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I remember the Collet's left wing book shop on Tottenham Court Road from the 1980s. Radicals/anarchists hang out. Vaguely remember the folk stuff on sale. Wasn't there also a folk section in the basement at Ray's? (update - there was and I suspect it transferred to here from TCR).

Grant Green/Sonny Clark Blue Note, LP4

Titus Oates Captain Oates Captain Sensible

Which makes it all the more odd that Andrew's titles have escaped the cull - can't imagine that they would be particularly huge sellers. Or maybe they are !

Jack Sheldon/Art Pepper 'Angel Wings' (Japanese Atlas)

I bought some of those - it's all I could afford at the time (the deletions rack was my favourite hangout) Still got them I think - mainly Farmer/Golson Jazztets.

Here's a bit of seasinal festive hilarity from Collets. I don't remember the 'wall of shame' but it doesn't suprise me !

Collett's Records - subsequently Ray's - on Shaftesbury Ave. They don't do adverts like that any more..

Again 1977 - 'All Change' Records near Baker Street tube, predecessor to the Mole shop. The Mole morphed into a sax-wielding dog !

Here's one from slightly earlier (1977) when Ed was still operating mail order only. Chuck will be pleased to note that he's 'Import Of The Month'

Here's Mole's first vinyl release on the Mole Jazz label - Milcho Leviev 'Blues For The Fisherman' aka Art Pepper Quartet. On the left is an advert for the old Honest Jon's store in Camden when it was stacked with good jazz LPs and Portabello Road was just opening up.

This might ignite a few memory cells for anyone who visited the store circa 1980. Just looking at that list of Blue Note King pressings makes my eyes water. £6.25 was a lot of money in those days - ceratinly well beyond my routine spend at the time. It would be nice to have a tardis though and pop back in now and clear up the Japanese import shelf !

Oliver Nelson Argo/Verve/Impulse, CD1. Great set ! (but aren't they all..)

Anyone check out this programme? Quite a bit of the poetry by Leni was featured as well as interviews with Bobby Welins, Spike Wells and Ed's PA. I could particularly relate to that bit about the typical 'Mole experience' being two lines of men, as in a public urinal, furtively moving fingers in racks whilst wives were left outside or to shop in the West End . Didn't realise though that Ed was such a Wild West nut or that he went on regular manic expeditions across the US to obtain stock and no doubt his own collection items. No doubt all of us who went to the shop have some of the produce from those trips somewhere. Certainly an interesting programme and absolutely not what I was expecting !

One of those salt and sand spraying vehicles? They've been pretty busy here of late. Didn't stop me nearly hitting an insane small bulldog that appeared from nowhere out of a hedge yesterday. Missed by about an inch (the damn thing just stood there in the road whilst I wizzed past frantically trying to miss it on the black ice. Then the pooch started yapping and chasing me when I drove off !!

I wonder if this was from 'Jazz 625'? Never seen this one before - great stuff.

Looks like meltdown time..

Shhh !

Happy Birthday GOM ! Hope it's a good one !

Congrats, Daniel. That cover reminds me of the Sonny Criss Complete Imperial 2CD Conn ! I've heard the material on this CD and can confirm that it is excellent. I will be ordering a copy, for sure. Maybe the next CD will have the Jazz Crusaders tune on it? My fave !

As a matter of fact, Manchester was having temperatures a few days ago that were similar to those in Toronto, Montreal and Moscow! Completely abnomal! I thought so. I haven't felt as cold as this since encountering -55C with windchill in Central Alberta !

Yes - it is Wyands on piano on that particular track.

IP Nightly WC Fields WC Handy

Ridiculously cold over here for pre-Xmas. Not Siberia or Canada I know but it feels like it !