I hadn't heard any Metamatics until I saw the disc in a local store with no
price tag. I knew it was a full-length, but asked the clerk about the price
while holding the back-side up (where the numbers 01, 02, 03 and 04
appear). He charged me for a CD single so I paid $9 (and no, I don't feel
bad...this is the same store that's charging $23.99 for "Big Loada" [and
has sold five copies, they tell me])
Plus, also: I believe the two Sandoz LPs are being reissued soon (probably
in the States). Though I haven't been impressed with Kirk or Electronic
Eye, the one Sandoz track I've heard (off =New Electronica 4,= the sample
goes "I represent the 20th-century smile...") was incredible. Are the
albums worth it, and do they cover similar ground? Thanx in advanx.
As well, in addition: Someone was asking about the confusion regarding
Miles Davis reissues. The American ones are five double-disc live sets,
unreleased in the U.S. until now. There are also about 20 Japanese reissues
of readily available albums (from =Round About Midnight= right up to =On
the Corner=) released with 20-bit mastering and cardboard, LP-similar
packaging. They are really cool, probably the first LP-similar packaging
I've seen that are just as durable as all those classic gatefolds (and dig
the even more blatantly misogynistic inside art accompanying =On the
Corner=). For all the true groove merchants out there, =Jack Johnson= and
=On the Corner= are bloody necessary, while the chill-out crowd can find
the roots of their raising in =Filles de Kilimanjaro= and =In a Silent
Way.= (Cross-breeders, check out =Live-Evil= and =Bitches Brew=) Out...
---- Fusion Ain't A Dirty Word.
--------------------------- John Bush.