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I think it's a combination of generational nostalgia and the effort it took to collect that many records. Cassettes were becoming common when I was growing up and CDs finally went mass market when I went to college, and that's what I collected. I have fewer than 100 LPs, most of which I will dispose of when I convert them to CDR. I just don't have a deep attachment to them, particularly those I don't listen to.

Good questions. They seem to be picking obscure recordings across all genres. So far 3 Brazilian (2 by Jorge Ben, who is the only repeated artist so far) and a number of soul recordings. Break Through may be the closest to straight-ahead jazz that they have done so far (Funky Skull and the Bill Cosby thing are basically fusion and the Dorothy Ashby is pretty trippy). They would probably be open to another Gene Shaw release if this one sells at all. I did pick up a copy but haven't listened to it yet.

Very true. I picked up my father-in-laws collection of 45s. He was a local club DJ and most are beat. I'm transferring the better ones (stuff like Jack McDuff and James Brown and a handful of rarer items). When I am finished, I will take them to Dusty Groove and will probably have to pay them to take them and put them in their 45s bargain bin. I do have a pretty amusing photo of them sitting in the dish rack, which I will try to post later.

Balding, middle-aged overweight white guys? Last I heard (not that I keep tabs or anything ), she's dating Common, who is Black, buffed and rich, so you'll definitely have to raise your game.

Up for new additions, including LPs and DVDs. Major price reductions. And so on.

Dan: I'd be interested in these if still available. I don't need jewel boxes. Thanks. (I'll try to clean out my in-box for PMs now.) Eric

The home-field advantage is a terrible gimmick. Baseball is supposed to be the ultimate team sport, but home-field advantage goes to the league that does better in an exhibition game with players that by definition aren't going to have any chemistry. Stupid idea.

I don't think such law could restore copyright to material already on public domain, it would be a retroactive law, or ex post facto law. Such law could be enforce only to material still under copyright when the law would be proclaim. Plenty of retroactive laws passed. In the US a large amount of material that was in public domain got swept back into this ambiguous territory once the Mickey Mouse laws were passed. I was working on a poetry anthology where the earlier material was in p.d. one day and then the next, it was not and no way to trace the rights' holders (who had understandably not kept up on it past the earlier 50 year mark). The project was dropped. Maybe in another 50 years... Or I'll move to Andorra and start a publishing firm.

That's a shame. I have the Herbie 60s Sessions box, and it has great notes (the original liners are reproduced and then there is a lot of discussion of Herbie's sideman dates which I found really interesting). The album covers are in there but not a whole lot larger than thumbnails. I just pulled it out the other day and was listening to the first two discs.

Sounds like my order. So they are probably running at 58 or fewer.

I'm not sure if it was adopted, or he simply put it up for a vote. There are several Commissioners opposed to the extension. Even if it is adopted, then it has to work its way through the EU system (could take a while). So we shall see.

Yeah, I figured as much. But your average Joe doesn't, does he? ... I am reassured that those who create technology can't control it. True most people just can't be bothered, but most of these techniques can be found in under 5 minutes using a Google search. Now we are probably only a few years away from Google starting to block access to sites that encourage hacking of various sorts, at which point there will probably be an underground search engine that arises that focuses on hacks (just as there are already engines for torrents and cracked software).

Basically, anything you can view or listen to on a computer can be ripped or copied, though in some cases there is a loss of fidelity and the hassle isn't worth it for the majority of people. It can't be encoded somehow, like those iTunes files? I can think of 4 or 5 ways to rip and copy iTunes files. If there is a program that plays the media on a computer in the first place, then someone has already figured out a hack around any copy protection.

I'm on the fence on the Donaldson. I have the vast majority of the sessions. I think I am missing two. I'll probably continue to pass. I have a bunch of the others - Tal Farlow, Turrentine, Jazztet and Oliver Nelson. Not a dud in the bunch. What I will probably do is get the Basie 50s Sessions and push the Chu Berry down on my list, since it should be around for a long while yet.

Basically, anything you can view or listen to on a computer can be ripped or copied, though in some cases there is a loss of fidelity and the hassle isn't worth it for the majority of people.

Amazon.com currently stands at just over $26 if you pre-order, so I went that route. I imagine there is a lot of duplication with other cover books I have, but this still looks like a pretty interesting book.

Dan: I'd be interested in the Johnny Hodges and the Gerald Wilson. I'll see if I can get PM working from work. Thanks. Eric

Yeah, they are going pretty strong over here (I'm on the south side tonight). These ones look like they came over the Indiana border, since they are a lot more powerful than the ones you get in yuppie neighborhoods. But the dumbfucks around me are setting them off in the middle of the street, blocking traffic and generally causing havoc. These fireworks are designed to be set off in parks or basically rural areas, not in the midst of a bunch of houses (woodframe no less). I'm not very happy. This will probably be the last 4th I spend with the in-laws.

It's a pretty short LP; even when all the tracks are there, it's only half an hour long. I'm not sure, but I think some must have been pressed without "Bush girl". Don't know how this can happen, but there are complete versions out there. Maybe it was deliberate - in my view that's the best track and NOT funky like the others. MG Thanks for the info. Yes, now that I know what to look for, some others in blogland have reported that Bush Girl is missing -- and have supplied the missing track (while obviously a grey area in this case I bought the LP and the item was not complete so I have no compunction against dl'ing it). I have no idea how it happened. There is plenty of room left on Side B.

I guess this could go here rather than a vinyl thread. Anyway, despite there not being much love for Bantu Village, when DG came up with a bunch of new copies on LP I picked one up last Nov. Well, I've finally had a chance to start listening (and transferring to CDR). Side B, which is supposed to have 4 tracks, has only 3! WTF!?! Has anyone else bought this recently and found the same thing? When I've finished the conversion process I may be able to tell which one is missing. Kind of disappointing I have to say.

Now I saw Orchestra Baobab at an outdoor festival just last week and it was pretty mellow with a lot of people dancing. True, there was an annoying neo-hippie who was showing that while white people can dance, dancing while pretending to be on magic mushrooms is an ugly thing that should be a misdemeanor at least. But a small complaint for an otherwise magical evening. Leading into the encore, the tenor sax player did a few bars of Summertime then Take Five. I wish the whole group had done Take Five, that would have been wicked. Instead, I think they ended with a song possibly covered by Bueno Vista Social Club with the chorus "recuerda me."

Well, he hangs with Tom. But more damningly, he's opened a school inspired by the educational musings of L. Ron Hubbard that has (at least) a few Scientologists on staff. They say it isn't a Scientology school, but really... No real interest in seeing this film, but I read the plot synopsis on a spoiler site. It sounds absolutely stupid with all kinds of logical inconsistencies, even more than your average sci fi movie.

The Three Little Bops is on WB Looney Tunes Golden Cartoon collection Vol 2, though you probably wouldn't buy the whole set just for one cartoon (there may be a commentary track but I couldn't swear to it). If you love WB cartoons, then you probably already have these sets. The only question is set 6 coming out anytime soon?

Right now Johnny Griffin NYC Underground. Before that Blues for the Fisherman by Milcho Leviev/Art Pepper I decided to go ahead and order True Blues afterwards.

Been adding some Brazilian to the mix and bought Joao Gilberto Amoroso/Brasil Luiz Bonfa The Brazilian Scene Sergio Mendes Home Cooking as well as Cannonball Adderley's Soul Zodiac and Slide Hampton's Mellow-Dy