing HH since a trio in a smallish club in late 80s

  17. Best Box Sets of the Last 10-15 Years, non-Mosaic Division

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

    Posted

    Evan Parker - Heraclitean Two Step

    Ahmed - Giant Beauty

    Neither are retrospectives but I didn't see that as a qualifier in the original post. Both release contemporary music of great originality. Always a plus

    And I agree with the Braxtons and the Morgan Lighthouse which is my favourite retrospective box in a while, such depth to it.

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    Braxton seems to only release boxes at this point but these 3 are ones I go back to the most. 

     

    I really should try the Syntax, I love the other two but the vocal element deters me

  19. Louis Moholo-Moholo RIP

    in Artists

    Posted

    Thanks for such a lovely piece which I'm guessing was probably equal parts very difficult and a pleasure to put together.

    A few years ago you MD'd a Moholo-Moholo big band at QEH and I distinctly remember him coming on at the beginning to start playing before the well intentioned announcer had finished what they were saying.

    I also sat in the first row at the Vortex for 4 Blokes and witnessed up close that phenomenal sound but also those looks, I was scared and I wasn't even in the band!

    Such a privilege to have had him on our bandstands for all those years, changing immeasurably (along with his other SA confreres) the UK Jazz scene.

    That band in heaven reminiscence is indeed heartbreaking. They have their first pick back again now.

  22. Louis Moholo-Moholo RIP

    in Artists

    Posted

    9 minutes ago, Alexander Hawkins said:

    Oh yes, the coins!!! There were some quite surreal conversations with drum techs around the world when he explained that he would be aiming for the queen! A 2 pence piece secured by gaffer tape was his weapon of choice to get that patented sizzle...

    This is obviously a tough one to find the words for...I wouldn't want to say too little and sound vacuous, but then - if I were to get started: well, there are stories and memories for days. All I can really say is that it was one of the most unbelievable privileges to listen to him for more than a decade from one of the best seats in the house.

    If anyone is curious to hear the latter-day Louis, this is from the last tour we did. You can see at this point that he's even struggling to walk, but the fire and commitment is as relentless as it ever was. Hymns, music from the Blue Notes, the Brotherhood, the joyful noise writ large: 

     

    Condolences Alex, you made great music together as I'm sure you know but for us in the audience it was very, very special

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