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I Love Staats Party Decoration Necktie
$9.99
Text on Party Decoration Necktie: Staats. Party decoration necktie with sublimated artwork. High quality, silky touch, snow white polyester. Ideal birthday gift. Sublimation and shipping might take 6-10 business days.

De Staat
$16.98
De Staat by Dutch minimalist (a monicker that doesn't actually fit him so well, he's so much more than 'merely' a minimalist) Louis Andriessen is surely one of the true masterpieces of late 20th century music.

This recording by Reinbert de Leeuw and the Schoenberg Ensemble was long the only readily available recording of the work. As fine as it was, and the fact it made available to listeners this fantastic work, it was not without its fluffed notes and moments of ensemble instability. And now, shockingly, Elektra/Nonesuch have discontinued it. Criminal!

I write this review less to critique this particular recording than to bring to potential buyers' attention the existence of a recent recording by the Netherlands Blazers (Wind) Ensemble which is a vast improvement. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be represented here on Amazon. It is released on their own label, NBE Live: NBECD022. Check out their website, info@nbe.nl. Maybe try Amazon UK.

NBE's performance is live and far more accurate and even more nuanced. Perhaps it lacks some of the raw visceral qualities of de Leeuw's recording, but it is still powerful, biting and in-your-face. If you can track it down, I HIGHLY recommend it.

Drawing Power - Kid Power [VHS]
$7.99

STAATS Street Name Sign ~ Personalized Family Lastname Sign ~ Gameroom, Basement, Garage Sign
$19.95
STAATS Street Name Sign, A BRAND NEW SIGN!! Made of aluminum and high quality vinyl lettering and graphics this sign is 4 x 18 inches. Made to last for years outdoors the sign is nice enough to display indoors. Comes with two holes pre-punched for easy installation, corners are rounded.