The Magnificent Goldberg

New Kids on the Block Martin Block Rene Bloch

I take it MDT, Crochet and Presto are classical music download sites. Do they all provide sleeve notes? Could you post links, please, as I've never heard of these firms? MG MDT, Crotchet and Presto Classical are CD stores that can easily be found on the internet: http://www.mdt.co.uk/ http://www.crotchet.co.uk/ http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/ Europadisc and Classics Direct are also recommended; their prices are often a bit lower: http://europadisc.co.uk/ http://www.classicsdirect.co.uk/ In many cases Amazon U.K. or third-party sellers on Amazon are cheaper than all of those: http://www.amazon.co.uk/ Thank you, but which ones can I rely on to include sleeve notes like Hyperion do? MG What do you mean? As I said they sell CDs, including sleeve notes on the inserts where available. Sorry, I'm not buying much in the way of CDs now, because I'm almost out of space; just downloads. I thought I asked which firms did downloads and which of those gave you sleeve notes. I may have phrased it badly, though. MG

I take it MDT, Crochet and Presto are classical music download sites. Do they all provide sleeve notes? Could you post links, please, as I've never heard of these firms? MG MDT, Crotchet and Presto Classical are CD stores that can easily be found on the internet: http://www.mdt.co.uk/ http://www.crotchet.co.uk/ http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/ Europadisc and Classics Direct are also recommended; their prices are often a bit lower: http://europadisc.co.uk/ http://www.classicsdirect.co.uk/ In many cases Amazon U.K. or third-party sellers on Amazon are cheaper than all of those: http://www.amazon.co.uk/ Thank you, but which ones can I rely on to include sleeve notes like Hyperion do? MG

I take it MDT, Crochet and Presto are classical music download sites. Do they all provide sleeve notes? Could you post links, please, as I've never heard of these firms? MG

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Oh yes, Lully looks about right for me next month. I can't read the trademarks on them, though. What labels are they on, Bev? Where do you get them? MG

Ah! Then it's track two from this. Ah, one I have already MG

Junior Parker - Like it is - Mercury (UK) With the Willie Mitchell band, inc Fred Ford. MG

Can we have a few more French recommendations, please? MG

Yes, except for the title track, where Curtis Lundy is on bass, and two other tracks which are Idris alone. MG

Most of that Winley stuff is pretty crappy. The good ones (very good) are 'Mellow blues' and 'Funky reggae'. The title track of 'Mellow blues' was used as the track for the Harlem Underground Band's 'Fed up'. I think something from 'Funky reggae' was also used on that album, but I've never had the patience to check The sleeve of 'Funky reggae' lists the following personnel: Willis Jackson George Benson & Sterling McGee (g) Dave 'Baby' Cortez (org), Reuben WIlson (on 'Reggae holiday') (org) Earl Williams (d) Kako (cga) So, I don't know who the pianist is, either 'Mellow blues' lists the same personnel, but without Reuben Wislon. 'Plays around with the hits lists George Stubbs on piano & organ, so maybe it's him on 'Funky reggae'. MG

Sadie Stern Sadie (who was a lady at the gambling hall) Johnny Bond

A lovely afternoon listening to old LPs Stanley Turpentine - Use the stairs - Fantasy (promo - don't know how that happened - I think I got it from Spillers) Herbie Mann - Mississippi gambler - Atlantic Johnny Lytle - Blue vibes - Jazzland (Orpheum) Gene Ludwig - Now's the time - Muse Assagai - Assagai - Vertigo MG

Philip Glass Joe Glazer Milt Glazer

Prince Buster - Al Capone (from 'Dance, Cleopatra, dance') MG

Sam & Dave Sam & Bill lost my train of thought MNX

Just started playing Gene Ammons - Early visions - Chess MG

I don't know .... Well, if you say so MG

Just started one of my recent purchases Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis - Chewin' the fat - Spotlite Posting this one rather than the others because I LURVE the cover!!!!! MG

Quick post arrived from the US for Kasse Mady - Manden djeli kan - Universal France (Wrasse) I think I've got all of his albums now - probably the greatest male vocalist from Mali and one to me mentioned in the same breath as Kouyate Sory Kandia. MG

That's why I've been sticking ordering from Mosaic. Legendary customer service including replacing a defective disc in one set many years after purchase. I have no problems with buying direct from Mosaic. In fact over the years I have bought over 40 sets from them. However I do object to getting stuffed with a significent additional charge for VAT and "Collection?". In the past the collection of these charges has been a bit "hit and miss" but I find that nowadays anything I buy from outside the EEC invariably gets caught in Customs and incurs both a charge and a delay. Why not buy from within the EEC and get rid of the hassle? I agree - eight quid for the post office to collect four? It's OUTRAGEOUS!!!! mg

The Village Stompers The Algiers Stompers The Shirt Tail Stompers

Oh, I should get this. Did it come out on CD? MG Delmark Records is carrying a large number of Sackville CDs. I don't know if they bought the rights to Sackville and will be reissuing more, or if they are just carrying what was already available. Crazy Legs and Friday Strut doesn't seem to be available on CD from Delmark. I'm sure that Chuck knows more. LP available from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00413FL8I/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used Thanks Paul. I'll look for a CD at UK Amazon, then. MG

Looks interesting - I'll wait until it gets a bit cheaper, though. Strange to see Idris as a Mardi Gras Indian. Is he the only Muslim Indian, I wonder? MG

Martin Chuzzlewit Charles Dickens Boz