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Mark at Confront sent a short film of their last gig to his email subscribers a couple of weeks ago, did you get it?

Happy Birthday to the one with broad and exquisite taste!! Hope you're playing some Van on your birthday

Always wanted to hear that, need to hunt it down in whatever format

Chesty Morgan Benny Riley Ricky Ford

Max Roach featuring Anthony Braxton [Black Saint, 1978] beforehand Max Roach - Deeds Not Words [Riverside, UK 1968 RP]

Frankie Valli Lee Van Cleft Bottom

Olivia Neutron Bomb Billy Bang Exploding Star Orchestra

Talk Talk Camille Chat Cat Stevens

Minnie Ripperton David Torn Ben Folds

Seconded, on both counts. The Tuba trio is great

Dr Finlay Janet Janet Planet

I like that description and completely agree although I don't really know enough about Hermeto yet - this will be rectified . Like the others there's a seeming totality to the music, it's concepts, conception and realisation. as for "Hommage" - if I don't like it it will be the only Hill out of very nearly all of them that I own that I don't like, so I'm pretty confident. I think I may have heard it a few years back.

Pleased to see Translinear Light on the list. I somehow missed that first time round

Just plugged a "Hommage" sized hole in my collection, thanks for the prompt. I completely agree about the other two. How are you enjoying the Hermeto?

Andrew Hill - Blue Black [East Wind, 1977]

That Blythe is wonderful Firstly Andrew Hill - Compulsion!!!!! [Blue Note, 1974 repress] and now Andrew Hill - Andrew!!! {Blue Note, 1968] John Gilmore!!!!

Thanks, Kings Cross is nearer and I don't have to survive the H&City line to get there. Scarred for life by commuting to Westbourne Grove

Not managed to get out and shop yet but it won't be long Has HJ West got a big used section now? Always seemed to focus more on new vinyl recent years. The Kings X branch certainly had a nice used selection pre-lockdown

Ravi Shankar - Improvisations & Theme from Pather Panchali [His Masters Voice, India 1964] One of my first Berne purchases about when it was released I'd guess

This one now

This is such a great album, listening now because of your post yesterday. Thank you. 'Black Classical Music', indeed

Limp Bizkit The Sea & Cake The Cookie Monster

That's my understanding too

Bertie Wooster The Little Red Rooster Boris The Booster

Swampy Pete Bog Peter Bogdanovich