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If anybody runs across any on-line pics of the new sets, please post them here. Thanks!! -- Rooster T.

WTF?? make sure to get to the part with the snake Yeah, I did. That was half the reason for my "WTF" comment.

WTF??

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By the way, since we're talking about Back from the Gig so much... How's Woody on this date?? I've never heard it, and I'd probably buy it the same day it does finally come out as a Conn.

Bet they'd sell like hotcakes on eBay, Weizen.

What in the world???

And doesn't "Human remains" also cover "Arms" too?? (lame joke, I know.)

I will one of these days. Dusty Groove periodically has it, as a Japanese Import -- but they always seem to be out of stock when I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on some other Dusty Groove stuff. One of these days, eventually, I'll get to them.

Thanks for the tip!! I'm listening now. Hope you're gonna play "Blue Black" and/or "Nefertiti" and/or "From California with Love" -- none of which I've ever heard before. Again, thanks for the tip!!

Not the biggest idol fan, but I watch it w/my 11-year-old daughter, and this was the first thing that came to my mind when they showed the band, too. Good, glad it wasn't just me.

Frankly, I haven't listened to discs 5 & 6 from the Elvin box in several years, so my specific memory of them is probably pretty darn foggy. What I do remember is that they were more "commercial"-sounding than anything else on the entire box, particularly disc #6. Hafta give 'em a spin sometime soon, and see.

Anybody else think it was weird that (I think) every guy in that big-band was white?? I mean, I'd of thunk there'd be one or two black guys in a band of that size, in a city the size of LA, or Burbank. Also, thought I don't mean this to be as big a slam as it's gonna probably sound like, that band all looked like 'studio musicians' to me, to the Nth degree.

Maybe they should consider moving into Politics.

Weren't the edits very tiny (less than 2 minutes total), or something like that?? Couple early fade-outs, and maybe a couple vamps that were trimmed a bit. I never got the impression that this album was cut up badly by the editting to get it all on one CD. (But then again, I've never heard the LP's.)

Most of the Elvin mosaic is highly interesting and entertaining. Can't remember exactly how many original albums it contains (I'm guessing about 9 studio albums, and the two live albums). If I remember right, about 7 of those 9 studio albums are incredible (and only the last two studio dates are somewhat less interesting, and occasionally even cheesy). And the live material is fantastic. Haven't listened to the Elvin box in quite a while, I should give it a spin this week. The one date with Lee Morgan (in a piano-less context!!) is pretty darn cool.

Would be interesting to see the complete list of names. I can't imagine the actual dollar amounts (broken down by artist) would be posted on their web-site(s), though that'd be very interesting to see too. If anybody stumbled across the complete list(s), please post the link(s) here. I'll keep my eyes out too.

Can't comment on the sound quality issues, but I would also say that getting the IASW box would be well worth your while. The "previously unreleased" material is quite good (IMHO) -- and more interesting (for instance) than many of the previously unreleased tracks from the Complete Bitches Brew box. The two tracks I'm thinking of, in particular, are "The Ghetto Walk" and "Early Minor", which are both very cool. B) (And collectively, these two tracks alone are as long (time-wise) as the entire original IASW album. And how it is that they've never been released before now, is kind of surprising - if you ask me.) Also, the original material related to the IASW album specifically (full takes, and alternates) is quite interesting to hear in its full context. You might want to check out the AMG review of this set, which is pretty detailed: CLICK HERE. -- Rooster T.

It shouldn't (if I remember right). I don't have the TOCJ or JRVG (never heard the date before, actually), but I remember looking this one up in my complete BN discography once - and there were no alternates nor extra tunes recorded at this date.

I mean the cover of the King (of the Hill). Not the session itself (which I like), but the King version of the cover (which I only just saw for the first time today, and which I don't think is all that hot).

Anybody remember Softsong?? Or was it Strongsoft?? Anyway, she had a major bone to pick with everyone, about their 'tude. Yeah, I kinda miss the random weirdness that happened on the BNBB, but we have some of it here too, thankfully.

I've always really liked these three covers, and wish they had been issued on CD somewhere (TOCJ or US), with their original King covers...

By the way, I sure the heck hope they DON'T use this cover for the Conn. And I'm sure they probably won't. There are a few of those Japanese King covers that I really do like, but the King of the Hill is pretty much a looser in my book.

Just got this in the e-mail a few moments ago. (I had actually placed a bid, but only for $1.89. Last I checked, the bidding was only up to $6 or so.) FYI...