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To the people who had left the last few comments in the old Mailbox (http://record-fiend.blogspot.com/2009/04/mailbox-for-comments-requests-and-other.html):
ReplyDelete@ Anonymous who is the Johnny Darrell fan,
Yes, I have "With Pen in Hand" and "The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp" as well as a few other items that may be of interest to you. I will post them all in the next few months. I'm happy to know that you've enjoyed what's been made available so far.
@ Anonymous looking for "Introduction" by Witch,
I'll see what I can do. That's been on my want list for awhile, too.
@ Anonymous looking for material by Professor Johnson & His Gospel Singers & Reverend Louis Overstreet,
I must confess that my gospel collection is not as deep as my blues collection, so I'm afraid I don't have anything by those guys. If I ever acquire any of their albums, I'll be sure to post them.
RF
Great ... can't wait to hear that Johnny Darrell stuff!
ReplyDeletea response to "." (original message in our old mailbox), regarding moby grape:
ReplyDeletedon't know if you caught it yet, but "legendary grape" was recently posted here:
http://phrockblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/moby-grape-legendary-grape-1989-us.html
"moby grape '84" is still coming, i promise. i'll get around to it as soon as i can. i know my good friend the Fiend himself is also anxious to hear it. (that said, neither of you should get your hopes too high--though, better than anyone, i certainly understand the need to have it.)
i'll be sure and look for "fine wine". thanks for the tip.
the north star grassman
actually, ".", if you have a link for the moby grape/"fine wine" you mentioned, please pass it along. i poked around, and couldn't find too much musical content other than this clip:
ReplyDeletehttp://sauvignonblancwine.net/fine-wines%20/fine-wine-aka-moby-grape-i-wonder-if-its-all-worth-it/
(which may have been what you were referring to?) either way, let me know if you can.
thanks in advance,
the north star grassman
to "." (and all other moby grape hunters):
ReplyDeleteokay, i found the "fine wine". took a wee bit of digging, and paying attention to some fine print.
if anyone else is interested, the above mentioned LP, and lots of other grape/grape-related rarities are here:
http://twentyfourhourdejavu.blogspot.com
the north star grassman
Sorry I wasn't clear about the location for Fine Wine, and I didn't see your message here until you'd weeded it out for yourself. But at least you can hear it now - it's fabulous, isn't it?
ReplyDelete"Looking forward" to hearing '84, and thanks for posting it!
Still remember about that Jewish album? :)
ReplyDeleteHello
ReplyDeleteI linked you to both of my blogs
Rock On
Yes Morly Grey is great and should be better known.
M
@ Darkman,
ReplyDeleteYes, I still remember my promise to post the Dave Tarras CD. It will be available...eventually. Your patience is greatly appreciated.
RF
RE: the BOMArchiveHelper issue--
ReplyDeletePart of the problem, at least in my experience, is that BOMArchiveHelper does not handle passwords. I haven't tried UnArchiver, but opening a password protected file in Stuffit Expander seems to do the trick.
Of course, sometimes a PC created zip or rar just cannot be extracted on a Mac for mysterious reasons.
Thank you very much for Sunlight Rainbow: Heavenly Earth! I'm a big fan of Yahowha 13, and this is a great outgrowth by Sky. What a loss when Saxon died
ReplyDeletethanks for taking the time to scan the booklets and 78 quarterlys! very interesting reading and very much appreciated.
ReplyDeletegreets from oslo/ shaun
Alan Brackett said on the The Peanut Butter Conspiracy Msg Board: "We have finished mixing the 4 new recordings by the PBC. Two of the songs were written and performed by us back in the sixties but never recorded. (...) It's a new world compared to how things worked back then and we need to figure out what the best way is to get these out so our fans can hear them. Any ideas you may have on this we would love to hear."
ReplyDelete(http://pub15.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=1240898873&frmid=64&msgid=752439&cmd=show)
Hmm, I wonder if you're bumping up to blogger storage limits> I notice that you upload images directly to blogger instead of hosting them elsewhere, this will eventually cause you to run out of storage space for this blog.
