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from the big and wonderful "Complete Columbia Album Collection"

So well done.

Sad on so many levels. Life is a gift.

The curse of the collector. I feel a pull toward the set for the same reason, even though I have virtually no interest in the music. And it has caused me to buy some 50's/60's/70's Blue Notes, etc., I can't imagine ever actually playing again.

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BTW, someone needs to do a CD issue of those Watson Roulette albums from the 70's.

Doe releases on that label nornally get picked up by the usual suspects (DustyGroove, Amazon, etc.)?

First world problem . I do share the great enthusiasm for this release! Wonder what else is sitting in the Flying Dutchman vaults...

I've always considered it THE classic record in the genre. It does sound and feel like it's from another universe, one I'd like to visit. It is truly one of a kind magic. It is one of those rare records I will sit in the car until it finishes on the radio.

From the big "Complete Columbia Albums Collection" box. This was the first Miles album I ever bought, back in the early 70's, on the recommendation of my jazz patron saint at Franklin Music.

A lost gem, too late in the game (1965) to get heard. P.F. Sloan on blazing lead guitar! Hal Blaine and the usual cast of suspects/aces! The first LP on Dunhill records! Very early Sloan/Barri production!

Fascinating body of work:

from the big box set:

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I like "Suzanne" by Judy Collins and especially by Roberta Flack. Also like "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" by Flack a lot. I like "Priests" by Richie Havens. I like "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley. I guess that means l like his songs when done by someone who can, you know, sing, rather than by him.

I decided I really don't like him. And I can't get decent resale value on the set. Would love to trade it off.

Leonard Cohen Columbia big box.

Me too!

For me, that award would probably go to Grant Green 'Idle Moments'.

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I sprang for this for $260 on Amazon (like $3.50 a disc), and am glad I did. All the best editions as far as remasters and bonus cuts, and the mini-LP packaging is beautifully done. Live in Europe DVD. Good 250 page book. I'll happily standardize on this, move my individual CD's to new homes, and really analyze the metal-spine boxes (hate that packaging) and other "special editions" to see what I really want to keep and what can be passed on. I also have owned the Dylan set with the same format since it came out, and am very happy with it also. Have not gone for the Johnny Cash and Johnny Mathis sets, and don't plan to, but they do hold some interest to me. The concept and execution are great.

Feels like there is less physical product available than in the past, but that change predates the buyout, and while disappointing, is not unexpected.

Would be nice if it were made semi-public!