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Miles Davis 'Water Babies' (El-Cheapo CBS 'I Love Jazz' US pressing). All things considered - sounds great

Still got plenty of those - they sound damn good. With their 'Specially Priced 2LP set - £2.99' stickers on the front. They were a good deal, even back then. The first Sonny Rollins twofer was the first one I received (as a gift - and what a GREAT gift). Yes, the liner notes were very good - by the likes of Ira Gitler and Dan Morgenstern. State-of-the-art, pre Mosaic booklet.

My neighbour's kid has been given one

They should have used my copy - not a mark on it. Greek pressing !

Art Pepper/Sonny Stitt 'Groovin' High' (Japanese Atlas) - one of the 'Hollywood All Stars' sessions. Sounds better on the vinyl..

A belated Happy Birthday !

Late Happy Birthday !

Biffa Bacon Millie Tant Buster Gonad

Yep, and the winner will meet the winner of the Argentina v. México game in the quarter final... What's the bet that there will be a penalty shootout?

Christopher Lee Michael Howard Ann Widdecombe

A Germany/England tie in the next round has that air of inevitability about it..

Glad to hear it arrived OK

Elke Sommer Bernard Sumner Anne Summers

Have that one on a 10" LP Now spinning Art Farmer 'The Summer Knows' (Inner City)

Donkey discount outlet?

Can't get enough of Booker Ervin. Still got to find a nice original copy of 'The Freedom Book' though. That one has eluded me.

On the basis of performance to date, we will be joining you soon and Fabio will have a one way ticket to Rome. 'Entente Cordiale' back in place..

Joe Maini Manny Albam Manny Shinwell

Damn - that was news to me. Very sorry to hear it - RIP.

Tower Hill or Tyburn can be brought back into action !

Hilton Ruiz 'Strut' (RCA Novus) - with Sam Rivers

Not to be too competitive, but Italy will get that prize...whatever Zidane or Materazzi could do at their homes. No - England are Spartacus First vuvuzela accident of the tournament - a woman has ruptured her windpipe: Horn From Hell

So's mine ! (all of the good copies must have gone to Europe).

Yep, I saw him there as well. Don't remember the year, it was shortly before he passed away, he was touring with Kenny Drew Jr. on piano. Around 1993/94 I think. Not sure if Kenny Drew Jr. was in the band - it was more of a fusion lineup. Great show though - and great club ! I think I've mentioned this on the board before but a few years later (around 1997/98) I was driving through a pretty remote bit of Scotland on business (near Culloden ) and drove past a home-made sign saying 'Concert in Village Hall Tonight - Stanley Turrentine, jazz' with an arrow sign leading down a quiet country track. Eyes almost popped out of their sockets ! Sadly, I had to catch the plane back South later that afternoon, otherwise I would have checked out Stanley's 'Braveheart/Highland Fling' session.