ReplyDelete@ rickdog,
ReplyDeleteNope, no storage limit issues. I only upload the album covers directly to Blogger. All other photos and/or artwork I host on my Flickr account. At this point, I've only used about 1% of my Blogger storage capacity, so I've got awhile before this becomes a problem. I appreciate you looking out for me and the blog.
RF
Hi.
ReplyDeleteHopefully you still remember about my request :)
@ Darkman,
ReplyDeleteOh, yes. I remember. At my current pace, the Dave Tarras CD will appear sometime next month or in early June. Let's just hope that I don't become too overwhelmed with business or get too lazy if the weather turns nice...
RF
Hello do you have this collection? Upside Down World Of John Pantry (Wooden Hill) Expanded 2-CD edition , Thanks George
ReplyDelete@ George,
ReplyDeleteI regret to inform you than I do not have that item in my collection.
RF
@ Anonymous looking for "Introduction" by Witch,
ReplyDelete@ Anonymous looking for material by Professor Johnson & His Gospel Singers & Reverend Louis Overstreet,
ananoymi,
some wacky blog posted these recently, the gospelarians & most of that witch album. it's coming out on cd domestically real soonish. wouldn't wanna step on independent record labels toes deliberately, knowingly & willfully, but alas owl of this is pretty much hear:
http://holywarbles.blogspot.com
Hi There, I want to thank you for all the great postings, just one request: Dyckman-James - indepent study, is it possible to post it?
ReplyDeletethanx
no request, mate. just want to say, brilliant blog. thanks for all the shares.
ReplyDelete@ Christian,
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, none of us have that Dyckman-James item, although now you have me really interested in getting it. Maybe someday...
Thanks for the visits.
RF
Hi! I've found the solution to download problems on my computer. I always copied and pasted the password right off the site into the extraction. That worked fine on my old computer but I recently got a new one and it definitely doesn't work. I played around with it and it will only work if the password is typed in (no caps of course). Anyway, hopefully this will be a help to others. As always , thank you for all the great music!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteFound tons of things I'd bought on vinyl and thought I'd never hear again. Thank you.
If you have an album called "Cross Country" by Toni and Terry (late of The Joy of Cooking) I'd be eternally grateful if you'd post it. Also anything by Arthur, Hurley and Gottleib.
Thanks again.
@ DN,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your visit and kind words. It makes me happy to know that there are some items here of interest to you.
A post of "Cross Country" can be found on the highly recommended Evermore Blues blog. Check it out:
http://evermoreblues.blogspot.com/2010/05/by-request-toni-brown-terry-garthwaite.html
As for stuff by Arthur, Hurley and Gottleib, can't help you there.
RF
@ drizzz,
ReplyDeleteThanks for passing that information along. PEOPLE HAVING PASSWORD PROBLEMS PLEASE TAKE NOTE.
RF
Hi people there, thanx so much for all the great selections of records you are posting
ReplyDeleteI want to make a request if it's possible:
John Palmer - Shorelines from 1971 i think
thank you so much
@ Ulysses,
ReplyDeleteI just scored an MP3 version of this album and am listening to it for the first time as I write this. Give me a little time to digest it fully, and I will try to do a write-up next week.
I appreciate the request.
RF
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI want to request two Buster Benton's LPs
- First Time in Europe (1983, Blue Phoenix)
- Why Me (1988, Ichiban)
Thanks in advance
Hi, Zivoin,
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, nobody here has either of those titles by Buster Benton, but I'll stay on the lookout for them. Keep up the great work over at the Blues Collective.
Regards,
RF
Thank you RF, thanks for the nice words, also.
ReplyDeleteBest regards,
Hello R. Fiend,
ReplyDeleteI think it was a couple of weeks ago i discovered your blog; dl'ed something that didn't unzip. (maybe was drunk) but visited a gain a couple of days ago and haven't left. Just finished grabbing some stuff from October 2009 (started at current date) and most links are still good! I have found it interesting to get exposure to some bands from sixties that i shockingly did not know like Country Weather and Freedom's Children and begin to appreciate them like the bands i saw and heard locally on the West Coast. Almost if you have the sixties blood running through the body one is already acclimated to the music working even if it is new to me. not sure if i am following this either. also as a real blues fan i have not listened to tons of pre-war blues as i don't like that 78rpm level of fidelity but what i have heard so far from your blog is a different story... so thanks again. your hard work is appreciated by many I am sure
@ majorcurry,
ReplyDeleteI greatly appreciate the kind words and hope that you're not continuing to have problems with unzipping files. Also, if any URLs are not working to the point that a particular album is unobtainable, please let me know. As you can see, if you're a fan of 1960s rock and the blues, you're in the right place! Thanks for the comments.
