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I had a copy of the Omniverse - sold it to a Ra-obsessed friend of mine and bought a record I wanted with the money. Felt good about the exchange.

Freakwater - Feels Like the Third Time - (Thrill Jockey)

Kenny Knight - Crossroads - (Calop, US private press orig) strong country/folk-rock record out of Denver c. 1980

Too bad I have or have had almost all of these. Someone will be happy (I hope).

Working on a piece on Arthur Doyle recently, I was reminded of the fact that Mr. Doyle played with Henderson and Cox in Detroit in the late '60s. Jack Graham, one of the saxophonists on Sunny Murray - ESP 1032, was apparently the Hendersons' cousin and died rather young (smack).

I often vacillate between being warm or cool on Hill, but he's nevertheless fascinating even if the questions and emotions posed by/presented in his music aren't necessarily those I can relate to.

That Waldron upthread is really good. I've never encountered an original US Powertree issue, however...

yeah, there's an 80s reissue that probably goes for around $50. And to think the copy that looked dead mint in a shop was $8 and turned out to be defective... oh well.

I had a copy of that but unfortunately it had a short, ugly scratch and was therefore relegated to the "outbox." Haven't seen a reasonably priced copy since.

yeah, I'd agree - Black Fire, then possibly Andrew!!!.

huh. Now: Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead - (Warner Bros., 80s reissue of some sort)

Ah, nice one - haven't spun it in ages. Now: Charles K. Noyes/Owen Maercks/Henry Kaiser/Greg Goodman - Free Mammals - (Visible, US)

That looks interesting - I've never seen it. Have a nice Erich Kleinschuster double LP on Preiser from a few years later...

I like that one a lot, too. Don't have a hand-painted version but it does have the pink/white labels and sounds great.

yep.

I'll watch it. From the movie it almost looked like the beating happened in the 'early 60s (just based on set pieces/clothing) than '68. I thought that was weird.

Phil Woods & Gene Quill - Phil Talks with Quill - (Epic, Japanese pressing)

Don Cherry - Complete Communion - (BN Liberty USA stereo) Frank Lowe - The Other Side - (Palm, FR)

Wonderful news, Lon. Now: Coltrane - s/t - (HMV UK mono) recent pull, sounds incredible.

My fiancee introduced me to his music and I can't say I've been the same since... he's great.

Terry Allen - Lubbock (on Everything) - (Fate, US orig) hard to write when cracking up listening to his stories...

V/A - Wayfaring Strangers: Cosmic American Music - (Numero) strong 2 LP comp of "cosmic cowboy" stuff from the '70s and '80s, just released. All from privately-pressed obscure albums.

congrats!

I'd add Masahiko Sato's early stuff -- Palladium, Deformation, Transformation, Samadhi -- to the mix. Also, Masahiko Togashi's records are generally a sure bet and very diverse. For being 'out there' they also are quite lyrical and melodic. Mine is a good recommendation - have some excellent early sides. I'm not a huge fan of Sadao Watanabe; that said, the stuff he did with Charlie Mariano in particular is pretty heavy, and I have the feeling that he's made more records that I'd probably like that I have yet to hear. Itaru Oki tends toward the freer realm but his amplified trumpet recordings (with small groups) are excellent. Another pianist, Takashi Kako, was mostly active in Paris but made some nice dates with Claude Bernard, Mototeru Takagi, Kent Carter and others. I think most of the stuff in my listening pile is pretty abstract/free/rackety but if any of that fits the bill I can drop some names. Homefromtheforest has the more straight ahead/modal Japanese stuff on lock, as well as the free stuff.

Yeah I like the early Duul stuff a lot for whatever reason -- been on a 'Krautrock' kick lately and digging out a lot of this stuff again. Luckily most of mine are in really, really nice shape. The cover on Tago Mago has a small sticker tear and some edge wear (unsurprising on this textured thin UK pocket sleeve) but the vinyl is crisp.