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They say July 16 on their Timeless series. No track listing yet and no plans for a collected works release. :-(

BMG records is putting an end to distributing those marvelous Soviet-era Melodiya recordings that have been on the western markets since the early nineties. (This goes for Europe and the USA.)Mravinsky, Kondrashin, the Borodin String Quartet doing...

...going freeAnyone want a free copy of the ESP compilation contained within this months issue of The Wire?Being an adventurous type, though never having given jazz much of a chance, I gave this cd a listen. Three tracks in I was trying to remove my...

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I recently bought "From The Lion's Mouth" by The Sound, its just been re-mastered and released on CD. Stylistically they are Joy Division lite (but none the worse for that) and this would have sat happily alongside JD, The Cure, Bunnymen, Teardrops...

According to a TV advert yesterday The Sunday Times will have a free 6 track Oasis CD with it this week. On the advert is some small print which I think is saying three of the tracks will only play four times.How does that work then? Will trying to...

Hi all I need your help here. The very first time I heard an LP12 it was on the shop floor at the Sound Organisation (York). Simon placed on an awesome piece of music on the LP12 and I'm trying to find who it is. Here's the details.1) Style is...

Both from Pablo. Both Norman Granz productions. Both have clean, quiet, clear sound. The Ellington is from Paris; the Alhambra, 1958 and the Kenton is from Newport, 1957. Kenton's band includes Lennie Niehaus and Bill Perkins. Ellington's has Johnny...

The excellent music used in the recent Nintendo Gamecube adverts is by someone called Vince Pope. I think it's called "Destination Unknown".Despite searching high and low on the Information Super Lay-by, I can't find it on CD (but have an MP3). Anyone...

I just picked up a new Takoma cd by Michael Guzelian. What a find! I'd barely heard of him before this. He plays much in the F/K style. Great intelligence. Terrific guitar playing.

snigger, picked up this Decca test record from a charity store today from 1967Had some bloke speaking 'posh' and his apparently pretty young assistant, (although she could of course be a moose.)some startling problems identified though, the bias I...

by Cheapglue.I really like this album. I read a review of it on Friday, and the following day a copy of it was waiting for me in Standout (another plug on this forum won't hurt)The songs are good but not polite like Travis / Coldplay. The singer -...

For anyone that likes Guitary POP ( aka Weezers last couple of albums) their latest album is great stuff, even better than Weezer in fact.I've only listened a couple of times but very catchy and upbeat. Sound is also half reasonable (I find Weezer's...

Finally found a nice Mono UK release of this classic album. What a line up.Ellington is quite extraordinary his piano playing so modern yet still recognizably him. I also love Min g us on this especially on the title track where he creates an anxious...

Hello all,I have read many posts on the forum for a month or two now. All very intersting. But been scratching my head trying to think of something that might create a useful thread and be of use to me in the future. Whilst driving around Tuscany last...

Anyone who likes Steve Wilson/Porcupine Tree's more trippy space jamming stuf should go and buy their latest - We're Coming for your Children. Best to buy online at Freak Emporium rather than ask the girl at Smiths for it.Alex

Came across this this evening (21.00-22.00) on Radio 2. Superb history of Jamaican music. I presume there'll be more next week. Otherwise you've missed it....Isn't Radio 2 great?Paul

Bored this evening so let's see how this thread might develop....Can you name this artist?1. Lived in Rusholme, Manchester2. Man City fan3. Pink Floyd considered him to be one of the greatest living guitarists4. Famously wrote 'And it could be Geoff...

Guy's,Whilst I'm pretty keen to see Nitin Sawhney I'm HUGELY keen to see Ozomatli and rather bizarrely they're both playing at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill on July 27th. How wierd is that?Anyway, book your tickets nowDave

There are two new albums available on The Naim Label, "Peace" by Patrick Noland and "New Dawn" by Dominic Miller and Neil Stacey.Peace by Patrick NolandPatrick Noland recorded Peace shortly after the premature death of Julian Vereker, and dedicated...

All you Acoustic/Folk Bods out there must check out this superb singer/songwriter as soon as you can. I have just bought her latest "1000 Kisses" (import only at the moment") and it's excellent. Her other CDs are as good "Flaming Red" and her 1st CD...

And you know who you are...If you haven't already sought out a copy of the new magazine "Wax Poetics" I strongly recommend it and want to bring it to your attention. The first issue was published in the winter and is almost sold out world wide but...

I'm interested in reading about Bob Dylan and I need advice. What is (are) the best book(s) about Dylan? For what it's worth, I value good, compelling writing above exhaustiveness.As far as I can tell from doing some research on Amazon, the candidates...

I'm interested in mainly the Sabina Sciubba CDs - as she seems to hum quite well on one of the samplers i have... Anyone have any comments regarding Meet me in London & You don't know what love is ? I like busy jazz tracks and i reckon her vocals sublime. I normally listen to Progressive Trance, so these pipe and slippers CDs would need to be something special naheed...

Best Bowie for a looooonnnng time IMO. BIG sweeping choruses, nice Tony Visconti production - highly recommended.