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Graham Collier - Portraits - Saydisc $10 find!

That is what outer sleeves are for!

I have it on good authority that Mohawk is coming out again as a reissue, along with a bunch of unissued stuff. Keep your ears to the ground.

No spare of the Moloudji, brownie?

Huh. Never did get that Frank Lowe disc he was on when it was around.

Maybe it's a stud? Now: CBBB - Fellini 712 - (MPS GER orig)

Here's one that I can't believe I didn't mention earlier. Sirone - Artistry - (Of the Cosmos) A brilliant quartet LP with James Newton, Bernard Fennell and Don Moye. Love it.

I can appreciate that one, too! That, along with the Flute Music record, are among my favorite James Newton titles. Also, his appearance on Sirone's first leader date is wonderful.

Keith Tippett (Ovary Lodge) - Blueprint - (RCA-Victor JP stereo) good morning before work music.

I knew he was ill but thought we had a little more time left with him. What a great player - saw him a few times and it was always superb. I wish I'd had the chance to talk to him and tell him how much his music meant. RIP, and thank you.

Nice!

I like those Nesmith solo records on RCA, actually.

It was easier to keep Hat Hut stuff in print - especially the lower-selling discs - when Werner and the label were swimming in UBS arts funding money. That's not as plentiful now, so I can imagine the label is on a tighter budget.

It was easier to keep Hat Hut stuff in print - especially the lower-selling discs - when Werner and the label were swimming in UBS arts funding money. That's not as plentiful now, so I can imagine the label is on a tighter budget.

Good news! I've been looking for the LP for ages.

Well, even without Misha present, ICP brought it in Austin big time.

Yeah, he's having some undisclosed health problems. Sorry to hear that he is ailing - he's a favorite of mine, and a sweet, brilliant and funny guy. We'll miss him tonight.

Unhinged as hell. I have a copy in low fidelity; it's fun and weird.

Don't know why, but I couldn't get into Identical Sunsets. The presence of Lash makes me want to dip into Monster Club, though.

Good to know.

How is the Universal Sound version of "Les Stances a Sophie?" If quality, that could be an indicator of... possibility.

Happy Birthday! Guess I shouldn't be the one posting this, but I'll do it anyway.

Agreed.

To put taste of the listener aside, in his mind they are equal in quality and successful in terms of what he wanted to do. A fine axiom of Bill's that bears repeating: "everything I could do was ALL I could do." I always approach those recordings with that in mind. But I wouldn't disagree that some are more quickly evocative or strike certain emotional chords with more immediacy (to me) than others. The Firehouse 12 set for one - I was just immediately in love with it. Contra Thoughts, which I don't listen to quite as often. It had some problems with the levels/balance on the production end, though with the volume cranked to 12 or 1 o'clock, I don't notice it. Obviously that doesn't reflect the intent/validity of the contents, rather the label's quality control. So yeah, there are multiple sides to the story as well as how one processes the work, but he always did what he sought out to do with recordings that were intended for release. Those that were not initially intended for release but have been or will be uncovered are going to be more of a window into the process, but with intent intact. Obviously I can't totally speak for Bill, but I can try to give you a window into his thoughts about these very matters, resulting from many hours of conversation.