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They refund your money if you don't like them -- I once ordered four and returned three!

Some singers don't sound good without reverb -- and Mapleshade presents them as they really sound. I had to pay postage to return the three but they let me choose another three from their catalog in exchange.

I have about one dozen Mapleshade and Wildchild CDs. They don't get much play. I often see others in used CD stores in Ann Arbor Michigan and elsewhere, but rarely touch them even at $6 to $8 each.

My favorite is the Midnite reggae CD on Wildchild because the sound quality is better than any other reggae CD I've ever heard, including my two Bob Marley CDs on Mobile Fidelity.

For the rest, typically one or two songs on each CD are worth hearing more than once. A Hamiett Blueiett (probably spelled wrong) alto sax CD of Nat King Cole songs is the best of the rest -- a contra-clarinet solo on the last song is very unusual and very good for testing subwoofers.

If I were a bigger jazz fan, maybe I'd like more of them. The blues CDs have been consistently mediocre, which surprised me because blues seems like such a simple genre to master and I wasn't expecting much.

Many people agree with you about the quality of Mapleshade performances. I've recommended the two CD's discussed above and been
attacked by people who have been very disappointed by the label.



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