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Really hard to find them in good nick.

Jean 'Toots' Thielmans 'Man Bites Harmonica' (Japanese Riverside) Often drive through there... Yeah, my listening was a little schizoid last night. After Kate Bush I put on Graham Collier!

Yeah, there have been a few of those circulating. I have seen one of Blue John also. I'm not convinced that every later-issued title had been primed for release, sequenced, and given a test pressing in the 1960s.

Making me hungry...

Was there a Liberty test pressing of this one? I've seen them for the Sam Rivers "Dimensions & Extensions," Hubbard "Here To Stay," etc., but not this title. Fred Cohen might be a lead.

Kate Bush - The Kick Inside - (EMI UK orig)

Fantastic. Gotta call Alvin this week on other matters, will be expressing joy that it'll be possible to finally hear this music. FWIW, has anybody here tried a Kickstarter campaign online? Considering how tied-in a lot of us are with facebook and social media, it might be a good way to get dough raised for projects like this. I know bands who use it to raise money for releasing LPs, etc.

Yeah, not an easy hike for me, either, but I wish you luck on the gigs. Sounds up my alley.

Bonzo Dog Band - Keynsham - (Imperial)

A quick hit on Popsike for some of that Tiger Lily catalog, and the stuff gets pretty expensive nowadays...

up - anyone? I think I paid $15 for a 1st stereo Liberty, but that was a few years ago. Not a bad date.

Mal Waldron - The Quest - (NJ mono/Prestige blue label)

I enjoy hearing the alternates but don't obsess over them; if I was a musician or a musicologist analyzing the solos of Player X across versions of "Stardust" they naturally might have a little more bearing. I'll admit to having a hard time with the inclusion of false starts or truncated cuts on discs and those being counted as "alternates."

Ugh...

Cool story. Unless they mix it up with some unique bands, however, I can see something like this being just fine in a three or five disc set.

Frank Rosolino - Quintet - (Mode jacket, Premier wax)

Happy birthday, Chuck, and thanks for doing all that you do.

I enjoy Ballads for Bass Clarinet. Also his work with Dave Burrell, in general, has been pretty satisfying.

I had a few of their early things on Hat LPs and didn't "get it" at the time. Maybe a revisit is in order.

The Dead - Terrapin Station - (Arista)

Ironically, I have the most difficulty listening closely while at home. Housemate, pets, tasks - unless I can put the stoney-phones on and lock the door (which is how reviews get done). At work I have the iPod but find headphones and fluorescent bulbs taxing.

Very interesting.

I listened to him just the other day. The Strata-East hasn't been pulled out in a while, though. Nice date.