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That's a good set, gets rid of the extraneous garbage "penalty" cuts on the Ryko. Also includes the original mix, with some different songs, And not that expensive. Glad I have it.

Check out Road Tapes #1, it's that band and really good. Live in Vancouver in August 1968. Disc one[edit] "The Importance of an Earnest Attempt (By Hand)" – 3:44 "Help, I'm a Rock/Transylvania Boogie" – 9:30 "Flopsmash Musics" – 4:50 "Hungry Freaks, Daddy" – 3:59 "The Orange County Lumber Truck" – 20:57 "The Rewards of a Career in Music" – 3:29 Disc two[edit] "Trouble Every Day" – 5:08 "Shortly: Suite Exists of Holiday in Berlin Full Blown" – 9:29 "Pound for a Brown" – 3:13 "Sleeping in a Jar" – 3:23 "Oh, in the Sky" – 2:42 "Octandre" – 7:40 (Varèse) "King Kong" – 10:17 Personnel[edit] Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals Bunk Gardner – woodwinds, voice Motorhead Sherwood – baritone sax, tambourine, harmonica Don Preston – keyboards Ian Underwood – keyboards, woodwinds Roy Estrada – bass, vocals Jimmy Carl Black – drums, vocals Art Tripp III – drums, percussion

Road Tapes #3 is interesting because, even though flo & Eddie are on board, the band is doing older material. Jim, you may want to check that one out.

Got it, thx. I know, I talk like the IT guy I am.

I have that Road Tapes set, and do like it (in fact all three of them) quite a bit. Anything from the list of March 24 reissues?

Been waiting to get Greasy Love Songs at a reasonable price, good news there. I tend to avoid the Flo and Eddie crudities and most of the post- "One Size Fits All" stuff, love the Grand Wazoo-type instrumental work and the original 60's group. Any other recommendations based on those parameters?

"Barefoot Boy", "Offering" or "Fairyland" all get the job done. Barefoot Boy would also be my choice. McLaughlin,Vitous, Cobham, and Corea had the sense to make coherent albums and to NOT SING IF YOU CAN't SING (let's not discuss Gayle Moran here). Vauguard was fully capable of breaking albums big (see Baez, Joan). Tony Williams Lifetime also missed their shot due to, among other factors, Williams "singing".

It is partly, but mostly pre-eleventh house.

It is still available. This one is also, and it offers twice as much music for $3 more.

I also have the Comet issue of "Offering". One of his very best. I also like "Barefoot Boy" a lot.

I do remember those. Also, "Impulse Energy Essentials", which was my introduction to everyone from Pharoah Sanders to Charles Mingus to Oliver Nelson.

His playing (but not his singing!) was a marvel for about a decade in the 60's/70-'s. Not sure what happened after that. He was really pushing and expanding the boundaries until suddenly he wasn't. Also can't help but ponder the period artifact that album cover is. I still get a rush from those early Vanguard albums, as well as some of his sideman playing, especially this:

Up with edits one last time for this round. Please feel free to make me offers on individual titles or bundles. Thank you, all who bought CD's from me this time through, wonderful response!

Yeah, so did mine!. Levy was a scary dude for sure. Poor Bob Shad. I remember the Fuller being very pleasant, but nothing really special. But you can't go wrong with that personnel.

Yeah, a LOT of the Mainstream vinyl I came across back in the day was promo. I get the impression they did not sell well, and I wonder if they even had good distribution. They spent a fortune in the packaging, with the gatefolds and the photography and all. And they always seemed to have a lot of duplication on instruments, not sure if that meant multiple sessions per album or what.

Certainly never would have expected to see that Frank Wess, Don Pullen, and Randy Brecker had played on the same date, but that is what the Williams shows. The Terry 'Awareness' and 'Pure Dynamite' albums and the Land albums with Hutcherson ('Choma' and 'A New Shade of Blue') are my favorites on the label, though there are plenty of other albums of interest, and this will be a buying spree for me..

Not familiar with Solid Records, what can you tell me about them? Anyone reissuing something like this is worth my attention!

My CDJapan daily email shows a bunch of unexpected Mainstream titles (Paul Jeffrey, Reggie Moore, Pete Yellin) coming out on low-priced reissues on March 22. And finally, from my dream list, Harold Land's "A New Shade of Blue" is also included. I haven't placed a CDJapan order in over a year, but it will be time next month. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/release/music/jazz-fusion/month/2017/03?periods=3

All items paid for by yesterday were mailed today, thx. Tracking #'s available on request. Targeting for remaining items will be mailed on Monday. Thanks to all!

Up with edits, 59 gone or on hold, thanks!

Sold, thanks all for your interest!

Let 'er Rip!

I will have to check out that Bob Stewart title! Have liked Ward in different contexts through the years. Thanks again for the wonderful BFT!

Dexter, Walt Dickerson, Khan Jamal, the Hal Galper Reach Out, Clifford Jordan/Cedar Walton related titles.