Quincy Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 CD Universe still has It's Time! listed as a Japanese import (with release date of 6/6) and a price of $14.99. The other new Conn's are $11.19. Arrrgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Were they cheaper like they are online or were they still $17.99? At Borders they were $15.99, full retail price. You can get them about four bucks cheaper at someplace like CDUniverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluerein Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 They might be mid price for a limited period. The last batch of Conns was so too (not anymore). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dova Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 My Borders doesn't have any of them and they don't show up as an item that they will stock. What's up with this? Borders always got at least one copy of each new conn release on the release day. They said they would try and order for me. I guess I should look for them on line since I won't be able to use my 30% off coupons Dova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milestones20 Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Were they cheaper like they are online or were they still $17.99? At Borders they were $15.99, full retail price. You can get them about four bucks cheaper at someplace like CDUniverse. Yeah, but it usually ends up about the same when factoring in shipping and handling. Just picked up the Gil Evans and the Jackie Mac (the Hill was out of stock). About the Blackburn...I'm interested, but I always like to listen to sound clips before buying, but there are none on the web. What should I be expecting from it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 I had the Jackie Mac on JRVG already, so I only bought the Blakey and the Andrew Hill. I didn't care for the Blakey after one listen. I really should have given it another spin, but I've just sold it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 I didn't care for the Blakey after one listen. I really should have given it another spin, but I've just sold it off. You are such a fickle bitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 The stupid Borders around here (Madison NJ) doesn't even have them in the system. Assholes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 I didn't care for the Blakey after one listen. I really should have given it another spin, but I've just sold it off. You are such a fickle bitch! Aren't I though? (Depends on the mood I'm in when I come home from work.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 I had the Jackie Mac on JRVG already, so I only bought the Blakey and the Andrew Hill. I didn't care for the Blakey after one listen. I really should have given it another spin, but I've just sold it off. Kudos to you for being so decisive. I generally keep stuff I don't like on first listen for about ten years before I sell it, hoping it will grow on me. It never does. I want to be like you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 (edited) I don't get the "expensiveness" of these cd's. They are regular full price issues (in Europe) so €20 is on the cheap side. We sell them for €22.50 in our store (JazzCenter, The Hague, The Netherlands). All full priced cd's are that "expensive". Please try to imagine how much EMI is going to sell of these. Then the remastering, seach for tapes, artwork, pressing, etc....and you'll know they might very well be losing money. Let's be greatful EMI is continuing their reissue scedule (as opposed to Sony/BMG, etc) and stop whining about the price. I'll second that. Just to see releases like the Hill 'Pax' and the Lou Blackburn even in the release schedule is amazing. I suspect we have to put a lot of the credit to Michael Cuscuna and his inspired influence over at EMI. Edited June 8, 2006 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 We sell them for €22.50 in our store (JazzCenter, The Hague, The Netherlands). Wow Reinier, I didn't know you own (?) JazzCenter. I discovered the store by chance during a business trip in 1994 and I was in heaven. I had never seen a specialized jazz record store before, and found many CDs which I had been looking for for years (much more difficult without the internet back then). In the following years, I passed at the store whenever it was possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftab Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Just listened to the Blackburn sessions - very nice - one of the best Conns I've bought in the last few years. Good tunes, tasty solos, great sound - the complete package - plus the disc goes on forever - I told my son he could flip on the TV when the disc was done and it practically killed him "Aw, it's only on track 11!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 I think at least one of the Gil Evans's records was originally produced by George Avakian. He's always claimed that the master tapes were in bad shape. I'll definitely get them again if they're at all upgraded. Well I got it and it sounds good to me, but I think that "Old Bottles"-- the one Avakian produced-- is the same master as the older cd I had. Great Jazz Standards however is much improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 picked up "It's Time" - had it before on the Mosaic box - so nothing new, just a great Jackie Mac recording! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ep1str0phy Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 picked up "It's Time" - had it before on the Mosaic box - so nothing new, just a great Jackie Mac recording! Picked it up today, too. It's certainly one of the better BNs (for me), and they're almost uniformly classic. The whole band is on fire--nice to see Haynes in his more 'progressive' mode, and Hancock's support is utterly brilliant throughout. What a great listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluerein Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Claude: just to set the record straight....I don't own the store (although the old owner really wants me to!!!) I've just been around a long time now first as a customer only (from the 1980 already) and then I began helping them out during the North Sea Jazz Festival where the store would reside. Later on I worked (if you really can call it working) in the store for one or two days a week (just for fun on my part). Indeed a great store but pricey (the owner has to live too you know). The Conn's are indeed mid priced for a limited period (so also €11.99 in our store). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Now if only I had some money...those rental deposits will kill ya. (security, pet deposit, electric, gas, cable, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyo Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 It seems these Conns are coming out a few weeks later here in Germany. Can anyone confirm that the UK version is definitely without the recent EMI copy protection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 It seems these Conns are coming out a few weeks later here in Germany. Can anyone confirm that the UK version is definitely without the recent EMI copy protection? They are definitely without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Now if only I had some money...those rental deposits will kill ya. (security, pet deposit, electric, gas, cable, etc) They made you deposit your pet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Now if only I had some money...those rental deposits will kill ya. (security, pet deposit, electric, gas, cable, etc) They made you deposit your pet? Kind of like a regular security deposit, but they kill it if you mess up the apt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlock8718 Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 So has anybody picked up the Solomon Ilori release? I'm curious enough to want to hear it, but not quite enough to just pick it up, which I've been known to do for BN releases (Mosaics in particular). Of the two what appear to be primarily percussion-based recordings, which do you prefer - 'Holiday for Skins' or 'African High Life'? I like the Blackburn Imperial sessions a lot. It's too bad Blackburn and Freddie Hill didn't get a chance to record more together. The Gil Evans is a bit too commercial and orchestral - for lack of better word - for my tastes. Definitely not on the level of what he managed to do with Miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkertown Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 So has anybody picked up the Solomon Ilori release? I'd like some feedback on this one as well. Welcome to the Forum, Mr. Cookbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 So has anybody picked up the Solomon Ilori release? I'm curious enough to want to hear it, but not quite enough to just pick it up, which I've been known to do for BN releases (Mosaics in particular). Of the two what appear to be primarily percussion-based recordings, which do you prefer - 'Holiday for Skins' or 'African High Life'? I like the Blackburn Imperial sessions a lot. It's too bad Blackburn and Freddie Hill didn't get a chance to record more together. The Gil Evans is a bit too commercial and orchestral - for lack of better word - for my tastes. Definitely not on the level of what he managed to do with Miles. I suggest looking for a "better word" for the Evans material. Cannonball gives me the heebie jeebies but "Great Jazz Standards" is a MF! I bought both lps in the early '60s and still play them. I suggest you leave the Ilori alone unless you are into African music. It is a fine "example of the type" at the time it was recorded and I still play the lp from time to time. The extra material is a bonus for those caring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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