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BTW, this is the daily special at PopMarket, $44.99 with free shipping, until noon. Grabbed me one.

This was noted in a post by another member in the Discography forum, but thought I would also mention here that McNeill's 'Washington Suite' is also now available on CD! These are desert island discs for me, amazing stuff, and a dream come true that they are on CD. Is anyone familiar with a recording by McNeill and Richard Kimball entitled X.TEM.POR.E ? I've not heard it, am not sure if I should lay down $15-20 for it, as it is from about 20 years later, and I did not find McNeill's final Baobab recordings as compelling as the earlier stuff. Also, does anyone know if 'Tanner Suite' is available anywhere in recorded form? There are some clips on youtube. thx

They were part of the ill-fated "Bosstown Sound" hype. The backlash took two great Ultimate Spinach albums down with it.

If Denzel will do the part, the movie can get made. Remember Brad Pitt and "Moneyball". That one wasn't going to ever get made either, cause how can you make a movie about baseball statistics? But it did get made and ended up doing OK

Not exactly Sunshine Pop, sort of its big brother heading towards progressive music, from the same era (1970), and magnificent. The whole album is pretty incredible (the only dud is the "can you dig it" cover of "For What It's Worth", which I bet was the record company's idea). And likely almost no one's ever heard of them. I went out and bought the CD (about $11 with shipping) and am thrilled with it.

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PM sent on Kurt Elling - The Gate (Concord) $4

No idea on story or producer. It was their only album. The editorial staff at eby/half.com (or wherever they pipe them in from) like it quite a bit: "The Creation of Sunlight album is perhaps the last great musical secret of the sixties. Clearly influenced by the jazzy vocal psychedelia of Strawberry Alarm clock this record is definitive west coast psychedelic sunshine pop; packed with gorgeous harmonies, driving hammond, minor-keyed melodies and eclectic guitar., The self-titled release from CREATION OF SUNLIGHT features 10 remarkable tracks of soft psychedelic rock."

Authentic from the era and fantastic. Amazing harmonies, amazing fuzz guitar and swirling organ, spectacularly spacy lyrics about David floating around the world on a balloon cause "make believe is reality to a child", etc. This is da bomb, my new #1 artyfact of the genre. And chances are, no one has ever heard of them.

I liked/loved them all also, and actually really like the one with Michael Tilson-Thomas ('Apocalypse') quite a bit, think it may well be the best thing ever done in that "with Orchestra" genre. I agree that, in retrospect, 'Birds of Fire' is the most realized of the bunch, but nothing will ever match the shock value of hearing "Meeting of The Spirits" and "The Noonward Race" from 'The Inner-Mounting Flame' for the first time. That was something utterly new and profound to my 17 year old ears.

I do like that one, but Savoy overall had the ugliest album covers I've ever seen. Bizarre graphic images and/or horrendous retouched photography. No wonder John Coates Jr. never recorded for a major label again and scurried back to Bucks County, after what Savoy did to him when he was 18. On the other hand, they did let him record as a trio with Wendell Marshall and Kenny Clarke as an 18 year old. And he held his own just fine, thank you very much.

Currently at $8.00 (not my item, just passing along after looking at the listing) Corea Is listing on Ebay

She and Tony Hatch had a great run of pop records 1965-67, "Downtown", "I Know A Place", "Round Every Corner", "A Sign of The Times", "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love", "My Love", "Who Am I", "Colour My World", "Don't Sleep On The Subway" are all fabulous. "Who Am I" should have a been much bigger hit than it was. Spectacular production on many of these.

Mine too, and also agreed on the cover. Love that late 60's/early 70's period of adventurousness in Woods.

Yep. 3 down, 4997 to go. I'll email MC and let him know of the onslaught of pre-orders

2010 copyright on this disc. I got mine at Dusty Groove in May of 2010. Would love to have a new reissue of Contrasts. You can say that again. After all, "you know who" is on that date. I do know who is on this date - well, I don't but I can check - but which 'you know who' is the stand out in your mind? One interesting name on the date is Tyrone Washington.

Attn: Mosaic - Bill Barron would make a fine box, either Select or big box. How about a big box collecting Barron and Curson recordings alone and together? I'll buy it, so only 4999 others to go.

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While I certainly won't be buying the complete sets, I do recommend the George Duke - 'Brazilian Love Affair' album (70's Flora Purim) and the self-titled Stanley Clarke album (similar to Corea/RTF efforts of the mid-70's era with some grandeur, rather than the Clarke/Duke mindless funk that came soon after). Judas Priest? You're on your own there.

I agree, especially on the Anderza.

Shorty Goes to Hollywood is a good set. Count me among those who much prefer the earlier Rogers Atlantic's to the later RCA's.

Avid is my favorite of the PD labels. I really like their format, they load the discs to the max, and the price is great.

I am getting much more susceptible to doing that now, picking up things I already own. Especially since things are coming out in different formats and different labels for the same material so often now. And also because my racking has been in shambles for a few years now.

PM sent on Jimmy Giuffre - New Forms in Jazz. Complete Capitol Recordings 1954-1955, featuring Jack Sheldon (Fresh Sound) $7 Khan Jamal Quartet - Dark Warrior (SteepleChase) w/C.Tyler, J.Dyani, L.Lowe some light scratches/scuffage, no playback problem $8