Sigh ... We're still such amateurs here in the colonies. We can learn a
lot from our European friends. A fee for adding a fee! Pure government
genius!
On 11/6/2010 9:37 AM, George Brock-Nannestad wrote:
> From: Patent Tactics, George Brock-Nannestad
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Cary Ginell asked us to put our money where our mouth is; he is right!
> However, I would really have to have a burning need, as the following
> calculation shows:
>
>>> Deluxe 2-CD box set ($34.95 + shipping)
> ----- let us put shipping to Denmark at $10.05 to make calculation easier.
>
> This means that the set arrives in Denmark with a price tag of $45 by adding
> the two amounts. We have to pay, not customs but VAT on that: 25% or $11.25.
> But the Customs Center require a fee for doing this "service" of adding two
> numbers and a quarter, and this fee is (in Danish Kroner) $29.29. This means
> that obtaining these desirable discs would set me back $85.54. Sadly, that is
> not going to happen.
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
> George
>
>
>> So order a copy already! We sunk a lot of dough into this thing. :)
>>
>> Cary
>>
>>> Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 20:40:13 -0400
>>> From: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] OJL announces major western swing set on Bob
>> Dunn
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>> So glad to see this! It's SO overdue. And I know it will be good because
>>> your essay is in it.
>>>
>>> best,
>>>
>>> Uncle Dave Lewis
>>> Lebanon, OH
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 8:05 PM, Cary Ginell<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Origin Jazz Library
>>>> Press Release
>>>> Bob Dunn Box Set Now Available!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Western Swing Chronicles, Vol. 5
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bob Dunn: Master of the Electric Steel
>>>> Guitar (1935-1950)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Deluxe 2-CD box set ($34.95 + shipping)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Origin Jazz Library OJL-1004
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bob Dunn (1908-1971) was
>>>> the amplified steel guitar's first stylist, a gentle
>>>> bear of a man whose innovative ideas revolutionized western swing and
>>>> inspired
>>>> countless musicians in the Southwest during the 1930s and '40s. More
>>>> than 75
>>>> years after his first appearances on record, Dunn still amazes those
>> who
>>>> have never heard the electric steel guitarīs beginnings. His solos are
>>>> often
>>>> otherworldly; jagged cascades of arpeggios, jarring staccato notes,
>> and
>>>> Hawaiian
>>>> chime effects emanated from his primitive instruments. In his
>>>> groundbreaking, literally electrifying music, Dunn melded Hawaiian,
>>>> country, and hot jazz elements into a style that reverberates today in
>>>> genres from modern country to rock 'n' roll. This essential box set
>>>> features dozens of Dunn's most astounding performances, which have
>> been
>>>> digitally restored from original 78s. Bands include Milton Brown&
>>>> his Brownies, Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers, Roy Newman& his Boys,
>>>> Bob Dunn's Vagabonds, and many more. For full track details, see our
>>>> website.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> INCLUDED:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 53 original
>>>> recordings
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 4 historical
>>>> essays by historians Kevin Coffey, Cary Ginell, Jeremy Wakefield, and
>> David
>>>> Sager.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Full
>>>> discographical data
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Previously
>>>> unpublished photographs from Dunn's personal scrapbook.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Now
>>>> available from Origin Jazz Library, 1534 N. Moorpark Road, PMB 333,
>>>> Thousand Oaks, CA
>>>> 91360
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> For
>>>> information on other Origin Jazz Library releases, visit our website
>> at
>>>> www.originjazz.com or E-mail your queries
>>>> to [log in to unmask]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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