JSngry Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 http://www.dustygroove.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap...&GO.x=17&GO.y=3 Quote
sidewinder Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 I hear that the Applause patented dung-brown cover art in low res is coming back into fashion. Quote
chris olivarez Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 I hear that the Applause patented dung-brown cover art in low res is coming back into fashion. You're shitting me!!! Quote
ep1str0phy Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 Damn it--I think I bought the Hutcherson for two dollars more than the DG price. Bastards! Another thought: Expansions got a pretty decent CD issue with BN (years back)--how many of these were also released by the original labels? Quote
sidewinder Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 That Lou Donaldson 'Lush Life' is a pretty nice session - never realised that Applause had done an 'issue' of it. It appeared as 'Sweet Slumber' (with way better cover art ) on a King LP issue, which is the version I have. Nice Duke Pearson arrangements and some great Wayne Shorter vignettes ! Quote
sidewinder Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 (edited) I've still got one single Applause LP - a Grant Green 'Am I Blue' in 'rare blue Applause cover art' acquired for $0.50 in a Canadian shopping mall. I was fleeced ! I can recall seeing quite a few copies of 'Natural Illusions' in deep dung edition in those racks at the same price but I passed. Edited July 21, 2006 by sidewinder Quote
JohnJ Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 Don't believe the Dusty hype on "Natural Illusions", that one really is pretty bad. And I say that as a very big Hutcherson fan who loves just about everything else I have heard him on. Quote
ep1str0phy Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 Don't believe the Dusty hype on "Natural Illusions", that one really is pretty bad. And I say that as a very big Hutcherson fan who loves just about everything else I have heard him on. I've certainly never listened to it more than a couple of times, but--for what it is (what it is being straightforward, stridently commercial, jazz-informed pop)--it ain't that bad. I'd take Bobby slumming over some hack at 100% any day of the week. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 I am pretty sure that the Applause version of Lou's "Lush life" came out before the GXF version on Japanese King. That would make it the original. And it's only $3.99! Beautiful session. MG Quote
Claude Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 (edited) No, they come from multiple-generation or damaged tape copies, which sound like worn-out cassettes. Edited July 21, 2006 by Claude Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 No, they come from multiple-generation or damaged tape copies, which sound like worn-out cassettes. That, coupled with cover-art designed by two year-olds makes for one heckuva package!!! Quote
Parkertown Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 Ewwww, I mean they sound like they're...ewwwww.... Quote
sidewinder Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 No, they come from multiple-generation or damaged tape copies, which sound like worn-out cassettes. That, coupled with cover-art designed by two year-olds makes for one heckuva package!!! And as a special treat for the vinyl buyers they are on 50g non-virgin frisbee vinyl with sleeves 'printed' on the thinnest card money can buy. Gotta love 'em Quote
Noj Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 I have the Tyner, with a nice scratch through my favorite track. A deep scratch, all the way through the information layer. Quote
Christiern Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 "the legendary Bobbi Humphrey"????? Nothing legendary about here--for that matter, nothing musical, either. But they do surround here with fine players--she's the fly in the ointment. Quote
Hot Ptah Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 "the legendary Bobbi Humphrey"????? Nothing legendary about here--for that matter, nothing musical, either. But they do surround here with fine players--she's the fly in the ointment. Not to be too harsh about it, but there are any number of high school flute players, in any city, who can play much better than she can. At least the better high school flute players care about intonation. However, there may not be that many high school flute players who can dance around and exhort the audience to get funky like she can. Quote
etherbored Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 i was given a copy of 'lush life' and as funky as the packaging is, the source is no needle drop... -e- Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 All this talk about needle drops made me go back to Jim's original link. They're CDs!?!?!?! Didn't BN bring out "Lush life" on a CD? MG Quote
etherbored Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 (edited) domestically, they did. it was even a sought after members-club-only-bonus toshiba tocj issue en japon. which renders the applause version all the more weird. i was under the impression these gems were record club type issues a la the jazz heritage foundation. anyone seen those packages? -e- Edited July 21, 2006 by etherbored Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 21, 2006 Report Posted July 21, 2006 domestically, they did. it was even a sought after members-club-only-bonus toshiba tocj issue en japon. which renders the applause version all the more weird. i was under the impression these gems were record club type issues a la the jazz heritage foundation. anyone seen those packages? -e- I thought I remembered making a mistake and passing over that one. MG Quote
JohnS Posted July 22, 2006 Report Posted July 22, 2006 I picked up a couple of Applause lps and cds in my time. A crappy product but at the price I was glad to hear the music much of which was hard to find at the time. Quote
JSngry Posted July 22, 2006 Author Report Posted July 22, 2006 Yeah, the Applause things came out after BN ceased all activity as an active label (even reissues). It was looking for a while that that was going to be the form that the BN catalog was going to be handled for the immediate future. Dark days, those were... Quote
sidewinder Posted July 22, 2006 Report Posted July 22, 2006 Yeah, the Applause things came out after BN ceased all activity as an active label (even reissues). It was looking for a while that that was going to be the form that the BN catalog was going to be handled for the immediate future. Dark days, those were... Remember it well... The first glimmer of Blue Note light on the horizon after that (and it seemed like a very bright beacon at the time, at least in the UK) was the first batch of DMMs from Pathe Marconi in France. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 22, 2006 Report Posted July 22, 2006 Yeah, the Applause things came out after BN ceased all activity as an active label (even reissues). It was looking for a while that that was going to be the form that the BN catalog was going to be handled for the immediate future. Dark days, those were... Remember it well... The first glimmer of Blue Note light on the horizon after that (and it seemed like a very bright beacon at the time, at least in the UK) was the first batch of DMMs from Pathe Marconi in France. Yeah - what was unusual about those early PM releases is that they brought out Don Wilkerson's "Preach brother" very early. That became the record that started the Brighton DJs going for "Acid jazz". Kurt Mohr worked for PM in those days; perhaps he had something to do with the selection of BNs. I used to hate those PM sleeves that were a little bigger than regular size. I've got shelves they won't quite fit in vertically. MG Quote
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