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I agree completely. It's why I can listen to early Floyd, but once Waters takes over complete control on The Wall and starts his "my Dad died in the war" therapy sessions I just want him to shut up. impossible to enjoy.

The interesting thing is that I've never really cared about lyrics, the music is the majority of what I pay attention to. If the lyrics are intelligent and though-provoking it's an added bonus, but if the music is good then it doesn't really matter to me whatsoever. I came into all this stuff WAY later of course. I like The Beatles from around the time of Rubber Soul, but it is really post-Sgt. Pepper that gets me the most. I'm a total LP guy, singles were never my thing. Sorry to derail the thread, but it's interesting to think about.

I probably choose '67 because of Hendrix. While The Beatles were of course the most important artist of the era from an historical perspective, my personal tastes lead toward Hendrix & beyond.

thanks for sharing that!

Maybe not strictly "jazz", but when it's this good, that doesn't really matter: The Golden Gate Quartet from "Hollywood Canteen" (1944)

I love the final paragraph on that link. How many musicians would pick the late 60s/early 70s as 'the golden period of music'? When it comes to pop/rock the late 50s, mid-60s and late 70s are the fashionable choices. I'm in complete agreement with that time period. 1967-1976 or thereabouts for me. Never equalled, never surpassed...of course Wilson seems to be singlehandedly trying to change that and it makes me very happy.

awesome! thanks.

It must be a "leave Austin and move to California" trend. Good luck! Give me a holler if you make a trip down to L.A.

quite clever and I give anyone props who can insert lyrics into that insane tune (or actually remember the lyrics to the original one).

I remember Clifford.

"The Turning" by Robin Trower, from his latest album "The Playful Heart".

That Thigpen disc is BRILLIANT! The shorter songs don't matter, the arrangements are amazing and Clark Terry really leaps out. A fantastic album, I just wish they had done a couple more with that same lineup.

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you're not sick, only total jazz snobs would say otherwise. Enjoy what you want!

Siodmak was a master filmmaker. Peruse his credits: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802563/

Phantom Lady is a cool flick, haven't seen it in quite awhile. That plot rang a bell but I couldn't remember the title.

2-LP, 45rpm w. bonus track (Southern Lord)

Yeah, unfortunately I've gotten real used to that.

Complete-ism, Collector-itis, minuscule mastering differences, etc. In other words, nothing that couldn't be easily left on the shelf.

Dr. Terror's House Of Horrors also features Tubby Hayes' mid-sixties band, with an actor playing the band's trumpeter who runs afoul of a voodoo curse.

Agreed. I saw that movie on HBO when I was about 11 and I remember really being struck by the score. I also remember asking my Mother if she liked the music and her response was "I don't like jazz". There is a sequence in "The Best Years Of Our Lives" where Hoagy Carmichael sits down at the piano and gives some advice to the injured veteran, his dialogue and the little bits he plays on piano during that scene is incredibly hip and one of my fondest musical memories from the movies.

2-LP w/bonus track (Roadrunner)

That's an excellent session!

longevity of CDRs? I've never had one fail. I still have the very first compilation CDR I made in 1998, plays perfectly.

There are tons of backup programs available for PC as well. Most external hard drives come with backup software. I'm not sure if they included backup with Windows 7 or not, I never really use Windows any longer.