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And now Verve are following Blue Note with their own subscription series.

I've had an account for years now posting daily and in all fairness I have received a few freebies over that time. Not enough to sell up and retire though :ROFLMAO:

For the past few months I have been listening to and sharing each record from VMP's Classics series on my Instagram each Saturday. I actually joined before they even had subs so I would probably listen to one of the earlier releases that I wouldn't have really heard otherwise, like Wells Fargo...

Definitely but they were around for a while if memory serves me. I seem to remember seeing the Big Bill Broonzy’s around for at least a few weeks.

Just 1st Feb so far. I doubt they will sell instantly, but they won’t hang around for too long.

£200 ish I would say. Their Big Bill Broonzy Vol 1 and Big Bill Broonzy Vol 2 were £100 each.

As a rough guide. The last double Artisan releases from Sam records were £100 and £110 each. So not cheap.

Oh forgot to say, pre orders on the Sam Records website is up on the 1st Feb.

Matt from Audio Grail posted it. I believe he must have assisted. Very exciting.

Il reshare this here on the off chance it was missed.

Well this is going to be huge and might finally convince me to order one from the Sam Records Artisan Series. Jazz By Sun Ra Vol 1 and unreleased Vol 2. both limited to 500 copies. Hand silk screened cover. Mastered by Kevin Grey. Comes with a replica booklet. Wowza Pre orders up on the Sam...

A surprise live release from Muriel Grossmann. The first for a new label too. Tax and shipping bumps this up to an eyewatering £45 for the UK unfortunately.

J Jazz: Free and Modern Jazz From Japan 1954-1988 by Tony Higgins and Mike Peden (BBE, 2024) I finally pulled the trigger on this fantastic Japanese Jazz book from Tony Higgins and Mike Peden. Its been quite a whirlwind this as I pledged to the initial Kickstarter over a year ago, but it didn't...

I finally pulled the trigger on a copy and its stunning, really great layout and design. I actually really like the cardboard box it came in too!

Ooooh I thought this was a photo you took haha. Cool, yeah I have originals of all of Ardleys albums so the only thing that would hook me into getting reissues would be if they had some extra tracks or bonus goodies. Kaleidoscope is probably my least favourite of the "big 3" albums of his...

Wow that looks like quite the package! Whats included? I have an original but tempted by this too!

Book 1: The Vinyl Detective - Noise Floor by Andrew Cartmel (Titan Books, 2024) I started this book before the New Year and just finished it earlier today, so I'm starting strong with the vinyl-related book. These are super fun, crime capers centered around music and vinyl. Ignore the...

Book 36: The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang (Michael Joseph, 2024) The last couple of books that I read over the Christmas break. This was a fun read full of magic and whimsy. Read more like a young adult/child book really but fun all the same. Book 37: Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi...

The 2024 Reading Challenge was another great success! I loved seeing all the books you all read and have added quite a few to my own readlist! Lets start afresh with the 2025 Reading Challenge! Happy reading!