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That depends. I understand Steve Hoffman was hired solely to do the mastering, nothing else; if that is correct he cannot be held responsible for the quality of the vinyl. What I think they could do at the Hoffman site, however, is forward any complaints to those who are responsible or at least provide customer service contact info. Yes, he is not responsible for the production of the actual vinyl, but since he's involved with the product, I don't think he's really in a position to say anything negative. At least that was the jest of my communications with Steve about the mag tape topic. The industry is a small one and if you bad mouth the end product while it's still in circulation, you might not get the call for the next job. True.

That depends. I understand Steve Hoffman was hired solely to do the mastering, nothing else; if that is correct he cannot be held responsible for the quality of the vinyl. What I think they could do at the Hoffman site, however, is forward any complaints to those who are responsible or at least provide customer service contact info.

First of all, this is not to defend Steve Hoffman and his site. Furthermore, I am not interested in those vinyl projects and haven't read the threads/posts about them, so I can't say anything about what happened. Steve Hoffman is working in the music business and negative or critical threads/posts can harm his interests, and that's why the moderators on the Hoffman site edit or delete anything they find inappropriate in this regard, including criticism of the various vinyl projects he was hired to do by Warner and others. Like it or not, in that sense the Hoffman site is not independent. That said, I think it is inappropriate not to address the issue of bad vinyl, especially in view of the high prices of the records. If they don't want to do that publicly, they should at least provide customer service contact info and refer complaints to the manufacturers.

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Good chance if so that it will appear on Amazon UK in a year or so time at a good price. I'll wait until then. So will I - if I decide to buy it, that is; the audio clips (right-hand side of the page) didn't quite convince me and I wasn't exactly a fan of Jones' This Is How I Feel About Jazz and The Birth of a Band albums. Good playing but nothing special, at least not to my ears.

Mosaic increased the price of its CD sets to $17 per disc some time ago when the Jack Teagarden Roulette set was released. Correct. If I remember correctly the price of the Selects was increased to $44 at the same time.

I wonder if Universal will release the Quincy Jones set in Europe.

Pre-order link

The following CDs are scheduled for release. On December 19, 2007 VACM 1339 Baker,CHet(tp) Supreme: Moonlight in Copenhagen 2310 VACZ 1110 Cowell,Stanley(p) Mandara Blossoms 1890 VACZ 1111 Cowell,Stanley(p) Live 1890 VACZ 1112 Bonner,Joe(p) Suite for Chocolate 1890 VACZ 1113 Bonner,Joe(p) & Johnny Dyani Suburban Fantasies 1890 VACZ 1114 Harper,Billy(ts) Destiny Is Yours 1890 VACZ 1115 Bartz,Gary(as) Reflections of Monk-the Final Frontier 1890 VACZ 1116 Francis,Karen(vo) Where Is Love? 1890 VACZ 1117 Konitz,Lee(as) And Red Mitchell(b) I Concentrate on You1890 VACZ 1118 Konitz,Lee(as) And Hal Galper(p) Windows 1890 VACZ 1119 Jordan,Sheila(vo) & Arild Andersen(b) Sheila 1890 VACT 2 Akagi,Kei(p) Liquid Blue 2940 VACM 1335 Shibuya,Takeshi(p) Solo-Famous Melody 1575 VACM 1336 Shibuya,Takeshi(p) Solo-Famous Composers 1575 VACM 1337 Mainieri,Mike(vib) White Elephant 3675 QACP 40002 V.A. Live At STB 139 Vol.1 2500 PCCY 30130 Drew,Kenny Sophisticated Lady 1995 PCCY 30131 Baker,Chet(tp) Heartbreak 1995 MYCJ 30443 Boehlee,Karel(p) Midnight Blue 2800 MYCJ 30444 Lundgren,Jan(p) Lonely One 2000 MYCJ 30445 Lundgren,Jan(p) Sharade 2000 MYCJ 30446 Lundgren,Jan(p) Perfidia 2000

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Member Aggie87 posted this message from Verve on AAJ: Verve Records will unleash Coltrane originals, restored and remastered and in digipak packaging to best replicate the original look and feel of the albums. Albums include The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions, Live at the Village Vanguard, Coltrane, Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, Ballads, and a Limited Edition slip-cased Box set that houses all of these 5 Impulse reissues. This first salvo will be joined by future reissues of Coltrane classics in a collector’s setting. These individually available and Boxed set will be released on October 30. CDUniverse's sale price for the box set is $33.74.

Grand Ole Opry press release

According to the Hoffman forum Porter Wagoner died today (Sunday, 10/28). He was 80.

Congratulations, Dan. What a great team

Yep, very annoying.

There were reports on Dutch TV and the BBC that San Diego was hit worst by the fires.