RF
RF,
ReplyDeleteNothing else Jewish, Klezmer, Yiddish could be found by any chance?
@ Darkman,
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid not. That Arhoolie/Folklyric klezmer comp and the Dave Tarras CD posted previously are the only two items in my collection that fall within the parameters of your request. I do have some albums by Israeli rock musicians from the 1960s and 1970s - the Churchill's (sic), Jericho Jones, and Danny Ben-Israel - but they might be too psychedelic for your tastes. If you're curious, though, I'd be happy to post reviews at some point.
A relatively recent new blog, however, might have the sorts of things that you're looking for. It's called "Holy Warbles" and has an absolutely amazing selection of world music, much of it from the pre-World War II era. Kindly pay the site a visit, and let the administrator, owlqaeda, know that I referred you. Put in a request for vintage Jewish, Yiddish, and/or klezmer music over there. If anybody has more of that kind of stuff, owlqaeda does.
http://holywarbles.blogspot.com
Regards,
RF
Cool RF,
ReplyDeleteThanks..
I ll check out owl's blog.. (i actually know him quite well already) :)
Hello, kind sir. Do you happen to have any Doctor Clayton or Blind Roosevelt Graves?
ReplyDelete@ Child,
ReplyDeleteI have an OKeh two-LP prewar blues comp with some Dr. Clayton tracks as well as Graves' complete recorded works CD on Document. Those items will be added to my list of requests to post. Also, I haven't forgotten about the Clifford Hayes and the "Big Road Blues" (w/Houston Stackhouse tracks) CDs you had asked about, just been too busy to post them. Your patience is appreciated.
RF
Hi, RF. I have the Stackhouse and Hayes stuff. I think you sent me a link, actually. I believe I uploaded the stuff, or at least the Stackhouse, to my blog.
ReplyDeleteNice picture of that red Avanti -- it's even better in real life!
ReplyDeletek2
Just want to say THANK YOU for all the Johnny Darrell. Like you I first heard him via The OA. Cheers for a fine blog and your hard work.
ReplyDelete-Rick
@ Steve,
ReplyDeleteIf you're ever interested in swapping an Avanti for some rare records, let me know.
@RiCK,
I really appreciate comments like yours.
RF
Hello there, RF. I was just wondering if you have that Ramblin' Thomas Document disc. Thanks in advance=)
ReplyDelete@ Child,
ReplyDeleteI do and will try to get it posted sometime this autumn for you. I'm still making my way through that monster Jelly Roll Morton collection you recently posted and am loving every minute of it. Thanks again, man.
RF
Deal.
ReplyDelete@ gilhodges,
ReplyDeleteCool.
RF
Just found your site. Wow, I'm impressed and excited.
ReplyDeleteForge on!
You've got some great music here but what I like the most about your blog is the terrific write-ups. It's the fact that they're so personal and enthusiastic and, at times, brutally honest. Great stuff. Keep this goiung and I'll keep reading.
ReplyDelete@ casamaravilla,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words, my friend. Yours was one of the first music blogs that I discovered back in 2006-2007 or so, and you have some truly great stuff posted there. I know how time-consuming maintaining a music blog can be, but you should get it going again, even after a two-year hiatus.
All the best,
RF
Thanks for the downloads and the advice on passwords ...I was having trouble but here's how I solved it, after reading this page and downloading the Word doc with the actual password in it...
ReplyDeleteI usually just double-click on the .zip file... but that wouldn't work. That's when I sought out this info on this page... Unstuffit Expander does work, all you need to is OPEN Unstuffit so that the program and logo window is visible. Drag the .zip file over it ... and it will open AFTER you TYPE IN the password (don't cut and paste!)
