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gslade: in fact this is the last one Verve remastered so now all of them are already out in the remastered Master Edition (Digipack) format. All are in the same 20 bit remastering as the complete box set of the Songbooks except this last one which is in 24 Bit, 96 kHz and thus newly remastered.

I have the same problem with 3 of the 9 (I believe) discs of the Dexter Gordon Complete Prestige box (German pressing, not CC'ed). The drive just doesn't read them. I even tried another copy of the set (yes working in a Jazz record store does help....) and the same problem was there too. So that's not a CC problem but a factory defect which "corrupts" the drive. PS just tried my US Mothership and it works fine on my iMac.

Wow that's great news about those VHS's. You mean the Swiss label TCB? Maybe we should start emailing them for a DVD reissue of these.

Michael Cuscuna has nothing to do with the CC programme EMI Europe has so mailing or writing his is of no use. You should write to the EMI Europe head office (in London I believe) and complain there. EMI US is not using the CC at all so don't bother them with it. I agree it's a crappy way of doing business but I guess they had to invent something (which is useless after all).

Just like Kevin B. I'm in contact with him once in a while.

Lon: again no live and no latin in the box the rest will be there (of the ones you mentioned)

Two of the Lighthouse Live set's are already out on cd and the '62 one will be issued on cd too soon. The Festival album will be released next may and the date with McCann will be issued next year. So apart from the Big Band date (which MC hates) we will get all the Pacific JC dates on cd in the near future!!!

Very, very well put Jim. I've bought the CD (ok at the low price but with shipping to the EU it's still $20) and I love it.

King of Swing is included since it's a reissue of 10" material. Strange it's not listed in the dicography but I guess reissues aren't at all.

about this copy control issue: please buy an Apple because it copies all the copy control cd's without any problem.

I've just noticed a difference with the US (Mosaic produced) Tal Farlow and the Verve (EU) version. They mixed up the spine text for this one: it states The Complete Tal Farlow Verve Concert Band sessions!!!!! What a nice set that would be (if produced in the first place). Imagine Tal sitting in front of Gerry's Concert band and soloing all night long.......... Wake up!!!

What session is on the first CD? Maybe someone with the original Atlas LP can check it for mono/stereo. Chuck???

I remember hearing a stereo recording of the Berliner Philharmoniker during the war on which you could hear the bombs falling. No joking! So that must be around 1944 I guess. Not the first I know but it sounded good.

500 negatives in one month!!!! All the cash flows must have put all at eBay asleep.......

Thanks to the Concord merger we'll see a lot less reissues from Fantasy. Thanks a lot......

still sealed????

good to see people as Che who are so passionate about their idols! For me I do like them but out of the last 4 CD's you can randomly pick one and have enough of it.

not so easy anymore since the older versions are deleted and the newer ones aren't released yet. Just sit tight and wait a few months and the newly remastered and who knows with extra tracks versions are available (around May I've been told).

Hello all, does anyone know when these reissues will be issued? I've read the general release overview but no dates were stated. I'm a MPS nut so I really want some of the planned sets (Van Damme, Peterson, Gulda).

Thanks Alan!

Late: and....is it stereo?

I guess there goes my chance of getting this set cheap..........

Anyone noticed these Water reissues have the 'Music by EMI" Logo on the spine? The others in the serie didn't have this (and the FBI warning of course).

Just heard the set will be Expansions, Extensions, Cosmos and Asante. No unissued session and a tentative release date of january 2006. McMastered will it be!!!!!!!!!!

where's number 16???? Lousy collection you have there no 16 puh.....