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Wow. The plot thickens...

Thanks, Chuck. Not very enlightening, but I appreciate it nonetheless. Btw, not Hollywood, but Chicago, and probably '65 or earlier...

I don't think there's a lie here... just two different versions of a rare label, I would think. As I said, I've seen the orange and yellow label before. Have you inspected yours carefully for any unusual info? Could it be some sort of promo, or foreign issue? I wish somebody with some personal experience would check in here. This topic really doesn't belong in "discography"... maybe if it were in "the vinyl frontier" it would be getting more attention from some of our record hounds...

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Yes, apparently it's pretty rare. I've heard that Ruppli lists this session as taking place in November, 1967. Most people seem to agree that this is too late, but no definitive date has yet been determined. At any rate, does anyone with that Ruppli discog know if he lists personnel?

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I had: Texas tenor ___? Jack Ruby Lee Harvey Oswald ... and got stuck on the "-Hello, ....! -Hello, Jerry!" line. Would somebody explain that one to me?

I would settle for a '59 Les Paul that was never owned by someone famous! Indeed. The price is a joke, in fact the whole "stars' guitars" phenomenon is a joke. At least this guitar wasn't scribbled on with a black sharpie. I love vintage guitars, but the obsession with "bursts" has always seemed a tad wacky to me. Anyway, the reissues are everywhere, so you don't have to be wealthy to own a decent example.

The article mentions orange labels, and associates them only with the 2000 series. Your LP is not from the 2000 series. Should we infer from their information that orange labels were used in the 4000 series? How about the 8000 series? What I find interesting is that the orange label in the image you posted above has a black "T". I don't remember seeing that before. The orange labels I have seen had a yellow T, like the one on the page I linked.

Not sure, but she's one of the artists on the "Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl" LP set, and that was issued with a trumpeter label (see the first Verve LP image on the page I linked above).

If your LP (Ella's Rodgers & Hart Songbook) is from the 4000 series (what is it- 4022? 4023?), then why would it have an orange label? The article only refers to those appearing on early 2000 series LP's. I'm pretty sure I remember having an orange label Verve which was an Australian issue. Fwiw. Here's a site with lots of label images, fwiw. I have the Anita O'Day with the blue label, but I can't remember for sure if I had any other oranges besides the Aussie issue LP.

As we used to say in the 70's, "Pull your head out, dude!" Those covers have been on the site for a couple of years, although I think the pages have been re-arranged once or twice. Right now, they're located on this page, following the longest, most anal collection of 78 rpm labels you could ever hope to see. edit: For anyone who's still on a dial-up connection, I wouldn't blame them for not finding everything at Gokudo. I never thought of looking on THAT page! Why didn't he put them with the other BNs? MG Originally, I think he did, but as I say I think he's rearranged things at least once. Also, it seems there are a few "brown paper bag" covers that are separated from the rest of the group. Anyway, I agree... odd to stick them below all of those 78's. If I were still on a dial-up, I'd probably never get down to the LT's.

As we used to say in the 70's, "Pull your head out, dude!" Those covers have been on the site for a couple of years, although I think the pages have been re-arranged once or twice. Right now, they're located on this page, following the longest, most anal collection of 78 rpm labels you could ever hope to see. edit: For anyone who's still on a dial-up connection, I wouldn't blame them for not finding everything at Gokudo.

I'm trying to help clear up some confusion surrounding a Sergio Mendes session that was released on Philips, circa 1967 or '68, with the title QUIET NIGHTS (Philips PH 200.263 and PHS 600.263). 01 - Desafinado (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça) 02 - One Note Samba (Samba de Uma Nota Só) (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça) 03 - Morning Of The Carnival (Manhã de Carnaval) (Luis Bonfá / Antônio Maria) 04 - Meditação (Meditation) (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça) 05 - The Tower (Tiao Neto) 06 - O Peixe (B. Traut) 07 - Quiet Nights (Corcovado) (Tom Jobim) 08 - Só Danço Samba (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes) 09 - Insensatez (How Insensitive) (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes) 10 - Amor Em Paz (Love In Peace) (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes) 11 - Infinity (Dave Pike) 12 - Abraço a Sergio (Eddie Higgins) Some say it was recorded in 1963, others say '64 or '65. The personnel included Dave Pike, a guitarist who has gone uncredited, Sebastiao (Tiao) Neto on bass, and either Chico Batera or Edison Machado on drums. On one track (Insensatez), Eddie Higgins (who was working as an engineer on the session) replaced Pike on vibes. This session was originally recorded for the purpose of being used as background music for the Seeburg company, but it was later released without Mendes' permission. I'd like to know when it was actually recorded, who the guitarist and drummer were, and what year it was actually released. Coincidentally, Mendes' session with Cannonball Adderley (released in 1963) was also released at least twice with the title QUIET NIGHTS. I suspect that this has caused some confusion in terms of dates.

I see what you're saying, but I got to disagree, big guy. King's art directors were no Reid Miles, but I think they tried to do their best to keep the "feel" - Help me out here... what is that Sonny Clark cover "keeping the feel" of? Presumably, at the record stores when the LT's were released.

Now that's what I call a SPANKING! Good to see JRich playing well again. Another good game from Baron -- his shooting percentage over these last few has been much better. Monta Ellis is a turnover machine. Guy I missed the entire first half, and when I checked in at the beginning of the 3rd, I looked at the score (and back and forth at the names of the teams) about five times. Guy, is this the same team that lost to the Lakers (with no Kobe) on opening night? Well, it's been a nice stretch of games lately... let's see if they can keep this up throughout the home-stand.

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I have no opinion re the sound issue, but I think the LT (rainbow) series is overly-maligned in terms of the cover art. Most of the King covers are great, but not all, imo. Some of the LT covers are less than appealing, but again, not all, imo. Ironically enough, the Jimmy Smith covers in the first post illustrate an example of how I feel. I love that LT "Cool Blues" cover, and although the photo of J.S. on the King is okay, I don't like the pale, washed-out sepia effect at all. Anyway, as some of us have said before on this subject, there's also a sentimentality factor when it comes to the LT's. That's the series where some of us first got our hands on these recordings, and it was damned exciting- even if we got those unique (and yes, at times somewhat odd) photographic covers that didn't feature images of the artists. I guess the first issue of anything has a certain appeal for some, also.

Same here; I don't even bother with late night TV anymore. That's because you (........ okay, and I) are getting too old to stay awake for it! I used to like Leno as a guest on Letterman, but as a host... well, he looked uncomfortable with it when he started, and he still does! Sad, really. Anyway, as much as I admired Carson, for me he got kind of stale toward the end. I enjoyed Letterman (and for awhile, Conan) until I just got out of the habit of watching tv that late... now I only stay up late to watch YouTube and waste time here.

Nope, never heard of it. When is it on? That would depend on the station where you access it. Try can try this (which would come on at midnight on Tuesdays where you are): Info on "Jazz at Lincoln Center with Ed Bradley" at KCSM / Jazz 91 / San Mateo, CA How to listen to KCSM on the web Or, search for a web-streaming station in your time zone that carries the show.

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Curtis also directed the earlier (aforementioned) Jeckyll & Hyde film. Can't recall if I ever saw the Dracula... I'll have to keep my eyes open ... for that.

? Huh? I don't understand how one follows the other there. Did you read the thread? Have you never heard the radio show from Lincoln Center which Bradley hosted? I'm surprised. I rarely watch 60 Minutes, but I know from watching Rose's talk show on PBS that the man knows very little about music... or shall I say understands very little about music. I guess he's okay when it comes to interviewing politicians and political analysts, but when it comes to music and the arts...