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Agree on all counts, especially on Darkness. Saw him in 1973 (opening for Chicago at the Spectrum), 1985, and 2002.

Pass. I have all the 60's/70's Joni boxes, set for life.

That was the case with me. Seeing his No Nukes performance on the Tower Theatre opened me up, and I then grasped his albums much more fully.

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Agreed on the BITUSA box likely not happening. It's been a decade since the River box. I don't hold BITUSA with nearly the same regard as the earlier albums, but it was HUGE, so I'm surprised the box never happened.

Agreed, this is absurd. His post-1980 output has had very spotty quality IMO, and these are outtakes!

R.I.P The gypsy cried...

They were another of the best Paisley Underground groups also along with Rain Parade. Early Green on Red (when Chris Cacavas was in the group) probably completes that list for me. I should check where they are playing in Philly!

Because he wanted to move her off third base on the Porter Wagoner Revue softball team, as Mel Tillis was a better fielder?

Yes, well played!

Destination Out!

These were reissued on three Prestige CD's in the mid-90's. I discovered them then. George Coleman and Kirk Lightsey? Yes, please!

Not until the fall is my understanding.

The Paisley Underground was the last rock "movement" I really love (and I only discovered it after the fact), and Rain Parade were one of the best groups in it, and this, 'Emergency Third Rail Power Trip' was their masterpiece. I am listening to the new 2-disc deluxe edition:

Welcome back, Stefan. great to hear from you!

There was a book published decades ago about Allan Pittman and Theresa Records, focusing on the difficulties of running an independent label, IIRC . I read it and may still have it around the house somewhere. It was not well written and I think may have been a published masters thesis.

Glad to hear that !

Soft Machine - Live at Hovikodden 1971. Spectacular reviews calling it the new gold standard for live Soft Machine recordings.

Yes, good call on that one.

I have it and two others from the same group on backorder from DeepDiscount. They are available on Bandcamp, but no combined postage, and $12 domestic shipping for three titles doesn't work for me.

Highly recommend the Mingus.

Thanks, I certainly agree with you on Cosmos. The Elvin Jones Prime Element came out on CD in Japan a couple years ago. I eagerly grabbed it and finally sold off my Elvin Mosaic box, now having everything on CD. Waiting and hoping for the McLean High Frequency on CD so I can sell off the McLean Mosaic box, and the McLean HIpnosis on CD so that I can sell off the Moncur Mosaic Select. Seems like the Japanese are our best hopes for this, as the BN USA business model seems more concerned with new listeners than with lifelong fans like us. https://www.discogs.com/release/25315255-Elvin-Jones-The-Prime-Element

There Andrew Hill and McCoy Tyner titles that came out on the 1970's brown paper bag vault issues (Tyner - Cosmos, Hill - One For One) that have only been on Selects, not on individual CD's, correct?