Eric

Went to a blues show in KC tonight - Levee Town at BB's Lawnside BBQ. The owner spoke at length about BB and his appearances in KC over the years. The band (who is phenomenal) played a bunch of his songs. It was a blast. RIP.

I find it rather humorous they feel the need to add the qualifier "probably" ...

Congratulations Chuck! I am in as well.

my thoughts exactly when I saw this for sale

likewise, I received a "back in stock" email and went to order and poof it was gone edit: there are a number of copies on ebay as low as $19.99 (I bit at that price) search Larry Young RSD

This is one of these albums that never clicked with me. I discovered one of the tracks ("Luv N' Haight") on a "Funky Friday" playlist on Tidal. After that I listened to the whole album straight through. Wow!!! Stone classic. (uhm, no pun intended )

My goodness, that brings me back. Yep, they are "early OJCs". I have always thought both changes (i.e. adding the white notch and the notes) were good.

You also have a choice on Joe Farrell Quartet. There is the Wounded Bird issue and there is a British issue on the Hux label. Both were circa 2013 or so. I own both, have not done a comparison. I might actually be able to find both CDs to look at mastering details if anyone is interested.

Glad to hear it on this one - I may purchase. Kind of an old favorite.

Likewise and received a nice note from. Bertrand at DarkTree. I really do like that cover ...

I suppose I could take the "easy" route and pay 3x retail on ebay after the stores close

Cool - liked the sound-clip and obviously the carpet on the cover is genuine circa-1975

Although I listen to all kinds of music, by and large my interest in RSD would be for jazz. In particular - this year - I would love to get a copy of the Wes Montgomery title. But - really don't want to go to the effort of calling around to my local used stores to see if they ordered it. And - having done this before - I really don't want to stand in line for an hour to "maybe" get a copy. But that is just me, middle-aged and semi-grumpy

That makes some sense, although as I understand it, Spotify offers a "free with ads" tier whereas Tidal does not. I use/pay for both, Spotify for the family, Tidal for me My preference for Tidal is more around the look & feel, so maybe I'll make the move to "premium" from "HiFi". Having said that, can I tell the difference in sound quality between the two? Honestly I have never tried to compare the two under "serious listening conditions". My only commentary on the whole sound quality thing is that *occasionally* when I play music from iTunes to my stereo, I will have a reaction along the lines of "that sounds like crap". And, sure enough, when I check, it is an mp3. But that is probably on older mp3s and I have never really had that reaction using Spotify. FWIW, and I am sure I am in the significant minority, but I often use these services to "preview" something that I will later buy. But I think that is generational "have to own the physical copy" or maybe just stupid (i.e why?)

FWIW, this seller shows the set as available (as of 3/23) in the UK. http://www.ebay.com/itm/JOE-FARRELL-ORIGINAL-ALBUM-CLASSICS-5-CD-ALBUM-SET-NEW-MINT-23RD-MARCH-/301550745142?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4635d33636

I did notice this am that their mobile layout looks a little more "Spotify", but it is still a cleaner experience. Moving to $9.99 should be a huge plus.

OMG, one of the funniest posts I have read in some time!

I may a little slow coming to this party, but discovered that my library card (and a PIN) allows me to listen a pretty extensive jazz collection online. It is operated by Naxos Music Library, but to my delight I discovered they carry much more than Naxos material. All the majors seem to be there, so the Blue Note, Fantasy, Atlantic catalogs, etc. There are a bunch of labels, many of which I have never heard of. But they have Bethlehem, ESP (over 75 titles), MPS (over 150 titles), MAXJAZZ & Winter & Winter. The interface is kind of clunky, but who cares.

So I had a chance to visit Rick Ballard and Grooveyard. He is doing well and the place was jam-packed with great stock. I could not stay nearly as long as I hoped, but did have a nice chat with Rick. One anecdote was interesting - his move from being 100% wholesale to adding the retail store. He described the wholesale business as being a grind whereas he enjoyed the retail side much more as he became acquainted with his (often long-time) customers. Warm, friendly, funny guy! Chuck - I relayed your story to Rick. His recollection was that it occurred in San Francisco at an annual independent record dealers event. He described those events as fun, with the housepitality rooms being particularly hospitable And not to embarrass you Chuck, but he described you as being one of the finest guys in the record business.

I saw him at Duke a couple times in the 80s. On other occasions he brought in Art Blakey, Joe Henderson and Bobby Hutcherson. R.I.P.

I have checked them out - looks like an interesting label. Eclectic ...

Thanks again everyone and Chuck I will make a point to visit with Rick. Very excited about the trip!

I will. I have a distinct memory of going there in the late 90s/early 00s and speaking with him. I remember him telling me about putting out a large slug of Mosaic boxes one day and and selling every one of them within hours. We are staying in Berkeley for one night, so this will definitely be a stop.

Thanks everybody. Many familiar names, great to see places like Grooveyard are still around.

Me too ...