New releases since publication
Saydisc shut up shop in terms of new releases in 2001. However, from 2007 several new releases appeared and catalogue items were given a light makeover to take into account a change of trading address. As to the more recent crop of releases, starting in 2015, I would like to think that it was my two Saydisc-related books (see below) that started things off again but my interest in all things Saydiscian was merely coincidental.
What really kick-started the compilation and reissue programme (along with some issue of newly recorded items) was that technology had moved on enough for Nimbus/Wyastone to create cost-effective short or one-off CD pressing runs, which meant that new releases could be issued and long-deleted titles could be reinstated without requiring an expensive pressing run up-front. Added to this is the ability to get catalogue to market digitally. It looks as though it was simply the right time.
What really kick-started the compilation and reissue programme (along with some issue of newly recorded items) was that technology had moved on enough for Nimbus/Wyastone to create cost-effective short or one-off CD pressing runs, which meant that new releases could be issued and long-deleted titles could be reinstated without requiring an expensive pressing run up-front. Added to this is the ability to get catalogue to market digitally. It looks as though it was simply the right time.
All of the following CDs are also available as downloads via iTunes. The Saydisc and Amon Ra releases can also be streamed in CD quality audio by subscribing to www.naxosmusiclibrary.com. The Matchbox Bluesmaster releases are available for download and streaming via Naxos Direct.
Saydisc label releases
CD-SDL 436 - VARIOUS ARTISTS: Pleasures and Treasures 2015
2-CD set, priced as a single CD, issued 4 Sept. 2015. This was Saydisc's first double CD.
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2-CD set, priced as a single CD, issued 4 Sept. 2015. This was Saydisc's first double CD.
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CD-SDL 437 - VARIOUS ARTISTS: Christmas Music Through the Ages
2-CD set priced as a single CD, issued 1 Sept. 2015.
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2-CD set priced as a single CD, issued 1 Sept. 2015.
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CD-SDL 438 - VARIOUS ARTISTS: Percussion Around the World
2-CD set priced as a single CD, issued 6 Nov. 2015.
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2-CD set priced as a single CD, issued 6 Nov. 2015.
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CD-SDL 439 - GEF LUCENA: For Love Is Lord of All
2-CD set priced as a single CD, issued 4 Sept. 2015.
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2-CD set priced as a single CD, issued 4 Sept. 2015.
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CD-SDL 441 - GEF LUCENA: South Moon Riding
Poetry book and accompanying CD, issued 9 Sept. 2016. See an in-depth review here, which also gives my Saydisc & Village Thing Discography a good review.
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Poetry book and accompanying CD, issued 9 Sept. 2016. See an in-depth review here, which also gives my Saydisc & Village Thing Discography a good review.
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CD-SDL 443 - GEF LUCENA: Songs of the Sea
Issued 7 April 2017. Trivia: this CD includes Pill Ferry and Ballad of the Severn Bridge by The Crofters (Gef Lucena and Martin Pyman), transcribed from my copies of the 1965 EP, Pill Ferry (SD 113), and the 1966 EP, Ballad of the Severn Bridge (SD 129).
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Issued 7 April 2017. Trivia: this CD includes Pill Ferry and Ballad of the Severn Bridge by The Crofters (Gef Lucena and Martin Pyman), transcribed from my copies of the 1965 EP, Pill Ferry (SD 113), and the 1966 EP, Ballad of the Severn Bridge (SD 129).
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CD-SDL 444 - VARIOUS ARTISTS: The Funny Side of Saydisc
Issued 5 May 2017. Trivia: this CD includes The Butter Churning Race by The Crofters, transcribed from my copy of the 1966 EP, Ballad of the Severn Bridge (SD 129).
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Issued 5 May 2017. Trivia: this CD includes The Butter Churning Race by The Crofters, transcribed from my copy of the 1966 EP, Ballad of the Severn Bridge (SD 129).
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CD-SDL 449 - VARIOUS ARTISTS: Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland
2-CD set priced as a single CD, issued 5 October 2018.
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2-CD set priced as a single CD, issued 5 October 2018.
