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I have to believe that the recent problems between the record comapny and the estate are as important to any delay or cancelation as BMG's reissue ideas. . . . I love these boxes to see the development of the music. I've bought boots of much of the material that later comes out officially; I'm always eager to buy the official version. This will be case with the material in the On the Corner and Beyond proposed set. I'm not that crazy about Bobby's OR Freddie's work actually, but I do support the work of some contemporary artists as well as more Miles and Monk et al.

Admittedly, I've never heard the K2 release. I long ago stopped falling for the "remaster" hustle. In most instances, the original LP is best, and all the CD upgrades are just trying to get back to that. If your original LP is the mono version, it should be ok. In this case it is not just a question of different remastering of the same tapes. The K2 CD comes from the mono tapes, which used different microphone positions than the stereo recording. To me, the stereo version sounds odd, very distant and diffuse, whereas the mono recording sounds as immediate and dynamic as one is used to with Riverside recordings (both mono and stereo). In my view the mono recording should be the standard version, but it's the stereo recording that gets reissued all the time (OJC CD, Riverside set, SACD, now the new set). I recommend everyone to get the K2 CD while it's still around. I'm pretty sure that my regular OJC ( pre ZXY- German issue) release is mono and not stereo. I like both the mono and stereo takes. The most recent release of the stereo tape on SACD sounds pretty good to me. I like this sort of recessed sound fine. I know. . . I'm different.

True. I have that one. But: I think they sound will be better on this release. And I think very few people have ever seen the Yadeon cd. I've only ever seen two copies in total in all my Miles scourings since the late eighties.

You're welcome. I sort of have a comfort food addiction to electric Miles. It was the first music that really excited me and 'fit' when I returned from Africa as a seventeen year old, and I've just had an affection and geniune need for it ever since.

Right. U.S. only. One perk for us. But then again, look at the government administration we have to suffer with.

You should like the box set. It is essentially the same music on this, well, the LIVE material on Live/Evil will be on the final two discs in the box set, in unedited form. And there will be four other discs of sets on nights without guitar, and they are different as a result. For the most part a lot of repitition of "tunes" BUT not tedious or entirely teh same to me. The sound on the box set is better than any version of Live/Evil I've heard on cd.

Maybe Mike knows, I haven't been to the club since it moved (though there were a few years at the close of the eighties I was at that club several nights a week). And I haven't been in the record store in nearly that long. I sort of dropped out of the local scene when Angela Strehli left for SF. I dropped out of that scene and got a wife. . . all in the same year of 1990. The club will go along without him. . . .

Bummer. Lloyd Bentsen too.

These might be nice cds to have, but they're kind of light wieght, it begs the question: If this is the second group, what next? Sorry if I sound down on these, but I am disappointed in the selections. Of course, I'm not speaking for Chuck, don't want him getting cranky at me. Well, I'm not sure if these are "lightweight" or not, all that is a matter of opinion, and really, if their criteria as I understand it includes that this be material rarely if at all on cd, they're limited and they are going to be offering items that will really please some and confuse or not move others at the same time. Hampton's work during this period is excellent; I think there are a number here who would enjoy this one.

I have the Wiley on RCA cd from Japan, nice date. And the Slide I have but not in good shape; this will be a good one. . . glad they're offering it.

All I can say is. . .

I dunno, I've bought about a dozen and teh image printed out for me about as nice as any reissue photo on their cds, so I don't know what to say. I'm certainly not going to say "fuck 'em all." I've gotten items from them I would have had to pay twice as much for as import cds and I'm happy about that. Yeah, the RealPlayer thing is a bummer.

Yes, they just list the original album, not the material from the second album (under Brown's name) that was on the US reissue. I wager this is a digital clone of the recent Japanese cd of the Hodges album.

Not really true. You get a great front cover image with purchase. You don't get back covers or any other liner notes or info. In most cases I have been able to find the discographic detail (all I really care about, I don't feel the same way I did about liners years ago).

Yes, they're on iTunes already (and also Lord of Lords). . . weird. Not yet available for purchase though.

Ah, there you go! I missed that aspect of it. Thanks. No problem for me, I'll download them; I've been happy with Verve Vault on iTunes.

Strange selections - the four above have been on CD in the US before ..... I don't remember the Coltrane on cd. . . maybe.

