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Good news ! :rsmile:

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Are you downloading the WMA version? Are you going to convert it to MP3? Yep - its the WMA version. Good enough for me ! The only problem is that you get a random bundle of track files, so it will be Xmas before I reconstruct the 18-CDs runnning order !

Happy Birthday, Dan !! :party:

And his joke about Scunthorpe (or was it Cleethorpes?) - 'A great place........to come from'. Saw quite a bit of his late-70s/early 80s band at Scotts when I had a membership and numerous times when he was 'doing a turn' on stage with his jokes. Always a good laugh. Also saw Ronnie one set creased up with laughter as he was enjoying a 'set' by fellow-comedian Prof. Irwin Corey at the club. The Esquire tracks are really good - I have a few of them but must get hold of that Proper set. The favourite playing for me has always been his work with the Clarke/Boland Big Band. Definite echoes of Hank Mobley (one of his personal favourites I believe) in his playing style.

Good move. This incident will get me being super-careful when I lift and drop the arm onto the deck. No cueing device, so it can be very 'hit and miss'.

Yikes ! My sincere condolences... Was it playing the 'Agharta' that did it?

That's true. These Miles UK CBS's from the mid-70s are not exactly on the thick side but they sound pretty good. Especially considering there is 25-30 minutes of music per side. RCA Dynaflex - I have several Mike Westbrooks on that. They sound fine though.

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All together now... "Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight gonna grab some afternoon delight. ... Me - I was listening to 'Agharta' at the time

Thanks porcy. So it was issued in the US in 1976 - I've just checked the details in Goldmine. Interesting ! Good that Teo was on hand for the recordings, as they characterise much of the vitality/dynamism I associate with Teo's live recordings. 'We Want Miles' must be one of his finest ever in that respect ! By the way, I have a few of those red US CBS's bought over here and they used to put a sticker over the 'Columbia' on the label saying 'CBS' to distinguish it from UK Columbia (EMI/Parlophone). I agree that the vinyl on them could be damn thin.

I don't think 'Agharta' was issued in the US in the 1970s porcy so that white-label promo of yours seems odd . I know that it was also issued in Japan with a glossier (and thicker card) cover back then (as I've got one of those too) but I read somewhere it came out there about 18 months after the recording (ie. mid-'76). Which would make the UK/European issue the first full release. The CD of course only came out in the US around 1990. The UK issues of 'Agharta', 'Get Up With It', 'Bitches Brew' and 'Big Fun' were some of the earliest LPs I ever bought, around 1975. All sound excellent too. For some reason they never chose to issue 'Pangaea' over here at time of release. 'Agharta' must have freaked out UK CBS's management too much !

Seems to be downloading OK. All I need now is a rust old ex-ammo tin

Miles Davis 'Agharta' (UK CBS 2LP). Nice, quiet Sunday morning listening. Am I correct in thinking that this was the very first issue of 'Agharta' (along with CBS France perhaps?) and preceded the Japanese issue by some months. Came out in 1975 out here.

Hmm - seems to be a US zip code thing..

I'll try my old one. After all - it's legit.

Whoah !! Thanks for the heads up. I've been on the lookout for that Bill Evans set.

I think I've put on even less than that - and that includes a bundle of Miles electric period videos.

A rare good news story on this front..

Happy Birthday again, Vibes ! :party:

Ah - good to hear. Thanks for the update !

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Hope things are OK with Aggs. Wasn't he somewhere near the coast?

Yeah. That one is turning out to be elusive as a 'deal'. As is the Quincy Jones.

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