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Yeah, that's the more common variant. Spineless, indeed... Never got too into those International Polydor variants either (diff. jackets), but what can you do?

I wouldn't have known the true meaning of caps lock and Hank Mobley, or bird flu's impact on each... Also wouldn't have gotten to know and love a bunch of you guys (and gals)... Also wouldn't be seeking a near-mint black label stereo of Jimmy Woods's Conflict (goodbye wallet!).

Now, side two of Albert Ayler - In Greenwich Village (Impulse, red-black stereo) always thought the better music was on the Village Concerts posthumous twofer, but this disc is no slouch...

Kora - that works for me. Balafons are great instruments, but there surely isn't one on that record. I'm pretty sure it's harmonium, though the pitch is a little high. Definitely not anything from the basses, as they're vamping away underneath.

I dunno, maybe it's just that Evan Parker's sort of a dick?

Yeah, both Benninks on clarinets (and bagpipes)... need I mention the Brotzmann-Hazevoet-Bennink-Bennink shrill onslaught at the beginning?

Pharoah Sanders - Black Unity - (Impulse white-label) strange they didn't list all the various ethnic instruments that the group plays; I'm hearing koto and harmonium, but they're not listed anywhere on the LP.

Yeah, those original NYCF Sonets are really stinkin' rare... I've only seen one copy, of Volume 2.

Hey, thanks! You're right, I did some research on the Vanguard and it is a bootleg. Despite the somewhat dubioius quality vinyl pressing I have (I thought Germans were hip about this...), I can burn it for you (or anyone else) for free. No artwork, though, as I'm without a scanner. I've got Unlawful Noise on LP and haven't listened to it in some time, though I have enjoyed it. Spent a bit more time with Pleasure One (Peace Records, also on UMS), which casts a Dutch glance at wide-vibrato funeral music. It's got Moholo, Kris Wanders (alto) and Gorter in the mix...

Awesome photos. Thanks!

Probably eBay or maybe some Japanese CD distributors. I assume it's oop, but I've seen it around a bunch. I didn't realize the Village Vanguard was on CD as well - did you buy it? It's absolutely great! "Back-A-Town Blues" is one of my favorite Howard tunes.

That is a great - and rare - LP. My uncle's on that one! Phil Buettner, looks just like me...

Nope - NY USA/43W61st ! And an inner sleeve saying "27 years of Blue Note"? MG I love going to a certain Boston record store just to hear owners make fun of vinyl snobs like this. They put me in stiches! Music lover forever. It's all in good fun, mate, even from the "snob" end!

"Henry" Miller's Isipingo would be a gritty recording, indeed!

I've only been told through the small Austin jazz grapevine, but apparently Revenant and Ornette are closer to working out the nitty-gritty than they had been in the past, and that work has actually begun on compiling such a box. But yes, let's wait and see before our undies get in a bunch!

I was hoping for a "45 Years of Blue Note" poly-lined DMM sleeve!

I'll have to check the one I borrowed to get the extra tracks. I burned it without even listening to disc two!

And let me guess, a Liberty-era jacket!

Unissued tapes from the '50s and '60s, maybe into the early '70s, from what I've been told.

I think it's Danny Thompson, who probably has other things on his mind at this point...

So, in causing the explosion, he assumed he'd be the only one injured? What the hell did he learn in medical school?

Yes, Happy Birthday, and keep those enjoyable posts coming!

Suicide by explosion? How dumb...

$20, $25 tops. The ones that "go there" are the Ak-Ba titles. I need a Near Mint copy of the Nessa, however!

Revenant's working on it, so I hear!