Brad

Thanks for posting the above. The part with Billy Gibbons was outstanding as was the song with Sting. The oddest pairing of the evening was Lou Reed with Metallica. Just didn't work. Of course, everbody loved Enter Sandman. I'm actually seeing them at MSG in two weeks time.

Don't recall everything but he played A Day in the Life and some other things that may have been on the Ronnie Scott recordings. He was accompanied by what I believe is his regular band, which includes Tal Wilkenfeld on bass, who is just superb.

I went last night and this was awesome. As I recall, this was who appeared: Jerry Lee Lewis Aretha Franklin Annie Lennox Jeff Beck Sting Buddy Guy Metallica Lou Reed Ozzie U2 The Boss Patty Smith Black Eyed Peas Mick Jagger I'm sure I missed a few. It was fabulous. I'm sure you'll never see that amount of talent on one stage at one time again.

Nice porn pictures there! I had buyer's remorse for about 10 seconds. Then when I slid the white box open...and here I thought I was immune to miniature faithful reproduction. (I imagine the designers are also model railroaders.) And yeah, as said the sound (most important part) is so fuggin' great. I do play these a bit louder than most of my CDs. Play it loud since it's not a "loudness war" victim! Thanks for posting those photos. I'm almost ready to take the plunge. Must.... resist.... Don't resist, do it. :g I had the ole buyer's remorse until I got it home and opened it up and realised, "ah, this is why it's so expensive, it's perfect". The sound on the Mono set will blow even the most jaded Beatles fan away, especially if it's your first time hearing them. Don't resist do it. The thoughtfullness that went into this is very reassuring. I love the packaging, the albums like the way we bought them and the mono sound, just like the way we grew up on them. The whole thing is very sweet. I've been listening to Beatles for Sale (I'm taking each album in chrono order) and listening to them all very carefully.

I'm also a reader not a writer but I am an attorney and with proper proofing and spellcheck typos shouldn't happen although they do. If I happen to review a contract that I wrote months or years after it was signed and notice a typo, I find that pretty annoying. You don't want to be in the same room with me when that happens It's all about pride in your craft and the quality of your work.

I can't say I've ever had jazz accordion but it would strike me as an instrument that wouldn't lend itself to jazz but what do I know?

Unless you're a repeat violator of the rules, there would seem to be little reason to kick someone off a forum. I suppose that's a naive view however.

I go for the laugh your ass off option

Mine has been shipped. Scheduled to hit on Monday.

Sorry neighbor, I didn't mean to offend! You didn't. I was the one who acted like a jerk. Guess too early on a Sunday morning

Happy Birthday Chris!

What we waste our time these days in this country is sad.

Ratliff's review is different than the other one but saw that you posted on the other one. You might try saying something like "I posted it above," instead of the curt way you did.

They need to be consistent on that neighborhood play. Either a runner is safe or out. Frankly, they should be required to touch the bag. That's the way the game is played at the other bases.

The book is reviewed in the NY Times Sunday book section. Gets a good review.

Amazon now indicates that the stereo and mono boxes will be in stock on October 31.

One of the best sets Fantasy ever put out. Don't miss out.

How about George Harrison's immediate post-Beatle release, All Things Must Pass? I don't have it (yet), but I've heard from others that it along with Lennon's Plastic Ono Band is one of THE essential post-Beatle recordings to pick up. I have the latter, but I haven't fully warmed up to it yet. I have to be in the right mood to listen to it. IMHO, George put out the best stuff, post Beatles. All Things Must Pass is essential. I still have the vinyl, with the Apple Jam label on the 3rd record in the set! Of all the post Beatles material by any of them, I think this is the best. As I've said before, if this had been considered a Beatles album, it would have been the best, hands down, IMHO. Never really cared for Lennon's post Beatle material. However, it might be worth a re-listen as we all change.

I believe Mark Lewisohn may have written or contributed to some of the liner notes on the Stereo remasters.

I meant that they'd commercially hit their peak, and that they were on their way out. That was the perception on the part of many, and not my opinion. I really can't disagree with that view. My friends and I actually thought that the Stones were a far more interesting band (perhaps because they were blues based) until the likes of Rubber Soul and Revolver came along. Even with those, Aftermath still stands out for me as one of the best albums of the ear. This is not to say that we weren't buying or enjoying the album. Anyway, those two albums were the high point for me at the time. Of course, over the years I've come to appreciate the later stuff just as much.

There is also a Coleman Hawkins which lists USA as the country of origin. There are no substantive differences in the content of the set. But, the booklet is shorter (does not include the second half which was the Japanese liner notes); inside cover of a set I just bought is blank (where the track listing for the first disc would appear--it does appear in other places in the notes and on the back of the box); lettering on the CD's is black (Japanese one is red). Copyright is different also, lists Verve on US one and does not mention JASRAC. Great series and very interesting thread. Is there one on the Benny Carter disc? I have been curious about that one; I have seen a few copies of it and none of them has the liner notes in English; usually it is in Spanish. Does anyone have a copy of this disc w/liners in English? Regards, Baker I don't know if you're asking about the Hawkins one but I have the Japanese version which has the liners in both languages. I also have the Carter one but that one, like yours, is in Spanish.

Received mine yesterday. Nicely done set: good packaging and decent book. Hard to beat the price!

Picture of my son driving earlier this year. First photo with my new Blackberry at the time.

Am I getting this right? Rudy is remastering a Hubert Laws album?

It was ok, nothing that blew me away to be honest.