Also these. . . . Various Artists - The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records - Box Set - Impulse Albert Ayler - The Impulse Story - Catalog/Reissue - Impulse Gato Barbieri - The Impulse Story - Catalog/Reissue - Impulse Alice Coltrane - The Impulse Story - Catalog/Reissue - Impulse John Coltrane - The Impulse Story - Catalog/Reissue - Impulse Keith Jarrett - The Impulse Story - Catalog/Reissue - Impulse Charles Mingus - The Impulse Story - Catalog/Reissue - Impulse Sonny Rollins - The Impulse Story - Catalog/Reissue - Impulse Pharoah Sanders - The Impulse Story - Catalog/Reissue - Impulse Archie Shepp - The Impulse Story - Catalog/Reissue - Impulse McCoy Tyner - The Impulse Story - Catalog/Reissue - Impulse

Pharoah Sanders, "Village of the Pharoahs" Archie Shepp, "For Losers" Harmonicats, "Selected Favorites" Alice Coltrane, "World Galaxy" Alice Coltrane, "Huntington Ashram Monastery" Milt Jackson, "That's the Way it Is" Johnny Hodges, "Everybody Loves Johnny Hodges" Walter Wanderly, "Moondreams" Keith Jarrett, "Treasure Island" Coleman Hawkins, "Wrapped Tight" I'll be grabbing the Sanders, the Shepp and one Coltrane (I have World Galaxy on a beautiful sounding Japanese cd) to have lps I dig on cd! Probably the Hawkins too. .. don't think I have that one. Release date seems to be 6/6

Well again, I marvel at how successful the writing was in drawing such a huge audience. I think this was a RECORD publishing event. And I didn't have the same problem with the writing (I sort of liked the maverickness of it, especially considering the education and situation of the writer).

Weird. I found the writing fascinating because it was stripped down to the bone, nearly a shorthand, and that helped propel the adventure/chase aspects. And I found it fascinating that he used this particular plot material and the way he constructed it and presented it was nearly genius, as I've been reading material like that he was using for source and background material for decades and had never thought anyone would be able to create an international bestseller thriller out of it! To each their own, as always.

I'm going to need to read "Angels and Demons" at some point. Yeah, interesting. . . Illuminati are the bad guys in this one! The English lawsuit was a little weaker and it's not surprising that Brown won; different situation entirely, not the same authour(s). Interestingly, the US suitors want Brown to pay then 100 G which is small change. . . but they also want the book to be stopped publication-wise which is going to HURT a bright future.

Well, I find it so interesting this "history." The assertion about Jesus' "humanity" certainly neither shocks nor unnerves me. Some of the gnostic material I've read for years has made similar assertions, and I may even be convinced that the earliest followers of Jesus may have had this view. I've read years back the books that Brown is being sued over, outlinging the "history" of the Priory of Sion and the Knights Templar et al. I wasn't convinced that the story was as stated, and apparently now there is quite a bit of belief that the "Dossiers Secretes" were fabrications, along with the whole concept of the Priory, etc. Something was up with the Templars who were a fascinating group, but they didn't have to be safeguarding this particular secret. I think the lawsuit is going to be fascinating when concluded: the authors suing Brown had been defending their work as "history" vehemently, and you can't copywrite "history". . . . Their case would be solid if they were not claiming "history". . . ! I can sure see why they are pissed though, since on top of using their research for main plot material, he used the first name of one of the authors for the first name of one important character, and an anagram of the surname for the same character's surname! I've never been too terribly interested in Da Vinci before and so don't have much information on whether there are so many secrets coded into his work. Brown is apparently quite the fan of puzzles and codes and he sure put that love into the book. Didn't particularly care that much about these but I did enjoy the material used!

I don't see that anyone has started a topic on this one yet. I haven't seen the movie yet, but will when I can; I have other priorities I'm afraid and wish I didn't. I read the book, I reluctantly bought the darned thing and I'm glad I did. I was astonished at how he made a thriller out of the subject material, and impressed at how well structured and written it was. I think it had less "truth" to it than it sort of claims, and more "truth" to it than its detractors are proclaiming. But it is after all a novel, and a work of fiction and really doesn't claim to be otherwise. Has anyone read the book AND seen the movie? The movie looks promising to me, good cast, good director and apparently a decent screenplay. . . .

They're still talking about that damned party!