My gift list as of 30/12/03 items marked '?' are maybes books: ------ good places to buy music from (remember the cheaper they are the more you can buy for me!): shops: fopp (in nottingham), hmv when on sale, leftlegged 2nd hand section t'internet: uk.pricerunner.com/cd, amazon (not bad prices with free delivery), www.play.com, www.musica.co.uk Music i definitely want(in no particular order): -------------------------------------------------- various - nuggets box set - (box set of mostly-rare late 60's garage band singles) bit expensive though Johnny Cash - unearthed boxset (think they might've pushed back the release date til next year - danger, at recently dead rock star inflated price) The Flaming lips - fight test ep Charlie Parker - A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 - jsp box set (jsp is a record label, by the way) John Coltrane - a love supreme (2002 deluxe edition/2 disc/12-13 track version (different ways of describing the correct version) the flying burrito brothers - sin city: the very best of.. (released 2003) the byrds - sweetheart of the rodeo (2003 reissue, the one with 2 CDs) DVDs ---- curb your enthusiasm DVD other ----- think i want this let me try & download it first though: civilization 3 and civ3: conquests expansion pack (game and an add-on pack for the game. If u buy it, buy the addon pack too so i can do multiplayer - + DON'T bother buying the 'play the world' expansion pack) blank cds nice(ish) electric razor - but don't go nuts & spend loads it's only a razor Some music i might want but not sure about: ---------------------------------------------- ?miles davis - miles smiles (1998 reissue unless u can find a later one) ?Van Dyke Parks - song cycle ?Carter family vol 2 - jsp box set - although already got the 1st box set, maybe i'm happy with just that ?The band - the last waltz 2CD version (maybe, altho i do have the movie on dvd so maybe not) ?burritto deluxe - georgia peach ?gene clark - not decided what album yet ?Miles Davis - complete live at the blackhawk ?Bob Dylan - desire (New remastered, 2003, sacd version) ?various - kill bill vol 1 soundtrack