J.A.W.

When golf became popular with managers, the nouveaux riches (new rich) and yuppies I lost interest, though I must admit that I still enjoy watching the Masters and the (British) Open.

I was referring to this board, not the Hoffman board. It may sound strange, but I never got involved in an audio fight over there like I did here, at least not that I can remember.

Thanks for the explanation. It's a whole different world from mine, both musically and sonically I hasten to add that I haven't heard those particular RVGs, though, so I can't comment on their sound. You have a way better system than I do, you probably hear way more true representations of different masterings on your system. I have a very mid end system. Though I use the Audio Technica headphones they use in studios for recording and monitoring. Jim mixed "In Memorandom" on a similar set of cans to mine, the next model up. Those headphones reveal many details and they are flat frequency across the board.I don't know, I really can't answer that. I got involved in too many "audio fights" (and RVG discussions) on this board, the last one only recently, so I'd rather not go into specifics. It's all very personal and, like religion and politics, it's a hazardous topic

That's also my preferred way of listening, in all cases I can think of. When I got the 1989 Mobley McMasters I listed above I was a happy camper. Never liked the original LP sequencing.

Thanks for the explanation. It's a whole different world from mine, both musically and sonically I hasten to add that I haven't heard those particular RVGs, though, so I can't comment on their sound.

Meaning? I don't have those discs.

The 3 McMaster CDs from 1989 that I listed above were the ones with the sessions in recorded order. I don't know about the RVGs.

Blue Note released the same tracks on one CD (Straight No Filter) in 1989. 3 CDs with the following sessions were released (transferred by Ron McMaster): Straight No Filter - Blue Note 84435 (1989) Recorded on June 17, 1966 with Lee Morgan - trumpet Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone McCoy Tyner - piano Bob Cranshaw - bass Billy Higgins - drums Tracks: Straight No Filter Chain Reaction Soft Impressions Recorded on March 7, 1963 with Donald Byrd - trumpet Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone Herbie Hancock - piano Butch Warren - bass Philly Joe Jones - drums Tracks: Old World, New Imports Up a Step The Feelin's Good East of the Village Yes Indeed The Good Life No Room for Squares - Blue Note 84149 (1989) Recorded on October 2, 1963 with Lee Morgan - trumpet Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone Andrew Hill - piano John Ore - bass Philly Joe Jones - drums Tracks: No Room for Squares No Room for Squares (alternate take) Three Way Split Comin' Back Me 'n You Carolyn (alternate take) Carolyn Syrup and Biscuits The Turnaround - Blue Note 84186 (1989) Recorded on February 4, 1965 with Freddie Hubbard - trumpet Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone Barry Harris - piano Paul Chambers - bass Billy Higgins - drums Tracks: Pat 'n Chat Third Time Around Hank's Waltz The Turnaround Straight Ahead My Sin The 3 titles were later reissued by Blue Note with different track sequences, similar to the original 12" LPs.

Sad news.

Grant Green has been discussed lots of times here. Maybe a search will help you find those threads

No, Sonny is an international treasure. Indeed good to hear he's doing better.

I know Abbado's interpretation of the Webern works is highly regarded but don't have the CD. I have the Boulez Conducts Webern (DG) and Karajan (DG) versions.

Look again, it's at the very bottom on every page including the main page, at the left-hand: "Mark community read", between "Change theme" and "Help". Just scroll down until you can't go any further. If you still don't see it, I can't help you...

At the bottom left-hand side of each page there's a button "Mark community read", etc.

I wonder what this means for the Fantasy catalogue, including Riverside and Prestige...

https://www.hdtracks.com/

BBC obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21912217

Looks like a great trip. Have fun!

He would still have to pay those high USPS overseas rates.

Jim, Have you considered just going digital for overseas sales? I'm certainly no expert on this, but I know of at least two musicians who sell their music directly from a digital source which the customer can download to his/her computer. This, I would think, might eliminate the postage issue altogether. Just my two cents...And what about those who live overseas and might be interested in the music but don't do downloads?

Thanks. Thanks for the link. Did a search, but couldn't find the thread. By the way, I don't see that many posters who left the board.

Does anybody remember/know when EMI released copy-protected CDs?

This coffee table book is worth its price. Recommended.

Just checked and noticed that Mosaic and ImportCDs haven't raised their overseas shipping rates yet - Mosaic's overseas rates have always been pretty high, anyway. I don't think I'll be ordering much from the United States from now on. I always thought Dutch int'l rates were insanely high, but they suddenly seem almost moderate now...

He's not the only one (myself included ). That's the internet for you. As long as it doesn't turn into personal attacks...