The Magnificent Goldberg

GAR, John and Alexander have said overnight much the same thing as I would have seid, but I can't let that one go by. Link Wray was BETTER - by about twelve million miles - than Dale and the Ventures. But I can't see that he was more important. In the same way, Donna (and Giorgio) were outclassed by some of the other singers involved in disco, but those other singers weren't more important than Summer/Moroder. (Unless, of course, it's clear that scores of later Rock guitarists took their inspiration from Wray, which I've never heard, though I admit to lacking interest in Rock.) MG

I can't speak for the situation in the US of course, but Asda (Walmart's business over here) is subject to severe competition from Tesco, Kwiksave/Somerfield, Morrisons, Iceland etc etc. I try to imagine that there's nothing uniquely evil about Asda/Walmart that isn't also true of their competitors. Generally, I succeed. MG

Joe Pass - the discs with the Les McCann albums on them - disc 2 & half of 3. MG

Mine's on Ekapa... never saw a Vol.2 of this one, strangely. Nor have I. I strongly suspect there wasn't one. MG

Allez Les Aigles!!!! Fousseyni Diawara Ibrahima Kone Soumeyla Diakite

Oh, how I those loud, honking, saxes!!!!! Earl Bostic - And his alto sax vol 2 (King material) - Parlophone UK 10" Lynn Hope - Tenderly (Aladdin material) - Imperial Frank "Floorshow" Culley - Rock & Roll (Atlantic material) - Official (Danish pirate) Big Jay McNeely - Big Jay in 3D (King material) - Sing (another pirate from the Official Record Company ) Joe Houston - Doin' the twist - Crown orig (I think) Jr Walker & the All Stars - Home cookin' (Soul material) - TamlaMotown UK MG

Harry Houdini Whodini The Who

To prefer low prices is not the same as demanding low prices, especially when the long-term consequences of that preference are both enormous and not at all readily apparent. If the long term consequences aren't readily apparent, there doen't seem to be much difference between prefer and demand. Demand is mass preference. MG I forgot that "demand" in economics has a more specific meaning than the sense in which I was using it. I guess my point is that there would have been a much smaller demand for Chinese-produced goods at Wal-Mart if the Wal-Mart consumers had been able to see the logical long-term consequences of their Wal-Mart purchases. Maybe. And maybe nobody would have bought Model T Fords, had they been able to see what the consequences of a motor car society would be. But I rather suspect they wouldn't have cared any more than Mattel's customers would have cared. MG

Cute. Who was that geezer, anyway? MG

To prefer low prices is not the same as demanding low prices, especially when the long-term consequences of that preference are both enormous and not at all readily apparent. If the long term consequences aren't readily apparent, there doen't seem to be much difference between prefer and demand. Demand is mass preference. MG

Thanks Guy. I knew there was some connection between Northern Rock and dodgy US mortgages, but the material I'd been reading didn't put it anywhere near as clearly as this. MG

The Dave Clark Five was about the only signficant band of that era to emerge from North London. When I heard their first records, boy, was I glad I lived in West London! We had Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers, Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages, Chris Farlowe & the Thunderbirds, Manfred Mann (then known as the Mann-Hugg Blues Menn), The Yardbirds, the Rolling Stones as our local bands, plus a weekly visit from Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated. DC5 stunk. However, you're right about the importance of the British invasion. Apart from R&B artists, and the early surf bands like the Ventures, Beach Boys and Dick Dale & the Deltones, there really wasn't much going on in the US. Well, there were all those teen idols like Fabian, Frankie Avalon, Ricky Nelson, Bobby Rydell etc etc and their female equivlents, some of whom were at least as good looking as the teen idols (Ann-Margaret, Shelley Fabares). What was a bit of a surprise was that some of them, like Lou Christie, didn't get swept away; there must be a deep-seated need among young Americans for good looking boy singers. (All the British teen idols did get swept away, though John Leyton managed a decent career in the films.) MG

