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You've had a bit of a Blue Note mono afternoon What's the distinction between the DG and other BNs? Are the DG ones the very heavy ones? MG Deep groove pressings have an indented ring near the perimeter of the label and (as they are Plastylite pressings) are in the heavy vinyl. The groove can be on both sides (usual in 47W63rd pressings) or (on some early NY USA pressings) just one side. Anything Plastylite in mono with an 'ear' is heaven to me.

Horace Silver 'The Stylings of Silver' (BN NY USA DG edition mono)

Art Blakey 'Mosaic' (BN NY USA mono)

Lou Donaldson 'The Natural Soul' (BN NY USA mono)

Mike Osbourne 'Outback' (Turtle Records)

Horace Silver '6 Pieces of Silver' (BN 47W63rd DG mono)

Very happy birthday !

Only a year? That's an eternity in Mosaic shopping terms !

This is indeed terrible news. Thoughts are with Hilton and here's hoping that things improve.

Alright, as long as we're on that subject, something I've always wondered: is this Benny Green who wrote those liners the same Benny Green the piano player who put out an album called "These Are Soulful Days?" Or are there three different Benny Greens: one the trombone player, one the liner note writer, and one the piano player? These are three different Benny Greens. The Benny Green who wrote sleeve notes was a British jazz trombonist. He wasn't Bennie Green, the American jazz trombonist. Nor was he Benny Green, the American jazz pianist. MG Wasn't he (Benny Green) the British tenorist/baritone sax player (ex Ronnie Scott Orchestra) who also wrote quite a bit for newspaper columns? Remember seeing him quite a bit on the TV way back on music shows and he also did an MOR-ish Sunday radio show which had a bit of jazz thrown in. Benny certainly knew his stuff, for sure.

also for the Slide Hampton 'Drum Suite'. Those octet recordings are wonderful, so I'll be pouncing on this one as an add-on for the next box set order.

The Buddy Rich should be great. With the inclusion of 'Momemts Notice' etc. it looks like a re-run of the fine RCA 2LP set 'Very Alive At Ronnie Scotts'. One of my favourite Buddy Rich recordings, great atmosphere, great arrangements and the band swings like mad. Recommended.

Great, it's finally coming within range of the Zweitausendeins radar ! Any guesses as to when they will stock? My vote goes for September.

Hmmmm

Total deprivation ! Now spinning Cannonball Adderley 'Somethin' Else' (BN 47W63rd DG mono)

That's the sort of nightmare that would have me waking up in a cold sweat !

Earlier today: MJQ 'The Sheriff' (Japanese Victor). These Japanese pressings sound way better than MJQ Atlantic originals (at least in my experience).

Lou Donaldson 'Alligator Boogaloo' (BN Liberty stereo)

Never put the Mosaic CDs in the car either. LPs are VPI'd and then handled with great care. I've not quite got to the 'white glove' stage with the booklets but it's not far off.

Have a great one !

Hope it was a good one !

Stanley Crouch Papa John Creech Donovan Leitch

A ballerina popping out of the piano during the Russian 'turn':

Texas C&W from Germany..

A bunch of ageing baldies from Lithuania: didn't realise Bill Clinton was in their lineup.