Moving across the pond, David? I like visiting San Diego so I am looking into property there. All a bit hypothetical. That's not the best place to go right now, it's a bit hot...

the term used was "condition upgrades" For some reason Couw is on my case. I feel for you...

Moving across the pond, David?

I just checked, and all 50+ items () are still there.

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Still looking for these...

Anyone willing to part with their Chico Hamilton Mosaic CD-set? PayPal is my only payment option.

That's what I thought, with Toshiba's shares having been bought by EMI. Apparently I was wrong.

The following CDs are scheduled for release. On November 21, 2007 DDCF 5006 Tanaka,Michiaki(perc) Romantica Pablo X 3000 NACD 3244 Berkal-sarbit,Sophie(vo) Gypsy in My Soul 2730 On December 5, 2007 UCCU 9551 Rollins,Sonny(ts) On Impulse 1000 UCCU 9552 Johnson,J.J.(tb) & Kai Winding The Great 1000 UCCU 9553 Haynes,Roy(ds) Out of the Afternoon 1000 UCCU 9554 Evans,Bill(p) Empathy 1000 UCCU 9555 Torme,Mel(vo) Swings Shubert Alley 1000 UCCU 9556 Shearing,George(p) September in the Rain 1000 UCCU 9557 Holiday,Billie(vo) Song for Distingué Lovers 1000 UCCU 9558 Haden,Charlie(b) Liberation Music Orchestra 1000 UCCU 9559 Ayler,Albert In Greenwich Village 1000 UCCU 9560 Akiyoshi,Toshiko Amazing Toshiko Akiyoshi 1000 UCCU 9561 Manne,Shelly(ds) 2,3,4 1000 UCCU 9562 DeFranco,Buddy(cl) Mr Clarinet 1000 UCCU 9563 Lee,Peggy(vo) Sea Shells 1000 UCCU 9564 Scott,Shirley(org) Latin Shadows 1000 UCCU 9565 Turrentine,Stanley(ts) Let It Go 1000 UCCU 9566 Roach,Max(ds) Jazz in 3/4 Time 1000 UCCU 9567 Carter,Benny(as) Further Definitions 1000 UCCU 9568 Jones,Quincy(tp) The Great Wide World Of 1000 UCCU 9569 Jones,Quincy(tp) This Is How I Feel About Jazz 1000 UCCU 9570 LeGrand,Michel(p) At Shelly's Manne Hole 1000 UCCU 9571 Tyner,McCoy(p) Inception 1000 UCCU 9572 Stitt,Sonny(as) Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio 1000 UCCU 9573 Konitz,Lee Tranquility 1000 UCCU 9574 Winding,Kai(tb) The Incredible 1000 UCCU 9575 Getz,Stan(ts) Big Band Bossa Nova 1000 UCCU 9576 Lambert,Hendricks & Ross Sing a Song of Basie 1000 UCCU 9577 Marmarosa,Dodo(p) Dodo's Back 1000 UCCU 9578 Ellington,Duke(p) Digital Duke 1000 UCCU 9579 Fitzgerald,Ella(vo) Like Someone in Love 1000 UCCU 9580 Young,Lester(ts) President Plays with the Oscar Peterson Trio 1000 UCCU 9581 Hartman,Johnny(vo) I Just Dropped by to Say Hello 1000 UCCU 9582 Jackie & Roy The Glory of Love 1000 UCCU 9583 Mulligan,Gerry(bs) & Paul Desmond Blues in Time 1000 UCCU 9584 Gillespie,Dizzy(tp) Sonny Side Up 1000 UCCU 9585 Young,Lester(ts) Kansas City Sessions 1000 UCCU 9586 Bryant,Ray(p) Slow Freight 1000 UCCU 9587 Russell,George(p) New York, N.Y. 1000 UCCU 9588 Kirk,Roland(ts) Domino 1000 UCCU 9589 Evans,Gil(arr) Out of the Cool 1000 UCCU 9590 Burrell,Kenny(g) A Night at the Village Vanguard 1000 UCCU 9591 Harris,Barry(p) Breakin' It Up 1000 UCCU 9592 Cole,Nat King(p,vo) In the Beginning 1000 UCCU 9593 Ellington,Duke(p) & Johnny Hodges Back to Back 1000 UCCU 9594 Griffin,Johnny(ts) JG 1000 UCCU 9595 Tyner,McCoy(p) Reaching Fourth 1000 UCCU 9596 Pettiford,Oscar(b) Deep Passion 1000 UCCU 9597 Jones,Quincy(tp) The Quintessence 1000 UCCU 9598 Mance,Junior(p) Junior 1000 UCCU 9599 Dorham,Kenny(tp) And the Jazz Prophets Vol.1 1000 UCCU 9600 Mingus,Charlie(b) The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady 1000 FNCJ 1002 Bass Talk Love Letter 2500 On December 12, 2007 UCCM 1139 E. S. T. (Esbjorn Svensson Trio) Live in Hambrug 2500 UCCT 1192(2 CD) Loussier,Jacques(p) Plays Bach Encore ! 