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+ the essential Overture to the Flying Dutchman as Sight-read by a Bad Spa Orchestra at 7 in the Morning by the Well ** Clarinet Quintet has fewer yuks but still great

Julliard / Wergo erred by not including this --> Flying Dutchman Overture as Played by Bad Spa Orchestra at 7 AM by the Well (1925) which the score readers among us will especially enjoy

Pertneer vinyl memecoins.

I've yet to hear Vol. 2. Is it the equal of this one?

Missed friends.

Anderson/Brimfield/Drake...that was THE combination for Fred Anderson imo.

Selling "editions" has replaced selling music.

The lack of quality control in modern pressings is, indeed, quite frustrating. When done right, records can be pressed exceptionally well these days...arguably, better than ever...which makes it all the more frustrating when corners are cut and they have the issues that you mentioned. The apparent "manufactured scarcity" of this series is certainly off-putting. I wish that they had gone the route of the new Stata-East reissue series, with high quality vinyl reissues and CD reissues released at the same time, and not hyped it up as being a "limited edition...buy now or cry later!" situation.

I hardly buy any new vinyl. Mostly used vinyl.

An epic moment for a lot of UK Gen Xers and the band's stateside fans of that time as well. Wild and wonderful to read all the joyous and celebratory online accounts of the summer 2025 shows thus far:

I'm sure that Roy Brooks would be extremely heartened by this touching attempt to get his music out to as wide an audience as possible.

Phil Woods and Richie Cole?

I stopped buying new expensive vinyl a few years ago. I just can't hear the benefit to them any more. It's gotten to the point where if I have it on CD, and I have a lot of CDs, I usually skip the vinyl version. And to be honest, I've had a lot of problems with these newer LPs. Warps, underfill, cuts too hot for my setup, warbling piano, etc.

OK, maybe(?) I was thinking of Jackie McLean's Tippin' The Scales -- which on first glance sorta(?) looks like a negative -- but really isn't actually...

Gregory did pass away. His mother might still be around.

Here's the Dex... Clubhouse. (And for some reason I thought it had a red background -- but maybe I'm remembering something else.)

Disc 3

Week 11 picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2025/08/14/cfl-beat-244/ https://3downnation.com/2025/08/14/3downnation-cfl-picks-straight-up-against-the-spread-week-11/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/piffles-picks-week-11-2025/ My picks... Blue Bombers over Redblacks - I don't know why the Bombers haven't done better so far, but I don't have any faith in the Redblacks despite their two-game winning streak. Elks over Argonauts - The Elks have been improving; and have looked much, much better since Fajardo became the starter. The Argos have lost five straight despite Arbuckle and the offense putting up big numbers. Tiger-Cats over Roughriders - I'm still not sold on the Riders, despite their having the league's best record. Lions over Alouettes - If I drafted my own power rankings, the Als would be last. Too many important injuries. ***** Mid-Season analyses https://3downnation.com/2025/08/14/3downnations-2025-mid-season-cfl-awards/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/14/5-things-we-have-learned-midway-through-the-season/ ***** Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/14/game-notes-what-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-week-11/ ***** Week 11 previews https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-schedule-today-august-14th-2025-ottawa-redblacks-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers-tv-channels-live-stream-odds/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/ottawa-redblacks-3-6-week-11-preview-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers-4-4-prediction-depth-chart-injuries-odds/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/are-the-bombers-in-trouble-collaros-vs-brown-bombers-vs-redblacks-game-preview/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/14/3-keys-to-victory-for-toronto-edmonton-in-week-11/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/hamilton-tiger-cats/cfl-week-11-tiger-cats-vs-roughriders-a-grey-cup-preview/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/sasktchewan-battles-hamilton-in-fight-of-first-place-teams/ ***** The Elks have put Cody Grace on the six-game list. https://3downnation.com/2025/08/14/edmonton-elks-lose-punter-cody-grace-to-six-game-injured-list/

Excellent in every way.

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I know there were a small handful of Blue Note covers -- mostly later 'King' Japanese covers, iirc, that also had "negatives" as part of the album cover. (And, YES, I'd like to be reminded of all of them -- seems like there was a Dexter Gordon, and maybe(?) a Wayne Shorter too? Were there others? -- I'm forgetting.) But first and foremost, the main one I'm thinking of is Action Action Action -- but was it the ONLY classic-era (non-Japanese-exclusive) Blue Note cover with a "negative"? And, of course, this is a general thread to add any and all covers you can think of -- jazz, or otherwise -- that include "negatives" on the cover (or back cover, or inside cover, or whatever).

The bigger point is this - even if LP prices are keeping up with inflation, here I am, retired, having made a "decent" income in my working years (and having spent a LOT of my disposable income or recorded music), I have almost always found better real-life uses for $30.00 than to buy just one LP (or CD, for that matter). So - if the price has kept up with inflation, my appetite has not. And yet, I still have that $30.00, and I will spend it on music. Just not on one LP. There is little to no value there for me. Probably closer to none, actually. I get it - I am not the market here. But I was the first time around, and I bought buttloads of it then. But this is like selling dead music to dead people. Dead people with money. Objection denied!