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That's damn cheap ! Minimum I've seen round here is £1.03 a litre, which equates to about £4.60 a gallon, ie. a socking $9.75 a gallon There were 'plans' by the Government to add another 2p per litre tax in todays budget but looks like they might defer it. Maybe they think they will have another fuel mutiny on their hands.

Remember seeing it the first night it was broadcast on the BBC (or was it ITV?). About 1975... The one big laugh it gave me was that spoof blues singer - 'Blind Lemon Pie'

Hello Frank Sorry to miss the show - was recovering from a bout of bad cold, otherwise I would have been there. The 'English Soup*' sounds intriguing , hope to catch it at one of the forthcoming gigs a bit later in the Spring. Must pick up the newish Village Band CD too.

thanks for posting this ! omg ... that was ... niice ! Priceless ! The 'Jamiroquai' spoof is particularly good.

Sonny Rollins 'The Sound of Sonny' (UK Riverside reel/mike mono)

There was a series of vinyls issued here in the UK in the mid-80s with very similar cover art, also compiled by Mr Peterson just as the Blue Note hard bop craze was taking off. I think the first 2 were 'Blue Bop' or something like that. I have Vol 2 - full of Don Wilkerson, Tina Brooks, Mobley etc. Intended for dance floor use I think.

Yep, that's Frank Eichler's site. He sometimes posts over here and also on AAJ. The Village Band have a new project out - which they 'aired' last week at the Phoenix in Exeter. Unfortunately I missed it - hopefully catch it a bit later in the year.

Henry Cooper Randolph Turpin Barry McGuigan

Sonny Rollins 'Saxophone Colossus' (Prestige Bergenfield DG mono)

Shelly Manne & His Men 'Son of Gunn !!' (Contemporary, DG mono)

A few branches on the roads this morning and heavy rain today but - on the whole - nowhere near as bad as expected. The South Coast, West Wales and Cornwall/Devon seems to have got the worst of it.

Hen Gates Attilla The Hen Rooster Ties

It's too good to leave out.

Sir Humphrey Appleby Jim Hacker Bill Gates

Usually 5.30 to 6am these days, every day. Working in North America got me into that habit. Before that it was 6.45-7am. 9am or later at weekends. Gives you more time to catch up on vinyl listening !

Steve Lacy 'Evidence' (New Jazz, mono) - with Don Cherry

Happy Birthday, Free For All !

Maelstrom here nowhere near as bad as expected last night. Worst to come?

The Mosaic is still available, of course.

Big John Patton Mosaic Select - CD3

Subject to change: 1. Big John Patton 'Understanding' (BN) 2. Pat Martino 'El Hombre' (Prestige) 3. Big John Patton 'Got A Good Thing Goin'' (BN) 4. Lou Donaldson 'Alligator Boogaloo' (BN) 5. Big John Patton 'Accent on the Blues' (BN) (exception from the no-more-than-2 rule ) 6. George Braith 'Musart' (Prestige) 7. Lonnie Smith 'Think' (BN) 8. Lonnie Smith 'Live at Club Mozambique' (BN) 9. Grant Green 'Live at the Lighthouse' (BN) 10. Grant Green 'Carryin' On' (BN) Very, very honourable mentions: Big John Patton 'Memphis To New York Spirit' (BN) Big John Patton 'Boogaloo' (BN) Jack McDuff 'Moon Rappin'' (BN) Lonnie Smith 'Move Your Hand' (BN) Lonnie Smith 'Drives' (BN) and of course: Andrew Hill 'Grass Roots' (BN)

Mickey Katz Don Byron Byron (Lord)

Eric Kloss 'To Hear is To See' (Prestige blue label, stereo) Pat Martino 'El Hombre' (Prestige blue label, stereo)

80mph winds and heavy rain forecast here for the early hours of the morning. The sky is already looking ominous..

Saw a performance by the Dave Pell Octet at a West Coast festival about 10 years and was pleasantly suprised. Nothing profound but an enjoyable, swinging performance.