Do the notes say whether the title track is by Harold Ousley? MG

Christine Walkden Alan Titchmarsh Bill & Ben

Gus Lacey (Philly DJ Mr Silk) Steve "Silk" Hurley The Sylkie

LPs for this evening are: The Truthettes - Take it to the Lord in prayer - Malaco orig The Loving Sisters - Trying times - Peacock Vogue France issue Mildred Clark & the (Kansas City) Melody-aires - Lord help me to hold out - Savoy orig Rev Reuben Willingham - I go to prepare a place - Nashboro orig (Rev W was a member of the Swaneee Quintet) MG

Gorblesher Guv MG

Check out "Million dollar secret" by Helen Humes. (Or, for a man's viewpoint, by Red Holloway.) MG

Horst Janowski Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson Bent Fabric

Another occasion. When the old King died (George VI, in February 1952) we found out about it at school. The headmaster got us all into the hall and, when we were quiet, said, in a portentous voice, "the King is dead". And I burst out laughing. I was eight - not yet an anarchist. MG

My boss passed me a piece of paper that gave me the giggles, during a debate in Parliament! And it was being televised! And one of the the cameraman, we were told by colleagues later, focused on the two of us giggling and sniggering behind our hands. Nothing happened to us; it didn't even damage our prospects. We were both promoted some time later. MG

I've been meaning to ask about Clifford Jordan for a while. I was listening to this a couple of weeks ago and I thought I really ought to get more of his stuff. I think the only other albums I have with him on it are Art Farmer's "PhD" and Horace's "Further explorations". Pleased this and the other thread have brought his recordings to the forefront of my attention. MG

You gotta list of the Lilith issues, Clem? The only one I've got is the Jimmy Smith with "Bluesmith" and "Livin' it up". And how do you know the label's called "Lilith"? There's no trademark of any kind on mine mentioning any label - just a bunch of Russian at the bottom of the back. Perhaps you know the owner's a Lord Dunsany fan. MG

William Strethen Davis Will Davis Billy Davis

Prestige did not give this session matrix numbers (nor to Rhoda Scott's "Live at the Key Club"). But there would have been session notes by Esmond Edwards and/or Rudy Van Gelder. I assume (big assumption) that Michel Ruppli would have had access to these notes in compiling the Prestige discography in 1980. The entry for this session reads Light and lovely ------------- PRLP7191, PR7357, PR7407, OJCCD940 Straight no chaser ---------- PRLP7191, --------- PR7407, OJCCD940 Woody 'n you --------------- PRLP7191, ---------- PR7407, OJCCD940 Bingo Domingo ------------- PRLP7191, --------- PR7407, OJCCD940 I'll remember April --------- PRLP7191, PR7309, PR7407, OJCCD940 Billie's bounce --------------- PR7309 ----------------------- PRCD24206 Epistrophy ------------------- PR7309 ----------------------- PRCD24206 Well you needn't ------------ PR7309 ----------------------- PRCD24206 In walked Bud --------------- PR7330 ----------------------- PRCD24206 Land of dreams ------------- PR7330 ----------------------- PRCD24206 Bean-o ----------------------- PR7330 ----------------------- PRCD24206 Robbins' nest ---------------- PR7330 ----------------------- PRCD24206 Our delight ------------------ PR7330 ----------------------- PRCD24206 Theme ----------------------- PR7330 ----------------------- OJCCD1085 Dee Dee's dance ----------- PR7357 ----------------------- PRCD24206 Billie's bounce -------------- PR7357 ----------------------- OJCCD1085 Epistrophy ------------------ PR7357 ----------------------- PRCD24206 But this appears to be a track list of the original LPs. Nonetheless, it MAY reflect the runing order of the shows. I rather think that the Willis Jackson listing, which also follows the track order on the LPs does also follow the playing order. I've added in the current CD issues, just to be helpful OJCCD is called "The tenor scene" PR24206 is called "Live at Minton's" OJCCD1085 is called "Battle stations" - the two tracks were tacked onto a completely different Jaws/Griff album as bonus tracks. All of this material will fit easily onto two CDs. Total playing time is about 135 minutes. MG