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Mastered by Steve Hoffman CD, liner and jewel case Mint- https://www.discogs.com/release/3691711-John-Coltrane-From-The-Original-Master-Tapes

Yes, it was. Great album.

The New Cars - It's Alive! This is a fun live album, Todd Rundgren plus Elliott Easton and Greg Hawkes from The Cars (plus Kasim Sulton and Prairie Prince), doing mostly Cars tracks, plus two Todd songs.

I'm in for all of them except the Tolliver, which iirc was included as part of Mosaic's Tolliver Select set.

Mozart Piano Sonatas - K.283m K.331, K.332, k.333

Johnny Griffin Lady Bottom's Waltz

Gabor Szaba “Jazz Raga” Impulse/Light in the Attic cd Bass – Johnny Gregg Drums – “Pretty” Purdie Guitar [Fender] – Bob Bushnell Guitar, Sitar – Gabor Szabo

There is always space for some boogaloo:

Thanks for the clarification on my post, Mike!

Thanks Randy and Stompin! I ordered one pair of each. (Anker P20i and JLab Go Air Pop+) Both are half-price today.

John Coltrane “Blue World” Impulse Japan SHM-CD This album hasn’t really been played since it was first released. I’m enjoying correcting that. A very nice session.

Disc 2 - originally released as 2 Atlantic LPs: Fathead Comes On and House of David

Disc 2

Anker Soundcore brand makes some inexpensive blue tooth products (made in China) which have pretty good sound quality and offer noise canceling. I like the full over ear headsets they make, for example Q35. They have earbuds which probably have similar electronics. With blue tooth you get marvelous freedom of movement but the signal occasionally cuts out when you turn your head just the right way or get into a corner of the house where reception is poor. The dropouts are pretty rare and I just accept that. Another approach I sometimes use with iPhone is a small adapter which plugs into the the phone power port and has a mini-plug socket on the other end. Then I plug in wired Sony Studio Monitors or other phones, such as lightweight Koss SportaPros. To me Koss SportaPros sound better than most earbuds and are less wearying on the ear, physically. Sony Studio Monitors etc sound better but they are bulky.

Very true. But a lot of big US vendors seem to have lagged on this. List too long to mention. Maybe it was more pressing for cdjapan because they do a lot of pricey int'l shipping.

That sizing thing sounds like a efficient that should have happened long ago just because.

The Clarke book is major.

yeah, that is believable. The materials should be tariff-free, of course, but without actual direction from the "top," it's anyone's guess what would be applied and how...

Felser provided the song titles for 10 and 11 matching up to the artists identified by JSngry, so those two can be considered solved.

I got these JLabs for my wife, paid a little more for a different model that I've been happy with. Amazon.com: JLab Go Air Pop+ True Wireless Earbuds, in Ear Headphones, Bluetooth Earphones, 35H Playtime Ear Buds, Bluetooth Earbuds with Microphone, USB-C Charging Case, Dual Connect, EQ3 Sound, Black : Electronics

I suspect it's a number slapped on by the shipping firms to cover their "overhead / expense" in addition to any putative tariffs. (Using "putative" because of the persistent assertion that "informational materials" are tariff-free.)

Isn't 25% greater than the current tariff on non raw-material goods from Japan to the US, anyway?

oh, it's definitely too many, but probably a fraction of what someone such as Mr. Nessa had at peak volume!