GA Russell

Assuming that you use Windows, have you first used the Disk Cleanup program in the System Files under Accessories? I always do that before running the Disk Defragmenter.

Happy Birthday shrink!

I didn't know about Freddie Marsden. I've got a couple of Gerry & the Pacemakers CDs, as well as the soundtrack LP of Ferry Cross the Mersey. RIP

Saturday to close out the old year I pulled out some LPs that I hadn't listened to in quite some time: If - If4 Walter Wanderley - Rain Forest Miles Davis - Miles Ahead Bob Cooper - Coop! Miles Davis - Blue Haze

My best wishes to all!

My first was 1986, the Monk Blue Note Mosaic and the Mulligan/Baker Mosaic. However, when I was very little (probably 1955) my family got its first LP & 45 record player, and also got an RCA Victor compilation box (of EPs) entitled Music America Loves Best. I remember it had The Three Suns playing Twilight Time.

Happy Birthday Tony!

So far so good for me. I ordered seven Christmas gifts on Dec. 5. One was backordered, and the other six arrived in four days. I've been a Your Music subscriber since Jan. of 2005, and the only problem I have had was my queue shipment of May, 2005, which never arrived. They made me wait 30 days to file a complaint. They then promptly shipped it again and that time it arrived in four days. On Oct. 29 of this year I ordered a birthday gift and I was told two days later that it was on backorder. So I cancelled that order and placed another for a different CD, which arrived in five days.

I'm tapped out from buying Christmas presents. I mentioned in the BMG thread that I'm getting Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 for the grand total of $2.97 shipping. Anybody spending any Christmas money at Your Music to save a few bucks?

JL, during the summer Concord at its website offered a list of OJCs and K2s for $3 each when you bought 30, plus $15 shipping. In addition, the Coltrane Prestige box and the Bill Evans Riverside box were available for about $4.50 per CD.

Ron, I know where you're coming from! I spent $165 on the Concord sale, and I think I have listened to four CDs! I didn't get the Coltrane box (wish I did), but I did get the Bill Evans, and it's still sealed. One of my New Year's Resolutions is to attack that stack!

Time Magazine has created a list of what they think are the top 100 albums of all time, since 1954. Nearly all of them are rock. The jazz albums are Kind of Blue, A Love Supreme and Bitches Brew. Each album listed has a link to a discussion of why it was chosen, and further links to related stories regarding the music. You might find it interesting to read what a mass market publication is telling the masses, though I don't think anyone here will be persuaded by anything they write. http://www.time.com/time/2006/100albums/

I don't think that I have ordered anything from BMG since I signed up with Your Music two years ago. I have had 28 Music Points to my credit. A couple of weeks ago I received an email saying that they would expire in March. So yesterday I ordered the new release of Brasil '66's first album, Herb Alpert Presents. I believe that, although it has long been available in Japan, this is the first US release of this lounge classic. The summer of '66 was the first time I was allowed to stay up to watch the Tonight Show. One of the first shows I saw had Brasil '66 singing Mais Que Nada. I promptly went out and bought their brand new first album. I haven't heard it in years. It's packed away somewhere. My favorite Brasil '66 lineup was the first, which recorded three albums. BMG/Your Music has all three available now. I always liked their second one, Equinox, best. That one had my favorite song on it, Constant Rain. If you ever like to listen to adult pop, I recommend that you pick up one of these three.

So how did he die? Why was his death interesting?

Over the years I've picked up a number of albums with good reputations that I've never gotten around to listening to. So this year's resolution is to listen to most of them.

Matthew, I think Cookin' on the Roof is one of the unsung masterpieces of the 80s. I guess Roman Holliday was ten years too early with the swing revival.

Sal, as a Canadian league fan I've always liked Garcia. (See the CFL Hot Stove League thread.) But I think the big change for the Eagles has been their defense. Garcia's first start was against the Colts on Sunday night, and the Eagles defense was just terrible. Now, they are getting the job done.

Thanks for your input, guys! I'm not into electronica, so I'll go with the new one.

Sounds great!

Bertrand, just to be clear...Did Michelle tell you that the errors in the body of the work have been corrected for the body of the paperback version? Or was the body unchanged with the corrections included in the addendum?

Your Music now has three Dave Douglas titles available: Strange Liberation Keystone (CD+DVD) Meaning and Mystery Thanks to your recommendations of last year I got Strange Liberation. Do you fans of Dave Douglas have a preference between the other two? Is the Keystone DVD worthy of influencing my selection?

Frank Capra was mad at his attorney, and never got around to signing the forms which would allow him to extend the copyright. So the film fell into public domain. Once it was in P.D., it was free to everyone, and all the TV stations showed it all the time. It is my opinion that this P.D. exposure is the reason for the film's popularity. I'm not commenting on its quality. There are a lot of good movies that aren't as popular. I say that it became popular because it was aired so often, and became a Christmas staple on US televison. Then a court ruled that although under some circumstances a movie can go into public domain, the copyright of the music and soundtrack is covered by a different law. This ruling in effect meant that TV stations could show the video for free but not the audio. So the movie effectively went back into copyright. It was then that NBC bought the exclusive right to show it on TV. And NBC shows it only once or twice a year. I don't know when NBC's contract expires. I also don't know when the movie goes into P.D. again in the US - probably the same 75 years as for audio recordings. edit for typo

My family doesn't try to give me CDs. My sister gave me a check, however, which may go to Your Music. I got the new Bob Newhart book, a book by George MacDonald Fraser (whom I've never read so I'm looking forward to starting this one) and from LL Bean two shirts, two sweaters and a gift card.

The community spirit that exists here year-round is something to treasure & celebrate. Hear Hear! I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a peaceful as well as prosperous New Year!

Someone with a discography would be able to speak definitively about this, but here is my understanding of the situation. I think Riverside went bankrupt in 1965. The last recording that they did that I am aware of was a Charlie Byrd solo album, which was available from BMG/Your Music two years ago. I always assumed that Orpheum purchased the company out of bankruptcy. I am not aware of their making any new recordings. Orpheum didn't last long. I believe that ABC purchased the catalogue in 1968. Don't take anything here as authoritative. This is just my understanding of how it went down.