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For years it was thought that the master tapes of "Passing Ships" were all messed up -- which is what Michael discovered in the mid-70's when he was fishing for unreleased BN material worthy of release. Turns out that it was a stereo mixdown of the "Passing Ships" tapes that was all messed-up, and not the original master-tapes. This was only discovered within the past year, when the orignal master-tapes turned up, and were given a listen. Or maybe they weren't lost at all, but were thought to be flawed all this time, and were never listened to. With as many tapes as there much be in the vaults, something like this was bound to happen - so I don't fault anyone for the oversite. Just glad it's finally coming out, after all these years. (Source: My memory of the BN thread that Kevin started, and recently deleted.)

Can somebody call me later and tell me what's going on in this thread?? I think I'm gonna be too lazy to turn on my computer.

Wow, that's pretty cheap. Can't imagine finding it here in a brick 'n' mortar store for anything less than about $65, not even at Best Buy. Hey Vibes - any idea what Best Buy is gonna sell this thing at?? Just curious. Edit: answered my own question, BestBuy.com has it listed at $59.99 - which comes down to $12 per disc. Still, DeepDiscounted.com's price is only $10.25 per disc, and that includes shipping too!! Damn, that's pretty cheap.

Can these really be among the WORST 'downloading 'offenders that the RAII is targetting with their suits?? Is this crazy or what??? From: CNN.com Who's targeted by music swapping suits? Tuesday, September 9, 2003 Posted: 11:35 AM EDT (1535 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The targets of the first lawsuits against music fans who share songs on the Internet include an elderly man in Texas who rarely uses his computer, a Yale University professor and an unemployed woman in New York who says she didn't know she was breaking the law. Each faces potentially devastating civil penalties or settlements that could cost them tens of thousands of dollars. The Recording Industry Association of America launched the next stage of its aggressive anti-piracy campaign Monday, filing 261 federal lawsuits across the country. The action was aimed at what the RIAA described as "major offenders" illegally distributing on average more than 1,000 copyrighted music files each, but lawyers warned they may ultimately file thousands of similar cases. The grandfather and the academic Durwood Pickle, 71, of Richardson, Texas, said his teenage grandchildren downloaded music onto his computer during their visits to his home. He said his grown son had explained the situation in an earlier e-mail to the recording industry association. "I didn't do it, and I don't feel like I'm responsible," Pickle said in an interview. "It's been stopped now, I guarantee you that." Pickle, who was unaware he was being sued until contacted by The Associated Press, said he rarely uses the computer in his home. "I'm not a computer-type person," Pickle said. "They come in and get on the computer. How do I get out of this?" Yale University professor Timothy Davis said he will stop sharing music files immediately. He downloaded about 500 songs from others on the Internet before his Internet provider notified him about the music industry's interest in his activities. "I've been pretending it was going to go away," said Davis, who teaches photography. Unhappy file sharers Another defendant, Lisa Schamis of New York, said her Internet provider warned her two months ago that record industry lawyers had asked for her name and address, but she said she had no idea she might be sued. She acknowledged downloading "lots" of music over file-sharing networks. "This is ridiculous," said Schamis, 26. "I didn't understand it was illegal." She said the music industry shouldn't have the right to sue. "It's wrong on their part," she said. An estimated 60 million Americans participate in file-sharing networks, using software that makes it simple for computer users to locate and retrieve for free virtually any song by any artist within moments. Internet users broadly acknowledge music-trading is illegal, but the practice has flourished in recent years since copyright statutes are among the most popularly flouted laws online. "Nobody likes playing the heavy," said RIAA President Cary Sherman, who compared illegal music downloads to shoplifting. "There comes a time when you have to stand up and take appropriate action." Hearings planned Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minnesota, has already promised congressional hearings into how the music industry has identified and tracked the Internet users it's suing. "They have a legitimate interest that needs to be protected, but are they protecting it in a way that's too broad and overreaching?" Coleman said. "I don't want to make criminals out of 60 million kids, even though kids and grandkids are doing things they shouldn't be doing." The RIAA did not identify for reporters which Internet users it was suing or where they live. Lawsuits were filed in federal courthouses in New York City, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas and elsewhere. "Get a lawyer," advised Fred von Lohmann, an attorney for the San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation. "There's no simpler advice than that, whether you intend to fight this or not. You'll need someone to advise you." With estimates that half of file-sharers are teenagers, all sides braced for the inevitable legal debate surrounding the financial damage to parents or grandparents. The RIAA named as the defendant in each lawsuit the person who paid for the household Internet account. "That question will come up immediately, whether a minor can have the requisite knowledge to be the right defendant," said Susan Crawford, who teaches law at Yeshiva University's Cardozo law school in New York City. "A very young child who didn't know what they were doing would be a bad defendant for the industry." Offering amnesty The RIAA also announced an amnesty program for people who admit they illegally share music, promising not to sue them in exchange for their admission and pledge to delete the songs off their computers. The offer does not apply to people who already are targets of legal action. Sherman called the amnesty offer "our version of an olive branch." Some defense lawyers have objected to the amnesty provisions, warning that song publishers and other organizations not represented by the RIAA won't be constrained by the group's promise not to sue. U.S. copyright laws allow for damages of $750 to $150,000 for each song offered illegally on a person's computer.

