Kevin Bresnahan

AND they can benefit from royalties. This is always a concern for "good" producers. I can site dozens of reissues dictated by royalty concerns. ← I know Michael tried like hell to get some John Patton out on CD just for this reason. He died with a pile of medical bills. I hope his wife has been able to cope with them. That's one benefit concert I'd try to make. Kevin

As for the above, I know I've said it before but, the argument you present really only holds water if we assume that a significant percentage of the U.S. jazz buying public actively seeks out Spanish(?!) Blue Note reissues. I'm just not sure that's the case... ← But Brandon, did you catch the thread the other day where people were ordering them from Dusty Groove? I go to two stores that sell quite a few copies of this as well. It is one of the Spanish Blue Notes that is selling very well. After all, it is a TOCJ mastering so it's sounds pretty darn good. If this was "Rolling With Leo", there would be zero competition from this Spanish series. I think they should have gone for "Rolling With Leo". Later, Kevin Kevin

I got a list of six upcoming titles in the RVG series, scheduled for Sept. I've been holding off posting them because they usually come in batches of 12. It looks like this might be only 6. The fact that they have UPC codes seems to indicate they're done and ready to roll. 00946 311490 2 3 LEO PARKER – LET ME TELL YOU ‘BOUT IT 00946 311492 2 1 BLUE MITCHELL – DOWN WITH IT 00946 311494 2 9 STANLEY TURRENTINE – THAT’S WHERE IT’S AT 00946 311496 2 7 HANK MOBLEY – REACH OUT 00946 311423 2 1 LONNIE SMITH – TURNING POINT 00946 311426 2 8 THE SOUNDS OF JIMMY SMITH BTW, I went back & forth with Michael Cuscuna to try and get him to change that Leo Parker title to "Rollin With Leo". I told him that the latest Spanish blue-tinged Blue Note CDs have satisfied the market for "Let Me Tell You 'Bout It" but Michael said it was already "in the can" for the Japanese market, so it's easier that way. I still think it's a mistake and poor Leo won't sell again. I just love these Leo Parker dates... I hate to see this title set up to flop. Later, Kevin

I've toyed with the idea of doing this but quite frankly, when transferring LPs to digital, they do not need the advanced resolution of 24/96 or 24/192... they really do sound perfectly fine in 16/44.1. In fact, I wonder if the clicks, pops & hum might not become more noticeable in 24/96? I'd like to try it but the costs can't be justified in my budget right now. If I was going to do this, I'd buy Tascam's standalone SACD/DVD-A recorder. The obvious problem is the inability to de-click the results. Plus DVD blanks are more expensive. Later, Kevin

I solved that problem by putting the JRVG CD in the Connoisseur CD case and giving away the Conn CD in the RVG sleeve. That way, I got the best of both worlds. And no, I could care less that I ruined the "collectibility" of my CD! Kevin

Wow, that's a bummer. It's too bad you won't get the opportunity to hear the SACD layer of these discs. They make it feel like you're in the room with the band... really. Did you even think about maybe getting a cheapie Pioneer unit? They're only around $100 here in the US now. You wouldn't even have to worry about multi-channel. The titles you have listed here are all stereo. I think you'll be able to sell these too. The AP SACDs are pretty much universally recognized as prime SACD material. I absolutely love Adderley's "You Know What I Mean". I use the intro to "Waltz For Debby" as a speaker demo tool. Kevin

Hans, Have you dumped your SACD player!?!? Man, these AP SACDs are some of the best-sounding discs I've ever heard. Don't tell me you've been drinking that special Kool-Aid they've been serving over at the Steve Hoffman forums. I wish the shipping charges weren't so high too so I could buy a few. I can get most of these titles at a local store by special order for $21 each. I think the MFSL titles are around $24. Kevin

I have several of these and I wouldn't say the sound is "great". From this second batch of Fontanas, I have two of them and I would agree with "adequate". I doubt they had access to the masters. In fact, there's some doubt as to the existence of the masters. As for the packaging, of all the mini-LPs I've ever bought, these are the cheesiest. They're made out of very thin cardboard that wouldn't stand up to a sneeze, much less heavy handling. The music on these CDs is great! I wouldn't be without it. If they ever get a proper reissue, I'll probably consider re-buying them. Kevin

If I was smart, I would have stuck with a nice, cold Hefe instead of the Zin, but if you don't crank open a good bottle on your birthday, why buy the stuff in the first place? BTW, if I were to have had a beer, my fridge is stocked with:

Thanks everybody. What a birthday... hot & sweaty with the wife... even got light-headed... Working in the yard! Hey, the Turley Zin was awesome with my favorite meal, my wife's spaghetti. Tonight me & the girls are having cake. Life's good. Later, Kevin

As I said in this thread, limiting the sales to one per customer didn't save this for the catalog customers. I think there's just too many of us rabid Mosaic fans hooked up to the Internet. If they're really concerned about their catalog customers, they're gonna have to wanr them earlier. If they have a set that they think might sell out soon, they should list it in the next catalog. BTW, this set selling out is a good thing for Mosaic. If you missed out, just remember that and it might soften the blow. Kevin

