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Hot & Rich: Rocksteady - VINYL LPTitle: Rocksteady Artist: Hot & Rich Label: Reggae Retro Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 667209409814 Genre: Electronic Release Date: 2014 12 09 Number of Discs: 1 Limited edition LP version pressed on colored vinyl with picture sleeve in re sealable poly outer bag. Hot & Rich, the duo of Bob "Hot Dog" Ormrod and his son, Richard Ormrod, lays down instrumentals driven by saxophone and harmonica over original 1960's Jamaican rock steady and early reggae
Title: RocksteadyArtist: Hot & Rich
Label: Reggae Retro
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 667209409814
Genre: Electronic
Release Date: 2014-12-09
Number of Discs: 1
Limited edition LP version pressed on colored vinyl with picture sleeve in re-sealable poly outer bag. Hot & Rich, the duo of Bob "Hot Dog" Ormrod and his son, Richard Ormrod, lays down instrumentals driven by saxophone and harmonica over original 1960's Jamaican rock steady and early reggae rhythms. With over 50 years of musical experience between them, the duo plays everything, from traditional to free jazz, blues, ska, reggae, Latin, calypso, mento, and South African music. Their musical empathy, formed over 15 years of playing with now-defunct bands Skaville Train, Ska Bop, and others, enables them to go into the studio with little or no prior scores or arrangements, and play track after track of innovative and passionate music. The featured instrumentals were recorded over a two-day session in December, 2003, at A.D. Studio in Exeter, England, and at a later session in 2004, at the Bijou Studio in Taunton, Somerset, England. Hot & Rich played alto, tenor, soprano, and baritone saxes, clarinets, bass clarinet, and harmonica. The overall track style ranges from loose, free-blowing, jazz-influenced incarnations on sax and harmonica to more precisely orchestrated tracks. The parts were all played over 1967 and '68 Jamaican rock steady and early reggae rhythms by Lynn Taitt & The Jets and Beverley's All Stars. All rhythms supplied courtesy of Derrick Morgan. Rocksteady was first released in 2004 on 10" and CD, a revised version of the album was released in 2011 on CD only, and the album is now being re-released. All tracks remixed and remastered by Alien Dread and Top Beat at A.D. Studio. Includes new original artwork.
Tracks:
1.1 Island Blues
1.2 Bells
1.3 Sporting Life
1.4 Guantanamera
1.5 Zambesi
1.6 Mango Walk
1.7 Snake Eyes
1.8 One Throw
1.9 Slow Train
1.10 Lion
1.11 Font Hill
1.12 Sweet Talk
1.13 Rocking Steady
1.14 On My Mind
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★★★★★ 4
Better transfer, less content.
Transfer of this BluRay edition of Doinel's box is of course better (however, the difference is not dramatic) than in previous DVD box of the same cycle by Criterion. However, the book included has not even half of the texts from DVD edition. There is also less extra materials at discs. Thus, at some points this BluRay edition is worse than DVD's. I don't understand why Criterion made this box poorer in content than the box in poorer quality of the picture.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2025
★★★★★ 2
Great films, but quite flimsy box set
I would give it 4/5 if Criterion had made it more sturdy. It arrived in a plastic bag and was all beaten up. (Only Amazon could screw up a shipment this badly.) The short film "Les Mistons" has major gamma issues, which takes away one star.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2025
★★★★★ 1
Great transfer of a classic set -- except borked Les mistons
A really nice set of one of French cinema's greatest "franchises" -- though we did not call them that back then.
The tone shifts after the 400 blows of course. But it sort of makes sense, too, as things change for the character as well.
But beware, Criterion failed to grade the Les mistons short film correctly. Looks a lot like HDR/SDR gamma was switched or something similar. You can see it from the opening studio logo and credits which are not the right color. Hopefully they will issue a fix. Until then you may want to wait.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Some of Truffaut's greatest works... and they're wonderful
A reviewer here called these a "waste of time" and "weird movies," giving the set 1 star. Sorry, pal, maybe critically acclaimed films by one of France's--or the world's--most important filmmakers isn't your thing. Nothing "weird" about these very accessible, realistic movies about human beings and life. Truffaut did with this series over a course of 20 years what Richard Linklater did in one movie ("Boyhood")... but between 1959 - 1979, Truffaut's attempt was more ambitious, daring, and envelope-pushing. Lead actor Jean-Pierre Leaud goes from a 14 year old to a guy in his 30s, and he's wonderful in every episode. Each film is touching, funny, dramatic, and worth seeing for anyone interested in world cinema. "The 400 Blows" is Truffaut's debut feature, and what a great one it is. It's more serious than the others in this series, and is likely the most lauded. "Antoine & Colette" is a short film made 2-3 years later. "Stolen Kisses" gets more into comedy and it's a delight. "Bed and Board" continues where the previous one left off. "Love on the Run" is decidedly the weakest but is still enjoyable. Truffaut died too young five years after that one was made. One wonders if he and Leaud might have made another entry in the late 80s or even the 90s. Great stuff.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2025
★★★★★ 5
What a Fantastic Release on 4k/BD by Criterion!
I have enjoyed my DVD set of these great Truffaut for years, and am so happy to see this 4K set about to be released. Will be ordering this and looking forward to it. There are copious extras, a booklet, and the full set of Doinel films, including Antoine and Colette.
The first film in the series, THE 400 BLOWS, is considered one of the greatest films of French cinema, and of the Nouvelle Vague (New Wave). It's by turns entertaining, funny, thought-provoking, and heartbreaking. That movie and BED AND BOARD, a domestic comedy that is truly funny, are my favorites. But all the movies here are worth seeing and owning. Criterion rocks.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2025