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Thanks to Hans, Stereojack, and Paul for the Mance Lipscomb recommendation. I received a second-hand copy of this in the mail today, and I listened to it straight through - it sounds great! I also received the first Mance Lipscomb Arhoolie disc earlier this week; but I thought that the sound (at least on my computer - I was able to listen to the Rhino disc on my normal CD player) was not nearly as good, although the performances were top-notch. As for the other recommendations, I will mull them over during the next few days. Collectors' Choice Music is have a 15% off sale through August 28th (free shipping on all U.S. orders $50 and over), and I believe that they stock all of the Rhino Handmade discs (that are in print). I received an e-mail flyer regarding this sale, but according to http://cdshopper.cjb.net, the coupon code is 07245 . I will probably go ahead and get the Doug Sahm.

HOLY SMOKES!!! Madness!!! I tried to sell my CD copy of this set (after I bought the LP version) on EBAY a couple of years back, and I could not get anyone to meet the reserve of a few hundred dollars. With more than an hour left, the price per CD is almost $147, which certainly must be a record for a Mosaic set.

The release of the Fats Domino Complete Reprise Recordings CD means that I will be placing an order with Rhino Handmade in the near future. I do not yet have any Rhino Handmade releases, so I was hoping that others would be able to post their thoughts on the following sets that I am considering purchasing. (Of course, I would also welcome your thoughts about any other releases that you think are exceptional.) Thanks!!! Ray Charles in Concert (2-CD set) Mance Lipscomb - American Folk Song Traditionalist Sings Trouble In Mind (1 CD) Josh White - The Elektra Years (2-CD set) Also, do any of you Doors fans highly recommend any of the Rhino Handmade Doors releases? Aren't a lot (all?) of these now distributed directly by Ray Manzarek and co.?

Just under $14.00 per disc is probably the best price that you are going to get until after Christmas. One can hope that after Christmas this set becomes available through BMG Music Club and/or YourMusic.com. Thanks for posting this, Hans.

I think that $450 is on the high side. With a little patience and some luck, you should be able to nab one on EBay for less than $300.

Happy Birthday, Lon! I hope that you will get to spend the day doing (just about) whatever you want to do.

Would be interested in hearing your thoughts on this set (not that I am going to pull the trigger or anything.. ) ← sidewinder, I only had the chance to listen to the first three discs of the Ory set over the weekend, and I am afraid that I have relatively little to add in terms of insight to the thoughtful analyses provided in prior threads (links provided by LAL and montg on pages 2 and 7 of this thread respectively). The sound is excellent, and the sidemen, for the most part, are worthy bandmates to Ory. I am very glad to have this set, but I will stop short of saying that it is essential. Eight CD's is quite a lot of music. Of course, if you are a hardcore traditional jazz enthusiast, you may well disagree on this point.

I am VERY sorry, Conrad. Please take care in this difficult time.

Would be interested in hearing your thoughts on this set (not that I am going to pull the trigger or anything.. ) ← I'll let you know after the weekend is over. I did not get very far through the set last night.

The Kid Ory set that I ordered Tuesday morning arrived today, and I was a little surprised that the number was so low - 812. I imagine that this will end up being one of the rarest Mosaics. Now I am off to listen to Disc 1.

Three days seems to be the standard amount of time necessary for a Mosaic shipment to arrive in southern California, but my last order (placed Tuesday morning PST) arrived today.

Perhaps they should. I realize that this discussion is just a bit silly, but I would find it incredible (and bad business to boot) if Mosaic has actually had to destroy sets because of the expiration of a lease.

Unless there's a license-imposed time limit on the O'Day. You may want to check that out. ← Ron, do you have any reliable information that indicates that Mosaic has ever been prevented from selling a set that it had already produced because of a license-imposed time limitation? Nope, no hard information. I was just recommending that Yves--and others--verify that there is not such a limitation in this particular case, as opposed to assuming that there isn't one at the risk of missing out on this set if there in fact were such a limitation. In fact, on the "Last Chance" page of the Mosaic web site, they state the following regarding their leases of recordings: So, it's quite conceivable that a particular lease could set an absolute limit on selling time regardless of the number of units Mosaic happens to have in stock. And, such a time limit would make sense: in the case of the O'Day set for example, Mosaic conceivably could have manufactured all 7500 units up front, rendering any time limit meaningless without a limit on the time they can "offer the set for sale." ← Ron, I see your points, and I appreciate that you are giving good advice (i.e., check with Mosaic) to those on the fence. I think, though, that the statement on the "Last Chance" page to which you refer is just a failed attempt to summarize the effects of Mosaic's lease agreements; but I obviously do not know that for certain. As for the idea of Mosaic manufacturing all of the copies of a set up front, I have considered that possiblity. Aside from the impracticability of such an approach (in terms of capital outlay and storage problems), though, I think that most lease agreements would include a clause stating that Mosaic reserves the right to sell any remaining sets it has on hand after the lease expires provided that the number of such sets does not exceed a certain number. Again, I am speculating just like you. I do know, however, that over the years I have had the opportunity to purchase a large number of partial sets directly from Mosaic; and to me it does not seem likely that a record company would prohibit sales of complete sets after expiration of a lease agreement but not partial ones. Mosaic has also from time to time sold small quantities of sets that were returned to them or uncovered in their storage areas. Yesterday, for instance, Mosaic's website offered for sale one copy of the New Orleans Atlantic Jazz Sessions boxed set, which has been out of print for some time now, along with two copies of the Amos Milburn lp set (which are still available!) If anyone has received any comment of note from Michael Cuscuna or someone else in the know about this topic, I would love to hear it.

