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I think it was your unwillingness to consider the yak and the wheeless skateboard. That type of blatant prejudice is no longer politically correct ! Price seems fair enough to me, and you were open to offers. Can't ask for more than that. I'd jump on it if I didn't already have it. If you think of it, let us know how you make out on ebay with the set.

It's all good material, and I have a special fondness for 'Homecoming'. He was still in good form for these recordings. Not essential like the Blue Notes, but well worthwhile. As are the Prestige and Steeplechase sides.

I have the Chapter III stuff, really like it a lot despite the weak vocals.

The Morgan date was only on the twofer. Strange, because it's fabulous.

felser, to my knowledge, there has never been a box set of Manfred Mann Chapter Two's complete Fontana recordings, but I believe that every song has been issued on CD. As Is http://www.amazon.com/As-Manfred-Mann/dp/B0006FGH74/ref=sr_1_21?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1408166557&sr=1-21&keywords=manfred+mann What a Mann http://www.amazon.com/What-Man-Manfred-Mann/dp/B00007KKXF/ref=pd_sim_m_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=05EJVSFY1ZNN744QJ5D4 Up the Junction http://www.amazon.com/Up-Junction-Manfred-Mann/dp/B0006FGHF6/ref=pd_sim_m_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=05EJVSFY1ZNN744QJ5D4 Might Garvey http://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Garvey-Manfred-Mann/dp/B0006FGHEM/ref=pd_sim_m_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=05EJVSFY1ZNN744QJ5D4 These are their four Fontana albums. You will note that this CD of What a Mann includes songs which did not make their LP's, including I Wanna Be Rich, Let It Be Me, Miss JD, All I Wanna Do, Last Train to Clarksville, Sunshine Superman and My Name is Jack. Here is another collection. Mannerisms http://www.amazon.com/Mannerisms-Manfred-Mann/dp/B0006FGHEW/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_cp_3_WAVC?ie=UTF8&refRID=1M0GH4FCPZXGX1EPVP82 Mannerisms has other songs which did not make their LP's: Sleepy Hollow, There is a Man, Fox on the Run, Too Many People, Ragamuffin Man and A "B" Side. In early 1969, Fox on the Run was the #1 song in Washington, DC, and to my knowledge not played on the radio anywhere else in America! As you probably know, it was later a country hit. (It may interest you to learn that A "B" Side was recorded with lyrics on Manfred's next album, Chapter Three, with the title Travelling Lady.) I am not aware of any other tracks they recorded for Fontana. Hope this helps! Thanks, this is great info! But the idea of spending $65 for these, to add maybe 30 cuts to what I have, doesn't seem like a good idea given economic realities. But I will track the albums on the usual sites, thanks again!

My favorite Mosaic set, given the quality of the music and the difficulty in finding much of the material elsewhere (Blue Note has not been kind to Elvin Jones in the CD era).

Per the Manfred Mann, it's frustrating. The EMI stuff has been available in many configurations throughout the CD era (I own the 4CD "Down The Road A Piece" set, which is as perfect as these things get from what I can tell), yet as far as I know, the Fontana stuff that followed is very difficut to find. I have a spotty 20 track "Best of" from that era, but nothing more comprehensive is available that I know of. Am I missing anything?

You could list them here and put a minimum # of discs you are willing to send in an order.

PM sent on: Wadada Leo Smith -- Ten Freedom Summers (Cuneiform, 4-Disc Set) $15 Bud Powell -- Birdland 1953 (ESP, 3-Disc Set) $10 Steve Lacy -- Scratching the Seventies (Saravah, 3-Disc Set) $50 Peter Brotzmann -- FMP 130 $7 Alexander Von Schlippenbach -- Hunting the Snake $7 Steve Lacy Five -- Blinks...Zurich Live 1983 $7 Steve Lacy Five -- The Way (Two Discs) $10 Howard McGhee -- Maggie's Back in Town!! (Contemporary, still sealed) $5 Johnny "Guitar" Watson -- The Original Gangster of Love, 1953-1959 (Jasmine Records, still sealed) $5

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I've been very happy with their sets.

I've also had 100% fill rate on my three largish orders with them over the past couple of years.

Amen. Well, yeah, but Concord has given us "Miles Davis Plays for Lovers"...

By far! Yep, Fantasy was doing some great sets when they sold out to Concord. The 3 Trane boxes, the Davis Quintet, the Stitt, the Evans VV, etc. Beautiful stuff. Concord gives us the "... Plays for Lovers" series. Those were all released after the Concord sale. Excellent sets far superior to anything Fantasy put out. Sadly Concord got cold feet ater an initial flurry of great releases. My summary of the situation would be: Fantasy = quantity but no quality Concord = quality but no quantity. Take your choice! Not sure ... I agree about the presentation of those boxes, mostly the three Coltrane ones, which are indeed wonderfully done (but the way the discs are stored is still beyond moronic). How many of those were in the planning stages when Concord took over and/or prepared by Fantasy folks that were laid off soon after? Anyway, certainly OJCCDs were "basic" if you want - but I love them still, don't feel any need to get Japanese replacements, they sound alright in 99% of the cases, which cannot be said of the product that Verve put out in the late 80s/early 90s (they only started doing nice presentations in the second half of the nineties, too, just in case ...), neither can it be said of the early Sony CDs or of any BN CDs (we're past all those fights, but there are bad-sounding McMasters, bad RVGs ... to an extent I never felt there were bad Fantasy discs ever - and early BN CDs, 1987-89 or so, when they put out virtually their entire catalogue - were just as basic presentation wise as OJCCDs were). As for Concord, I'm not a nay-sayer in general, they put out some good stuff (those late Getz albums for instance!) that goes a bit further than their reputation (as I perceive it) admits. But their taking over of Fantasy really hasn't resulted in all that much. Previous discussions have indicated that those boxes were all developed by Fantasy, and that Concord just pushed out what had already been done, then laid off the people involved. Overall, I have no complaints about Fantasy. Unbelievable how many obscure but worthy titles they re-released from the Prestige/Riverside/Contemporary catalogs.

Then PM sent on Cliches and European Echoes, thanks!

I'd be all over the Lacy's if it weren't for Irene Aebi.

I have had both for many years, wouldn't be without either. If you are only going to get one, get the DVD to better understand the cultural impact/time/place. This event was a landmark, really moreso than Woodstock in a lot of ways. I believe there is a fair amount of music on the CD's that is not on the DVD set.

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By far! Yep, Fantasy was doing some great sets when they sold out to Concord. The 3 Trane boxes, the Davis Quintet, the Stitt, the Evans VV, etc. Beautiful stuff. Concord gives us the "... Plays for Lovers" series.

I picked up the deluxe 2 CD set of Led Zeppelin II over the weekend and I have to disagree with you here. This new remaster sounds nowhere near as good as the old original CD that was issued way back when. It's overly loud and trebly - painfully so when cranked up (and Zep NEEDS to be cranked up!). I picked up I and was not knocked out by the remaster or by the mono Concert recording on the second disc. A disappointment.

I only PM'd because I have an extra of it. I would not want to be without mine either. Love that period of Pepper's playing, have that box and the Galaxy box.

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Still waiting on the Bobby Hutcherson/Harold Land set. When I suggested it to them several years ago, they said they were actually already trying to do it, but it never happened.

Much to listen to yet, but wanted to weigh in. Last track sounds like a big band version of Leon Thomas doing Horace Silver's "Song for My Father". Not the version from 'Spirits Known and Unknown' I grew up with.

DL Please. Colin, if anyone in USA needs a CD, I can burn and send those for you.