J.A.W.

The McCoy Tyner Select is now on "Last Chance". http://www.mosaicrecords.com/lastchance.asp

Seems obvious to me. Is it really necessary to add "in my opinion" every time an opinion is posted? [sigh]

Carlos Kleiber with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. A reference interpretation of the 7th, coupled with an equally wonderful version of the 5th. It's originally an analogue recording. http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Symphonies-Nos-5-7/dp/B000001GPX/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1385930883&sr=1-1&keywords=kleiber+beethoven+5+7 I don't like the sound on the remaster, but if sound is not an issue, it's an OK disc. However, if sound is important, the hybrid SACD is an excellent alternative: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beethoven-Symphonies-Nos-5-7/dp/B00007KMOX/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385931176&sr=8-1&keywords=kleiber+beethoven+5+7+sacd

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mindbenders

And here are the Americans taking a crack at European geography...: http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/americans-try-to-place-european-countries-on-a-map

You are so lucky. The limit here in England is about $22 (including postage). Step over that line and you have to pay VAT, import duty and a "handling charge" The European Union limit is 22 euros or its equivalent (about £18) for goods imported into the EU, excluding shipping. If the value exceeds that limit, you have to pay VAT and in some cases duty over the total value plus shipping. A handling charge is also payable.

BIEM: http://www.biem.org/index.php/en/

I guess that would be CDJapan: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/ They're probably cheaper than any non-Japanese store and their service is excellent, almost Hiroshi-like.

That Curzon box is a gem, even though not everything in it is my cup of tea. He's one of my all-time favourite pianists.

Kempff's Schubert got some very mixed reviews here. He's not the most likely Schubert interpreter to my ears either.

Ha, one of the questions is: which train wreck do some nerds think could be kick started?

Jim A. and Rolf (son-of-a-weizen) are the only ones who can get rid of spammers and Rolf hasn't been around for months now, while Jim is probably touring. The mods can only delete the messages and they are MIA.

The same fraudulent spam messages have been posted here before, a few months ago. Apparently there's a leak somewhere.

and apparently there's no one around to clean up this mess...

Looking at Sqidco's website I see they recommend using a company called Bongo International for shipping to overseas customers. According to them it could reduce the cost of shipping by over 80%!...too good to be true? Has anyone ever used this company? Edited to make it clearer what I meant! BTW here's a link that explains it in more detail: http://www.squidco.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=S&Category_Code=POLICY I have no idea whether they use Bongo specifically, but I did note that Dusty Groove had found some way to cut shipping rates to Canada (didn't check to other countries). I mentioned this in an email to Alan, that it might be something he would want to look into. His reply indicated that he wasn't that interested -- he would stick with the shipping process he knew. So I can't help but feel that this is at least a bit self-inflicted. Yep, that's my feeling too. I haven't done business with him often, but Alan can seem a bit, um, let's say, "uninterested".

See my post #13. Thanks Hans. I take it "extras" is a new button on IE 11 which gives you that option of "compatibility view" . Do you just go to settings; extras; type in the organissimo.org/forum and hit compatibility view? Did it work for you? Thanks again. Go to "extras" (or, in Dutch on my computer, "extra"), then go to "compatibility view settings": the name of the site you're on should already be in the box on that page or, if not, type the address (in this case: www.organissimo.org) in the box and hit "add", then "close".

In my experience DMG's internet service is extremely user-unfriendly. I'll never use them again.

Not for me either - apart from the fact that I'm not a Yo-Yo Ma fan, on the contrary

See my post #13.

He did mention streaming and I think "you name it" is meant to include the European PD labels, although those labels didn't cover much of the kind of more advanced music Jazz Loft was carrying

Same here. And this is sad news indeed.

http://jazztimes.com/sections/news/articles/112427-drummer-and-bandleader-chico-hamilton-dies-at-92 Yep, those dates were great.

Sorry to hear this. Love his Mosaic.

So don't go worrying about your hunches of Black Anti semitism being defended here. Maybe explore why you can't see the execrable reverse racism arguments of the aforementioned writers/musicians -whose whole musical identities were/are based on Black Music history- for what it truly is. Gimme a break, willya? I'm not willing to be accused of racism by you. If you find it in my posts, in my language, fine, go point it out - if not, shut the fuck up now and take your crusade elsewhere. I'm sure your line of reasoning isn't plain wrong, I'm sure what you're pointing out is actually taking place - but I'm not the one to attack here. Totally agree with Flurin. [edit] I also think that this has become a political discussion, which doesn't belong on this board since Jim A. pulled the dedicated forum.

Erwin, All the best with your move and don't strain your back too much Won't be able to help [sigh of relief]