Unless there's a license-imposed time limit on the O'Day. You may want to check that out. ← Ron, do you have any reliable information that indicates that Mosaic has ever been prevented from selling a set that it had already produced because of a license-imposed time limitation? I do NOT mean to sound condescending - you well could be right. However, I think that it would be very easy to draft a contract (and just as easy to negotiate for a contract) that would allow Mosaic to continue to sell any sets that it had on hand after the respective licensing agreement had expired. Moreover, how does one explain all of the partial sets that Mosaic has sold over the years if it is prohibited from selling sets for which the license has expired?

Anyone who wants a copy of the New Orleans Jazz Sessions (1 copy left!) should order now!!! Mosaic has also dug up two copies of the Amos Milburn set on lp.

Thanks! I would welcome any additional comments, although it probably does not matter now as I have decided that I will probably place an order for the Ory set tomorrow morning. Mosaic was down to about 200 sets when I called them earlier this afternoon. As for the Anita O'Day/J.J. Johnson debate, I would say that these are both great sets. However, I think that the J.J. Johnson will probably last another month based upon B. Goren's information that there were 700 sets left earlier today. The Anita O'Day, on the other hand, will probably disappear a lot more quickly. The difference in prices between these sets is not significant (~$32). Moreover, I believe that significantly fewer Anita O'Day sets were pressed relative to the J.J. Johnson set, meaning that it will probably be a lot harder (and a lot more expensive) to purchase a set second-hand somewhere down the road.

Last Chance: The Complete Anita O'Day Verve/Clef Sessions (#188) Running Low: The Complete CBS Recordings of Eddie Condon (#152) LP The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions (#169) The Complete Kid Ory Verve Sessions (#189) Any comments regarding the Ory set?

Thanks, Lon! As it so happens, I placed a fairly large order with Worlds Records last night (for some clearance items); but I was able to call them this afternoon and tack on the Cliff Jackson Jazz Oracle CD as well as "A Gift from the President".

Band of Brothers - Complete Series Chappelle's Show - Seasons 1-2 Family Guy - Seasons 1-3 Friends - Seasons 1-9 Looney Tunes - Golden Collection 1-2 Man Show - Season 1 (a gift) MASH - Seasons 1-3 (The Trapper John Years) Monty Python's Flying Circus - Complete Series Scrubs - Season 1 Seinfeld - Seasons 1-3 Simpsons - Seasons 1-5 Son of the Beach - Volume 1 X-Files - Season 1 I would like to get a few more seaons of the X-Files, but they are awfully expensive (unless you buy the Chinese versions). I recently borrowed The Job from a friend, and it is one of the funniest shows that I have ever seen. Too bad that it could not have lasted a couple of more seasons.

Thanks! Actually, I already had quite a bit of Evans (the Complete Verve box, , The Last Waltz, Turn out the Stars, the five SACD hybrids, and eight other discs), but I had held off on purchasing the Riverside material based upon feedback that I had received regarding the CD mastering. I am bit of a neophyte where vinyl is concerned, and I should probably invest in a better turntable before too long. I have been spending too much of my discretionary income on bargain LP boxed sets. (Hey, Wolff, did you notice that Commodore III box (poorly titled on Ebay) that went for about $150.00 on July 1st? It drives me crazy because I was called away from my computer at work about five minutes before the auction ended and the winning bidder had purchased another copy of the set for about $380.00 (I think) just prior.)

I'm pretty sure I've seen this go for $200-300, open. What year was it pressed? Mastering credit? ← Brownie is right - the set is copyrighted 1984 and was remastered by Gary Hobish at Fantasy Studios in the summer of 1984.

Thanks for the input. I purchased the factory sealed set for about $97.50 including tax. Unfortunately, it is not a Japanese pressing. The booklet indicates that it is one of a limited edition of 5,000 sets.

A 2-CD set is slated to be released in the Connoisseur series this October. Does anyone know whether this set will contain any previously unissued tracks?

This weekend I spotted a factory sealed copy of the Complete Bill Evans on Riverside for a great price. Can anyone offer any input as to the sound quality of the lp's in this set? (I have read on this board that the sound quality of Riverside vinyl is variable.) Thanks!!!

There are four ABCKO SACD hybrids: Ain't That Good News Sam Cooke at the Copa Keep Movin' On Portrait of a Legend I recommend that you start off with Portrait of a Legend and then go from there. (Keep Movin' On is a compilation covering Sam Cooke's late career work.)