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Been there, done that too many times...

The Apataw CD of the Land sounds far superior to the Japanese CD, and includes a great bonus cut not on the Japanese CD. You're right, those Mainstream discs always sounded a little strange, even on vinyl.

One of all-time my favorite pieces of music, regardless of genre. Major talents on this, Eddie Henderson, Gary Bartz, Carlos Garnett (who wrote it), Jean Carn, Hubert Laws Connors himself. And some interesting lesser names, like Hubert Eaves, Reggie Lucas, Anthony Jackson, and Lawrence Killian. So do we just dismiss it as a "sell out" because it has vocals and because Connors has a strange suit on? This cut speaks to me as much as anything by a lot of the heavyweights we worship around here. And Gillian, this would sound great on your Anthology.

Yes, and Terry's 'Pure Dynamite" also does even more so, especially on this cut.

And the "smooth jazz" all-time artistic achievement, showing it could truly be beautiful at its best:

It can be a meaningful bridge, and I really like "Rose Rouge". "Doctor Honoris Causa" by Joe Zawinul would be a great next addition. Try the title track from Miles Davis's "Bitches Brew" and also the entirity of his "In a Silent Way" album.

He was 89. Quite a life and career. RIP.

That IS a great set. If none of the music on Mosaic sets existed on other CD's, that would be my set of choice.

"I don't believe you. You're a liar."

Great job on BFT169. #7 (especially) and #9 are right in my zone, and I can't wait for the reveals! And several others are intriguing to me.

Because it's worth it to them? Up to the individual, and different people have different priorities and different levels of disposable income. There are CD's I'd pay $100 for if that is what it took, but I've never had to do so. What if you could only have 'A Love Supreme' or 'Kind of Blue' or 'A Step Beyond' on CD if you paid $100? Would that be out of the question?

I have the box on CD. Love and admire that period of Dylan as I do nothing else, but still find the box to be overkill, especially the shows with virtually unlistenable audio. There really isn't enough difference show to show to begin to justify it in my mind. I think maybe it was release by CBS/Sony to preserve their copyright on the material.

I've never had problems with MovieMars, have ordered dozens if not hundreds of items from them over the years. So YMMV.

Please share it with us!

All three of those are on the second box set I noted ('Otis!' from 1993, as well as three early cuts, "She's All Right", "Gettin' Hip", and "Shout 'Bamalama". So between that and the first set with the albums, I think you basically would have it all. Contact me if you can't find a price you like on the 'Otis!' box set, as I am willing to move mine now that I have the set with the 12 albums. If you just want the three B-sides and aren't worried about the early cuts, they are on the "King of Soul" box set, which is much less expensive.

It doesn't, but are you sure they weren't on the albums put out after he passed, which pretty much scraped the bottom of the barrell? And there is always this for loose ends:

Thanks, I will very carefully give this a try!

Still cheaper at amazon.co.uk, even shipped to USA. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B077ZCTV18/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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I hear ya, but I think there is a big difference between a session being "unreleased" and it being "rejected". And I have heard drummers absolutely ruin sessions. If you go into the Blue Note Discography, you will see many sessions that were "rejected", then redone a few days/weeks later with the same personnel except a different drummer.

No, I get them from Amazon or ebay resellers.Usually ImportCD's (and they have a really good sale on ebay right now of 20% off $60 orders, which makes sense since it saves them shipping), but sometimes Oxfordshire, Rarewaves, or Zoverstocks.

Way better masterings on BGO. Those two labels have licensed a lot of the same titles, and I always upgrade to the BGO if I got the Wounded Bird first. On the other hand, Wounded Bird is one of those labels that has put out things that no one else would, so I'm thankful for them.

BGO in England (my favorite reissue company!) is issuing a 2 CD set of Don Ellis's 'Autumn' and 'Shock Treatment'. I will be jumping on this one, very happy to get these on CD, especially 'Autumn'. Release is scheduled later this week, but I find their releases often are delayed for several weeks, but do eventually come out. http://www.bgo-records.com/albums/bgocd1333-autumn-shock-treatment

Also availabe from amazon.co.uk shipped for around the same price.