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Great news!

Yeah, we're talking two different things here: re-issuing (digitally at least) albums that are oop in one format or another (including old LPs that have never been issued on CD) and recordings that were deemed "unworthy for release" by either the artist or the producer. I'm all for the former; the latter must be considered on a case-by-case basis - and I generally side with MC there. The other thing, of course, is that whether physical or virtual product, an official release requires payments to the artists. It doesn't matter what format the material is released in, there's a certain point where it simply isn't profitable to do.

The Bovine Version - now there's a band name!

For what it's worth, while I might question the model/pricing, I have no concerns about the sound quality. They should sound identical to pressed CDs.

Why release these as CD-Rs? Why not just straight downloads? My guess? They expect a generally older demographic that's "frightened" of digital downloads. That, and they're hoping just to fool a few people into thinking these are regular ol' CDs.

Old, but still funny... Basic Truths About Jack Bauer * Killing Jack Bauer doesn’t make him dead. It just makes him angry. * If Jack Bauer was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Nina Meyers, and he had a gun with 2 bullets, he’d shoot Nina twice. * If you wake up in the morning, it’s because Jack Bauer spared your life. * Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas. * If it tastes like chicken, looks like chicken, and feels like chicken, but Jack Bauer says its beef. Then you better believe it’s beef. * Jack Bauer once forgot where he put his keys. He then spent the next half-hour torturing himself until he gave up the location of the keys. * 1.6 billion Chinese are angry with Jack Bauer. Sounds like a fair fight. * Let’s get one thing straight: the only reason you are conscious right now is because Jack Bauer does not feel like carrying you. * Jack Bauer was never addicted to heroin. Heroin was addicted to Jack Bauer. * Jack Bauer played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won. * When life gave Jack Bauer lemons, he used them to kill terrorists. Jack Bauer hates lemonade. * Jack Bauer once won a game of Connect 4 in 3 moves. * Osama bin Laden’s recent proposal for truce is a direct result of him finding out that Jack Bauer is, in fact, still alive. * Jack Bauer is the leading cause of death in Middle Eastern men. * Jack Bauer doesn’t miss. If he didn’t hit you it’s because he was shooting at another terrorist twelve miles away. * When Jack Bauer was a child, he made his mother finish his vegetables. * Jack Bauer killed 93 people in just 4 days time. Wait, that is a real fact. * Simon Says should be renamed to Jack Bauer Says because if Jack Bauer says something then you better do it. * Jack Bauer won the Tour de France on a unicycle to prove to Lance Armstrong it wasn’t a big deal. He thinks yellow wristbands are gay. * When Jack Bauer pees into the wind, the wind changes direction. * Jack Bauer’s favorite color is severe terror alert red. His second favorite color is violet, but just because it sounds like violent. * When Google can’t find something, it asks Jack Bauer for help. * You can lead a horse to water. Jack Bauer can make him drink. * Jack Bauer can get McDonald’s breakfast after 10:30. * When the boogie man goes to sleep, he checks his closet for Jack Bauer. * Every mathematical inequality officially ends with “< Jack Bauer”. * In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times. What the heck have you done with your life? * Jack Bauer killed so many terrorists that at one point, the #5 CIA Most Wanted fugitive was an 18-year-old teenager in Malaysia who downloaded the movie Dodgeball. * In kindergarten, Jack Bauer killed a terrorist for Show and Tell. * What color is Jack Bauer’s blood? Trick question. Jack Bauer does not bleed. * Guns don’t kill people, Jack Bauer kills people. * If Jack and MacGyver were locked in a room together, Jack would make a bomb out of MacGyver and get out. * People with amnesia still remember Jack Bauer. * Jack Bauer literally died for his country, and lived to tell about it. * Jack Bauer has been to Mars. That’s why there’s no life on Mars. * Superman’s only weakness is Kryptonite. Jack Bauer laughs at Superman for having a weakness. * When Batman is in trouble, he turns on the Jack Bauer signal. * It took Jack Bauer two minutes to beat a confession out of OJ. * Jack Bauer was conceived by torturing the other sperm until they gave up the location of the egg. * Jack Bauer’s family threw him a surprise birthday party when he was a child. Once.

Definitely fun! Great show!

Been a little behind lately, but count me in!

To paraphrase, now ain't the time for my tears.

Definitely in! Looking forward to it.

Well that's the funny thing. If it was really Ornette or Olu Dara or Roy Campbell really playing like that we'd all be praising it as a brilliant deconstruction of the form.

Apologies for the late response. Was bedridden for much of the holiday and now I'm heading out of town for a few days. I listened 2-3 times while at work, but wouldn't you know it I left my notes there (not that they'd be much help anyway). But I wanted to get a few comments down before I go. I recognized a few tracks of course ("When You Wish Upon a Star," "Salt Peanuts") but don't think I could identify any players with any certainty. Overall, I found the disc to be loads of fun - perhaps even too much fun as a few tracks veered toward humor if not outright parody - but even that I found refreshing. Will try to add a few more comments when I get back.

Bring on the t-shirts! Heck, I already have about 95% of the BN LPs/CDs that I want anyway.

All of a sudden I'm reminded of our old forum pal, Saxophone Vagina.

I agree re: the Miles/Coltrane version, but another (very different) version that I really like is by Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio (from "Live" iirc). It's also worth checking out and may even groove enough for an organ trio arrangement.

1) Get the biggest set you can for your budget - you'll appreciate it later. 2) Plasmas are much more affordable now; you might be surprised what you can get, so don't discount them yet. 3) Another good on-line source is Amazon. Great prices, and you can often get free shipping and no sales tax.

Since this old thread was bumped, I'll mention that Rockaway is having a pretty terrific vinyl sale going on now, with most LPs reduced by 50-70%.

I picked up all the Prestige Pat Martino albums back in the early days of emusic, remember liking them a lot back then (and Martino was 100% new to me), but haven't listened to them much since. But the nice thing about having a digital music collection is that it took just a few seconds to throw the headphones on (since the kids are busy watching Hannah Montana on the telly), bring up itunes, and play the darn thing under discussion. "Desperado" may be my favorite Martino album, but (listening to it now) "El Hombre" definitely has its appeal. All of Martino's Prestige albums sound very different to me; I like the variety.

And what happened after! Seriously, though, I dug his rather unique perspective and some of his "underground" tastes, but yeah, he could also come across as a pretentious jackass.

I dunno. Am I? http://geekwithfamily.com/2006/12/02/audio...iophile-tweaks/

Quality Control may be an occassional problem, but I've found their Customer Service to be fairly exxceptional. They've never failed to correct any errors (and not always on their part either).

Well, there you have it. Unless someone comes up with a way to include my twenty year old ears (and a way to attach them to my fifty year old body), I just don't see the point. I was listening to an old favorite of youth (Joe Jackson's Look Sharp) and was disappointed to discover that it just didn't sound like it used to sound. The highs were missing, and it just seemed a bit lifeless. Then I realized why... Have you tried Mapleshade's High-End Audiophile Ear Wax Removal Kit?

My wife and I agreed to no gifts for each other this year, and my extended family had planned on a "white elephant" year - except for the kids - since we all have too much crap already and not enough money. But even given that I came down with a wicked bug yesterday and missed the annual trip to my sister's house this morning, preferring instead to rest, feverishly, in bed all day - so no X-mas for me this year!

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Blakey killed Tina brooks?!