Ron S

The number I had was pretty high, considering this just came out. This might be one of the few sets that actually sells out rather than times out. How many of those were there? Does anyone know? 5,000. What number is yours?

The Holiday undoubtedly from the 2001 "complete" set - no real reason to do new transfers. I think the Ellingtons are new. Similar to the Waller set, the Holiday set appears to be a streamlined version (i.e., no fancy booklet and packaging) of this set issued last year in the US: http://www.amazon.com/Lady-Day-Master-Take...1283&sr=1-6

They use only prime numbers, correlated with the half-life of carbon-14, and occasionally rely on the lunar calendar, so . . . . . it depends.

Found it: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...st&p=255876

I received my Donaldson box yesterday 1 Aug 2008 and its number is 1853! So, 3 years after this discussion started and 6 years after the release of this marvelous set, it has not yet reached the halfway point... Very strange... I already listened to the first CD two times! Best Alex This has been discussed many times around here but I suspect you were not with us at that time. The set numbers don't really mean much. The fact that you have received number 1853 doesn't mean that they have only sold 1853 sets. I am sure this one is not far from going OOP. BTW, welcome here! Actually, the numbers DO mean much for the big boxes. It's been well established here that those are numbered sequentially as they are sold (hence, the hand-numbering of the booklet using the sequential number on the receipt at the time of sale). Of course, there's a wrinkle in this system with the Universal-distributed Mosaics (which don't include the Donaldson, of course), since those are not individually numbered and are sold by a variety of merchants. Also, the older Selects (as opposed to the newer ones, which aren't numbered at all) are machine-numbered at the time they were produced, and are not sold in sequential order (especially since, like the newer Universal Mosaics, they are widely distributed and not only sold directly by Mosaic). But the big boxes sold directly by Mosaic are all individually numbered in sequence at the time of sale, so Alexandros' set number 1853 is, in fact, the 1,853rd Donaldson set sold. Not quite true. The folks at Mosaic told me it's the computer that assigns the number to the big boxes, picking it at random from all still available numbers, and it's then written into the booklet. Therefore, set #1,853 isn't necessarily the 1,853rd set sold. I'm pretty certain this is not true, though I am not doubting you that someone at Mosaic gave you this info. I will double check with them, but I'm pretty certain that the computer spits out the next available number for sale and does not scramble up the numbers for no logical reason at all. Most of their sets are manufactured 500 at a time, so numbering the sets in order makes it easy for them to see when the next batch of discs for each title needs to be made. There have been many times when members here have ordered a Mosaic set right around the same time I did and our numbers are very close to each other. I bought my Donaldson box a couple of days ago and got 1891. And the one I received on July 22nd is 1878. This sequential numbering of the big boxes was discussed here several years ago, and iirc, Brad posted an email he received from Mosaic confiming that they are, indeed, numbered sequentially. Plus, I've also noticed what appears to be sequential numbering of soon-to-be OOP sets when people post the numbers of sets they receive. I'll try to locate Brad's old post if I can.

I received my Donaldson box yesterday 1 Aug 2008 and its number is 1853! So, 3 years after this discussion started and 6 years after the release of this marvelous set, it has not yet reached the halfway point... Very strange... I already listened to the first CD two times! Best Alex This has been discussed many times around here but I suspect you were not with us at that time. The set numbers don't really mean much. The fact that you have received number 1853 doesn't mean that they have only sold 1853 sets. I am sure this one is not far from going OOP. BTW, welcome here! Actually, the numbers DO mean much for the big boxes. It's been well established here that those are numbered sequentially as they are sold (hence, the hand-numbering of the booklet using the sequential number on the receipt at the time of sale). Of course, there's a wrinkle in this system with the Universal-distributed Mosaics (which don't include the Donaldson, of course), since those are not individually numbered and are sold by a variety of merchants. Also, the older Selects (as opposed to the newer ones, which aren't numbered at all) are machine-numbered at the time they are produced, and are not sold in sequential order (especially since, like the newer Universal Mosaics, they are widely distributed and not only sold directly by Mosaic). But the big boxes sold directly by Mosaic are all individually numbered in sequence at the time of sale, so Alexandros' set number 1853 is, in fact, the 1,853rd Donaldson set sold. EDIT: And of course, sets can--and DO--still go OOP without coming anywhere near their total run, when they time out (i.e., Mosaic's lease for the masters expires).

Caiman now has this bad boy for $7.68! http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00...GI/ref=dp_olp_2

Just discovered: if you use the code "CMG" (i.e., with no number at the end), you get 20% (as opposed to 10%) off.

Sale prices are still in effect--at least for the moment--in case anyone's suffering from "nonbuyer's remorse" today.

I had the same problem. E-mailed Concord, but no response yet. I wonder if perhaps the sale applies only to the 100 or so CDs listed directly under the sale sign. That would be fairly lame, though there are a handful of interesting discs there. I guess we'll know more tomorrow. I just experimented, and that appears to be the case (3-for-2 only applies to the specific CDs listed on the sale page). ...that sucks...but on the other hand...I saw a buch of cds for $8.98 with free shipping I'd like...plus the 10% discount. Still a decent deal! That seems to be in effect all the time. Every time I've checked, the $8.98 price (for most OJCs, etc.), the 10% off with a "CMG" code (2, 3, or 4), and the free shipping for $50+ have been there. The only problem is that it's hit-or-miss on which titles are available (unlike the old Fantasy days when EVERYTHING was available).

I had the same problem. E-mailed Concord, but no response yet. I wonder if perhaps the sale applies only to the 100 or so CDs listed directly under the sale sign. That would be fairly lame, though there are a handful of interesting discs there. I guess we'll know more tomorrow. I just experimented, and that appears to be the case (3-for-2 only applies to the specific CDs listed on the sale page).

Lou Donaldson--discs 5 & 6

You mean it's too late to sign him to Big O?

Lou Donaldson--discs 3 & 4

Actually, the next one will be recorded IN my refrigerator: Should give it a really cool vibe.

Erik, you asshole, I just ate lunch!

Lou Donaldson--discs 1 & 2

And what about my driver's license? Look--you stay at my house, a few personal items go "missing." That's just the way it works. So what's the big deal?

DAMN. I spent 4 whole days walking the streets of Philly with Allen, and he never ONCE ran into Julianne Moore--nor she into him. We did, however, try our best to run into Astrud Gilberto.

When's my Level 12 order going out? And when are you going to cash my $100,000 check?

So much for the 4 fun-filled days you recently spent in Philly.

How much will it save on shipping if you leave out the moans, groans, and squeals?

Did you use a microscope?

Does everyone have me on ignore or something? Trust me--this site will work: http://www.joshhosler.biz/numberOneInHistory/selectMonth.htm

Again, this site goes all the way back to the 1890s: http://www.joshhosler.biz/numberOneInHistory/selectMonth.htm