When I was over in NYC last month, I bought Hejira and HOSL on HDCD Cd....$9 each...couldn't pass 'em.
...not really being 'up' on such matters, there was an element of 'completism' about the purchase. These Discs are not easily or cheaply found here in London....that I have seen. However, listening to H over headphones last weekend, I was stunned by the amount of music I hadn't heard before from the recordings. For the first time of listening, the recordings seemed to have depth and separation. I could hear all the layers of Pastorius' playing. Maybe I've just not been paying attention before, but is there a consensus on the merits of these recent (?) re-issues? Oh and the artwork was very much better. I'd never seen the picture of Joni looming out of the darkness before. Les (London) NPIMH....Whatever, Whatever (or whatever) by Shakira because I just read about it in a 'digest' and now it's hard-coded in my head for the day and it just isn't fair! Wah!
