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I do. Interesting album and the reissue has attractive presentation but definitely not essential.

Currently probably this one: There were only 500 pressed and I think it's kind of rare by now, some 45 years later. Maybe some recent release I've got among something 6000 CDs and 1000 LPs I've got is more rare, so to say, but pressings nowadays are more scarce anyways so they don't count.

It’s common for Japanese to import CDs and print Japanese translated inserts and OBIs to them and sell them under new catalogue numbers, considerably more expensively.

I dropped a $3 bottle of whisky yesterday and it shattered. I was so mad.

Funniest clip and interview here, where Calvin Hill says he came to Italy to play with the greatest trumpeter he's ever played with, Enrico Rava, but it's worth it even if he has to play with two of the worst musicians he's ever known, Massimo Urbani and Nestor Astarita: Of course, things are not quite as bleak as can be attested from this absolutely smoking outfit, which consists of Enrico and Massimo alongside with three Scandinavian beasts, Palle Danielsson, Jon Christensen and Bobo Stenson (a Dane, a Norwegian and a Swede) :

But those voting for 80's or 90's are just idiots or trolls.

Afro-Jazz was reissued on vinyl. Did not expect it, but it was not a disagreeable surprise. https://www.discogs.com/Guy-Warren-Of-Ghana-Afro-Jazz/release/13495528

More likely by Archie Leech from A Fish Called Wanda.

The topic here is LPs that have never made it into CD, not "never made it into cheap CD".

This Hannibal album has been out on CD. Japan 1997.

I am currently in Japan and the vinyls were available in various jazz shops in Osaka and Tokyo as of today (try Disc Union.) A bit more expensive than elsewhere, though.

Also this Japanese thing https://www.discogs.com/Tatsuya-Nakamura-Quartet-Song-Of-Pat/release/2591908

Looking at the tracklisting of those 2 albums, Fantasyjazz has only 11 tracks (no "Du" there) vs. 12 tracks on Ace, while Ace's "Blue" is missing 2 minutes from the end. Tough decision. Even worse is the Japanese paper sleeve version of Uhuru (UCCO-9465) that would have room for all the music but still uses the same edit as Ace. Pathetic.

Liebman's albums flow under the radar easily, since he releases so many of them. This cast is almost the same as on "First Visit," one his 1st solo albums from 1973. (Richie Beirach instead of Kenny Werner.)

The BGO CDs are fine but ugly as hell. For record fetishist with limited shelf space like me those Japanese miniature LP sleeve editions are godsent. Now I'm glad I did not get the Jazzman vinyl box, and even more glad I did not shell out extortionate prices for it in aftermarket.

Can't go wrong with Steve Swallow.

Sugimoto, like many other Japanese jazz men, had good understanding of what's currently hip in America, and as such some of his later works are on a bit slick side. But those early 70's recordings are good in my book. I like Babylonia Wind a bit more than Country Dream but both are fine. I like this one a lot, too (though it might be hard to track down): Quintet Live at Mingo's Musico (1973). https://www.discogs.com/%E6%9D%89%E6%9C%AC%E5%96%9C%E4%BB%A3%E5%BF%97%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%83%E3%83%88-%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96-%E5%85%AD%E6%9C%AC%E6%9C%A8-Mingos-Musico%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A6%E5%8F%8E%E9%8C%B2/release/10155860

That Herbie Hancock album is an obvious bootleg. Probably some more as well. Elvin Jones is probably not but still, "Doll of the Bridge?" Yeah right. Standards have sunk kind of low.

Realized that Garvin Bushell might also be the missing link between Miles Davis and Jack Johnson. He was on those 1962 sessions with Gil Evans Orchestra that produced a.o. much maligned Quiet Nights LP.

Garvin Bushell, huh? Did not know he was such an old timer. Now I had to pull out the Complete Coltrane at Village Vanguard 1961 box set. Always liked this one for amazing sound clarity and diverse range of music preformed.

Someone commented on discogs page that a million pounds is ridiculous, why not a billion. The difference is a million is still obtainable amount, get a mortgage, sell your daughter to slavery, rob a bank. It boils down to how much you really want this Rendell Carr box. But an ordinary Joe can no way get a billion bucks. Just can't.

I think the 4 that were released December 5th, namely Love Nature, Journey To Air, Peace&Love and A Part. BTW, I ordered these plus Mabumi Yamaguchi mini lp from hmv.co.jp and it cost me 125 EUR with EMS shipping, Dustygroove charges US$150 (about 139 EUR) for the discs alone. If you live outside USA like me the former would seem a better option.

Masaomi Kondo, Hitoribochi no Heya (1971). Spoken word record with backing by members of The Freedom Unity band. I checked it out for the music but stayed for vocals. Been learning Japanese for several years but always struggled with understanding speech. This I could understand, which was nice. Yeah, music's fine, too.

Sadly I've discovered many times I really need to check something out it is not readily available for me. Sure you can find your Kind of Blues and A Love Supremes on youtube but what if you need to hear this rare Japanese or Finnish release from yesteryear? And stuff that's on youtube today might not be there tomorrow, maybe because it violated the copyrights, maybe because the guy who uploaded in the first place deleted their account. Just can't rely on online sources; you can only make sure you got the music if you got the disc, file, whatever.

I have all of these as previous CD versions and some as vinyls as well, but I'm still going to buy these new versions. Original cover art plus mini lp, what's not to like?