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Correct, of course, on #12. Glad you're enjoying the BFT!

Correct!

Much better than you think it is. Vee was a talent, constrained by his record company and the times. He is very convincing on this type of material, which was his first love. Remember he was only 17 when he started having those massive hits on Liberty, and he revisited Holly's style and material periodically through the 60's.

Thanks Dan, I think? 🙂 Glad to be able to add to the vocabulary, anyways!

Yes, it's one of those two! I like posting mine the day after the reveal of the previous month, so that there is always a live BFT. Different schedules for different folks.

Welcome to BFT 237! My usual eclectic mess mix covering the past 60 years, with 8 of the 12 from my 1964-1977 sweet spot. Different cuts are on here for different reasons. Some will be extremely difficult to ID. Some will be pretty easy, but they are meant to invite revisiting albums I believe have been unjustly underrated and overlooked through the years. Every cut is music I greatly enjoy, but YMMV (indeed YMWV). As always, your reaction to the music is more meaningful than a correct ID. Looking forward to some good conversation! https://thomkeith.net/index.php/blindfold-tests/

Thanks. That Newport material needs a legit CD reissue!

I like the two parts, as a lot of people are signing up.

That's what I did. Importcds cancelled my preorder, so they were not going to honor that price anyways. Still works out to about $7 a disc on Amazon, which the set is well worth.

I am currently listening to this:

It's a great set in every regard - music, remastering, packaging, price point. As is the previous Auger/Trinity box on the same label. This one is even better musically, though everyone should own 'Streetnoise' from the previous set.

Yes, he was a wonderful musician and a dignified live presence. Saw him live many years ago at Chris' Jazz Cafe. It was John Swana's gig, with vibes/bass/drums as the rhythm section. McKenna was mesmerizing. I have a couple of his CD's, and they are excellent. RIP and thank you.

The one I like best from that era is "The World Is A Ghetto".

I like his singing on the early WB recordings, found it incredibly stiff when he did the Abbey Road album on Verve.

His patients seem to love him. I never crossed paths with him on the board here, but assume others interacted with him.

Good, can I steal a minute from you? The one I want is 8:00.

To sign up.

I agree there's no need to limit it to 80 minutes, that's self-imposed for me (and yes, I do send a CD-R to Thom for mine), but I wouldn't want it to be of endless length either, people won't get through it. I have a hard time with the BFT's that go on and on, especially if I'm not that interested in a lot of the cuts, and others often say they have trouble getting the BFT's listened to and responded to within the month. But yes, this is a celebration, so we need to bend the rules and be accommodating!

Count me in as another supporter of the Song Books idea. Can't go wrong with any configuration of any of that material.

I am. Gotta have Randy involved

Me too.

Works for me, thanks. Maybe place a running time limit for each contributor, based on how many we have/

Might end up making for an epic-length BFT, depending on how many people participate in providing tracks. I always hold things to 80 minutes (1 CD-R) regardless of how many tracks I would like to include.