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Why don't you ask them: info@mosaicrecords.com

But it is included in the box. The Mosaic has these Parlan albums: Movin' and Groovin' Us Three Speakin' My Piece Headin' South On the Spur of the Moment Up and Down Happy Frame of Mind

"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" was originally an Italian song, "Io Che No Vivo Senza Te", written by Pino Donaggio and Vito Pallavicini. The English lyrics were written by Dusty's manager Vicki Wickham and Simon Napier-Bell, who was indeed briefly the Yardbirds' manager.

Dusty Springfield's version is my favourite. It was a Top-3 hit in the U.K. in 1964. She was a great singer. Yes she was. Also knew how to pick a great song for her voice. Only top 40 charting version of "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" here in the USA was Dionne Warwick's, which went to #26 in 1966 (which I think was the same year as Springfield's version). BTW, back on Springfield, Shelby Lynne's tribute album from this year, "Just A Little Lovin'", is amazingly good. Dusty Springfield recorded the song two years before Dionne Warwick did. Dusty's version was a U.K. hit in the summer of 1964. It entered the U.K. charts in July of that year and reached #3. Scepter released Dionne's version in the summer of 1966. Interesting stuff. Springfield hit in the US with "Wishin' and Hopin'" (yet ANOTHER great Bacharach/David song) that summer ('64). During the "British Invasion" of 1964, a lot of songs which had already hit in England during the previous year charted in the USA at that time. That's how the Bealtes came to hold down the top six positions on the US Singles chart one of the weeks that April. I wonder if that's the case with Springfield, or if the record company just chose different songs for US and British release. In the United States "Wishin' and Hopin'" was coupled with Dusty's 1964 U.K. Top-20 hit "Stay Awhile"; her U.K. record company Philips chose a different B-side for the U.K. Dusty's 1963-1964 U.K. singles were: 1963 "I Only Want to Be with You" / "Once Upon a Time" 1964 "Stay Awhile" / "Something Special" 1964 "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" / "My Colouring Book" 1964 "Losing You" / "Summer Is Over" Philips also released a Christmas single in 1964, with a song by Dusty's former group the Springfields on its B-side.

Dusty Springfield's version is my favourite. It was a Top-3 hit in the U.K. in 1964. She was a great singer. Yes she was. Also knew how to pick a great song for her voice. Only top 40 charting version of "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" here in the USA was Dionne Warwick's, which went to #26 in 1966 (which I think was the same year as Springfield's version). BTW, back on Springfield, Shelby Lynne's tribute album from this year, "Just A Little Lovin'", is amazingly good. Dusty Springfield recorded the song two years before Dionne Warwick did. Dusty's version was a U.K. hit in the summer of 1964. It entered the U.K. charts in July of that year and reached #3. Scepter released Dionne's version in the summer of 1966.

Dusty Springfield's version is my favourite. It was a Top-3 hit in the U.K. in 1964. She was a great singer.

If I remember correctly PID was/is an import division of a major record company or a distributor.

I got the first five volumes of this excellent series from European Amazon Marketplace sellers a year or so ago, but when I checked today they were all gone. Other European sites didn't have them either. Good luck with your search!

I've emailed him a couple of times about this with no response. Is this still his email address? hiroshi@earlyrecords.com is correct. Tuesday's his day off, so if you mailed him yesterday or today, he won't reply until tomorrow (Wednesday).

The early U.S. release with the Roost tracks can be obtained cheaply from Amazon Marketplace sellers. Those tracks were also available on several Japanese releases, including jewel case versions and at least one facsimile mini-LP sleeve CD issue.

Get the Blue Note/Roost box, it's cheap, in my opinion it's musically better than the Verve material and, again in my opinion, the sound is good enough, considering the age of the recordings. The mastering was done by Malcolm Addey (discs 1 and 2) and Wally Traugott (discs 3 and 4).

Just heard on Dutch radio that Paul Newman has died. NY Times obit

Wow. You hold Reagan's reach in such high regard and for things completely outside of any President's control. You're either deranged or just so humbled by his power and unable reason its impact. I'm familiar with Reagan's "SDI" initiative--but not so with his "Crush Art" initiative. Can you explain? I always thought "The Artists" were making "The Art." Is this not the case? To the contrary -- it's often more liberal government leaders who choose to fund art via "The Government" -- thus creating "government-funded art" and therefore having a greater hand in its creation and purpose. The irony of the left. By your "logic" Herbert Hoover gave us Jazz. What I suspect you mean is: "I was so blinded with hatred for Reagan in the 80s that I have still yet to realize how impotent my ideology truly is -- as were many artists, who made a lot of lousy, uninteresting art as a consequence." As for your "America can be deadly to brains" comment. I suspect you've never lived in an oppressed region of the world. Many a people would spit on your for such an impotent thought -- I wouldn't cross the street to do so. In case you hadn't noticed, this is neither a political thread nor the politics/religion forum.

Thanks for posting that link. The sound quality of that 1902 (the year my father was born...) track is indeed amazing.

Sheesh, here we go again... I'm fed up with these stupid prejudices, they stopped being funny a long time ago. Windmills, tulips and clogs next, probably.

My thoughts exactly. That's why I said "Is this even possible????" I didn't say, "I have proof that this set is running low, I believe this wholeheartedly, and so should you!" Just because something is available for pre-order but can't be shipped yet doesn't mean it can't sell out. That happens all the time with very popular products, concert tickets, ipods, etc. As has been stated, Braxton has a big, dedicated Braxton fan base, and this set has been perhaps more anticipated than any other previously issued Mosaic. Like I said in post #13, how could it be running low when it wasn't even possible to pre-order the set until today??

My thoughts exactly.

For Four Orchestras is by no means awful. It was played slower than it should of. I'm not a native English speaker, but I take it you mean "should have". If not, I don't quite understand what you're saying. I should have said that.

I'm not a native English speaker, but I take it you mean "should have". If not, I don't quite understand what you're saying. Translation: the recorded performance is slow. The composition requires a faster tempo. Yep, I got that. Thanks

An error, already corrected. Really? I haven't even been able to access their site since I pre-ordered a couple hours ago. That's lame, though, because it heavily affected my decision to buy this early. Oh well, I'd still almost certainly be buying this one eventually anyway. Obviously it was an error, how could it be running low when it wasn't even possible to pre-order the set until today? I'm having no problems accessing the Mosaic site.

For Four Orchestras is by no means awful. It was played slower than it should of. I'm not a native English speaker, but I take it you mean "should have". If not, I don't quite understand what you're saying.

An error, already corrected.

I heard it was withdrawn because of its controversial title. It is being reissued as 'Creation'. I was going to post that, but decided against it to avoid something like a 16th Century war on religion...

They won't charge it until the set ships.

The upcoming Anthony Braxton Mosaic is up for pre-order, and so is the Akiyoshi/Tabackin Select.