Roland Kirk The Inflated Tear (Rhino Reserve) (Start Your Ear Off Right 2026) Indie Exclusive 180g LP 1
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Genre: Jazz
Brand: Rhino
Size: 12"
Format: 33RPM,

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Roland Kirk The Inflated Tear (Rhino Reserve) (Start Your Ear Off Right 2026) Indie Exclusive 180g LP

Roland Kirk

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SKU:
RHILP80654
UPC:
081227806545
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Brick & Mortar/Indie Retail Exclusive! Can only ship to USA address!

Rhino Start Your Ear Off Right 2026 Exclusive!
Part of Audiophile Vinyl Series Rhino Reserve!
Lacquers Cut from Original Analog Masters by Matthew Lutthans!
Pressed on 180g Premium-Quality Vinyl at Fidelity Record Pressing!

Last pressed on vinyl in 2005, The Inflated Tear is a studio album by Roland Kirk, released on Atlantic in 1968. Roland Kirk, was a hugely influential, blind jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute, and many other instruments. He was renowned for his onstage vitality, during which virtuoso improvisation was accompanied by comic banter, political ranting, and the ability to play several instruments simultaneously. Pitchfork placed The Inflated Tear at number 170 on its list of the "200 Best Albums of the 1960s.

Pressed on 180 gram premium-quality vinyl at Fidelity Record Pressing as part of the Rhino Reserve audiophile vinyl series.

Features

  • Rhino Start Your Ear Off Right 2026 Indie Exclusive
  • Limited Edition
  • Rhino Reserve Audiophile Series
  • 180g Premium-Quality Vinyl LP
  • Lacquers Cut from the Original Analog Masters by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
  • Pressed in Oxnard, California at Fidelity Record Pressing

Musicians

Roland Kirk tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, whistle, English horn, flexafone
Ron Burton piano
Steve Novosel bass
Jimmy Hopps drums
Dick Griffin trombone on "Fly by Night"

Selections

Side One:

  1. The Black and Crazy Blues
  2. A Laugh for Rory
  3. Many Blessings
  4. Fingers in the Wind

Side Two:

  1. The Inflated Tear
  2. The Creole Love Call
  3. A Handful of Fives
  4. Fly by Night
  5. Lovellevelliloqui

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