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Thanks for your views, chaps. I remain on the sidelines on this one. I'm running out of space.

Could be a long wait..

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Any thoughts on the 'Liebman/Beirach' Select? Not taken the plunge on that one to date..

I've always wondered if that tune 'The Intrepid Fox' was named by Freddie after the concrete pub just off Tottenham Court Road, London and not too far from Ronnie Scott's?

OOo - missed that. Now that the weather is a bit better, the trek down there to Newton Abbott is a bit more viable ! Need to make up for the last one I missed. Petrol prices permitting.

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Amazing how you still find bundles of that one cropping up in 2nd hand shops here. And the one by Barry Miles !

Pity about the endorsement on the cover! I assumed you were talking proportionately but looking it up was staggered to see 28 000 killed. That is horrendous. I've never spent long enough on the Wars of the Roses to get it straight in my head - read a good overview a couple of summer's back as a result of walking over what little is left of Tewkesbury. But it's now got jumbled again. Wars of the Roses. The 'Roses' thing came later - not called that at the time, apparently. Nor did they all go around wearing red and white roses. As for causes - looks like the combination of a total incompetent/mad King (Henry VI) making a complete mess of his kingship (having been crowned king at age 9 both of England and -in Paris- of France, thanks to his Dad's legacy ), finally losing the French 'territories' and a whole heap of rivalry for influence that basically resulted in a battle to the death between armies drawn largely from the North (Lancaster) and South (Yorkists) at Towton. Something like 10% of the UK male population fought on that field that day. And Margaret of Anjou's power base was obliterated as a result. Arguably, we are still living with the consequences of this one! (thanks to the Yorkists winning - close thing, the weather advantage on field of battle swung it). And the recent archeological finds are staggering - evidence of acts not dis-similar to Kosovo and the like. David Starkey - really knows his stuff. The 'Introduction' he adds to this book helps considerably with regards to background/context.

This is good stuff. Thanks for the link !

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I must admit that I enjoyed that book - the judgemental bits I take with a pinch of salt though (with Miles, one man's 'chalk' always seems to be another man's 'cheese'). Currently reading (when I get chance): An excellent read. Anyone who has been to this site (between Leeds and York) in-person can't fail to sense that some seriously nasty **** happened here. More men died there in 1 day than on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. In the middle of an Easter snow-storm too. ..

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It's not being any kind of understood by me; misunderstood might help... Yes, perhaps we should include a glossary for: granny tax chav Astra fagging at Eton You forgot 'Tesco'

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Have they digitised Barbara Wojirsch now?

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Inspired by Clifford's post - Prince Lasha Ensemble 'Insight' (UK CBS, stereo)

Spooky for March: students out in shorts and T-shirts. I KNEW you two and Sidewinder would be posting on this thread today! We Brits are so predictable! Bloody lovely here anyway. Can't believe the number of idiots out there in shorts and flip-flops and driving covertible soft-tops today. Where do they think they are - Ibiza? I suspect they bought the convertible soft-tops today on a whim to celebrate their tax windfall. Alas, poor granny! Quite! But granny never fagged for us at Eton. The 'convertible' was a beat-up Astra chav-mobile coming out of Tesco !

Spooky for March: students out in shorts and T-shirts. I KNEW you two and Sidewinder would be posting on this thread today! We Brits are so predictable! Bloody lovely here anyway. Can't believe the number of idiots out there in shorts and flip-flops and driving covertible soft-tops today. Where do they think they are - Ibiza?

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The Tal Farlow Complete Verve 'Concert Band' set, CDs 1 and 2.

For your delectition, just happened to come across Charles Fox's Gramophone Magazine review of this one.. Review What was the original US release label - was it Mainstream?

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