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that looks more like white spirit to me

+1 I have the Wolf on pre-order (not out in uk yet). My only complaint with the Muddy set was the difficulty of getting the cds out of the packaging

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probably 60% of what I've listened to regularly for the last decade was recorded in the twenties & thirties - mostly blues - often very crackly... I'm probably a bit ignorant of the subtleties of remastering etc (but I know the good stuff when I hear it etc). But, for example, I was perfectly happy with the Document label before (& mostly after) I heard about their reputed poor quality - its a necessity anyway, if you want to hear a bunch of obscure preachers or the complete works of Jaybird Coleman you have to take the very rough with the smooth (or less rough). There's one thing I cannot listen to, and that's that bubbling metallicy sub-sound, I had to get rid of a JB Lenoir that was affected with it - I had to physically drive it to work and put it in a skip - it gave me the heebiejeebies ultimately I'm happy with either NO restoration, or very good restoration

interesting (i think) that Jelly Roll talks about Bolden really purely in terms of awesome power, and not in terms of 'quality' like he does with Keppard - though could this be uptown v downtown prejudice? Later in the Lomax book Paul Dominguez laments the fact that Bolden changed the way young creoles like Keppard & Bechet played (that is presumably substituting musical sophistication for power/rattiness). Are memories of Bolden's sound going to be tinted with some race bias?

not so sure about this though: I must admit I find it very hard to concentrate for any length of time on a show - even normal 2 hour detective shows lose me. Give me Columbo, so I know whodunnit at the start!

yes - Cockney Rebel(!) Not just the title, but also the photo on the front just seemed to sum up everything that everybody thinks they already know about Sid James - the kind of best-mate 'Loaded' Sid. the period during which we were at our healthiest (diet-wise)? KW diaries - I still go and look up what he thought of this or that celebrity or tv show every now and then. I wish they'd all written some

94p on Amazon marketplace (which might have prompted a diary entry). Now I look - I remember I was put off a previous Robert Ross by the cover and the title (the one on Sid James). Thanks again for the nudge, the Feldman one has quite a nice cover!

noted - thanks. I enjoyed McCann's book on Frankie Howerd. Maybe I'll go for that Kenneth Williams one by Stevens, I had heard conflicting opinions so wasn't sure..

There's a new Marty Feldman biography out that's on my Christmas list - sounds entertaining. And it's well known he wanted to be a jazz musician and left school at 15 to pursue it. On meeting Charlie Parker: "All he did was talk about snooker. I was so pissed off,"

I can think of at least three cheaper "meals" - a) two slices of toast, b) one slice of toast, and c) one slice without the seasoning. they're working on an 'improved' US version, which involves 6 slices

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Talking of public domain stuff, I noticed yesterday on the Document Records website a warning that a seller in the USA is peddling counterfeit versions of their releases... considering their switch to the CDR format it's entirely possible the fakes may be a more sturdy product than the originals. Not trying to be facetious - I have a load of Document items but this was bound to occur sooner or later

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That's what I'd read here and there (can't remember where though) - there was a 52 part history of jazz on BBC radio a decade ago where Russell Davies played keppard's 'Salty Dog' and said it had the "ratty" quality associated with Bolden - but judging from some of the above comments, I'm guessing maybe I can take this with a pinch of salt...

The thread was in relation to an interview he gave. I believe a musician might have something to say to us via channels aside from his music, and we might have a response to it.

Also one of the most litigious religious organizations in history so we all have to be 'careful' - a few years ago they attempted to prosecute a teenager here in the UK for calling them a cult. The courts wisely decided that it was not abuse, but criticism.

thanks dude

not that anybody's criticized him for nearly a week... don't worry, he won't be reading anyway - Scientologists aren't supposed to consort with suppressive persons

something like this? talking of Scientology - I think therapy is out of bounds? - we would need to be 'audited'

although what you said made perfect sense to me anyway - my brain must be equally scrambled :eye:

in any case, certainly personal 'outrage' would be far from what Ted Joans - the "only Afro-American surrealist" - had in mind by this statement! His analogy was clearly meant to indicate a joyful/primal release.. Amiri bakara says something similar in the Revenant box iirc, I mean about the initial shock Edited to add a diagonal line and the word primal

Same here. In fact, mine usually walks on ahead with his 5yr old brother, heads for the listening station thingy & has the headphones on by the time I get there I buy only vinyl for reggae & ska etc, and cd for everything else