J.A.W.

Don't count on it

I agree, that loud, monotonous vuvuzela sound is really very annoying Another boring opening game, by the way, with two teams that seem to be incapable of playing creative football. Pity.

PayPal's not-so-great exchange rate takes care of the fee when sending money in a foreign currency.

Correct.

I don't agree that I made a bad call (see also Jim's comment in this thread); on the contrary, I stand by my decision and I still think you shouldn't have made my PMs public (whether they contained anything sensitive or not is not the point), you should have contacted Jim instead.

I will only make the comments below and stay out of this thread for the rest: a) Not allowing criticism of asking prices has been board policy for quite some time now, whether you like it or not. b) Contrary to what he claimed I was not offended by Bright Moments' deleted post; personal feelings don't play any part in this. c) I don't appreciate that Bright Moments made my PMs public without asking my permission; that's in bad taste. d) There's no difference between criticizing asking prices in a sale ad and criticizing asking prices in an auction ad, no matter who posted the ad, a newbie or a long-time member; there's no rule or board policy that forbids newbies - relative or not - to post ads like this.

Which version of IE do you use? If it's IE8, click on the compatibility button next to the address bar at the top of the page and try composing a PM again. I use IE8 and when I'm composing a PM I don't have any problems with the "subject" bar.

Please continue the discussion in the thread Daniel linked to in post #2. Thanks.

Verve and Chess/Argo are both part of Universal.

That's strange, you should be able to edit your posts Post edited.

Never noticed that. MG Berigan has 8 thousand and something posts, without the politcal forum being counted. Perhaps he'd be #1 if they were all added back in MG If I remember correctly posts in the political forum did count until Jim disabled the post count in that forum a while ago; that's probably why Berigan has so many posts.

The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1956-1962 John Carter & Bobby Bradford

It's come back now. How did that post vanish and reappear in the same spot? I noticed that yesterday as well. No idea how that happened. It's the first photo I've posted so may have done something wrong. Not your fault. Something went wrong and has been rectified.

Same here. The Stones were in their prime in the 1960s. After Exile things went downhill very fast in my opinion.

That's because they're moving. No need to worry.

I fully understand your point of view, but I don't have much of this material (actually, I don't have any of the Carter/Bradford sessions) and I'd rather have sets whose sources are compromised on a few points than no sets at all.

Just saw this note on the Carter/Bradford set: "The analog masters for SECRETS no longer exist. Disc Two, tracks 2–5 were transferred from the original vinyl to digital 24/96 by Jonathan Horwich."

The Ahmad Jamal set was mastered by Malcolm Addey. This is what Michael Cuscuna wrote about the Jamal set: "Producer’s note: In 2007, this set was well on its way with Ahmad Jamal’s blessing. He listened to and approved a multitude of previously unissued material, expanding the legacy of this extraordinary trio. A tape search proved problematic and we spent the next two years scouring various Ahmad Jamal Argo masters scouring Europe and Japan as well as the US. As you can hear, this legacy has been reconstructed although almost half of it has comes from digital sources. Both analog and digital sources have minor problems here and there such as the small frying sound on disc 4, track 5. The only major problem is the “Count “Em 88” album (disc 1, tracks 1-9) which for years was available only in electronically-rechanneled stereo. The only existing source in 2010 is a Japanese CD master that seems to have been dubbed from an LP. It has wow and flutter and occasional electronic static as on track 5. Every effort has been made to bring all of this music to you in the best possible fidelity."

The Ahmad Jamal and Carter/Bradford sets can now be pre-ordered: Ahmad Jamal set Jamal set discography Carter/Bradford set Carter/Bradford set discography I've edited the thread title.

I suspect the Wilder mix was used in that box. Just checked the accompanying book and as far as I can see it says nothing about the mixes that were used. Haven't listened to Bitches Brew in the box yet. I've now compared the two versions I've got - The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions and The Complete Columbia Album Collection and they appear to be two different masterings. The latter is much "quieter" (= less compressed) and there are differences in the balance between instruments. For what it's worth, the production credits at the very end of the book for the 70 CD set says "Mastered by Mark Wilder and Maria Triana at Battery Studios, NYC". Mark Wilder has stated somewhere (can't find the quote right now) that he selected the masterings for the 70CD-set he thought sounded best. He may have picked the mastering for the 2006 Japanese mini-LP sleeve reissue of Bitches Brew (Sony SICP 1220-1); according to the inserts and the obi that mastering was done in 2006 by Mr Wilder himself and his remix was used.

I'm sorry if this is common knowledge, but I thought the original mix was on "The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions" 4CD set. Is it not? No, it's the Wilder remix. "Miles Beyond" article about the making of The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions Hoffman forum thread about the upcoming sets (with several participants from this forum ) Thanks, Hans! I've got one observation and two questions: If they are now re-releasing the original mix, I wonder about the validity of the following statement from the "Miles Beyond" article: The questions: What mix was used in the Complete Columbia Album Collection from last year, and how does the non-Japan CD reissue from ca 1990 (which is said to have the original mix) fare in comparsion with other versions? I suspect the Wilder mix was used in that box. Just checked the accompanying book and as far as I can see it says nothing about the mixes that were used. Haven't listened to Bitches Brew in the box yet.

Fifth? Hmm, I only have the 2006 Jpn edition (SICP 1220/1). It's nice to be the model of restrain around here! I was thinking the same thing. It's going to hit 90 today and I'm out of weizen!!! Time for a trip to Germany to restock

I'm sorry if this is common knowledge, but I thought the original mix was on "The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions" 4CD set. Is it not? No, it's the Wilder remix. "Miles Beyond" article about the making of The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions Hoffman forum thread about the upcoming sets (with several participants from this forum )

There are several threads about this on the Blindman's Blues Forum, this is the most recent one. There's also a thread on the Hoffman forum - post #7 says it all in my view.

Late 2010 at the earliest, but probably later. Haven't heard from them lately. There were no LP albums in the 1930s, just 78s. Tranemonk probably meant reissue albums. It should have all the material from the two classic old Ellington Era 3-lp boxes which are still sitting on my shelf as well as innumerable European reissues over the years. Wish we'd see it sooner rather than later! gregmo If I remember correctly the Ellington Era 3LP-boxes also included recordings from the 1920s. Those will not be included in the upcoming Mosaic.