Sorry couw, didn't mean to wreck a perfectly good joke!! By the way, I wouldn't pay any more than about $6 or $7 (including shipping) for anything in this series. Anything more than that, and you're better off saving your pennies for a legit version.

Yup, I sure did. (Just checking 12 hours of activitiy on the board that I missed, before catching up on PM's.)

Yup, I got one. Others have complained about the Sound Quality, but personally I thought the SQ on this series was usually pretty good. (Or at least 1000 times better than the "Applause" issues of BN CD's.) And frankly, I think the SQ on this series is better than many of the late 80's issues of BN titles here in the U.S., come to think of it. Here's what they look like, for those who haven't clicked the auction... Edit: No way to display the smaller versions of the gifs here, so click on the auction above to see the covers.

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I like the TOCJ cover of "Sonic Boom" quite a bit, although the new one coming out next month is good too. But I've never cared so much for the TOCJ cover of "The Procrastinator".

VH1 played the Zevon "Diary" special again last night, and FYI: it looks like they're playing it again TONIGHT. (I seem to remember the plug saying 9pm Eastern, 8pm Central.) Well worth watching, or tapinga and watching later - if you haven't yet seen it.

12:30am, and I'm off to sleep. Somebody wake me when it gets a lot closer to Oct. 7th (re: my Avatar).

Anybody got the cover to "Mother Ship" yet??? Oh, and are we there yet????? PS: I was just able to find the covers for "Passing Ships" and "Sonic Boom" at overstock's site. Still no "Mother Ship". Are we there yet????????????????

Are we there yet?????

Although I haven't loved every single thing I've ever heard by Thomas, I think I've heard more that I've liked (often quite a bit!!), than I've heard that I've found lacking. I don't have "Exile's Gate", so I can't comment on it specifically, but it looks pretty good on paper. I have a couple Thomas CD's that I really love, and sometime's he's really a monster. When he's a sideman on a date, I usually take notice. How much they askin'?? $9 or less, I'd say get it. Over $9 - it's your call. My two favorite Thomas albums (with him as the leader) are... Pariah's Pariah (Winter & Winter, 1999) and Found on Sordid Streets (Winter & Winter, 1998) Hey, Comrad, if you buy it and don't like it - I'll probably trade ya something for it - how's that sound?

Are we there yet?? Are we there yet?? Are we there yet????

Found a couple on-line, but just haven't pulled the trigger yet. But thanks!!

Different clock...

4 weeks from tomorrow!!!!!! Tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick.... tick......... ( )

VH1 will surely rebroadcast the "Diary" special (or whatever it was called) that they first broadcast I think it was last Sunday night (or the Sunday before), all about the making of Zevon's last album, and his battle with his health issues. Very moving stuff. Watch it if you can, it was good to see - even for someone like myself who really hadn't heard all that much of his music before.

I too am wondering about the "Mother Ship" cover, and like Peter --- I ain't gettin' no love from overstock.com. I still can't find anything there, other than Hill's "Beautiful Day", nor was I able to see "Sonic Boom". (Didn't even look for "Mother Ship".) Is anyone finding "Passing Ships" there?? (Although the link to the image clearly goes to that site, so at least somebody is.) I'm searching both on "Andrew Hill" and "Passing Ships". Also, I can't remember a single other Conn that I was ever this excited about before, not ever!!!!! I've been thinking about "Passing Ships" for months now, and it's finally almost here!!!!!!! There have been several that turned out to be totally amazing releases (Chick Corea's "The Complete 'IS' Sessions", for instance), but none that I had so dang much anticipation about before the actual release.

G'night all I'm off to dream of...

Say hello to my new Avatar for at least the next 30 days!!!!!!

Now we just need the BIG version from Walmart.com!!!

Wow, what a GREAT cover for a BN recorded in 1969. Perfectly captures the flavor of what some of the best BN covers of the late 60's looked like (Liberty era).