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I have no idea, Cliff. I was only reposting historical info from their website. I don't have any inside knowledge otherwise. I suspect there is no connection, but that's just a guess.

Will do.

This Mitchell set is really growing on me. I'm listening to the 2nd disk now and it hasn't stopped killin' since I put it on!

There are lots of vocals by Andy Bey and his sisters here. The lyrics are VERY "70's", but I like these dates a lot anyway. REALLY looking forward to these Conns.

... and I thought my picks were a little "off". Guess I'm not alone. Youze guys are the GREATEST!

Anyone going to this "Only North American Appearance" show at Yoshi's next week? I'll be there on Friday ...

Let me toss in some different options: - Rainy Day, Dream Away - Ezy Ryder - Drifting (gorgeous!)

From the website: The (very short) History of Shout! Factory Some of us here at Shout! are refugees from the Rhino label where we managed to unleash an ungodly number of music compilations, retro-TV re-issues and a few movies of dubious distinction on an unsuspecting public. Now, just when you thought it was safe, we're launching Shout! Factory. We had an amazing run at Rhino. I'm not taking too much credit. My brother Richard, Harold Bronson, Gary Stewart and several others deserve the bulk of it. 25 years for Richard, 15 years for me, and about the same for our partner Bob Emmer. Bob was Rhino's head of Business Affairs and the man responsible for putting us together with Atlantic in 1992. Last year it was time to move on, and Richard decided to put together a new label, got Bob involved then brought me in. The optimist that he is - he sees this as a great time for an entrepreneurial, independent audio and video co. They bought the Biograph catalog last year - our first acquisition - for the classic Skip James album (Hard Time Killing Floor Blues), Son House, Johnny Shines, plus historic piano rolls from Scott Joplin and Jelly Roll Morton. We're putting together a bunch of Blues compilations (single and various artists), we're working on some themed multi-artist titles with mainstream, big hits, and some more conceptual compilations with cool, unexpected tracks. Initially, it looks like the video/DVD business could be bigger for us than audio. Our early releases are really varied - The DVD for The Rhythm, Love & Soul PBS special (PBS only until Summer); Pop culture documentaries - Timothy Leary, Kerouac, John Waters, Andy Warhol; A doc. about the 2000 Florida election scandal - Unprecedented; Legendary animation from Spike and Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival, where some of the edgiest and most creative animation that you have and haven't heard of gets started; The Warren Miller ski film library - new and classic films from the king of the genre; Some great concert videos - like Joni Mitchell's classic 1980 concert "Shadows and Light" with Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius and other amazing musicians. We're in negotiation for several cult and classic TV show libraries that we hope to announce over the next few months. That's about all there is for now but we're coming up with new stuff every day so please stop back soon to catch up or, better yet, sign up for our no-spam newsletter and we'll send you updates from time to time (like once a month, not once an hour). Sincerely, Garson Foos

You know, I read that and was wondering the same thing! What's up with THAT??

Is it just me, or is the board working much better since the "black-out"? It seemed to be kinda sluggish the past few weeks.

I'm sure it's just a matter of time before all labels will make their catalogs available for downloading. My guess is that it will occur in the next 5-10 years - tops. Probably see the demise of the CD store at the same time - except for second-hand stores selling stuff for collectors and whatever music is still unavailable.

Nobody liked the Hendrix Pepsi commercial?

From the website: How Did Rhino Start? Rhino began with Richard Foos indulging in his love of roots music (especially the blues) by digging through record bins at swap meets and record sales. Seeing that a $3 pile of albums could be sold for many times that led Foos to buy up old records. He initially sold them out of the trunk of his car, then the back of a small electronics shop, and eventually opened the first Rhino Records retail outlet in 1973. The store became a success, leading to a second store. Through those salad days, Foos gained a "from the ground up" retail experience that informed the company's planning in the years to come. Rhino also gained a reputation as the hippest record retailer in the L.A. area, thanks to Foos' collecting expertise and offbeat sense of humor. This success was enhanced when self-confessed "record fanatic" Harold Bronson became a steady customer of the expanded Rhino Records retail store near UCLA. Bronson's knowledge of music led Foos to hire him as a salesperson, and to promote him to store manager soon afterward. Bronson went on to help mastermind oddball ventures such as The Temple City Kazoo Orchestra (in 1978, the TCKO recorded the Rhino label's first true novelty hit, a version of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" - itself a version of Willie Dixon's "You Need Love"). Through the years Rhino evolved beyond novelty releases and into reissuing classic pop music and video from the 1920's to the present. More here: About Us

Just picked up tickets to the Sam Rivers/Reggie Workman/Jason Moran; Wm. Parker Quartet show in April. I was amazed to find out that much of the floor seating is already sold out. So, if anyone was planning on going to this once-in-a-lifetime show, you should pick up tickets SOON.

I agree. I think the O's spent a TON of money on some questionable players. Tejada's the best of the bunch, but after that...... - Lopez' career year was LAST year. - Palmeiro is in his twilight, for sure. Viagra might keep him going, though.

You could always wait for BMG to pick up some of these.....and then wait for one of those "50% off/free shipping" deals (like they're running this week). Needless to say, you won't be getting these in the first part of the year, though.

So far, I'm finding disk 2 & 4 to be the most exciting.

I guess it depends on the quality of the upgrade. Many of the RVGs are significantly better than the "originals" on CD. In those cases, I have upgraded to the new release. These forums are definitely a good source of finding out how good the reissue is. I like the "Half Note" set myself, but if the new version is significantly cleaner (or has additional tracks) then I will be picking it up for sure.

I only have "Sunset Eyes", but it's a good one.

Great suggestions, John. Thanks!

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Yeah. Gotta pick it up one of these days ...

Is there one particular disk that is better than the others in the JSP set? They have it on emusic, but the new policy limits my interest in d/l'ing the whole thing.

I downloaded it from eMusic a while ago, but never got around to listening to it. Thanks for the reminder.

Just received #3599 today. GREAT! Now I've got something to do this weekend. B)