J.A.W.

Old news: as was posted in this Fantasy thread last year, the European distributor lost their licence.

The following CDs are scheduled for release: On March 22, 2006 MZCS 1088(New) Torme,Mel(vo) & Buddy Rich/Together Again 2400 MZCS 1089(New) Coleman,Cy(p)/Barnum 2400 MZCE 1090(New) Hendricks,Jon(vo)/Cloudburst 2400 On April 17, 2006 Daiki AXDB 3816(New) Fukuda,Tomoaki(ds)/A Little Glass 2000 On May 10, 2006 Universal UCCM 1096(New) Potter,Chris(as)/Underground 2548 Universal UCCR 1060(New) Abair,Mindi(as)/Life Less Ordinary 2548 Universal UCCT 1160(New) Torres,Nestor(fl)/Dances, Prayers & Meditations For Peaces 2548 Universal UCCT 1161(New) Meadows,Marion(ss)/Dressed to Chill 2548 Toshiba TOCP 67975(New) Dr. John(vo)/Mercernary 2500 Toshiba TOCP 67904(New) Wood Brothers/Ways Not to Lose 2500 Toshiba TOCP 67960(New) Shaw,Marlena(vo)/Free Soul 2600 On May 17, 2006 Universal UICY 90141(New) Leao,Nara(vo)/Dez Anos Depois 1500 Universal UICY 90142(New) Leao,Nara(vo)/Meus Sonhos Dourados 1500 Universal UICY 90143(New) Leao,Nara(vo)/Nara 1500 Universal UICY 90144(New) Leao,Nara(vo)/Onde e Quando 1500 Universal UICY 90145(New) Gilberto,Joao(vo)/Brasil 1500 Universal UICY 90146(New) Regina,Elis(vo)/Como e Porque 1500 Universal UICY 90147(New) Regina,Elis(vo)/Elis Regina 1500 Universal UICY 90148(New) Regina,Elis(vo)/In London 1500 Universal UICY 90149(New) Regina,Elis(vo) & Toots Thielemans/Aquarela do Brasil 1500 Universal UICY 90150(New) Tamba Trio/Tamba Trio 1500 Universal UICY 90151(New) Tamba Trio/Mas Que Nada 1500 Universal UICY 90152(New) Lyra,Carlos(vo)/Bossa Nova 1500 Universal UICY 90153(New) Lyra,Carlos(vo)/Preciso Cantar / Eu & Elas 1500 Universal UICY 90154(New) Mendes,Sergio(p)/Mas Que Nada 1500 Universal UICY 90155(New) Mendes,Sergio(p)/Equinox 1500 Universal UICY 90156(New) Mendes,Sergio(p)/Look Around 1500 Universal UICY 90157(New) Mendes,Sergio(p)/Fool on the Hill 1500 Universal UICY 90158(New) Powell,Baden(g) & Vinicius De Moraes/Afro Samba 1500 Universal UICY 90159(New) Telles,Sylvia(vo) & Lucio Alves & Roberto Menescal/Bossa Session 1500 Universal UICY 90160(New) Veloso,Caetano(vo) & Gal Costa/ 1500 Universal UCCU 3021(New) Voices In Latin/Something Cool* 2300 Universal UCCU 3022(New) Jones,Jack(vo)/She Loves Me* 2300 Universal UCCU 3023(New) Quartette Très Bien/Boss très bien* 2300 Universal UCCU 3024(New) Clebanoff Strings/Lush, Latin and Bossa Nova Too !* 2300 Universal UCCU 3025(New) Brasilia Nueve/How Insensitive* 2300 Universal UCCU 3026(New) Ofwerman,Rune(p)/Cool* 2300 Universal UCCU 3027(New) Lawson,Yank(tp)/Olé Dixie* 2300 Universal UCCU 3028(New) Cugat,Xavier/Midnight Roses* 2300 Universal UCCU 3029(New) Hyman,Dick(keyboard)/Brazilian Impressions* 2300 Universal UCCU 3030(New) Wechter,Julius(Marimba) and Baja Marimba Band/Fresh Air* 2300 Universal UCCM 1098(New) Camilo,Michel(p) & Tomatito(g)/Spain Again 2548 Pony Canyon PCCY 30089(New) Akita,Shinji(p)/Moments in Life 2940 Pony Canyon MYCJ 30380(New) Mance,Junior(p)/Slow Life 2800 Pony Canyon MYCJ 30381(New) Sasajima,Akio(b) & Ron Carter(b)/Two for the Muse 2800 On May 24, 2006 Universal UCCV 1089(New) Knight,Gladys(vo)/Before Me 2548 Universal UCCJ 2048(New) Kishino,Yoshiko(p)/Plays Bossa 3000 Universal UCCT 1162(New) Yellowjackets/Twenty Five 2700 Universal PSCR 6173(New)24 Bit Kuriya,Makoto(p)/Paris to the Moon 3000 Toshiba TOCP 53721(New) Almeida,Laurindo(g)/Guitar from Ipanema 1500 Toshiba TOCP 53722(New) Donato,Joao(p)/Quem e Quem 1500 Toshiba TOCP 53723(New) Banana,Milton(ds)/Milton Banana Trio 1500 Toshiba TOCP 53724(New) Sa,Wanda(vo)/Softly 1500 Toshiba TOCP 53725(New) Valle,Marcos(vo)/O Compositor e o Cantor 1500 Columbia VQCD 10020(New) Powell,Baden(g)/Last Concert 2540 Columbia VACM 1284(New) Manhattan Jazz Orchestra/Swing Swing Swing 2940

I was complaining about their overseas shipping rates, not their pricing.

