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The Vinyl Grouch: Lord Classic, Sophia Pfister, Miles & Glasper, Cornelius

November 13, 2016 Editorial Staff Comments Off on The Vinyl Grouch: Lord Classic, Sophia Pfister, Miles & Glasper, Cornelius

By Ken Micallef An infrequent communiqué on the best and worst in new and reissued vinyl titles from around the globe… Lord Classic Lord Classic represent a long lost notion: a New York City band […]

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The Vinyl Grouch: Simon & Garfunkel, The Complete Columbia Albums Collection

June 17, 2016 Editorial Staff 2

By Ken Micallef Though their music is largely forgotten and unknown to anyone under 30, Simon & Garfunkel created some of the greatest pop music of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their classic albums […]

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The Vinyl Grouch’s RSD Special! New from Larry Young and Bill Evans

April 15, 2016 Editorial Staff Comments Off on The Vinyl Grouch’s RSD Special! New from Larry Young and Bill Evans

By Ken Micallef Larry Young In Paris: The ORTF Recordings   Perhaps the paramount track on Larry Young In Paris: The ORTF Recordings  (available here) is a 13-minutes-plus version of Wayne Shorter’s “Black Nile.” As […]

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The Vinyl Grouch: NEW! from ECM

January 27, 2016 Editorial Staff 3

By Ken Micallef Manufactured in Germany at PALLAS and branded with a “180g Audiophile High Quality Pressing” sticker on every jacket, ECM’s current vinyl releases align with label boss/producer Manfred Eicher’s long-standing commitment to expressive, […]

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The Vinyl Grouch: LENNON

August 21, 2015 Editorial Staff 8

Covering all things vinyl, whether from digital or analog sources, with good music the only common denominator. By Ken Micallef More than any other Beatle after the band’s 1969 breakup, more than Paul McCartney, George […]

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The Vinyl Grouch: Dewa Budjana, Bjork, Larry Young, Darjeeling Limited

June 21, 2015 Editorial Staff 3

Indonesian jazz, depth charge dance and Record Store Day 2015’s stacks o wax Journeys through vinyl, but it from analog or digital sources, with good music the only common currency by Ken Micallef Jazz guitarists, […]

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The Vinyl Grouch: Cream 1966-1972, Box Set (Universal Music Enterprises)

April 29, 2015 Editorial Staff 8

  Adventures in vinyl, be it from analog or digital sources, with good music the only common currency. By Ken Micallef In the opening scene of the 2014 Ginger Baker biopic, Beware of Mr. Baker, […]

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The Vinyl Grouch: Bill Evans at the Complete Village Vanguard Recordings (1961)

March 18, 2015 Editorial Staff 18

By Ken Micallef Journeys through vinyl old and new, whether mastered from analog or digital sources, with great music the only common currency Listening to pianist Bill Evans’ recently released box set, The Complete Village […]

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