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Only if you have 4 TB of data to store and mirror. Do you? If not, the solution I suggested is still the cheapest (if you don't mind the work involved). Financing another solution NAS/whatever was just out of the question for me because I have a mass of data to store (it's almost embarrassing, but I'm approaching 20TB fast (that's including mirrored data)).

That's the one I have (Amazon Germany link): Fantech . No idea what you can get in the States. I have 4 2TB drives in there, but you can put any combination of S-ATA discs in there (also of different sizes). But, keeping the backup mechanism in mind I described above, I would put 4 identically-sized drives in (I have a friend who keeps two (very) old and two new ones in there). No probs. Took me 7 minutes to set up. Screw the drives on a tray, push them in. Done. The thing has a fan that can be regulated by you or automatically by the case and - if you put the modern silent drives in - barely audible! If you only connect it when needed, ... best and most comfortable backup solution there is IMHO. P.S.: For an e-SATA connection (about 2.5 - 3 times faster than USB) you apparently need "Port-multiplying". No idea. I use USB. Edit: Of course, you can slo leave slots empty and put one or two drives in there for starters.

My suggestion: a) Buy yourself an external case that can hold up to 4x2TB harddrives (WD eco series, or whatever, just drives that stay cool). b) That case can be connected to your PC via e-sata or USB. c) A case like that will set you back about $150 if you want a decent one. Put 4 discs of your choice in there. d) Use two drives for backup and mirror their contents to the other drives (takes time). In a case like that the discs basically become hot-swappable. One goes down the drain, buy a new one. I use one setup like this next to some external drives and it's the most comfortable. At average, one could say (if not unlucky) that one drive fails every two to three years. Just replace it with another one. That means initial cost is high (depending on case and number/size of discs you put in there), the rest you can forget about. Buying a new dirive every two or three years for around $90 or less ain't gonna kill you. P.S.: If on Windows, a case like that simply holds the drives that are either recognized as single drives (recommended!), but you can also set them up as one single drive (NOT recommended). I use mine through USB and just connect whenever I want to make backups. Friends of mine have theirs connected constantly (if you have the right case, it'll go to sleep with the rest of your PC). Summary: What you get is something like a NAS without all the bells and whistles that people usually don't need anyway. I'll look for some pics online and post them here. Give me a minute.

I have very mixed feelings about that board. Yes, you can find lots of information there (and there are lots of people who are very passionate about music, which I like), but ... a) it is becoming increasingly difficult to find the right information. No matter what recording you want info on, there are always two or three camps that give it 100% or ... 0%. Very confusing at times. You basically have to adopt one camp to be able to sift through the info. b) I understand (somewhat) that Hoffman needs to keep a tight reign on his forum because of his own interests, but why have a super-huge forum that will (!) get increasingly "dangerous" for you and your business interests the more people you let in there? That place is huge. If he was really interested in protecting his interests, I think he should delete it. I guess his ego won't allow that though. c) If you keep a tight reign on a forum, you could at least have one single thread or some notification about what you are deleting to keep people up to date. There is so much deleting going on there constantly that bookmarks won't work long and you get totaly confused about things you read a few seconds before they completely disappeared (single posts or whole threads). It is exactly this clandestine behavior that I absolutely hate, especially becuase oftne what is deleted was viable information and just simply not up one gort's or Hoffman's alley. I'm using the forum less and less because I simply don't feel like searching for stuff all the time that has simply been deleted. Cheers!

Thanks for your input. I would agree that the sterile white (that's what I would call it) that's so often used for CD reissues is off. But, when I check out various books about record covers (Eric Kohler's "In the Groove" is a good example) , I find that either they used scans of the same redone covers for reissues as a reference point ... or the covers were that white. An off-white is probably what I'm going to go for in these cases and hope I'm not straying from the original too far. And, no, I'm not competing with Gokudo. I do this kind of work when I need to turn my brain off completely for a while. I just concentrate on pixels or ... large areas of white. Besides, I'm not putting these online because every idiot on the Internet (pirates) steals them, links to them, eats your bandwith, etc. Just keeping up with blocking Russian sites from accessing a few I had online years ago was a 24/7 job (I had 6 covers online in hi-res format for about two years and the pirates alone ate over 8GB a month of my bandwidth). Those people are just too lazy to host whatever they rip off on their own turf, wherever that might be.

Yes, Guy, that's the problem. I also have a reworked original cover, but there's no telling what the original color was. The best scan I could find (years ago) was an off-whitish/beige color of a copy that had been kept sealed for ages. But it wasn't white. I even contacted the guy and he couldn't tell me (and wasn't about to unseal it). When I look at Verve etc. reissues, they almost always go with white although I'm not sure if they decided to change that for the reissue (and that goes for a lot of David Stone Martin covers ... Hamp/Getz, some Peterson ones, etc. ... they're all white in their reissue forms but I have my doubt they were like that ... or that clean and often sterile a white -- in their original form). Another example of what I mean is this one (working on that on and off at the moment). This is the original before I went at it:

Hi everyone, as I've mentioned elsewhere, I sometimes spend some time reworking scans of old record covers (David Stone Martin, Alex Steinweiss and some others). The problem I have is that sometimes I cannot find a source anywhere (book, Internet) to check if a cover was originally white or another tone, for example off-white, beige, etc. I'd like to get as close to the original as possible. So, I started this thread to basically check with you if you can help me out. I'll start with the first one: Cover 01: White or Not? ..... Johnny Hodges. Creamy. 1955. (The name would suggest another tone). Thanks for your help. Edit: Attached file is a small copy of one of three versions I made (this is the white one).

