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42 years old! I remember buying it when it was released. He never bettered it as far as I'm concerned

There are album covers featuring Herbert Joos graphic design. I think his work wasn't restricted to them

Difficult to say as this set didn't have the booklet. My very sketchy understanding is that Yonin No Kai were an ensemble aiming to re-present, and possibly reinvigorate, traditional Japanese music,they formed in the 50s. Shakuhachi, koto, sangen and jushichigen are featured instruments, sometimes with chamber orchestra added playing pieces by a variety of composers and some traditional pieces. I don't know if the composers were contemporary in the 70s when the box was released or were earlier. I need to do that research still. I've often flirted with Japanese music, primarily through shakuhachi playing (sadly not by me I hasten to add) and love the sound so dived in when Clifford suggested this set. Clifford may well know more and will hopefully be able to correct any misunderstandings I'm listening under.

Yeah, and they apologised for late despatch due to a public holiday. first four sides gone down very well on first listen.

Reissue now in stock at Honest Jons for anyone interested

Yonin No Kai - Developments Of Traditional Music [Toshiba Records, Japan 1971] LP.1 with thanks to @clifford_thornton

Thaks John, I shall definitely investigate it and have a lookout for the film too

I've obviously not been paying attention as I'm not sure I knew that there was a film, is this different versions of the Western Stars album or something similar (which I thought was very good)?

CD1 of this box, it's a blast so far

Shabaka Hutchings occasionally posts his artwork on his instagram

Sounds really good, very quiet

Tony Oxley Alan Davie, but probably the other way round

Abdul Wadud - By Myself [Gotta Groove Records, 2023 RE] Finally

Great album!

Sulzmann and Cowell depping

🤣 It all depends on what bits in which order. You'll also need a good beat to go underneath it all. You're bound to have that somewhere too. You could be onto something...it might catch on 😆

Thanks for resurrecting this thread, had fun reading mine and others discussion. I have to admit to not having played the discs probably in 10+ years 😁 Maybe tomorrow...

here you are folks, UK rave scene They were big in lots of fields where people congregated to dance

Listening to it now, really enjoying it a lot Always an interesting artist. Don't know this one

'Flying Cowboys', yes! And definitely 'The Girl At the Volcano' I had no idea that that's her on that Orb tune, about the only one of theirs I know Of her later albums I also really rate the covers album 'It's Like This', great version of 'Low Spark Of The Highheeled Boys'

Thank you, I'll see to it!

Same here, although my 'other' is very loosely themed. My RLJ all in 'other', including 'Pop Pop' and this new one when it arrives. I don't think I have any Lou Rawls which is probably an error

Yusef Lateef - Yusef Lateef's Detroit, Latitude 42 30 Longitude 83 [Arc/Atlantic, UK 2023 RE]

Shirley Scott - Queen Talk: Live At The Left Bank [Reel To Reel, 2023]

And be in colour!