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They do, often as not, release on CD as well as LP especially if it's a release of new music rather than their historical releases so you might be lucky John. Fingers crossed.

New Braxton release. Duet with harpist. https://idischidiangelica.bandcamp.com/album/duo-bologna-2018 Sounding good on the first run

Gearbox Records tweeted today that they will be releasing a new Tolliver recording this summer entitled 'Connect'. No further details as yet. They usually do a good job so I'm looking forward to knowing more Watch this space, I guess

I was there. I had completely forgotten about the Jo Boxers, sparked briefly and dimmed quickly I seem to remember This was what was really happening then and who the Jo Boxers were riding on the coat tails of

Thanks for highlighting this. It was an interesting listen hearing such well loved tunes recontextualised.

For the first time a drop in delivery efficiency is unsurprisingly apparent with Royal Mail. I just thank my lucky stars they're still out there working with sickness levels increased. I know my postman well (a positive byproduct of buying LPs) and I know they're under the pump at the moment. Nothing I order is going to deteriorate in the post and will either sound or read the same whenever it arrives. Here's to postal workers both sides of the pond.

Thanks. The recording doesn't seem to have been archived

Tribute here https://thebluemoment.com/2020/04/18/henry-grimes-1935-2020/ as always from this writer, nicely written and pitched I wonder whether that's on BBC Sounds,I'll have a look

Profound Sound Trio, that was well worth the drive to Cheltenham. I saw Grimes with Ribot at Oto as well, magic evening

Damn, I wish this would stop happening. Will be listening to his ESP date later

Love the ESPs. Another great loss to creative music. ESP have tweeted confirmation

Wish I'd been there. I have the 2 LP set and it's very good indeed

Three more weeks of lockdown for us in the UK. Seems a sensible decision considering the daily death rates.

Saw him in the 90s with a local trio including Steve Arguelles. It was so good I went back the following night. Only done that once since (Lou Gare). I can't remember seeing the 'Angel Song' concert but equally can't imagine missing it. Enjoyed recordings from the full span of his tremendous career.

Big fan of the Marion Brown, good to see it on the list. My impression is most folk go for 'Sweet Earth Flying' or 'Afternoon...' which are both marvellous but there's still something about 'Geechee Recollections' that really encapsulates the sense of place so important to the trilogy. Well it does to someone who's never been within a couple of thousand miles of Georgia Edit to add: just seen 'Sweet Earth Flying' is listed as well. Must pay more attention...

Yeah, me too. Haircut due this week. Also considering the at home option, checked out clippers cost already https://www.menshealth.com/uk/style/grooming/a32052377/best-hair-clippers/

Plenty in my local Turkish supermarket too. The place has maintained stocks of a broad range of fresh fruit and vegetables, many not ordinarily available in high street supermarkets, throughout. One of the many advantages of North London living.

Just cut a bit of plastic label-sized and place it over the label. I just made this up as I tried things out. I didn't have all the answers when I started cleaning LPs. A bit of trial and error isn't going to hurt as long as you're sensible. Practice on an old LP you're not bothered by. I'm not sure there's a lot of difference between those kits. You may want to use a recommended cleaning fluid from this thread rather than the one that comes with the kit. Some cleaning fluids have alcohol or similar which I read was best to avoid but I am no expert on that. You can contact the seller on Discogs and tell them that you disagree with their grading. The gradings are quite explicit, quote them. Negotiate a resolution.

Out of interest, how did the seller grade the LP in the pictures? If that isn't a hair at 11 o'clock on the third picture and it's a scratch then you won't clean that away. If it's a superficial scuff then you should be ok. I have LPs with scuffs that look horrible but that affect play only marginally. I tend not to trust a seller that supplies LPs dirty for another purchase. Why wouldn't you be bothered to do even a cursory clean before sending it out? How can you accurately grade through a layer of dust/dirt?

Buy separate spray bottles to apply the cleaning liquid and the distilled water. To wash, spray the distilled water into the LP and wipe with the cleaning cloth, repeat once or twice. Flip the LP and do the same. To dry, use the drying cloth then place the LP on a mug or similar so both sides are exposed to air for drying.

I don't use a machine. All done by hand, quite relaxing activity. I use a cleaning mat https://www.analogueseduction.net/record-cleaning-work-mats/analogue-studio-professional-vinyl-record-cleaning-work-mat.html A brush to apply the fluid equally in the surface like this https://www.analogueseduction.net/brushes/analogue-studio-antistatic-record-cleaning-brush.html And two microfibre cloths, one for removing the fluid only. The other to do an initial dry only. You're best placed to see if 'damage' is causing the clicks. Watch the LP as it plays and see if clicks coincide with scratches/damage. A clean isn't going to do any harm, scratches or not

And there's one of the advantages of a Record Cleaning Machine which will be a significant investment. I've always accepted that wisdom too. London water is so hard washing an LP in it would probably leave more residue than you were cleaning off!

Difficult to tell but a good clean/wash would clear a good deal of what I think I can see. As Brad says, if the surface is damaged, not dirty, cleaning won't work. I use L'Art du Son cleaning fluid followed by at least two washes of distilled water and let the LP air-dry completely. L'Art du Son isn't cheap but lasts a long time and one bottle will clean a lot of LPs. Others will use other means as effectively I'm sure. It is a religion 😃

It is. Exceeded expectations for me. One of the recordings of that year I didn't know about the Silkheart, thanks I like this one a lot https://www.discogs.com/Richard-Teitelbaum-Hiuchi-Ishi/release/3998813

Thank you. I shall investigate Just realised that 'On vibes' as a title is a pretty good clue. It's reissue title 'Mallets aforethought' makes it even more worthy of attention !