Dick Morrissey Releases on 77 Records.

[Head Man]

These arrived from DustyGroove today:

Dick Morissey Re-Issues

and they're really good!

One of them, 'Have You Heard' was originally released on vinyl by Doug Dobell's 77 Records in 1963 and as far as I know has never had a CD reissue. The other two are live recordings from 1966-ish.

They are very nicely put together with decent liner notes and the recording quality is decent too. Obviously not 'Hi' Fi but more than adequate, considering the age of the recordings.

There are no details as to where the recordings came from and I guess 'Have You Heard' must be a needle drop, although that's not obvious to me from the quality of the sound. The other albums appear to come from taped recordings and their sound quality is not quite as good.

Anyway, the music itself is terrific and if you're a fan of Dick Morrissey, which I am, then you'll know what to expect.

The CDs seem to originate from Taiwan and were remastered by Jazzhus Disk which has a Brooklyn address. Anyone know anything about this outfit?

[Jazzjet]

These arrived from DustyGroove today:

Dick Morissey Re-Issues

and they're really good!

One of them, 'Have You Heard' was originally released on vinyl by Doug Dobell's 77 Records in 1963 and as far as I know has never had a CD reissue. The other two are live recordings from 1966-ish.

They are very nicely put together with decent liner notes and the recording quality is decent too. Obviously not 'Hi' Fi but more than adequate, considering the age of the recordings.

There are no details as to where the recordings came from and I guess 'Have You Heard' must be a needle drop, although that's not obvious to me from the quality of the sound. The other albums appear to come from taped recordings and their sound quality is not quite as good.

Anyway, the music itself is terrific and if you're a fan of Dick Morrissey, which I am, then you'll know what to expect.

The CDs seem to originate from Taiwan and were remastered by Jazzhus Disk which has a Brooklyn address. Anyone know anything about this outfit?

I'm a big fan of Dick Morrissey and these look intriguing, even if the provenance might be a bit obscure.

There's an excellent LP under Jimmy Witherspoon's name on the Fontana label recorded at the Bull's Head, Barnes in 1965/66 with the same rhythm section except with Phil Seamen replacing Jackie Dougan. Great playing by Dick especially but I don't think this has come out on CD yet.

[sidewinder]

That Dick Morrissey 'Have You Heard' on 77 Records is pretty rare and goes for big bucks on the original vinyl (no surprise). I only wish that had been amongst the small batch of 77 Records test pressings that I picked up at Mole Jazz for £2 a shot (in my dreams..)

Never heard it and will look out for this CD, even if it is a needle-drop.