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CD-SDL 450 - VARIOUS ARTISTS: Traditional Songs of Britain and Ireland
2-CD set priced as a single CD, issued 5 April 2019. Includes two previously-unissued tracks.
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2-CD set priced as a single CD, issued 5 April 2019. Includes two previously-unissued tracks.
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SBK 453/CD-SDL 454 - GEF LUCENA: Forest Bathing
The original intention to bundle a songbook and CD together caused some unexpected problems with major global retailers. In the UK VAT is due on CDs but not on books, with other territories having similarly lurid combinations, and the complexity that this would cause meant that Amazon and other retailers would neither stock nor sell the bundled version.
Therefore, a limited number of bundled copies with songbook and CD together were printed/pressed purely for Saydisc to sell via mail order and to be sent out to reviewers.
On these copies, the CD is housed in a floppy PVC sleeve attached to the inside, front cover. The rear jacket of the book can be distinguished by the inclusion of "SBK 453" below the barcode.
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The original intention to bundle a songbook and CD together caused some unexpected problems with major global retailers. In the UK VAT is due on CDs but not on books, with other territories having similarly lurid combinations, and the complexity that this would cause meant that Amazon and other retailers would neither stock nor sell the bundled version.
Therefore, a limited number of bundled copies with songbook and CD together were printed/pressed purely for Saydisc to sell via mail order and to be sent out to reviewers.
On these copies, the CD is housed in a floppy PVC sleeve attached to the inside, front cover. The rear jacket of the book can be distinguished by the inclusion of "SBK 453" below the barcode.
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CD-SDL 454 - GEF LUCENA: Forest Bathing
CD-only version issued 1 May 2020. This comprises thirteen new recordings plus three archive tracks from a limited edition 1966 EP. Trivia: the three archive tracks, As I Walked Out One Morn, Ballad Of The Severn Bridge and Grand Old Butter Churning Race by The Crofters, were transcribed from my copy of the 1966 EP, Ballad of the Severn Bridge (SD 129).
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CD-only version issued 1 May 2020. This comprises thirteen new recordings plus three archive tracks from a limited edition 1966 EP. Trivia: the three archive tracks, As I Walked Out One Morn, Ballad Of The Severn Bridge and Grand Old Butter Churning Race by The Crofters, were transcribed from my copy of the 1966 EP, Ballad of the Severn Bridge (SD 129).
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SBK 455 - GEF LUCENA: Forest Bathing
Standalone songbook, without CD, issued 1 May 2020. On these copies, the rear jacket of the book can be distinguished by the inclusion of "SBK 455" below the barcode and an "ISMN" number above. (ISMN is the music book equivalent of an ISBN.)
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Standalone songbook, without CD, issued 1 May 2020. On these copies, the rear jacket of the book can be distinguished by the inclusion of "SBK 455" below the barcode and an "ISMN" number above. (ISMN is the music book equivalent of an ISBN.)
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Amon Ra label releases
CDSAR 71 - VARIOUS ARTISTS: Tranquillo: Tranquil Music on Original Instruments
Issued 2 October 2015.
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Issued 2 October 2015.
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CDSAR 73 - NEW LONDON CHAMBER CHOIR/JAMES WOOD: High Renaissance: Choral Polyphony From The Low Countries
Issued 3 May 2019.
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Issued 3 May 2019.
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Matchbox Bluesmaster label releases
The Matchbox Bluesmaster series was the winner of the 2022 Living Blues Critic's Poll Award for historical/pre-war jazz - see further details.
MSESET1 - Matchbox Bluesmaster Series - Set 1
6-CD set, issued 21 January 2021. Subtitled Country Blues and Ragtime Blues Guitar 1926-1930. BUY CD SET |
MSES701 - Bluesmaster Nuggets
Limited edition promotional CD in floppy PVC sleeve, comprising excerpts from Sets 1 & 2. STREAM EXCERPTS |
MSESET2 - Matchbox Bluesmaster Series - Set 2
6-CD set, issued 21 January 2021. Subtitled Country Blues and Great Harp Players 1927-32. BUY CD SET |
The same sampler CD as above also covered this set because both CD sets were issued the same day.
