Soulstation1 Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 I must get this set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 What are the "European" sets that are being mentioned. Mine came straight from Mosaic, so I assume it is an "American" set. Are these Euro sets ones that are packaged and sealed for sale at record shops in Europe? I recall seeing a bunch of Mosaics, some recently out of print, at the FNAC the last time we were in Spain. Universal has (had?) a deal with Mosaic that the sets containing music from Universal (Farlow, Eldridge, Nelson, Basie Clef/Verve, Peterson, Quincy Jones, etc) would be distributed by Universal directly in Europe, with a different number on the back of the box and no handwritten number in the book, but otherwise identical and also part of the limited total number of sets. Most of those turned up on Amazon Marketplace or elsewhere for attractive prizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 The European sets have a long serial number attributed by Universal on the spine - in the case of the Jazztet set it is B0003464-02 - and they are not individually numbered by hand as the US box sets but have the printed serial number in that place in the booklet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelz777 Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 What are the "European" sets that are being mentioned. Mine came straight from Mosaic, so I assume it is an "American" set. Are these Euro sets ones that are packaged and sealed for sale at record shops in Europe? I recall seeing a bunch of Mosaics, some recently out of print, at the FNAC the last time we were in Spain. Universal has (had?) a deal with Mosaic that the sets containing music from Universal (Farlow, Eldridge, Nelson, Basie Clef/Verve, Peterson, Quincy Jones, etc) would be distributed by Universal directly in Europe, with a different number on the back of the box and no handwritten number in the book, but otherwise identical and also part of the limited total number of sets. Most of those turned up on Amazon Marketplace or elsewhere for attractive prizes. And very attractive prices they were! For a good while, the Tal Farlow "Concert Band" could be had for $50-$55 brand new. After snapping that one up, I was on constant alert for the Universal sets to show up somewhere. Besides Amazon Marketplace, Half.com was another place I picked up a few. I got the Buddy Rich set new (which I liked much better than I thought I would) for somewhere in the $65 range. I also got a new Basie Clef/Verve set for somewhere between $60-$70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 (...) For a good while, the Tal Farlow "Concert Band" could be had for $50-$55 brand new. A merger of two sets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranemonk Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 yea he plays guitar and bari sax @ the same time... Kinda like a new version of Rashaan Roland Mulligan.... :rolleyes: (...) For a good while, the Tal Farlow "Concert Band" could be had for $50-$55 brand new. A merger of two sets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyles Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 I guess this is a benefit of my proximity to Mosaic's offices - the box set arrived on my desk this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) The European sets have a long serial number attributed by Universal on the spine - in the case of the Jazztet set it is B0003464-02 - and they are not individually numbered by hand as the US box sets but have the printed serial number in that place in the booklet. ...and a great advertising piece of paper pasted on the back of the box (easily detachable). I picked up this and many of the other "european" Mosaics at ridicolous prices: the last, Tad Farlow from Amazon.co.uk at less than 40 pounds Edited March 7, 2009 by Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASNL77 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 This set is a goner! It has to be a record. Straight into 'last chance' and gone within a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 This set is a goner! It has to be a record. Straight into 'last chance' and gone within a few days. Well, that sure is a warning against Last Chance roulette... Um... I'm sure we'll get the Lee Morgan album cover shortly, but whoah - there was hardly enought time to procrastinate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Maybe this fits the bill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Dammit. Bad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 This is the only Mosaic set I've ever pre ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggery peccary Posted March 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Mine arrived today, numbered in the low 2700s. This one ends far short of its allotted 10,000. Very impressed with the music thus far too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Wow! Looks like I got in just under the wire on this one. Scheduled for delivery this Wednesday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranemonk Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Wow.... that's kinda depressing.... :( Mine arrived today, numbered in the low 2700s. This one ends far short of its allotted 10,000. Very impressed with the music thus far too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASNL77 Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Wow.... that's kinda depressing.... Mine arrived today, numbered in the low 2700s. This one ends far short of its allotted 10,000. Very impressed with the music thus far too. Don't forget all the European copies which are not numbered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Don't forget all the European copies which are not numbered. Yep, I'd guess that up to 5,000 of them would be 'Euro-Mosaics'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Seems I waited too long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggery peccary Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Don't forget all the European copies which are not numbered. Yep, I'd guess that up to 5,000 of them would be 'Euro-Mosaics'. Do you think the number of "Euro" sets is really that high? It seems as though I heard that the domestic runs are handled in lots of 500 or 1000. It would seem reasonable that Euro runs would be handled in a similar fashion. Perhaps the language of the agreements splits production between the US and other markets. Nonetheless, it seems odd to put such a glut of product abroad all at once. 5,000 just seems like an awfully big number. I'd be interested to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Seems I waited too long... As did I, and for some reason I'm not too upset by that, not like I was when I had to miss the Roach set. I mean, I know it's all good-to-great, but I was not distressed by letting those who really wanted it have it. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Crap Oh well I ain't got no job and no extra money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Woo-Hoo! Seems the UPS guys all worked extra hard (in honor of FreeForAll's birthday, no doubt) to get my set delivered a day early. Listening to it right now. I ripped the discs onto my laptop, and when iTunes accessed the CDDB to get info for Disc 5, one of the tune titles came up as, "I'm A Fool To Want Me." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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