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I paid...more...for it when it first came out! I do prefer the Mosaic set. The RCA LPs weren't the best quality vinyl. Not that I don't still HAVE it, of course! gregmo

"Pickwick" Now there's a label name I haven't heard/seen/thought of in a long time. Used to be an old LP budget reissue label for Capitol stuff, if my dim memory serves, didn't it? gregmo

mjcd volumes have takes not on official box sets v. = volume, tr = track on the volume columbia 1. I've got my love to keep me warm 12-jan-37 AT 20507-1 2'57'' v. 2, tr 18 2. I've got a date with a dream 15-sep-38 AT 23469-1 2'48'' v. 6, tr 13 (columbia box has 2 copies of the master take - mistake) 3. St. louis blues 15-okt-40 AT 28874-2 3'02'' v. 10, tr 2 (columbia box has 2 copies of the master take - mistake) 4. Loveless love 15-okt-40 AT 28875-2 3'18'' v. 10, tr 4 (columbia box has 2 copies of the master take - mistake) 5. Let's do it 21-mrt-41 INC 29987-3 1'08'' v. 10, tr 8 6. Love me or leave me 07-aug-41 INC 31004-? 0'34'' v 13, tr 19 7. Love me or leave me 07-aug-41 INC 31004-? 1'22'' v 13, tr 20 9. Gloomy sunday 07-aug-41 AT 31005-3 3'10'' v 11, tr 17 10. Gloomy sunday 07-aug-41 INC 31005-? 1'20'' v 13, tr 21 11. Mandy is two 10-feb-42 INC 32406-? 0'19'' v 13, tr 22 12. It's a sin to tell a lie 10-feb-42 INC 32407-? 0'43'' v 13, tr 24 commodore 13. I'll be seeing you 01-apr-44 AT A4750-2 3'29'' v. 13, tr 3 decca 14. That ole devil called love 08-nov-44 AT 72497-? 2'57'' v 17, tr 23 15. Big stuff 13-mrt-46 AT W73440 2'24'' v 15, tr 7 16. Big stuff 13-mrt-46 AT W73440-B 2'28'' v 15, tr 9 17. Deep song 13-feb-47 INC W73792 1'01'' v 16, tr 8 18. There is no greater love 13-feb-47 AT W73793 3'02'' v 16, tr 11 and not on mjcd volumes commodore I cover the waterfront 25-mrt-44 AT A4745-TK1 3'45'' on Complete Commodore Recordings, Original American, Vol. 1/2 Jazz Factory 22820, track 21 (a composite of takes 1 and 2 is on the grp set) Thanks for the response! I have to say that the alternate takes on the sets I have probably will do for me, but I could understand true Billie completists wanting every last one. gregmo

If I may ask, what turntable do you have that has a switch allowing you to play vertical Edisons? gregmo

It's been a while since I visited this thread, but my GRP-produced Billie sets (2-disc complete Commodore and 2-disc complete Decca) each have a bunch of alternate takes. Are there more? And the complete Verve set I have is in cd-sized format, standard jewel boxes, easy to get to. The sound could be better, but the format of the packaging seems fine. gregmo

Have a good one today, Allen! gregmo

If you want a real giggle, try watching John Wayne's notorious "The Conqueror" some time. Now, that one is a hoot. gregmo

Rather bizarrely, Amazon is only showing it for sale as an MP3 Download right now. gregmo

I hadn't seen this one till now! gregmo

"Battlefield Earth" won the Razzie for Worst Film of the Decade, and Travolta for Worst actor. Its status as one of the worst films of all time has remained virtually untouched. I watched it once with a friend, and we found it largely unintelligible and unwatchable (it's very dark--not in plot, of which it has little, but just hard to SEE). To me, it lacks any of the the fun of the really STOOPID bad films like Ed Wood's classic "Plan 9 From Outer Space" or my personal favorite, "They Saved Hitler's Brain." It really is a hopeless piece of shit, reminiscent, no doubt, of the source material and its talentless author. gregmo

Finally watched it last night. It made a pretty powerful argument that the whole thing is a fraud in just about every sense of the word. I thought the stories about Hubbard were particularly interesting, though my guess is that Philip Seymour Hoffman's version in "The Master" was far more interesting than the real guy! gregmo

Not commenting on the nuttiness or not, but NOT a "demigod." The Word incarnate, the Son of God, not a son of a god in the Greek sense. ejp, saw lots of evidence of "missing something and hoping to find" in these friends and cohabitants. And I was too. . . just was not looking to Scientology to find that, and found what I needed independently of Scientology and left that place and started my real life. Seems like a distinction without much of a difference, Lon, but I sure won't start a discussion of religion here! I am very much interested in the documentary. It's getting a fair amount of play in social media. gregmo

It is. Thanks for that heads-up, Lon! gregmo

Frankly, I tend to regard all religions as kind of nutty (I mean, really, a demigod born to a Palestinian virgin in the reign of Augustus??), but I do confess that some are definitely crazier than others, and Scientology is at the top of the list. I recorded the show and plan to watch it tonight. gregmo

Very fine trombonist. I like "One 4 J," his tribute album to J. J. Johnson. gregmo

with you on that. Nope, the album is listed on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TTZPY12/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=293F9OCSQSYYV&coliid=I2RF15TIMV1D2Y gregmo

Along with Jerry West, one of the great stars to come out of West Virginia and its wonderful university. I'm a graduate degree alum of that fine institution! RIP Hot Rod! gregmo

So, 2 cds-worth of what, alternate takes? Studio chatter? songs that didn't make it on to the original album? The description is more than a little ambiguous, but, thanks for the heads-up, Lon. What can you tell us based on the Japanese edition you have? gregmo

Anita O'Day, Complete Verve/Clef Sessions, disc V. gregmo

It's a great record. I think a lot of people really rose to the occasion when they played with DeFranco. My sense is that he could be pretty intimidating as a player. gregmo

Really? Well, I think eleven is probably enough for me! gregmo

Weren't there alternates on the OJC reissue? Yes, two alternate takes, one of "I Can't Believe that You're in Love with Me" and one of "All the Things You Are." About 12 minutes of extra music. Edited to add that there are about 11 bonus tracks altogether on the late 50s-60 Pepper OJCs. I'd think that would cover the lion's share of those on this new issue, no? gregmo

Interesting. In the James Bond field, I would have picked Goldfinger, which I recall (it's been 30+ years since I read it) as a pretty engaging book and is certainly a top shelf Bond film. Does any one have any opinion on Gone With The Wind? I've only seen it once just because it seemed an obligation. I would never feel the need to see it again and certainly never wanted to read the book. I think I would include Elmer Gantry. It's the only Sinclair Lewis work I've ever read. I thought both it and the film adaptation were good. Goldfinger was a good book, make into a pretty good movie, but Spy Who Loved Me was a lousy book, so almost *any* movie would have been an improvement! gregmo

So, are all these new alternates going to be issued in cd form, or only as downloads? gregmo

"The Spy Who Loved Me" "Patriot Games" gregmo