Ahhh, the good old days

[Soul Stream]

I was thumbing through the new little Blue Note Album Cover Artbook (the small one that combines vol 1 and 2). It made me a little sad.

I remember when I first got those cover are books....I used to just drool and IMAGINE what those albums sounded like. So many were unavailable on CD, and finding them on vinyl was almost impossible in this part of the country.

Now, I have most all of the Blue Notes in one form or another. It makes me a little sad that the sense of discovery is over. The idea of hearing a Blue Note for the first time after looking at the cover in those books for so many years. I can still remember how blown away I was after recieving my first TOCJs of my Holy Grails....John Patton's "The Way I Feel," "Oh, Baby!", and Freddie Roach's "Brown Sugar."

Those were the days. I really miss them. But on the bright side, "Mode For Joe" comes out today and I've never heard that!

[Templejazz]

And you are in for a real treat. I will be picking up A Mode For Joe as Well. My original copy has a few skips on it.

FWIW, the Album Cover Book still makes ME drool......a LOT!

Edited September 2, 2003 by Templejazz

[Soul Stream]

FWIW, the Album Cover Book still makes ME drool......a LOT!

Enjoy the feeling TempleJazz! Anticipation! The best part of life is anticipation!!!! (That and hearing Blue Notes for the first <and thousandth> time).!

[bertrand]

Soul Stream,

We still have the rejected Wayne Shorter, Jackie McLean (with Tyrone Washington, Woody Shaw and Bobby Hutcherson), and Kenny Dorham (with Grant Green) sessions to look forward to hearing!

Bertrand.

[Free For All]

......and the "new" Andrew Hill! I hope they do it up in traditional Blue Note cover art.

[Templejazz]

Oc..to..ber so.......far....away.........!!!!

[Soul Stream]

Yes, but I'm talking about "real" Alfred-approved Blue Notes with Reid Miles man!!!! Accept no imitations.

[jazzbo]

Now I find myself anticipating the next Jazz Oracle Records releases with the same excitment! "Grey Gull Rareties" is on the way to me now! Hotcha!

Edited September 2, 2003 by jazzbo

[Joe Christmas]

Soul Stream, recommence discovery. Start with this one:

[jmjk]

I know exactly what you mean, Soul Stream.

When I first saw the cover of Andrew Hill's Compulsion, I thought it must be the baddest thing ever recorded. Same goes for Donald Byrd's The Cat Walk . Luckily, Mosaic helped out in both circumstances.

The whole design aspect of the Blue Note releases really added to the anticipation and expectations I had as a listener. Two more I love--Hutcherson's Happenings and Sam Rivers' A New Conception. Wild!

I guess we just have to find a new label to discover at this point!!

[Rooster_Ties]

Oc..to..ber so.......far....away.........!!!!

Amen to that!!!

I too am pretty curious about what the cover for "Passing Ships" will look like. Sure, the music is much more important, but it'll be nice to have a "new" Andrew Hill cover to add to the collection.

[David Ayers]

The art was always a big part of the BN appeal and added to the mystery. In fact the art is sometimes better than the album and shame on those who say it is all about the music (all!!??).

Pity that the mystique and allure of these classic albums has become somewhat marred in their Euro editions by the addition of the Copy Controlled logo in the fornt insert window, while the 'explanation' about how this disk might give trouble in some CD players and PCs competes with the barcode on the already crowded rear insert.

I bet the US BN crowd won't be so happy when they see those, considering all the money they spend on design - the design is a big part of their marketing.

[vibes]

But on the bright side, "Mode For Joe" comes out today and I've never heard that!

Great session! If you're looking for it, don't bother going to Best Buy. Last month, I was pleasantly surprised to find the last batch of RVG's in stock on their release date - something that had never happened before. I just went to the local store over my lunch break and they didn't have any of them. So, when I got back to the office I checked the inventory system to see which of the local stores would be getting them. Unfortunately, none of them have been ordered for any Best Buy store. Looks like I won't be getting the employee discount when I buy them.

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

There, that's a better cover.

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

Move to the right little man...move to the $@%#! right!

[Shrdlu]

I know what you mean, SS. In my case, it was the LPs back in the 60s. Where I lived, they weren't too easy to get, and I heard very few. I took them up on their "For free catalog ... " offer, and they sent me one, in about 1967.

Those LP covers were so exciting, with the oval and the rectangle, and the Wolff/Miles design. When I see a CD cover, with the original number, it takes me back to those days: "Dexter Calling", "Silver's Serenade" etc. The TOCJs recapture it all best on CD.

Now, I have just about all of them that I want, and I don't even need any new RVGs and "Conns", except for the unissued sessions, and those are spoiled by McMasters' terrible sound, so they don't add much.

[JohnS]

Ah, the good old days, I remember the feeling of discovery only too well. I'm a lot older now, the collection's a lot bigger and the real surprises and thrill's are are getting few and far between.

[Tjazz]

I remember when I first got those cover are books....I used to just drool and IMAGINE what those albums sounded like. So many were unavailable on CD, and finding them on vinyl was almost impossible in this part of the country.

Now, I have most all of the Blue Notes in one form or another. It makes me a little sad that the sense of discovery is over. The idea of hearing a Blue Note for the first time after looking at the cover in those books for so many years. I can still remember how blown away I was after recieving my first TOCJs of my Holy Grails....John Patton's "The Way I Feel," "Oh, Baby!", and Freddie Roach's "Brown Sugar."

Those were the days. I really miss them. But on the bright side, "Mode For Joe" comes out today and I've never heard that!

You miss the hunt?

You miss drooling?

I'm amazed that these long OOP albums are on CD and available to hear/buy. Some of the re-issues even made it to LP format too.

Course, some of the covers had an imagined sound better than the album.