David Ayers

Best conversation about a Walkman: I went to buy batteries at the gadget store for my Walkman II. I said in passing: 'This has kept going for ten years'. His reply: 'You must have got a dud.'

I’m liking the direction of travel...

We’ve had pseudo-Japanese issues before, so I wonder...

Calypso Frelimo, then He Loved Him Madly. Long-time favorites.

I do agree with you that this question of cultural archiving is an important one and has many different dimensions. And I agree that it will be interesting to see how much of that question, as opposed to more straightforward contractual questions and liabilities come into discussion. I’m guessing you guys know about Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow: Universal Studios fire destroyed all my master tapes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48745638

In the past, you used to be able to get barracks room lawyers to sort out this kind of thing for you. That doesn’t seem to be a thing any more, but I’m wondering if any sort of equivalent could be found on the internet anywhere…?

And the rest, as they say...😄

Braxton/Willisau 1991 First of the two live discs. Smash crash bash!

I hardly know what the market for any disc is anymore...

Nicely grabbed!

It's interesting is't it? Are changes of taste a factor? I for one used to love Dolphy but now feel averse to him. That's just me, but I wonder

Lovely. Thanks for posting.

Nice cover of Tupelo!

Grow Fins is on spotters, for those who missed it.

I like the sample track.

I am now officially obsessed with this French RCA LP.

Sammich!

Seconded. In any case the article is available at the site legally to non-subscribers. Plus it is just a mess to paste in so much material.

Horrible. On the other hand, I just saw a teenager on the train in Belgium today holding an Elvis in Hollywood LP in the original RCA sleeve which cheered me up. I want one!

Super. Thank you.

Link doesn’t work and I can’t read the white on blue text. Sounds good though.

Re. the Brown and Ayler with the from...to... titles, those sound more like anthologies than archival issues to me. Either way, the titles are perplexing...

Thanks for posting. Nice essay until the paywall kicked in! I’ll seek out a hard copy...

Sorry to hear this. RIP.