Okay. Thanks, great site, you've done a lot of work that everyone should appreciate and enjoy. Sixties ... my era!
http://www.mediafire.com/?ey4a2o7k22weaq9
ReplyDeletehere's the John Palmer record, ripped from cd
enjoy it
R.F., your blog is still the best one out there. Just wanted you to know that I suddenly have access to muddysava. What about you? Also, I've got the new Buddy Guy disc on my blog.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if you happen to have the Black Boy Shine disc on Document. Take your time~
Hi, Hard Luck,
ReplyDeleteYour continued support and visits are appreciated, my friend. Yep, Sava is back in action, and it's good to see their updates in my Google Reader once again. I recently paid a visit to your place and acquired said item. Thanks, man. And...nope, don't have that Black Boy Shine (what a name, huh?) CD.
Regards,
RF
hi folks,
ReplyDeletethank's for your great blog!!!
any chance for eric von schmidt"
the folk blues of...."
@ rambling,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comments and request. Yes, I have "The Folk Blues of Eric von Schmidt" on LP and will try to post it before the end of this year.
RF
Hello Record Fiend! Just found your site while searching for releases by Tim Buckley. I am a Mac user and I had problems unzipping Buckley's 'Dream Letter'. I checked out your password problems download and solved the issue by changing '.zip' to '.bin'. Thanks for the assistance and the great site; I shall return often.
ReplyDelete-Brian
@ Brian,
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that everything worked out. I appreciate your visit and comments.
RF
You've got a lot of great stuff here! I was particularly pleased to find Dave Apollon. Also, now that you've posted one Blue Goose record, I'd like to know if you have John Miller's First Degree Blues? My old LP is in pretty sad shape. I'd appreciate a posting, if you've got it!
ReplyDeleteHi RF! thanks for another year of great postings, hope everytings works out find for you this 2011.
ReplyDeleteOne Request: Coptic Music by smithsonian folkways, do you have it? can you post it?
thanks so much!
@ Lady Wensleydale,
ReplyDeleteBlog contributor Rambling Rolf has both of John Miller's Blue Goose LPs in his collection. I'll ask him to share the one that you requested.
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@ Christian,
I wish that I had that disc, but unfortunately, I do not. You might want to put in a request with owlqaeda over at the "Holy Warbles" blog. If anyone has it, he does.
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Thanks for the comments and requests.
RF
Hi, RF!
ReplyDeleteI just discovered your Mohammed El-Bakkar postings today and they're great. Any chance you have more by him?
Rick
Hi, Rick,
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to see that there are other Mohammed El-Bakkar fans out there. In answer to your question, yes, I also have Vol. 3 - Music of the African Arab and Vol. 4 - The Magic Carpet in my collection. I'll post Vol. 3 sometime next month or in early March. Stay tuned, and I appreciate your request.
RF
Thanks, RF,
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to it. Also, I want to say I (and many others, I'm sure) appreciate the high quality FLACs and MP3s you post. They are so much better.
Rick
While you are re-visiting protest songs of the 60's, like Phil Ochs, might you be able to post a Tom Paxton album containing the 'Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues'? I bought a collection on cd awhile ago, but the version there is live and does not conform to my memory of the tune. (Yeah, I know, if you can remember the '60s you weren't really there.)
ReplyDelete@ gypsykat,
ReplyDeleteI regret to inform you that I don't have the Tom Paxton album with that particular song, but if I acquire it sometime in the future, I'll be sure to post a review.
RF
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI added your blog to my Blog List.
Would you please link us at your blog, too as a support.
Thanks a lot.