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MSES703 - Bluesmaster Nuggets Set 3
Limited edition promotional CD in floppy PVC sleeve, comprising excerpts from Set 3. STREAM EXCERPTS |
MSESET4 - Matchbox Bluesmaster Series - Set 4
6-CD set, issued 2 July 2021. (Originally scheduled for August, but brought forward due to Covid). BUY CD SET |
MSES704 - Bluesmaster Nuggets Set 4
Limited edition promotional CD in floppy PVC sleeve, comprising excerpts from Set 4. STREAM EXCERPTS |
MSES705 - Bluesmaster Nuggets Set 5
Limited edition promotional CD in floppy PVC sleeve, comprising excerpts from Set 5. STREAM EXCERPTS |
MSES706 - Bluesmaster Nuggets Set 6
Limited edition promotional CD in floppy PVC sleeve, comprising excerpts from Set 6. STREAM EXCERPTS |
MSESET7 - Matchbox Bluesmaster Series - Set 7: Songsters & Saints
6-CD set, issued 6 May 2022. Promo pack states June release but various sites state the May date. BUY CD SET |
MSES707 - Bluesmaster Nuggets Set 7
Limited edition promotional CD in floppy PVC sleeve, comprising excerpts from Set 7. STREAM EXCERPTS |
No promotional CDs were created for the following sets. In stead, excerpts of selected tracks can be streamed via the link,
MSESET8 - Matchbox Bluesmaster Series - Set 8: Big Road Blues
6-CD set, issued 2 September 2022.
Exciting news. This includes the first ever release of David Evans' 'Big Road Blues' album, originally scheduled for 1972 release but cancelled when the company intending to publish his book of the same name went into administration. Parts were transcribed from my white label test pressing!
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6-CD set, issued 2 September 2022.
Exciting news. This includes the first ever release of David Evans' 'Big Road Blues' album, originally scheduled for 1972 release but cancelled when the company intending to publish his book of the same name went into administration. Parts were transcribed from my white label test pressing!
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MSESET9 - Matchbox Bluesmaster Series - Set 9: Jack O'Diamonds
6-CD set, issued 4 November 2022.
Note that some of this differs slightly to the original LPs where abrupt starts/endings on the original Library of Congress transcriptions have been replaced by short fades so as to be easier on the ear.
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6-CD set, issued 4 November 2022.
Note that some of this differs slightly to the original LPs where abrupt starts/endings on the original Library of Congress transcriptions have been replaced by short fades so as to be easier on the ear.
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MSESET10 - Matchbox Bluesmaster Series - Set 10: Hometown Skiffle
6-CD set, issued 6 January 2023.
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6-CD set, issued 6 January 2023.
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MSESET11 - Matchbox Bluesmaster Series - Set 11: Black Diamond Express
6-CD set, issued 7 April 2023.
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6-CD set, issued 7 April 2023.
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MSESET12 - Matchbox Bluesmaster Series - Set 12: Blues Like Showers Of Rain
6-CD set, scheduled for issue 7 July 2023, currently available for pre-order on Amazon.
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6-CD set, scheduled for issue 7 July 2023, currently available for pre-order on Amazon.
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Saydisc-distributed books
This is known as irony. Saydisc rendered my own Saydisc & Village Thing Discography immediately out-of-date by distributing it, along with Bristol Folk, via its Nimbus/Wyastone set-up. Assigning both books internal catalogue numbers meant that the books were missing from the discography. (Yes, I know that they are not discs, but that's not the point - they are catalogue items!)
SAY 002 - Bristol Folk: A Discographical History of Bristol Folk Music in the 1960s and 1970s
Published by Bristol Folk Publications, 2009.
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Published by Bristol Folk Publications, 2009.
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SAY 003 - Blues from the Avon Delta: the Matchbox Blues Story
Published by The Record Press, 26 April 2021.
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Published by The Record Press, 26 April 2021.
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© 2009 - 2023, M. C. Jones, trading as Bristol Folk Publications. The Record Press, Diogenes Academic Press and Burnham Priory are imprints of Bristol Folk Publications.