Thanks for the info and the links. I'll go and check that out ... now.

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Zenphoto is best. I've used it for a ton of sites. The people who took over this project from the guy who originally programmed it are very dedicated to updating, improving and expanding the program code. You have to run it on your own server or a hosted one though. Picasa is limited to 1 GB, as far as I remember. If you have more photos you want on it, you have to pay. If you set an album to "private" (or whatever they call it over there, can't remember right now), only those people who have the link to it can see the photos. Others have no way of accessing the album(s). I have some albums over there and they are well-protected. Works.

Thank you very much for checking!!! And, I knew about Ken Nordine.I have actually collected (=downloaded from the Internet) quite a few covers of LPs on which he does the narrating, especially the "Jazz Word" LPs that often have great covers.

Hi everyone, whenever I have to turn my mind off completely for one reason or another, I sit and rework crummy scans of classic LP covers (David Stone Martin, Alex Steinweiss, any LP with graphics on it and ... old). It's a strange way of relaxing, but it works. I've recently been working on the cover of this LP: LP on Discogs It's got some totally generic space art, but I was wondering if the artist is credited anywhere. I found a few bad scans of the back of the cover and I couldn't make out any attribution. Just in case ... does anyone know who drew the cover for this one (my guess it was some contracted or in-house artist that never got his name mentioned). Thanks for looking.

Typical for the Hoffman forums. Also, deanswift58 has more talent and technical ability than the whole original team has in their big toes. If you had a chance to study his versions that he had a) up and b) offered to let them have for free (templates) you could study into how much detail he went to get the covers, tray inlets etc. right. I hardly go over to the Hoffman forums anymore because that (constant) deleting of parts of threads, posts and whole topics is infuriating and confusing. There are too many spineless idiots on that forum who would probably have had a much more enjoyable time had they been born into the Russia under Stalin's rule. And then there are all the other idiots who don't listen to music but just stare at waveforms all day. Idiocy is totally rampant over there.

I refuse to wear mine. Do like me, order a lot of stuff from marketplace dealers and learn to instinctively click on the right link! You won't have to put your glasses on ever again (unless you plan on reading the liner notes in font size 3).

You have to look below the Amazon price at "New from ...". It's still there from Newbury Comics! Link

I love it! I am flattered that you would put in the time to create this! Welcome. It was one of those sleepless nights and that cover and one or two more kept me busy.

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Depending on the size of the fragment, I'd be just a tiny bit more creative: Bricole: 1. Sprinkle parsley, basil, chopped garlic, salt, pepper, and a generous amount of grated romano or parmesan cheese on meat piece(s). 2. Spread 1 ounce Italian sausage on meat pieces; roll and hold together with toothpicks. 3. Cook in oven with meatballs and sausage. Then simmer in sauce 2-3 hours. The longer you simmer, the more tender the meat. ... or just with some fava beans and a nice Chianti ... if you're short on time.

Been alternating between the Chu Berry Columbia/Victor Sessions and the Bobby Hackett Solo Sessions for nearly 16 hours today.

b) At the end of the 60s (born in '62) I was listening to Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James and Lionel Hampton as well as Dave Brubeck and George Shearing. There were hundreds of other artists in my dad's collection, but the ones above were regulars on the weird turntable we had when I got to choose. BTW: I never really ventured forward, I just dug deeper. 1969 is a sort of magical line I hardly ever cross (unless it's got a classic, "traditional" tone to it). The more "adventurous" (free) jazz I never developed a feel for (although I do give it a try once in a while). Ellington was adventurous enough for me and I think I need another 100 years just to take in everything he left us.

Maybe someone had it for lunch?

The old CBS 1989 CD clocks in at 5:09. The 2003 Avid at 5:14. The problem with all these numbers is that just about everyone cut the applause differently. Of course, Schaap was the master at this by actually buying applause and assorted audience noise on eBay at discount prices, I think.

I'm preparing a post for my small site on the various Carnegie Hall reissues because I've had a lengthy discussion with my dad about the various versions and because a reader of mine asked about the Schaap one. I'll be comparing the CBS 1989, the Schaap and the two Avids (I had the 2003 Avid reissue and am waiting for the later one that I just ordered and that's complete and has totally different bonus material). The one I don't have is the Disconforme reissue but know from this thread and other posts around O. that several people have that one. I'm looking for someone who maybe had the chance to compare the Disconforme and Avid reissues and can comment on the sound of both and any other similarities/differences. Like many people here and elsewhere, I think so far the Avid reissue(s) are the best compromise until we get a definitive reissue of this landmark concert but not having heard the Spanish rip-off reissue I'd like some more input on that, if possible. Thanks!