sidewinder

Great pic - of Bowie, Ronson and the old British Rail breakfast.

Tulip futures are up ! I think what we will see is the Chinese ponzi panic significantly affecting those resource base economies which were largely spared the impact of the 2008-9 downturn, particularly where their asset values are concerned.

I thought I had pretty well all of that series but never seen or heard of that one before !

The only thing swinging on Chesil Beach is the windsock on the Portland causeway road !

Great - bring it on !

Thanks - I'm obviously taking it far too seriously !

The Ronnie Ross sax tutor connection covered on this site. Fascinating ! - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35279404

Anyone worked out what that Chinese waitress martial arts sub-plot was all about on 'Deutschland 83' ?

Not many news items these days leave me totally stunned but this one has. RIP - not a major fan but a very interesting and innovative artist (sort of like Miles in a way) and his absence will leave a big void out there. Only just reading about his early Beckenham Arts Lab days yesterday.

Now that one would definitely be of interest !

Thanks - the inbuilt translator worked OK, even though it came across as recited by E.T. ! I would love to have a drink in that bar and check out the mixing desk. Must dig out that Crippled Dick Hot Wax DVD - filmed not too long after HGBS's passing as I recall. I've at least one Pat Martino Prestige/SABA LP in this format. Very nice pressing !

Maybe try a milky drink just before hitting the pit?

Nice to have a day without a deluge at last !

Chewy - These Hi Fi Jazz LPs are nice pressings, the Elmo has promo stamps all over the back and on one of the labels. Administered by Mr Axelrod? I have the Harold Land as well, another nice one. Now spinning - Hank 'Caddy For Daddy' NY USA stereo

A very fine early appearance indeed !

London Jazz Collector on his site mentions meeting and chatting with Maxine at one of Gearbox Record's regular vinyl listening sessions in London a while back and not previously knowing the Dexter connection. They recently put out a 'Soy Califa' LP by Dexter so she must have been there as part of that.

Mono promo

The Henry Lowther has already been issued on CD by Vocalion (who did an excellent job) and by some other company since then so that one is pretty well superfluous. Other than the SME the Colbeck is the only one of interest and as I have a pristine UK Fontana vinyl of this one I'll likely pass.

Both NY USA mono

Liberty blue/white stereo

Blue label copy - 1st backup. Sounds pretty good !

Dicky Wells John Wells Gray Man Major

Happy Birthday !

'Exercise Able Archer' - isn't that the one where paranoid commies (Andropov and co) totally misinterpreted a routine NATO exercise as evidence of war preparations - until someone got on the phone to calm them down and put them right. Interesting program - just working my way through it. They overdo it a we bit with the 'Nena' music though.