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I may get this one just for the cover....I think I had that turntable and it looks like a Mac on the floor.

I can recommend Sundazed, also. One of the best reissue labels around. I wish they did a lot more jazz. The Ella LP may be mastered by Kevin Gray of Analog Productions fame on nice German vinyl.

In the vinyl format:

I do not hear it. Is it in the high frequencies??

Another possible MFSL at Yourmusic.com: The Kinks Low Budget

Made my first order from Yourmusic.com(Sister company of BMG). Maybe this is old news, but I just picked up a couple MFSL's for $5.99 each shipped. Aimee Mann

So, it was a joke. Now I get it.

Auction has been pulled. What was it? You mean the McLean New tradition on Adlib. At first I thought the seller had ended it, but it looks like eBay did. Why. I wonder?

Tube gear can sound more musical or lifelike. Less like a machine and more like music. It can come down to taste, also. To them their stuff sounds better. YMMV If I was to quickly generalize on why they may be better, I'd say this: Small companies. Each unit carefully designed and listened to. Parts picked for quality sound reproduction, not picked to save pennies. Dedicated listening rooms with attention to detail. DRJ's stuff is made by Audio Note and Jazzbo's by Decware.

Herbie Hancock: Inventions and Dimensions Buck Clayton and Buddy Tate: Buck and Buddy Cecil Taylor: Unit Structures Clifford Browm: Jazz Immortal

Yes, I can see what you are saying. Art pulls me into his world. He does not really 'take me places' or let me roam like McLean. Art takes me to his place most of the time, especially on the later ballads.

Like I said earlier, I sometimes have to be prepared to listen to Pepper's later stuff, including the Vanguard sessions. For me, at times the emotion he emits is disturbing, but then 4 bars later he can turn around and emit beauty. I like the ride and am more enthralled by his playing than many other musicians. He seems to control 'everything' when he is playing on these dates, if that makes any sense.

His sound reminds me of Mclean. His playing does not build like Mclean's , though. He poops out on 'Outer Forces'.

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Getting some excercise...... A couple of old Blue Note 45's (7"): Baby Face Willette: Goin Down part1/ part 2 Jay Jay Johnson: Groovin'/ Pennies From Heavin Donald Byrd: Amen/ Fuego Freddie Roach: Mo' Greens Please!/ Blues In the Front Room I need about 200 more of these and a modified juke box.

i have a couple green Al Green LP's. I like my colored Beatles 45's, too.

Have not compared, but I'm happy with Blockbuster. They get the DVD's the next day and mail out my new ones the same day, which I get the next day. They notify me every step of the way.

With the hybrids, I don't see why it does not take off and become more popular. I'm still holding off. I do not own a player and bought my first hybrid today. I take it there are not too many labels recording in DSD, which is what I was hoping for. Many seem to feel the mastering is still more important than the format. At least the hype is more realistic than it was when ceedees hit the stores.

I have Twistin' the Jug, Angel Eyes, Vevet Soul, Funky, All Stars and Blue Gene. All good, but I play Blue Gene the most.

Nice copy of McLean's New Tradition. How crazy will it get? LINK

The Complete Johnny Hodges Sessions 1951-1955 (Mosaic Records)

Do not have Straight Life, but have other albums from his later(75-82) output. For me, it's his ballads during this time that make me a pretty big fan. I liked him right off the bat, but I could see him being an acquired taste or having his detractors. I usually do not recommend him to jazz newbies. He is so intense and emotional that I almost have to 'get prepaired' before listening. Was he in a league of his own in this regard? He seems very unique, and along with Hodges, a no brainer when I want to hear a ballad. I like him because he could play so very beautifully when he wanted to and then so very painfully, for lack of a better term. As a person, well.....his autobio says it all. I was not shocked or surprised by his life. Very surprised that he would write about it. It was a fairly interesting read, but nothing special or unusual if you knew or were around drug addicts. As with most artists, I really do not care about their personal lives. It's none of my business and can get in the way of me enjoying their music. If you do not have much 'later' Pepper in your collection I'd say try: Ballads By Four with Art's 'Over The Rainbow', Today, and one of the Nights At The Village Vanguard albums, and take it from there.

We did not. I was just curious if Venus and their hyper-magnum addressed lack of dynamic range. The Venus' may be louder, but they seem to have decent dynamic range, also. I have no idea what hyper-magnum means, if anything.

Exactly. Very intimate. I'm pulled into the music ina natural way. Does hyper-magnum have anything to do with increased dynamic range??

Yes, I do notice it a bit. No distraction for me, though. I really like the bigger, fuller sound with more decay of the piano on the Mabern. Seems more realistic than what I'm used to hearing. It's quite a relief, acually. Such a big, dynamic instrument that gets the short end of the stick in many recordings. The detail and music that comes across in the quiet spots is very nice, also.