If the order hasn't shipped yet, you can cancel it on the CDU website and re-order the items through this board.

Because OOP Mosaic sets are collector's items.

Hmm, I liked the l o n g CDUniverse bar better...

Maybe they'll still remember you...

I doubt it. The only Euro-versions we got were those owned by Universal.

I thought the Germans played very well in the second half overall, especially the way they finished their chances. Ballack's header was placed perfectly; Klose finished strongly on his gift; and Nouville's volley was beautiful... of course, the weak defending helped, but those goals still required significant skill. Sorry, I strongly disagree, in my view the Germans were only able to play "very well" thanks to the very poor opposition from the American team; the American defense was appalling, and yet the Germans only managed to play "well" in the second half. I thought both teams put on an appalling display.

Short review: the Germans, who again played very badly, had a field day against an American B-team with a horrible defense. I don't see these teams going very far this summer if they keep playing like this. Awful.

Why don't you ask Alan Lankin, he seems to have links to Amazon and/or CDUniverse on his website.

If they have a similar program I'd prefer CDUniverse, as their prices are way below Amazon's.

I always choose surface mail, which is usually as fast as airmail. $7 surface for 1 CD is also ridiculous in my opinion, I'm usually charged that amount for airmail...

I didn't know that, didn't check the discographical info. Yuck, I don't like his mastering...

The board is still slow on and off, and it's often timing out...

I really would like to place an order, but $12 airmail shipping for 1 CD is a bit rich for my blood...

I agree - Jim, why don't you pin this thread and expand the title?

I second that.

Anonymous donations are welcome too, I hope

Yep, old news indeed - see this thread.

I'm not, sold most of my mini-LP CDs a couple of months ago

The board is excruciatingly slow today - well, it has been slow for the last few days, but today it's even worse. It also keeps timing out when I click on a member's name to view their profile...

As far as their big boxes go, I am sure you are correct. However I notice that the 'Blowing a Fuse' series finishes in 1955. Suspicious or what? I suspect that with this series they are just as 'guilty' as Proper, JSP etc ... Bear Family would be the LAST label I would group with Proper, JSP, Definitive! You can complain about their pricing, some of their mastering decisions, but NOT their licensing, or lack thereof! Considering their ability to issue compilations from multiple labels from actual licensed source materials I think they should be commended as a model in this regard. I fully agree. I think it's outrageous to suggest otherwise as was done earlier in this thread, the facts don't lie.

An excellent CD with 18 of Nat King Cole's 1943-1947 and 1949 piano trio sides is The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: The Instrumental Classics, Capitol 98288. The CD was released in 1992; the transfers were done by Jay Ranellucci and Malcolm Addey. Highly recommended!

As far as their big boxes go, I am sure you are correct. However I notice that the 'Blowing a Fuse' series finishes in 1955. Suspicious or what? I suspect that with this series they are just as 'guilty' as Proper, JSP etc ... The Blowing the Fuse series does not finish in 1955. More volumes will follow this year, up to and including 1960, so I'd suggest you get your facts straight before accusing them of anything. Here's what's on their website: A NEW GOLD STANDARD IN R&B REISSUES Here's why Bear Family's 'Blowing The Fuse' will be the standard for R&B reissues now and forever! YEARS! YEARS! YEARS! Many companies have issued compilations of out-of-copyright recordings (ie. records more than 50 years old). That's why you'll find that their series stop in 1953. Bear Family's 'Blowing The Fuse' starts at the dawn of the Post-War R&B era in 1945, and will continue through until 1960! And, unlike the out-of-copyright labels that won't get to 1960 until 2011, we'll get there in 2005 because Bear Family pays the companies that own the music. PACKAGING! PACKAGING! PACKAGING! Other labels lift photos from old books and magazines, and commission quickie liner notes that tell you little or nothing, and often get it wrong. Bear Family's 'Blowing The Fuse' will have detailed song-by-song notes, stories behind the songs, and incredible never-before-seen photos in huge booklets ... booklets so big they won't even fit inside the standard plastic case. They'll go in specially designed DigiPacs. COMPILATIONS! COMPILATIONS! COMPILATIONS! Most out-of-copyright labels do their compilations from chart books compiled by Joel Whitburn. Compiling from Whitburn is taking the easy way out. We hired Dave 'Daddy Cool' Booth, a guy with one of North America’s biggest R&B collections and the dee-jay experience to know how to program music. He went through his incredible collection and then he went through 'Billboard' year-by-year, and picked out more than just the hits. We selected the absolute best music, some of it never reissued on CD until now, as well as the biggest hits, and we have no more than two songs by any artist on any CD. These are true, properly thought-out compilations in the spirit of Guy Stevens, Paul Oliver, Mike Leadbitter, and the others who compiled groundbreaking blues/R&B LPs back in the 1960s and 1970s. SOUND! SOUND! SOUND! We used the absolute best sources from the original labels, then carefully remastered for the absolute best-ever sound. Beware! These will cost a little more than some of the out-of-copyright reissues, but they'll be worth it. If you're sick of R&B reissues that look and sound like a proper mess, then the best is on the way. And you won't have to wait until 2011 to get the complete story of R&B's golden years!