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The copy of this one I play the most is the 1976 UK pressing which had US imported sleeve and UK vinyl and was (like that whole series) taken from an original master copy. Only £2.99 when I bought it and still sounds great !

According to the programme, John Surman will also be giving a talk before the Saturday performance as well. All in all promises to be quite the Surman Fest ! Last time I saw him I think was in his quartet conservatory performance at RFH as part of 'Jazz Britannia'. That was a standout performance in itself.

Chris MacGregor Chummy MacGregor Gil Evans

Tel Sid William Tel Will.I.Am

Thrilled to hear that John Surman will be performing the 'Tales of the Algonquin' suite with the Southampton Youth Jazz Orchestra under the direction of composer John Warren in the Turner Sims Concert Hall this February. About time this one was resurrected in live performance - it is an incendiary work. Incidentally, Turner Sims in Southampton are featuring this one as part of a special John Surman weekend. The other night features his Special Quartet with board member Alex Hawkins on piano. Both of these will be unmissable !

Pharoah Sanders - Izipho Zam, disc 4 from the Clifford Jordan set. I'm guessing that this will be my least-played disc in the box in future years. I was listening to the Izipho Zam session in the car last week. The only track I found a bit 'challenging' on the ear was the one with the yodelling. Other than that - I like it.

Happy birthday - hope it was vinyltastic !

Boy George Gorgeous George George The Towel Arranger

Have to say that I've been enjoying it quite a bit - its a bit more 'out' than my norm. As mentioned, after VPI treatment the sonics are significantly better than expected based on what I've read on this board and others.

Selwyn Lissack Group 'Friendship Next of Kin' (Goody) Better sonics than expected - but not for those of nervous disposition.

Houdini Pagannini Stromboli

Disk IV

Butch Warren Earl Warren Earl Spencer

Saw him on one occasion with Sun Ra, back in 1989. RIP - sorry to hear this.

Kenny Graham & His Modernists/Don Rendell etc. 'Tenorama' (UK Nixa mono). Early Lansdowne series grouping of various tenor led groups. Lee Morgan 'The Gigolo' (BN Liberty blue/white)

Joe Harriott Quintet 'Jazz For Moderns' (Gearbox 45rpm) Short but very sweet..

Lou Donaldson 'Everything I Play Is Funky' (BN Liberty blue/white stereo) Blue Mitchell 'Bring It Home To Me' (BN NY USA, stereo)

Whatever next? Blue Note LPs in branches of Mothercare?

Ebeneezer Scrooge Ebeneezer Good Jack Good

Kenny Dorham 'Jazz Contemporary' (Time DG stereo)

Very interesting !

Quick Bath-area update - sadly I've just noticed that Broad Street Jazz, which took over from Music Matters and which relocated to the Classical CD store across the street, finally closed for business at Xmas. Very sad news as always a fine selection in there, very knowledgable owners and some great music picked up from there over the years and fine afternoons spent scanning the racks. So - Duck, Son and Pinker and Broad St/Music Matters both now gone. Fopp only in Bristol. The revamped HMV now have the town to themselves..

Curious to hear what sort of job Dutton Vocalion have done on this, needle drop or not. The shops are shut today alas so it will have to be off to the CD emprorium tomorrow..

Always nice when that happens.. Up in Van I even managed to sneak a peak in Zulu Records over in Kitsilano. Other than a fairly beat-up Andrew Hill 'Grass Roots' and loads of good-nick Charles Lloyd Atlantics - zilch.

$100 for a 47W63rd Blue Train, first pressing or not, is a great find ! Now why did come out of Vancouver empty handed?