Hot Jazz and Cool Blues – http://hotjazzandcoolblues.blogspot.com
Hey man, that's a great blog you put up. You got some pretty good oldies and rare early american music wich I've never seen before in any other blog on the web. Well, maybe on El Diablo Tun Tun, but that's out for quite a while now. That Yazoo Records collection is simply amazing! For years I've been trying to find these stuff. There's only one odd "detail" that caught my attention: that photo of the asian guy... is he really eating a human fetus?? If so, it's a highly sick, disgusting and unnecessary move! Why the hell did you put that bizarre picture among legendary icons like Kerouac, Big Bill Broonzy , Fred McDowell, Muddy Waters, Charlie Patton etc? I tell you man, I just discovered your site and I was amazed by the great collection of music and high quality of your writing... then I was faced with that! I don't know if anyone have asked this before, but what the hell is that for? I mean: what's the point? It really disturbed me to the point I wanted to leave the blog right away. It's such a great source of incredible good music you got there... i really can't understand. Anyway, I hope I'm wrong and that's not a human fetus on that picture.
ReplyDelete@ Alexandre,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the compliments. Regarding the photo of the Asian gentleman that you find so disturbing, I'm not sure what he's eating. As for why it was included in the gallery, I have an interest in thought-provoking pictures such as this one. Judging by your comments, it appears that it also caused some contemplation on your part. If so, mission accomplished because anything that makes people think is good. If it bothers you too much, then I suggest that you find other blogs to visit. My worldview and interests are certainly not for everyone. Perhaps your revulsion to this photo says more about yourself than it does me or the person in it. Anyway, I'm just glad to see that the picture of the Studebaker Avanti II didn't offend you as well.
RF
Would you happen to have the 12th annual Oxford American Southern Music Sampler? I missed getting a copy in the bookstore when they were out, and I had filled in some missing years before from your site (thanks for that!)
ReplyDeleteFSA7
@ FSA7,
ReplyDeleteI don't think so. What is the corresponding year for that particular issue? In the past, some readers have generously donated CDRs or MP3 versions of these samplers to me, so I can approach them to see if they have what you're looking for in their archives and would be willing to share.
RF
Thank you for your consideration. The 12th annual was released last fall. Here is a link to their webpage :http://www.oxfordamerican.org/articles/issues/15/
ReplyDeleteFSA7
Many thanks, Fiend.
ReplyDeleteW
@ FSA7,
ReplyDeleteI regret to inform you that I don't have that issue or the accompanying sampler, but I'll see what I can do.
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@ W,
But of course!
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RF
Hi Fiend,
ReplyDeleteI just want to say "thanks" for all the great music. I've been a longtime lurker (and leech), and this has long been one of my favorite online destinations. I'm wondering why most DL's are now FLAC only. I know it probably cuts the UL'ing time in half, and converting them isn't a problem, but I miss the old days' simplicity of tagging files. If you could find a way to include the artist's name in the FLAC info, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again, and keep up the excellent work!
Hi,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Assaf and I'm contacting you on behalf of the Trio Shalva.
Trio Shalva is a piano trio, whose repertoire includes a blend of
Jazz, Middle Eastern and Israeli music.
We've just released our first album called "Riding Alone". I would
love to send you a copy of our CD and hear your input on it.
You can listen to our music and read more about us on www.trioshalva.com/press
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Assaf Gleizner
914-419-5099
Trio Shalva
Hi, Assaf,
ReplyDeleteThat would be fantastic. Please contact me via e-mail so I can provide you with my non-electronic mailing address.
RF
Hi. Link exchange?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.jazzpackages.net/
thx
@ Gabriel,
ReplyDeleteYes, absolutely.
RF
hi
ReplyDeleteField Recordings series Vol 2 & 6 on plixid.com but can I heck get them to d'load!!!!!
teekay
@ teekay,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for that information. I have Volume 6 on CD and will post it at some point in the future. I really appreciate you helping me track down Volume 2, even if it's only a MP3 @ 160 kbps rip. I'd be happy to pass on the download to you. If interested, contact me off the boards by e-mail.
RF
Hi Record Fiend: Great to see that you are still around in a extremely generous way. I like all the posted music; if I could utter a wish: more US folk music of any time. I do hope you will never stop providing us with such beautiful sounds.
ReplyDeleteCheers from W.Germany
Bernhard
Hi!
ReplyDeleteVery nice BLOG!! Congratulations! Very interesting reviews and excellent music
I've a new blog about '60 & '70 rock and i added your site to blog list. You are welcome at:
http://theevilmonkeysrecords.blogspot.com/
Cheers!!