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This is the first Chritsmas that I couldn't find any TV channels that will broadcast Capra' s 'It's a Wonderful Life'.

James Taylor JAMES TAYLOR Apple, his first album , italian pressing. Not bad at all.

...and I'll stick with my Analogue and Classic reissues

Could be that most of us have most of them in one form or another. I certainly do. Exactly, there are no laws that punish people who don't have the latest re-re-re-re-master. Nowadays I find encomiable keeping in catalog lesser known titles, and the resurruction of obscure sessions.

I warmly agree. And I would add some points. Firts point is that most people are often too lazy to move their asses for going at gigs. I like to be there, not to watch a DVD! Of course I would like to see high quality historic footage, but frankly with all the todays major and minor artists always on tour, I find DVD quite useless, more I find it dangerous. How many of you guys felt in love with jazz at live gigs? I still remember my cosmic revelation with the Arkestra in late seventie's! Live gigs are thrill, a musical dvd is only a tv programs among others Often I was much more impressed by visual ideas and aspects then by the music itself. DVD would be okay for major rock and pop music, though I usually didn't pay the extra price for the CD/DVD combo when I can buy the cd only. Obviously I could understand the benefit in term of promotion and the economic aspects, if they really exist. I mean that a sexy clip of Beyonce or Madonna could be a good card to play with teenagers, but I think Jim should have to use some more sophisticated software then After Effect to reach the same results. With all respect, obviously. I don't know if a Dvd is the way to get for reaching people outside jazz lovers, a part Diana Krall, Norah Jones, ecc. How was the title of that song? Video kills the jazz stars?

Why bad sign ? Please read all my previous posts, I presume he's the same person, but I can be wrong.

My point is that the 'unamed bidder' lock his targets out, and if he can afford such big money for Colossus, I presume we have no chances on every records he want. Unless I will win saturday's lottery, better I go to play it, before it's too late.

I saw a 'Private Id' bidder on most of them, BAD SIGN!

Wow, it's in Rome! I could spare the shipping cost and Paypal fee for the seller.

Cd degradation/scratches/damage? I presumed they didn't suffer of such problems. Do you mean that they could have the very same problems of old records? Go back to past and buy yourself a TT.

One of these days I will start this topic ' How does your sons react to your hobby/obsession?'

J.Surman, J. DeJohnette THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF SIMON SIMON, Ecm

Ten years today when the sweet Marcello Mastroianni left us. So I play this record for him: AMARCORD NINO ROTA, music from Fellini's Film, Hannibal Records with C. Bley, S. Lacy, B. Frisell, J. Byard, ecc.. So long Marcello.

Yeah, no way that's audiophile grade. Probably damn near totally nullifying the benefit of the hi-fi outlet covers. Exactly

One question: how many records do you own? Because at the first look it seems the same amount I had spread all over my listening room before I putted them in my new library. I was too lazy to count them.

...and one Lp too... BTW change the wall paper.

Warmly agree! Have you ever try to listeng to a record with unconfortable wool pants?

My wife likes most of the music I listen to, a part some of the most extreme stuff. And she loves going at gigs, she even liked John Zorn, Ornette and the Art Ensamble at gigs, stuff that he doesn't tolerate at home. She has her taste, like Jarrett or Bill Evans, I bought some dupes of my Lp on cd if she really love it. (She is scared by the cost of original LPs and TT, cartdrige, ecc, and doesn't suffer the hassle of handling records.) Not a bad situation. The main difference between us towards music is that I have to sit down and listen to, she have to do something' else while listening, cooking, reading...and other things that would be out of topic in this forum

Coltrane BLUE TRAIN Classic reissues, mono.

David Liebman Quintet DOIN' IT AGAIN Timeless Records ...with John Scofield in flamboyant mood

Strange enough for a country that is so young, compared to old Europe, having short memory. It's not a question of short memory. Most of the people here just don't like jazz when they hear it. Well, here in Rome most of the people don't like, or don't know, 'minor' artists, like painters, or musicians, or film directors, but cultural institutions or the city council promote their works, or preserve it, we feel it as culture's heritage. We can't leave everything to the laws of the economic market. Otherwise we were doomed to Britney Spears or George Michael.

I remember that in the old times unknown musicians used to have casettes at their gigs.

Strange enough for a country that is so young, compared to old Europe, having short memory.

It is, in Italy at least, a part big names like Dylan, Springsteen, Rolling Stones or Keith Jarrett. I bought several nice stuff at gigs at good prices.