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And maybe a rendition of 'Looking For Clues' as a follow-up?

Its Out There...... Crash Bang Wallop 'Octopus UFO' my *ss. 'twas the frost...

Hope it's a good one !

That's good old English law for you. John Mortimer QC - as in the writer and TV wit who did the 'Inspector Morse' TV series etc I guess (was it Morse? - I'm not sure). Sounds just like one of his quasi-legal stunts anyway !

I'd call it 'Third stream'. About as un-like Sun Ra as you can get.

I'll be glad when the windscreen washers are unblocked and working again !

They should play this -

Presumably they've also done the Max Roach 'Freedom Now Suite' too? Saw that one in a shop for about £20 - would be interested in how it sounds. I'd forgot I had that one, a bit like the Booker, it strikes me as a good transfer on perfect vinyl , just not sure the original recording is good enough to justify the outlay, as with Booker the PP editions are only ones, of these sessions, that I've heard. Thanks - I'll proceed with caution then. The original Candid monos can sound very good indeed.

'The New Don Ellis Orchestra Goes Underground' (Columbia, stereo)

Whats the picture of. A bollock?

Wish he'd visit Portland, Dorset..

Presumably they've also done the Max Roach 'Freedom Now Suite' too? Saw that one in a shop for about £20 - would be interested in how it sounds.

That stuff is spectacular. Good choice, SS1 ! Whenever it is on 'special' I usually do a bulk purchase. It's in most of the supermarkets here.

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Happy Birthday !

Big Al - You must check out the BBC4 'Prog Rock' programmes this week (ELP feature quite heavily). Carl Palmer's 2 ton steel drums (humungous HGV haulage vehicle required)and giant gongs are featured !

I hope to be in with the download option (time permitting).

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I remember that one. They also used to do a plastic record storage that was guaranteed to chew up your LP sleeves. Great !

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Miles Davis/Bill Laswell 'Panthalassa' (Sony Special Projects 2LP)

Maybe it was Sellers who talked her into it? Thanks for the link. I love their rating system. Cuts to the chase.. the Penguin Guide should use it Ratings (music): ½: utter shite *: shite *½: very poor **: poor **½: below average ***: average ***½: good ****: very good ****½: excellent *****: classic Ratings (Mellotronness): 0: nothing audible ½: next to nothing; maybe background use on one track T: one decent track, or a couple with background use T½: one or two tracks TT: two decent tracks TT½: two or three tracks TTT: good use, borderline worth buying for that alone TTT½: worth buying for the Mellotron TTTT: lots of 'Tron TTTT½: loads of 'Tron, though not necessarily innovative TTTTT: stuffed to the gills, and preferably innovative

I remember selling quite a few copies of Days of Future Passed when I worked in a South Ken record shop back in the day, a lot of them to audiophiles. Not sure about Sgt Peppers being the real precursor of prog, although it blazed a trail in its use of the recording studio. What about Freak Out by the Mothers of Invention, released in 1966? Also, as a precursor of the emphasis on technique and musicianship in prog, bands like Cream and The Nice were important. Wasn't it on Deram? (the Decca 'prog rock/jazz imprint). In any event, there are a lot of old vinyl copies out there. I see them all the time.

From Wikipedia: Among the early Mellotron owners were Princess Margaret, Peter Sellers, King Hussein of Jordan and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.[citation needed] L Ron I would have expected, yes - but Princess Margaret into prog rock ?