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Thanks - good news !

These numb-nuts just like posing with the bottles - you could have filled them with tap water and they would still have bought them. You did absolutely right - stick to the local real ale pumps. I think I'd put bloody Denmark high up there after all this factory Tuborg/Carlsberg sh*t they've dumped on us over the years. Since 1973 in fact.

Raggy Omah Omah Kayam Victor Kaiam

Kenny Dorham 'Afro-Cuban' (Music Matters 2x45rpm, mono). Awesome !

Your dad digs GMIII and Paul Bley??? NICE! No kidding. He must be unique !

Johnny Coles 'Little Johnny C' (BN NY USA, DG one side, mono)

Do you mean as a CD? It was originally on Transatlantic, a label I associate with folk music! Jazzscriveyn's site has a CD version mentioned as CD: TACD 9.00788 O - I'd assumed that was a Japanese issue. I'd like to see a good CD reissue - my vinyl is very crackly. Really shows through at the start of wonderfully slow Paul Rutherford build-up on 'Creole Love Call.' Edit: Seems 'Goose Sauce' and 'Mike Westbrook Live' are available on CD but only from Japan. I don't know 'Live' but 'Goose Sauce' is well worth paying import prices for. http://www.westbrookjazz.co.uk/mikewestbrook/mike_discog.shtml Yes, you are right - that one was on Transatlantic. It was the 'Live' that I was thinking of. Transatlantic put out a lot of folk, as you mention (Pentangle etc.) They also put out a lot of Prestige UK issues in the 1960s - taking over from after Esquire in the early 60s.

Much too young. RIP.

Nice one. That whole bill recorded live for Sonny Lester/United Artists on that tour - the double LP 'Jazz Wave On Tour' was the result (although I think the actual recordings were done on the Continent). Came out as a Blue Note as a result of Lester selling up I think.

Lord Flashart Blackadder Bob

The 'Love/Dream Variations' was put out by Cadillac Records I think (John Jack's imprint) along with another one I've yet to hear - 'Mike Westbrook Live'. Both of these have somehow eluded me - as has 'For The Record'. Good excuse for me to put on 'Tyger' and 'Mama Chicago' on the record deck today.

I use Soundblaster card from the LP12 and it works a treat. Graham Collier's 'Deep Dark Blue Centre' CD reissue came from this. The only initial problem I found was an EMC issue - occasional periodic pulse burst of noise onto the recording from what turned out to be the wireless hub. Turning it off sorted that out.

Billy Bremner (copyright - M. Python) Norman Hunter Garry Sprake

CDs 1 to 3

Basil The Rat Ratty Roland Rat

Captain Slow Jeremy Clarkson The Hamster

Merry Xmas to all...safe driving...keep warm !

Sgt Buzcutt Beavis Butt-head

Basil Kirchin 'Primitive London' OST (Trunk) Wow - what a find by Trunk. Side 1 with the 'Primitive London' mondo movie soundtrack from 1965 is great - top notch Kirchin exotica - but the side 2 'The Freelance' soundtrack (a 1971 movie in the style of 'Get Carter' apparently but never, ever released) is possibly even better - and jazzier. Almost certainly Kenny Wheeler is on this - his flugel is prominent - and what sounds like possibly John Horler heavily featured on valve trombone. A mystery..

Bill Basie Mr Atomic The Kid From Red Bank

Monty Sunshine Alan Plater

The Childcatcher Robert Helpmann Steve Hoffmann

A couple of great finds today: Rollins/Brown/Roach '3 Giants' (UK Transatlantic, mono). UK second issue of the 'Valse Hot' session, great sonics. JJ Johnson/Kai Winding (1 side)/Bennie Green & Strings (2nd side) 'Hip Bones' (Esquire, mono). Never seen this one before - cover art by drummer John Marshall, RVG in runout ! Amazing what you can find when you clean up the house. Tina Brooks 'True Blue' 47W63rd DG, Hank Mobley stick insect 47W63rd etc.

Annie Whitehead Tim Whitehead Tim Nice But Dim

Slack Alice Everard Apricot Lil