clifford_thornton

Most rock critics are around 40 or younger. Klosterman's girlfriend I used to pal around with in Minneapolis; wonder how she got her job at Spin...

Though they haven't been reissued on CD, and the LPs are rather - um - scarce, the Hans Dulfer Ritmo-Natural LPs totally fit the bill here. Ditto his work with Soulbrass Inc., with Herbert Noord on B3. Where's Atavistic UMS when you need 'em?

Yeah, me too - all original NY BNs, two mono and one stereo. Excellent records! But to each their own, right?

Happy birthday!

The one on Sun? Don't have that, but I'd like to. The Ujaama is amazing, but certainly out of the realm of this thread.

Yeah, that hurts my feelings.

Wow. Major suckitude, but glad you are on the mend. A friend of mine had a minor stroke several years ago - he was like 28 at the time. Scary.

I used to have that on vinyl and thought it was boring at the time. Though my tastes have changed in the ensuing years, I don't recall it ever making me get up and dance around the room.

I've rarely looked at what I've bought with dollar signs in my eyes - as in, either, "Glad I paid only $20 for this" or "Glad I kicked out $300 for this one." But you're right - demand does exceed supply, even on recent titles.

Grow Fins is what made me appreciate Beefheart; I'd had the studio LPs before but didn't listen to them much. Dare I say he fooled with the tunes on Trout Mask too much, so that when it came time to release the thing, a lot of the fire'd been whittled out? I think this may go for Lick My Decals Off as well. Just a thought. Fuck the Stone Roses, Smiths, Sgt Pepper, Pet Sounds, etc. White Light White Heat gets my vote for VU. Nico is annoying.

His underappreciation of Garrison is kind of dubious, in my estimation, but... whatever. I appreciate his contributions to the music, even if his "boom" and tone aren't always what I'm after.

What time is it?!

Archie Shepp - & The NY Contemporary 5 - (Savoy orig) 1/2 of an LP shared with Bill Dixon's orchestra; the Shepp band includes John Tchicai, Ted Curson, Ronnie Boykins, Sunny Murray and on one track, Don Cherry.

Right, the Storyville compiles the Sonet/Delmark sessions; the Fontana is an entirely different LP. A number of these - not sure how many - were reissued on CD in Japan some years ago, retaining the original sleeve artwork.

He was probably wearing an overcoat and hadn't cut his hair... just like the "old days."

For me, it depends on how much I like the session. Usually my favorites I prefer to have as close to the original format as possible.

Interesting, thanks. Wonder if this could be fairly extrapolated to the two Shepp America sessions with Beau and Finn.

I'm fond of it, but that's just me... I assume, then, that it was originally supposed to be a Chicago Beau/Julio Finn date? And where did Bill Howell come from?

I'm not sure of the difference between individual titles, because I rarely can justify upgrading BNs. The King pressings usually sound really nice to my ears.

I laughed. It's pretty obviously fake.

Nice digs! Thanks!

Well, that's a valid reason...