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Thanks for sharing that Stefan. Looks like neat stuff. You're going to like the Shorter.

Stefan, what new cables are you trying out? (You can PM me if you don't want to expose yourself to the antiaudiophile element).

I've noticed a depth to the sound stage on these new relases as well Stefan. The center image is further back and there is as you say a richness to the sound without the "tame" sound the BN Works cds present on my system.

I don't think anyone here knows. But it would seem logical. It has been out from Japan twice.

Finished this interesting book about Minoan civilization: Started

I've been playing about with polarity on these releases, which is easy for me to do as my DAC has a button. Interesting results.

I like this even better than when broadcast. Very well done series. . . second season starts soon.

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Figured as much. Just thought the thread could use the info for all three shows.

Many many happy returns!

Happy Birthday my friend!

Hibaya Yagai Ongaku-do Hall, Tokyo July 12 http://www.plosin.com/milesahead/Sessions.aspx?s=640712 Shinjuku Kohseinenkin Hal, Tokyo July 14 http://www.plosin.com/milesahead/Sessions.aspx?s=640714 Maruyama Ongaku-do Hall, Kyoto, July 15 http://www.plosin.com/milesahead/Sessions.aspx?s=640715

That's pretty much been my experience as well. Though often lately the 3-5 days seem as if they're headed for cancelation and taking considerably more than 3-5 days before any action. The points system sure helps with the postage. I've scaled back to the airmail mainly because I'm never there to sign for package when I use the fastest shipping and it seems to take a few more days before they get redelivered to me. I've got about three shippings on the way to me for about four days now. . .hopefully I'll get them next week.

I've always loved "Miles Davis in Europe" but I only ever had it on lp in fake stereo, which always annoyed me. And popping in the mono button didn't help. So glad to have it is such amazing sound on the Seven Steps box set!

Scott, not sure we're really disagreeing that much. The only thing I am getting at is that these guys played a lot of live gigs and, based on the recorded evidence from 1963 through 1967, did so at an extremely high level pretty much all the time. Within that context, what made the 2/12/64 concert special was not that these guys played a lot better than they usually did on this specific night, but that it was the only opportunity for many listeners to hear them in action. Maybe if Columbia had recorded & released the May 1966 Portland concert or the November 1967 Paris concert to a broad audience, those would be the concerts we'd all be swooning over. Perhaps. But why couldn't we also still swoon over this outstanding date? If it helps, I actually purchased the Plugged Nickel Box at least a year or two before I picked up this date. I've always liked both equally, to be honest. I consider too that this was Philharmonic Hall, and a prestigious event for a good cause, a good reason to record and release these performances. And by splitting them into two different relesaes with different themes (ballads, cookers) they got two slabs from the same source, a good thing for both the label and the artist, and one that has been paying off ever since in sales. On top of that, Miles was making new directions in the studio, not that much of which directly as far as original tunes and arrangements made it into his live act. So Miles could have two sort of things going: comfortable, familiar stuff for both the band and the audience live, and pioneering, stretching material in the studio to craft albums that get talked about. Right after these lps satisfied that "lets get live Miles on record" need the focus seemed to move towards these new directions in the studio, and those are primarily why his work has endured. These two lps do stand as a great portrait of the early sixties live shows, they were timed just right and placed in the "oeuvre" just right to be the lauded and staple features they have become. Just my view of them.

I haven't heard these but I've read glowing reviews and if I were in the market I'd order these immediately due to my several decades experience with this excellent company. http://www.decware.com/newsite/DM945.html Forum for these speakers: http://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl?board=DM Also, I believe that unlike any other Decware speaker or almost other product, there's no waiting on these at the moment.

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If someone said this, they are incorrect. For what it's worth, while this is an excellent concert, I do wonder whether its reputation is at least in part exaggerated due to the fact that it had almost no competition for listeners' ears from other live recordings with this rhythm section for a decade. Maybe if the Plugged Nickel or later recordings had been released in real time... I think it was genius to break the concert up into the two albums sequenced just as they are. I think that is a big reason why they are so lauded.

You came across exactly right, I didn't feel you were exasperated with me. I honestly don't need it, I have so much stuff! And now I'm in a smaller space than the three bedroom house I had before, and I have about 20 percent the time to listen. So I'm good.

I'm so behind in my Dead listening! I'm not that into Old and In the Way, but '73 would be a good year.

It's fine Allen, I don't need it. So much to listen to! Including this fine new release.

I was too late for the bonus disc. Which is a good thing! Sold that much that fast.

Let me be the one to say. . . I really like the Hutcherson. And I've bought every one of the new reissues available of this material, they sound a bit better. But it's good stuff. . .took me a bit at first to get into this material (pre-Select) but I got into it. . .really got into it.

Mine can only be extracted from my cold dead hand.