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And if it were all the Homestead, Blast First! and New Alliance vinyl I could ever want, you bet I'll start walking there now!

Ronnie Scott & The Band - Live at Ronnie Scott's - (CBS Realm orig mono)

That dude should've got the smackdown for such behavior (on all counts), unless this is deemed common practice in Zweitausedeins.

Coltrane - Ascension, edition I - (Impulse orange/black mono) Roommate isn't home, I'm off work, and the volume is at about twelve-o'clock.

I'm not surprised (especially these days) and it's definitely a fair cost-to-benefit ratio. Wish I'd known more about Cecil in 1989, but I was twelve.

PM sent.

I've always been fond of the Black Druid thing... That LP is the shizznit.

13th Floor Elevators - Easter Everywhere - (Get Back 180g reissue) Goddamn... as always!

This is not often seen, and something I've long lusted after, but... Cecil Taylor FMP Box

Thanks for the read, Clem. Easter Everywhere is a favorite. I saw him perform a Kinky Freidman function, and was unimpressed - but that's coming from someone who has spent little time with his solo career. I run into Sumner every once in a while - last time at the post office - nice guy, and apparently he has custody of Roky, if I am not mistaken. Oh, and a friend of mine from wayback had Roky as his supposed godfather; his dad and Roky were close back in California. Weird scene.

"Neophilia" opens side two of my Sony Japan LP. It's a great LP, indeed.

Thanks for sharing this. The Griff clip is outstanding!

He will play-grade stuff for you. I like dealing with Fred, even if the prices are sometimes high. They're high everywhere for used LPs, no?

Yeah... myself not always a "huge" Garland fan, but he would have worked with this one.

I think Tommy Flanagan would've fit well as the pianist, too. Maybe with Donald Bailey on drums and Sam Jones on bass?

Now: Cage - Concerto for Prepared Piano & Orchestra - (Nonesuch)

Is that your carpet, or that of Atomic Records?

Happy Birthday Bertrand(.)

Austin is tattoo city, believe me. It's getting to where if you don't have full sleeves, you're somewhat of an oddball... but hey, I appreciate loads of ink ('specially on the ladies), even if I never pulled the trigger myself.

To bring it full circle, that Collier was circulating among Euro broadcast circles along with the Schoof recordings I have.

I will admit...

Indeed. I have some fantastic German radio tapes of his work as well.

I assume Leslie Waldron is real... Bob Bruno (played with Hendrix) was Howard's pianist in '70-'71.

IIRC, he was paying the bills as one of Germany's top studio musicians since the '80s. Hence, not heard from as much with his own bands. He's a damn fine player, and the bands he put together are kick-ass.

chewy, you will (I hope) enjoy Flight 17. It's a fantastic record. Has a very interesting, almost minimalist groove to it.