The Magnificent Goldberg

Some LPs by guitarists who sang in quite different styles Actually – that’s a CD. The LP has the same sleeve but it’s just called “Bee Houston”. Arhoolie original. Chuck Berry – Berry is on top – Chess Green Line reissue S E Rogie – Palm wine guitar music (the ‘60s sound) – Cooking Vinyl compilation of 78s originally issued in Sierra Leone on Rogiephone. MG

Where do they get the $$$ from if Amazon give you back the money? Certainly not Amazon, because you can be sure they'd put a stop to it if that was the scam. And in order to make worthwhile sums from holding cash a few days and lending it out at overnight rates, you have to have a fucking PILE. I just don't see Caiman or anyone else in that position getting profits that way, Clem. In fact, knowing the credit card companies, I doubt whether they even see the money before the transaction's voided. I think they're just trawling for business, trying to get people interested. And if I were Amazon, I think I'd be keen for them to do so because I bet a certain proportion of geezers who are disappointed at not getting their order shove the record on a wish list. And THAT is new prospective business without deadweight. MG

By the way, who's this? MG

He doesn't look anything like Danny Kaye! (He also doesn't look anything like the guy on that sleeve.) But thank you all. MG

Lee Otis Bass III and Mickey Bass - both bass players, both THE SAME bass player! MG

And isn't Granville sometimes referred to as Granville "Mickey" Hogan? MG

Theresa records was Bay-Area based, so it is West Coast! And recorded in Santa Cruz! MG

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Have a real good one! MG

I love Pharoah's announcements, which are real Chewy. "JOHN HICKS ON PIANO! JOHN HICKS ON PIANO! WALTER BOOKER ON BASS! WALTER BOOKER ON BASS! IDRIS MUHAMMAD ON DRUMS! IDRIS MUHAMMAD ON DRUMS!" I suppose one day I should upgrade this to CD. MG

Chan Canasta David Nixon Tommy Cooper

The hazards of NOT living in South-Central MG

Bumble Bee Slim Joe Pass Earl Bostic

Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud MG

I didn't notice that! MG

Sonny Stitt Roost discs 1 and 7 MG

Alioune Kasse The Kasse Stars Cheikh Ibra Kasse

Regardless of some presumed attempt to "imply quality by association" (which I don't by any means believe was the purpose behind these quotes), are you saying that the Woody Shaw, Master of the Art or Jimmy Smith Keep on Comin' aren't worthwhile recordings? Have you heard either one? (I also have the Joe Albany set but rank it behind these two.) Of course not. I hate Columbia as well, but I have a few Columbia albums. "Keep on coming" is on my list for later this year. Looking forward to it. Woody Shaw, of course, is not greatly to my taste. MG

I do not have the details. What's in the e-mail is what I know. I had been assuming that it would be a big box set of all of his Argo material. A big box would be on my list right away - I don't have ANY Jamal Argos. So Ahmad needn't look through the unissued stuff for me - I'll take a box of already released material. MG

Hmm. I can see the judge's pont of view. And I know that this is fairly frequent in the US. But, truly, it's pandering to the public's "star-centred" views. And people wonder why Fox doesn't carry news. The public has been pandered to to such an extent in this and other ways, that it won't buy anything else. MG

NOW I remember why I didn't like the label! A cheap trick for trying to imply quality by association. Same as politicians kissing babies. And Bruce Lundvall's note on the other side of the inner sleeve was as bad. The two sides together made up as pretentious a hype as anything I'd ever read. MG

One nation under a groove - Funkadelic Syli National de Guinee - Sekouba Bambino (re the national football team of Guinea - Syli is Mandinke for elephant) Allez Les Aigles - Nanou Coul (ditto for the Mali Eagles) Yii Gainde - Vivienne (ditto for the Senegal Lions) Oh, getting back to the mundane Sailing - Rod Stewart (YUK) MG

Here's one. MG

Lunceford! No doubt about it! Well, that's one they got right. MG

OK - so who does THIS look like? Been alternating this with other stuff - v nice. MG