I cancelled the Amazon order after I received mine from JPC. I get the impression that Be! Sharp likes to play the "Record Store Day scarcity game" by shipping only to "preferred" dealers.
I think if Amazon didn't want to honour the pre-order price they'd just cancel the orders and then relist and they wouldn't care about it either. Amazon.co.uk has it listed but as out of stock. I think their just not being sent any stock. I know the Bear Family store has it in stock again as I got a notice.
Maybe the demand for this set changed the game for them and they've decided to stick with preferred retailers only? At this point I'll leave my pre-order active but I'm going to accept that I'll probably never get this set.
What a great find! The Crash BF CD with his pre-country material is excellent, I saw recently where he'll be playing Branson with his band in 2018. That Johnny Russell comp contains some tracks unavailable on other releases. Does that Billy Jo Spears disc contain re-recordings or are they original recordings?
I'm not sure about the BJS CD yet, I'll have to do some research, it could go either way with this label as we know. Generally though, despite the crappy cover art, the sound is pretty good.
Crash's 50's recordings were a 'bomb' down here in Australia, and that is a wonderful BF CD. He stormed Australia with those early rock hits and then disappeared off the radar here. Very successful with 'boom boom baby' and 'one last kiss' particularly. Ironically, as he became a famous country act in the US, he disappeared with appeal or promotion down here.
How neat! Crash should do a tour in Australia and bring some of the early rock material back into his sets. Ironically, it was the country material which saved his career in the U.S. and that's probably why he stopped performing the early rock material altogether. Seeing Crash live is a spiritual experience in itself and to this day, he's just as much rock as he is country. I'd say he's a 9/10 vocally, which is rare for most artists in their 70s. Unlike some classic artists who mostly play the same greatest hits each night, no two shows are identical and Crash keeps his band on their toes by changing his setlist just about every night. Billy "Crash" Craddock will turn 79 in June of this year.
In 2017, I attempted to place 3 different online orders with ET Record Shop and each of those were cancelled. They gave the same explanation for each of those cancelled orders, stating that the item was out of stock. I figured either they're not stocking titles and updating their website or it's not worth their time to deal with online orders.
Praise be, just got an email that the Starday box has finally shipped! Seems Amazon pulled through after all.
The grand total was something like 114 EU after shipping and import fees. The box on its own was 93 or so.
I see that At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight is on Amazon.de for 135 EU (after VAT is removed) or about 170 USD for Amazon Prime members.
Your Amazon.de order of "Starday Custom Series..." has been dispatched! Hello, We thought you'd like to know that we dispatched your order. Arriving: Monday, 29 January Starday Custom Series #500-675 (10-CD Box) Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L. EUR 96,58 Item Subtotal: EUR 96,58 Delivery & Handling: EUR 3,00 Total:EUR 99,58 (USD 121.83*) Please don't be damaged during shipping!
Right now the Starday Custom is at €100.41 (without VAT) at Amazon.de. So, it’ll be €103.41 with standard shipping to the US.
Gave Myrna Lorrie's Juke Box Pearls CD another spin last night. It's a wonder I had never heard of her before getting it, as she had several #1 Canadian country chart hits in the 60's and hosted numerous radio and TV programs. All the material on the CD was recorded when she was between 14 and 17. Her only US hit was this 1954 duet which would later be covered by George Jones & Margie Singleton, Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn, and Tom Tall & Ginny Wright.
Fats Domino - Out of New Orleans (Even though the last couple discs run a little weak, Domino's 200-song run on Imperial is a blast to listen through repeatedly. The notes really heightened my respect for Dave Bartholomew.)
