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Dmitry

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  1. Yes, thanks for checking up. It's been 9 days for me, and I'm now positive that this thing will not kill me. Without going into too much unnecessary, self-pitying detail, I'll just say that this bitch is bad. Another board member who also had the COVID has been a strong support, as we've been corresponding via Private Messages almost daily. Dub Modal, my only advice is to keep a detailed daily journal of your condition; I started doing that, and rereading my symptoms from Day 1 gives the only true perspective on one's condition. That, and stay away from reading anything covid-related; you'll go nuts. Ultimately you'll recover. Good luck!
  2. I've woken this mother up 9 years later. Lots has transpired since then - at least one participant is dead, others have moved on elsewhere with their lives and opinions, hopefully for the better of it. In my convalescence I started to watch the KBJ again, for the first time since it premiered in 2000. Just finished episode 1, and as someone not keen on reading the academic history or memoirs of those involved in the early roots of the music, the Gumbo episode was engaging, well-edited, and dynamic. On to Episode 2, The Gift.
  3. Someone else will check the prices on the other sets, but the Taylor is priced right at current retail, if it’s a cd set. LP set sells for a bit higher, but not tremendously so. People in the used record business are not stupid. That Taylor Candid set...I’d be surprised if Mosaic moved 1000 units, even though they optimistically licensed for 7500, I think. The one I would really be tempted by is the Basie, but my New Years resolution calls on no new music purchases this year. It’s too early to slip.
  4. Nice place, EveryMann. That took some yard-saling to decorate! I've been playing some of my original and NY USA BN monos with the Grado, and again, the background noise is palpably diminished vs. the stereo cartridge. It's really quite amazing with some of these records, which look they way they should sound - beat up, but the mono cartridge pulls out so much music from these grooves!
  5. With never seen before exodus from NYC , we are bound to see record and book collections being disposed of. Some people may spring for storage, others will prefer to just dump theirs, Mosaics included. It's insane what is going on in Manhattan, people elsewhere just don't realize...
  6. I tried, but couldn't read this, skimmed through it enough to see what it was about. Maybe it's my Covd talking, but this article is boring as shit... In music, the equality of opportunities cannot guarantee the equality of outcome.
  7. Just tested positive.. the shakes, sore throat, malaise, corkscrew in the chest, all that good stuff. The coming week will give me a chance to catch up on some Music Matters 45 listening...getting up every 10 minutes to change sides is just what the doctor ordered.
  8. I am in the process of direct comparison between the MM 45RPM Leapin' and Lopin' and the 1987 CD on Manhattan Records' Blue Note, which was mastered by Ron McMaster. I haven't finished playing the whole album, but the most transparent differences so far to my ears - juicy bass, much more authentic-sounding tenor of Charlie Rouse: this is the MM. The McMaster cd has boosted high frequencies, albeit not ear-bleedingly shrill. Rouse's tenor sounds almost like Jackie McLean's alto, because the highs have been cranked up. I will play with the equalizer on my preamp to see if it can be remedied. It also has more air around the instruments, which initially is rather appealing, but could be the engineer-manufactured reverb.
  9. I apologize for coming off too brash above. I do think that placing orders for their albums is a more direct, sure way to induce them to come out with more titles.
  10. Gene Harris Fanatic aka Dan Gould, do you still have the Harris t-shirt? It's only been 17 years when it was already vintage? My old WFMU record fair and Pink Floyd t-shirts are now into my daughter's rotating wardrobe. Vintage is still hot...tears, holes, faded.
  11. The biggest difference can be immediately heard if one replaces speakers. For me, they are the most important component of any stereo, by far. Did I miss the photo with the speakers?
  12. Photos of the aftermath were added to the donation page. It's a total loss.
  13. Who are "their"? Was it him and someone else? I'll lend a helping hand for sure. Good luck, buddy! You are NOT alone!
  14. If the cheaper arm has decent bearings, I doubt the difference between the P1 and P2 would be significant, especially since factory-mounted cartridge is the same. My reservation would be with the lack of anti-skating, which applies to the P1, unless I'm mistaken, and it does have the adjustable anti-skate. Is that what you Brits, call bias? Another turntable in this price bracket that looks well-thought out is the Fluance...I would unquestionably pick it over the Rega, in part because of the removable headshells.
  15. I guess that our best route to non-fold-down mono, aside from the pre-Liberty pressings are the King and Toshiba releases. From the research of authorities like Fred Cohen, and documented by Rich Capeless, RVG started mastering mono pressings from the fold-down stereo two-track recordings with the BLP-4004 [Art Blakey - Holiday for Skins, vol.1]. For all the releases prior to that catalog number, and starting with the BLP-1554, he ran two separate recording rigs simultaneously in mono and in stereo. Mind you, this only pertains to BN, I have no idea if he was using fold-down stereo for other labels which he worked with.
  16. Yes. Tis any impressive set-up that probably requires a part-time technician/curator to keep up and going. By far not the most expensive collection of components I've ever seen, but I applaud the effort. I have a decent stereo, and probably a couple of thousand LPs and CDs. Some people are gearheads, others enjoy and understand music, rarely the two are joined in perfect equilibrium. Maybe charleyboy's got a lot of albums too...I hope. My only constructive critique is the blue lighting underneath the listening chairs...c'mon, man.
  17. P1. Same cartridges on both. I would bu from a dealer that takes returns; at that price you may encounter some lower quality control expectations. Welcome back to records!
  18. The first time it was release in Stereo was in 1966, after the label was sold to Liberty Records. Some of RVG's early experiments with recording to two track tape don't sound as good as the 1960 and after, largely due to microphone placement. If this is indeed a MONO release, I am tempted.
  19. I bought two of the Melles, the Quintet/Sextet, and the Volume 2, and Howard McGhee's Vol.2 at Tower Records on East 4th Street, in the main Jazz section's record nook. Even in the late 1990s-early 2000s they continued to carry albums, not many, but enough to fill an approximately 8 foot-long rack. They had a lot of cheap OJC vinyl, European free jazz titles, and some expensive Japanese reissues. Next to it was the jazz-related book and magazine section, where they sold the Swing Journal, among other publications. I have three issues of that magazine that I got from there, just for the pictures. Tower had these 10" Toshiba-EMI Blue Notes priced at $28.99-$29.99, and they had maybe 10 titles. My records from the series have price stickers on the shrink wrap.
  20. There is a place in Pawtucket, Breaktime Bowl and Bar, that is an old [I'm talking like early 1920s] duckpin bowling alley, and features musical acts. I have seen Ray and Lockwood several times; they are the first call rhythm section for some big names that visit the area. Others from that crew are the guitarist Gray Sargent and drummer Gary Johnson. I've heard them with Tony Bennett. Greg Abate, and Scott Hamilton. I'm scratching my head as to why I was completely oblivious to the Jocko Jazz club...
  21. I'm not understanding the reference to the [dead and buried] Tower and Sam Goody's. I'm sure it's just me. I think if only the Amazon's data as their source, that alone would be more than an accurate slice of the sales numbers.
  22. I'm sorry to say, but I have no recollection of ever seeing the name Jocko's Jazz. Was that a permanent physical location, or they rented performance space in other venues?
  23. Thanks, that helps. I also reused the LP mailers when I was actively buying and selling records 10-15 years ago. Reverting to the Discogs, I was just sniffing around their forum. Apparently there's an ongoing cliusterfuck situation brought on by their powers that be, in regards to payment modes and especially newly-released directives from above in regards to the shipping policies.
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