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As alternatives to the recent big ticket merchandising, good thing there still appears to be solid stuff still "leaking" from the vault. Heard a fine recording of 11-02-77 recently, I didn't know it circulated in almost Betty-board sound. This morning I drove around the city listening to Louisville from June '74, man, it's a killer, and a reminder that great Dicks Picks could continue for some time. I wouldn't care if those came out monthly, I think they are batting around .750 with those.

Thanks that is a cool forum, I've already learned a lot.

Cecil Taylor Unit w/ Jimmy Lyons, and I would have liked to experienced that other great Jimi band, for sure. I saw a lot of great rock bands, and I can't even imagine what it must have been like to have him blow your mind in a live setting.

Georgeous, sparkling, I grabbed it for the tuner (which is splendid) and because it has a pre/power bridge on the backplane, but if the whole thing will run I might re-create my old college-era system (w/ large Advents, Thorens, and this whale, though I had an old Scott tube receiver). The pre-amp does works fine, nothing though from the power section, and I can't get the fuse out, because the philips-head hole is stripped. A few questions: Any suggestions for extracting this fuse? If it won't power speakers after I replace the fuse, should I bag the power amp? Would it be prohibitively costly to fix? Thanks, Dan

I'll let you know after the weekend. So far so good after a casual listening, Jerry is in good voice, high energy, very good recording. The After Midnight Eleanor Rigby jam is good (but not over the top), and the AM set finale is tremendous, over the top. The keyboard player is pretty lame though.

right on Randy Weston! and: Ornette's Beauty Is a Rare Thing - bluesy, exploratory, AMAZING.

sending you a PM... thx

Run Your Life...Steal Your Wife...Share Your Wealth...Steal Your Face? Nov-05 I think, with the DVD release of the Dead movie, there will be a new (HDCD) 5-CD compilation from all the Oct-74 Winterland shows, a movie soundtrack-plus. Mmmmmm. If you are still pining for Steal Your Face after that, you may need some professional help. http://www.gdstore.com/gdmovie/ The tracklisting for the CD is: CD 1 US Blues One More Saturday Night China Cat Sunflower> I Know You Rider Eyes of the World> China Doll* Playing In The Band CD 2 Scarlet Begonias He’s Gone>* Jam>* Weirdness> The Other One> Spanish Jam> Mind Left Body Jam> The Other One> Stella Blue Casey Jones CD 3 Weather Report Suite Jam>* Dark Star> Morning Dew Not Fade Away>* Goin’ Down The Road Feeling Bad CD 4 Uncle John’s Band* Big Railroad Blues* Tomorrow Is Forever* Sugar Magnolia> He’s Gone>* Caution Jam>* Drums>* Space>* Truckin’> Black Peter Sunshine Daydream CD 5 Playing In The Band>* Drums>* Not Fade Away>* Drums>* The Other One>* Wharf Rat>* Playing In The Band* Johnny B. Goode Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodeloo* We Bid You Goodnight* * denotes songs not featured in The Grateful Dead Movie or Bonus footage.

Bitches Brew promo single in cardboard sleeve, about $15. Anybody want it for $150? C'mon. WHAT? Screw you guys, your not gettin' my stuff

I agree that Allan is good people, many trades always upright. I have learned also that inexpensive postal conveyance across int'l borders is foolish. It's a temptation but don't do it, insist on signature-based shipping in your trades people, it works. And sellers do have to give refunds when stuff gets lost. Set some rules with one another.

Frank Galvin's best line from The Verdict: "I cut myself shaving so bad I thought my eyes were gonna clear up."

I would definitely go with a name that carried a bit of high-end mystique, but reinforced that this a uniquely Wal-Mart product: Two proposals: "Aisle 43" and "Wobbly Wheel"

Clem - there are a few gems on Shakedown Street, including the heavy title track, If I Had the World to Give, and one of the all-time great Dead songs Fire On the Mountain. But the album is piss overall you are right. Maybe some bonus tracks will redeem it. Does Tangled Up in Blue count as a Bob Brooklyn song?

I had to laugh when I saw some of the extra tracks on the bonus disc for the new GDR/Arista years box. For years my buddy has LUSTED for a good tape of 8/31/80 from the Cap Centre, I have heard a crusty aud and for sure this was a very hot night. And what do we get on the bonus disc?: the 8/31/80 edition of Brent Mydland crooning Far From Me. woohoooo!

WebRoot is effective, but there is no freeware/entryware.

I have been thinking about this, and the crappy MP-3 future we all face. Good thing I bought enough music in almost-glorious AIFF to last 200 years. Analog and near-analog digital masters are unlikely to be offered commercially with perpetual usage licenses, someday. That is, the large companies will avoid this. I can see the day when the CDs we have already amassed are some kind of outlawed contraband, because of their superior quality as copy sources. Disc Runner (Director's Cut) - burn it now before it burns you!! aarrrgghhhh

The "new" Fresh Sound editions at least have the decency to steal/license the original artwork, which was pretty catchy. Anybody know any sordid details regarding the chain of custody of the original tapes? These are great records, got me going on a nice Sonny Simmons jag for a stretch too.

What about the Bob Roberts DVD? So much irony and informed viewpoints to come at you from so many room angles. Or you could just wait to demo the Dead movie DVD when it comes out in November.

I impulsively grabbed two titles last week that I am pretty thrilled with, esp the Van Hove: Fred Van Hove - Vogel Recordings. Mostly solo, some duo with a horn. Great range of sound and intensity. Best find, for me, in months. Goes great with my current year-long catch-up obsession with CT. Evan Parker / Brotzmann Double Trio (on Victo) - The Bishop's Move. Don't know any Parker, but I wanted to hear more after checking out the CT '88 trio recording w/ Parker on FMP. Lots of musical dialog and space, not oppressively screetchy. And always nice to hear Brotzmann integrating with an ensemble.

Heylin is not objective about the Dead (hates 'em), nor about Dylan (worships him). He got his views on the Dead from Lou Reed I believe. I've talked to Clinton about the Dead, and I think I know when I am talking to somebody who has no idea about what they are or what their music aspires to. The word regarding the Dylan-Dead get-together in '87 is that the Jerry and the Dead felt very let down by Dylan's laziness on stage, his unwillingness to SING especially. There were also some bad feelings about having to play some of the later crap such as Joey. The rehearsal tapes are pretty good (lots of traditional material, some odd covers including The Boy in the Bubble), and there were two good shows out west, especially Eugene I thought. (Check out the Frankie Lee and Judas Priest, you can feel the stage rise as Dylan starts to sing, abandoning the "tuneless wheez" as it has been called.) I thought all the shows had at least 3-4 really well played songs.

What about the campfire/beans scene in Blazing Saddles; did they manage to get that one right on the five track Dolby? If so that's gotta be right up there, perfect application for rear channel.

original or burn, thanks

oh boy here's a rant: "Not sure about what kind of friends would rec Mars Hotel" I think it really defines them post Warner Bros., and I think it has quite a few excellent songs -- Scarlet Begonias, China Doll, U.S. Blues, Pride of Cucamonga, Unbroken Chain, Ship of Fools, Must Have Been the Doses. It's way too good to skip over, particularly for somebody willing to hear their studio stuff.

I just want to be sure about two things: If I want portability for my collection but I don't like / hate MP3, I should get an iPod. AAC is OK, not too lossy. If one of my must-have features is a line recorder (for LPs etc), I should not get an iPod. There are good HD portables w/ line recording in the Windows world. This just about sums up my "requirements" so I guess I stay on the sidelines a bit longer, yes?

try gdstore.com, and get Live Dead too