Once again, this thread was started because someone tried to buy two copies of this box, not 10,000. I doubt anyone on this thread would advocate Mosaic doing what you're suggesting. BTW, understand that Mosaic has and continues to sell large blocks of sets to companies. How do you think Classic Records lists these sets in their catalog? Mosaic will sell large lots of their sets. The whole thing I don't like about this is that Mosaic could have waited until after they mailed their latest catalog and warning their customers that the Byrd/Adams set was going fast before "lighting the fire" on the website. 30 per day didn't start until after the web notice. I bet they would have had plenty of sets for their catalog custimers if they hadn't done it this way. Later, Kevin

Before anyone thinks I'm blasting Mosaic for this goofy policy, has anyone thought, "Well, why the hell didn't they just hold off on announcing "Last Chance" on the website until they send out a catalog telling their customers that it's going on "Last Chance"? Well, I have. I think it's fantastic that Mosaic thinks of us poor sclubs and holds back some sets until the catalog comes out. But the real question is, will it make it? There's no guarantee, even with a "one per customer" limit. I've seen posts here at Organissimo, Jazz Corner and The Steve Hoffman forums. It's likely that this is what's driving the "30 per day" sales. Instead, they risk alienating Internet mavens like us loonies, who check the "Last Chance" area daily. I think they should let 'em fly out the door. But then again, I ain't the boss. Kevin

I really, really wish that some single purchaser would call Mosaic today and buy all of the remaining stock of "The Complete CBS Recordings of Eddie Condon (#152)"!! It might be the only way they ever get those things off their books. Kevin

And by the way, this Byrd/Adams is a very good set to give away as a gift. It's not too big and has some great music. It had certainly crossed my mind to order another copy of this as a gift for the future but obviously, I couldn't call up today and order a few. And FWIW, I bet I could call and order 50 copies of any other set. Speculation is a result of their popularity. Would Mosaic want it the other way around? Kevin

People posting this thread seem to be missing the first post... Dmitry tried to order two sets. That's it. Just two. That's not someone speculating, just someone who wants a second copy. What's to say that if I call and try to order one set today and their computer shows the other one I ordered 4 years ago? Do they tell me, "Sorry, our records show that you already bought one"? Put a limit, sure, but a limit of one? No way. Kevin

Still pretty damn weird. They've never done this before... I wonder if this set isn't being speculated on? Maybe they've been getting some big multiple-set orders? That's about the only thing I can guess. Even then, it still doesn't make much sense to me from a business point of view. Why alienate a good customer like Dmitry to protect a "potential" sale for a customer who hasn't gotten the latest catlog? It's not like the Byrd set just got added. You snooze, you loose. I guess I can forget about that 5 set order I was planning.

I've never heard a sound difference between gold and aluminum CD-Rs. YMMV. BTW, the science seems to say that you wouldn't hear a sound difference between the two. The main reason the CD-R manufacturers started with gold is because it doesn't oxidize easily. Oxidation would render a disc unplayable over time, not bad sounding. Kevin

After doing a bit of research, and watching some ebay auctions where copies of this software have gone for over $40, I dicovered that Microtek included Adobe PhotoDeluxe 4.0 in their Scanmaster 4800 scanner. Guess what? It's a very cheap scanner. I found one on ebay that said included PhotoDeluxe and I got it for $22, including shipping! I may just throw the scanner away. Kevin

The best way is to download the free shareware program DVDShrink (http://www.dvdshrink.org/). Using this, there are several on-line tutorials. This program will allow you to re-author the movie which bascially means stripping off all the "junk" (YMMV) and leave behind just the movie, which is very important to minimize compression. Once you use DVDShrink to create files on your hardrive, you simply use your burning software (set to "data dvd") and burn the two folders that DVDShrinik created to a blank. It's very easy. Kevin

BTW, for those unaware, the TOCJ of "Off to the Races" is stereo. The Mosaic box is mono (even though the booklet says it's stereo). I think the stereo TOCJ sounds better than the mono Mosaic. My 2 cents. Kevin

Please tell me that the Bennie Green CD is still available. I have been wanting to get this one for a while (without having to buy the Mosaic Select). Kevin

If you like domestic RVGs, the Leo Parker is on a short list for the next batch. I think if you hold out, you'll be able to get it with the extra track. Kevin

Jim, I've tried several freebies and all of them have their pluses and minuses but none of them have gotten the simplicity that I loved about PhotoDeluxe. I could scan, fix the red-eye and export a picture to .jpg in about a minute. It is really simple that way. I was given a copy of Photoshop a while back and I couldn't figure out how to do these "simple" things. I'm actually tracking some scanner auctions on ebay. I figure I can get a scanner with PhotoDeluxe bundled in for a lot less than the software. Weird, huh? Kevin