3000 UCCJ 9089(6 CD) Corea,Chick(p) Five Trios Box 12000 UCCO 1020 Marienthal,Eric(sax) Just around the Corner 2500 XQCM 1303 Tommy(tb) Five Spot after Dark Tommy in New York 2940 XQDN 1008 Inoue,Osamu(ts) Transient City 2500 On December 19, 2007 UCCE 7002 Bley,Carla(p) Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu 2500 XQBV 1018 Malek,David El(ts) Organza 2200 XQBV 1019 Cobo,Xavier(ts) Waiting for You 2200 WNCJ 2186 Kobayashi,Youishi(ds) Happy Dance 2800 WNCS 5107 Mizuki,Naoko(vo) Portraits 2800 LXCY 6248 Gould,Rachel(vo) & Chet Baker All Blues 2415 On December 26, 2007 TOCJ 7061 Blakey,Art(ds) At the Cafe Bohemia Vol.1 +3 1700 TOCJ 7062 Blakey,Art(ds) At the Cafe Bohemia Vol.2 +3 1700 TOCJ 7063 Morgan,Lee(tp) Indeed 1700 TOCJ 7064 Silver,Horace(p) The Stylings of Silver 1700 TOCJ 7065 Pearson,Duke(p) Profile 1700 TOCJ 7066 Quebec,Ike(ts) It Might As Well Be Spring 1700 TOCJ 7067 Dorham,Kenny(tp) Una Mas +1 1700 TOCJ 7068 Mobley,Hank(ts) No Room for Squares +2 1700 TOCJ 7069 Green,Grant(g) Idle Moments +2 1700 TOCJ 7070 McLean,Jackie(as) Demon's Dance 1700 On January 23, 2008 TOCJ 7071 Brown,Clifford(tp) Memorial Album +5 1700 TOCJ 7072 Morgan,Lee(tp) The Cooker +1 1700 TOCJ 7073 Clark,Sonny(p) Cool Struttin' +2 1700 TOCJ 7074 Silver,Horace(p) Blowin' the Blues Away +1 1700 TOCJ 7075 Hubbard,Freddie(tp) Open Sesame +2 1700 TOCJ 7076 Blakey,Art(ds) A Night in Tunisia +1 1700 TOCJ 7077 McLean,Jackie(as) Jackie's Bag +3 1700 TOCJ 7078 Green,Grant(g) Green Street +2 1700 TOCJ 7079 Burrell,Kenny(g) Midnight Blue +2 1700 TOCJ 7080 Hancock,Herbie(p) The Prisoner +2 1700 On February 20, 2008 TOCJ 7081 Blakey,Art(ds) A Night at Birdland Vol.1 +1 1700 TOCJ 7082 Blakey,Art(ds) A Night at Birdland Vol.2 +1 1700 TOCJ 7083 Dorham,Kenny(tp) Complete at the Cafe Bohemia Vol.1 1700 TOCJ 7084 Dorham,Kenny(tp) Complete at the Cafe Bohemia Vol.2 1700 TOCJ 7085 Coltrane,John(ts) Blue Train +2 1700 TOCJ 7086 Clark,Sonny(p) Trio +3 1700 TOCJ 7087 Willette,Baby Face(org) Face to Face +2 1700 TOCJ 7088 Mobley,Hank(ts) Workout +1 1700 TOCJ 7089 Morgan,Lee(tp) The Sidewinder +1 1700 TOCJ 7090 Hancock,Herbie(p) Maiden Voyage 1700 On March 26, 2008 TOCJ 7091 Morgan,Lee(tp) Candy +1 1700 TOCJ 7092 Adderley,Cannonball(as) Somethin' Else +1 1700 TOCJ 7093 Blakey,Art(ds) And the Jazz Messengers(Moanin') +2 1700 TOCJ 7094 Powell,Bud(p) The Scene Changes +1 1700 TOCJ 7095 Brooks,Tina(ts) True Blue +2 1700 TOCJ 7096 Gordon,Dexter(ts) Doin' Allright +2 1700 TOCJ 7097 Green,Grant(g) The Latin Bit +1 1700 TOCJ 7098 Quebec,Ike(ts) Bossa Nova Soul Samba +3 1700 TOCJ 7099 Silver,Horace(p) Song for My Father +4 1700 TOCJ 7100 Hancock,Herbie(p) Speak Like a Child +3 1700