sidewinder

Happy Birthday Mr Terry ! I was watching a DVD of the Big Bad Band from the 1970s the other day (European Tour broadcasts) and was reminded of just how good that undersung band was. And what a great lineup !

Congrats !

All the best ! :party:

All the best ! :party:

UK Nixa's sound great. I'd not bother ( with the Mosaic) if I had those in reasonable condition Must give them a re-spin this weekend. In near-mint condition as well - they formerly belonged to Decca producer Ray Horrocks.

Looks like there's a vinyl version coming out for this one on a label called 'wah wah' http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=901830

Ed Balls Mr Ed 'Honest Ed' Mirvish

Whether or not you pay the premium is going to depend a lot on your playback system. If you are set up for high-end vinyl playback then - probably yes (unless it is one of those $xk in demand Blue Notes - forget it. NY USA and the like - more justifiable). If CD/MP3 biased then a definite no. Horses for courses. I can see the appeal with 6-Eye Kind of Blue as there is a sonic premium. Admittedly not huge over the 2-eyes though. Which is why I'm more than happy with a 2-eye of that one.

Many years ago, a group of youngsters I was with had a chat with him back stage at a UK Woody Herman gig in Bristol. His trumpet technique that night was pretty amazing, to say the least !

I would definitely include that one too.

Monk 'Straight No Chaser' (Columbia 2-eye stereo)

Eddie Condon Steady-Eddie George Swervin' Mervin King

That news is a bit of a shock this morning. A great artist - RIP. We have lost way too many of these great names this year.

Eddie Harvey Larance Marable Eric Hobsbawm

MJQ Atlantic Studio box, CD1

Piers Morgan Piers Plowman Britney's Piers

Lew Tabakin 'Rites of Pan' (Japanese Disco-Mate)

Lloyd Bentsen Robert Bunsen Gustav Kirchhoff

I'm in mixed minds about this one. Normally I'd jump at it on vinyl but I have UK Nixa and Emarcy LPs for most of the original releases. Plus the Brownie Emarcy CD set put out by Universal. Too much of a good thing?

Excellent news - another one to pick up for sure !

Bobby Hutcherson 'Linger Lane' (BN blue label)

I still can't work out what the heck is going on in that one... Very nicely shot though, if you pardon my pun.

Most of those Argos only sold a couple of hundred copies in original form. For example, Garrick's 'best seller' Argo - 'The Heart Is A Lotus' - was about 1000 copies I believe. I suspect the number for 'Edge of Time' is quite a bit less than this.

Looks like a long night. Haven't listened to this one for years but it's a gem..

Happy Birthday Ghost ! :party: