Matthew

My last one...

One of Nelson's famous records...

Sorry, I can't resist....

The Great Teddy Edwards: --- With Les McCann Ltd. (Pacific Jazz) --- Sunset Eyes (Pacific Jazz) --- Feelin's (Muse Records) Miles Davis: --- The Complete Blackhawk Sessions (Mosaic) --- Andrew Hill Blue Note Sessions (Mosaic)

Almost the whole Pacific Jazz label is lp only, and $20 a shot at that. The only exception to this rule is all those crappy Bud Shank foo-foo lps he did. You can't give those away!

Count me in on the "yes" side. It would save people who don't own turntables the bother of reading about lp's if they don't want to.

The Ford cd looks like a great line-up, so I voted for that one.

Bright Eyes: Vinyl Box Set This has all of Bright Eyes early stuff. Darn, but Connor Oberst has become my favorite rock musician right now. Great songwriter, just hope he doesn't blow it.

Bright Eyes: Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground. Believe the Hype! Conon Oberst is the real thing and this is an incredible album.

If my memory is correct, it appeared three times in the last four months, with the price being well over $500 each time. I remember one going for $800+. Be prepared to spend major money if you want it on ebay.

All kinds of crazy stuff... Jimmy Smith: --- Midnight Special --- Crazy Baby! Darn that Dusty Groove for having these lp's on sale! Genesis: --- Foxtrot --- Selling England by the Pound --- The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Yes: --- Close to the Edge --- Fragile --- Tales from Topographic Oceans --- Relayer Miles Davis: --- Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-68: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings (Mosaic) --- The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 (Mosaic)

Reading this thread has caused me to go out and start to listen to some Prog music. I've been listening to Genesis and Peter Gaberiel right now, and it's been a great experience. When these records first came out, I, in my smug Rock mind dismissed them out of hand. Now, I see how wrong I was. Genesis (when PG was with them) turns out to be an incredibly interesting group. My favorites are Selling England by the Pound and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. I must admit, when I first listened to LLDOB, I found it unlistenable! but after a few trys, I've become hooked on this music. Very inventive and Gaberiel has a unique voice. An earlier poster said that Gabriel doesn't really sing, but has a great voice, and I would agree with that assesment. Gabriel's solo work has also been a great discovery, it has an interesting, dark, musical feeling to it. On top of the music, he writes great songs. My next venture will be these new Yes cd's that have just come out. It should be interesting because outside of the standard Yes songs that I've heard on the radio growing up, I have no idea what to expect. PS: I want to thank all who wrote in this thread for their interesting comments

High up on my list of all-time favorites. When I finally got a turntable, my first buys were The Complete Artie Shaw Bluebirds lp's, and I've been playing them ever since. Just an exciting and soulfull musician. My he live many more years!

I just got these two JRVG's today, and I must say that RVG did a fantastic job on the two sessions. Great mono mix, everything meshes well together, and outstanding detail. It does not sound "hot" to my ears at all. The music is, of course, remarkable. So, if you're wondering if it's worth spending $50 bucks on A Date With Jimmy Smith: Vol. 1 & 2, have no fear -- it's worth it. BTW: If I'm not mistaken, I now have the Mosaic Jimmy Smith box on cd's I've bought over the years. A Date with Jimmy Smith, Vol. 1 A Date with Jimmy Smith, Vol. 2 The Sounds of Jimmy Smith Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Vol. 1 Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Vol. 2 Am I missing anything?

From the Mosaic website: Miles Davis: Complete At The Blackhawk (#220) "Please click the title for more information. The sets have been pressed and are loading on a truck from the pressing plant. We expect to ship the sets from our warehouse September 3rd and 4th. " I can hardly wait.

Finally got my hands on a nice and greeezy Lou Donaldson Argo record --Rusty Musty that is funky as all get out. Grant Green is amazing, as always. It has enough grease to fry some chicken on!

I have mine on preorder and it hasn't come yet. If the sound quality is anything like the "Plugged Nickel" set, it is going to be great.

I listen to, and love, Duran Duran -- I just hope my membership to Organissimo Forums is not revoked.

The "Owner Manual" is totally and completely useless! I had both my tables set up at the store I bought them at (I'm not a nuts & bolts guy by any means!). But from watching, I would say the tt would be easy to set up for someone who knows turntables half-way decently. On your second point: Nothing rolled out when they opened the box, but for the MMF 7, the anti-skate thingy wasn't in the box. Luckily, the store had an extra one on hand. Still, all-in-all, I'm incredibly happy about the price and quality of both my Music Hall turntables.

I lovingly laid record one of the Mosaic The Complete Miles Davis Quintet at the Plugged Nickel on the table, closed my eyes, and the music sounded like I was there.

I've had great experiences with Music Hall. I've bought first the MMF 2.1 and loved that so much that I saved my money and got the MMF 7.1. In other words, the MMF 5 should be a very good tt that fits your needs. I would recommend a Music Hall turntable to anyone.

I finally pulled the triger and bought the Amos Milburn Mosaic, just to have some different music in my collection. I must admit, I'm enjoying every minute of it. It's fun just to put a lp from the set on and listen at what Milburn is layin' down.

Well, after much back and forth, I finally went with the MMF 7.1, which I was able to get at a nice price. I'm really enjoying it, much more detail, and a fuller sound. Final item will now be to save money for a tuner. PS: Nice to be back, my dsl line was down for 12 days!

The sadness is not in the music, but it is an entirely personel response to what I'm hearing. JSngry is right, it's great that the music did go on and develop into new forms, and thankfully, Davis did help to take music to new places. Still, music hits each person differently, and that's how PN hits me, and that's what goes through my mind sometimes when I listen.

Miles Davis: Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel. For some reason, hearing it now is really hitting me where I live. Don Pullen/George Adams: Song Everlasting. James Newton: African Flower There are some 80's Blue Notes that are stonecold classic, these are two of them.