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This is a cut and paste of El McMeen's obit on Stefan Grossman's woodshed.Veteran blues and folk singer Dave Van Ronk died at approximately 9:30 AM Eastern Time on February 10, 2002, at New York University Medical Center in Manhattan. He was...

A statistical analysis of boy band lyrics. Essential stuff.http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/features/2002/0208/485816685ATFRIPOP.html

People if you have nothing on in the week and have 20 quid burning a hole get and find a sufficently stocked record store and purchase the 'Earth' record by this label.Its a collaberation by the various groups on this record label, including the...

Any one know how I could remove some rather alarming bends in some records I got this weekend, they don't appear to be affecting the arm or cart but it looks scary!

i have just been listening to nina simone's "blue for you" -- fabulous album!!! listened to "suzanne" a few times.at the risk of increasing my now frighteningly long "to buy" list, what other female jazz singers make you feel "gone"...??i know there...

I impulse bought a copy in the Amazon sale, (I had bought it on cheap vinyl 20 years ago but the pressing was faulty and the shop couldn't replace it...).So this was my first real exposure to Black Sabbath, more than 30 years after this album was...

hi,can i try my luck again. i am looking for piano music on vinyl. any good recordings of chopin, schubert, etc.. with the appropriate pianist of course, would be OK. i am sure i will be flooded with suggestions and WHERE to get them -- the gates are...

I recently decided to buy a copy of Sgt Pepper on vinyl and started looking on Ebay etc for a decent copy. Can anyone tell me why some of apparently the same pressing go for £100 and others for £20 to £30?How many pressings of this...

I have been collecting a lot of used LPs the past several years (swap meets, record conventions, and used LP stored). It is apparent that there are also a lot of reissued LPs available these days. This includes the fancy 180s (or other heavy...

I am sure this has been done, but can people direct me to a well priced london music shop, cds and lps pleasey!To keep things simple we will be getting one of those passes that does all the undergrounds, but I would prefer to stick centrally, there...

Here are some recent releases that have been getting nice coverage, at least in the US audio press, that I'de like to endorse. One is a brand new recording of the sacrosanct "Goldberg Variations" of Bach, played brillantly by Murray Perahia. This...

As anyone who shops here and doesn't zap all the cookies will know, they recommend stuff on the basis of what you've bought before.Usually they advise things I already have, or deeply suspicious offerings, but this time they tried the John Scoffield...

Any fans of BBC Radio 3's 'Late Junction' here?

and cassette and cd for that matter. http://www.fantasyjazz.comI was sent one of their catalogs a few weeks back and sat down and circled the ones that looked interesting. It came to 33 records! I paired that down to 17 using a couple of Jazz...

I really cannot work out why this band has slipped through my net but I bought 'Soul Jacker' just before xmas and have not stopped playing it! I have also bought 'Electro Shock Blues' which is equally good. Needless to say the back catalogue will be...

Given my local shop was still doing their 3 CD's for 20 quid offer I decided to endulge myself despite last weeks "Trout Mask Replica" farce.Anyway I went for:Steve Earle - Copperhead Road (got it on tape somewhere but I haven't heard if for...

How will you celebrate? I believe I shall listen to some Brahms, Schubert, and maybe even some Beethoven.

Sound good on Naim gearTry Ozrics if you like spaced out guitar, synths, good (real) druming, flute etc, especially the last 2 albums - Waterfall Cities and The Hidden Step. A bit like Orbital with attitude and musicianship instead of sampling.For...

Live at the Golden Circle. The RVG reissues of this wonderful concert have been released. Massive. David Izenzon on bass, Charles Moffett on drums. The RVGs are excellent with clearer drums, an d a valiant attempt to improve the bass which is bad on...

A nifty compilation of the best from last year's remix craze can be found here some of the links appear to be broken unfortunately.Matthew

Can anyone give me a run down of this group? As I understand it they are in the chill out section but have never heard of them, apparently they have three albums.Cheers.p.s. just discovered the wonders of online CD ordering! I would say I have saved a...

We have recorded and released another musical treasure in the form of Grieg's Folk Dances and Songs.Håvard Gimse is a brilliant young musician who has established himself as one of Europe's leading international pianists. He plays the Folk...

i wasnt sure where to put this posting as it straddles 2 threads.i have been looking for "fanfare for the common man" for a while after having been told by my local record shop that it was deleted?last friday,i found a naxos copy by the Czechosolvak...

I'm still waitin', the box set is on back order at my dealer, have phoned EMI so many times they are sick of me, what are Pink Floyd up to? Anybody know when this might become available.TimIs it etiquette to have an epithette

Many re-issued or re-mastered CDs are appearing with bonus tracks. The bonus tracks range from the horrible, should-have-stayed-on-the-cutting-room-floor (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions' "Rattlesnakes"), through the mediocre (David Bowie's "Hunky Dory") to the quite good such as Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love" and the Wonderstuff's "Eight Legged Groove Machine". Anyone got any recommendations for CDs which are worth seeking out in the bonus track version? Cheers John