[78-L] Recent 78rpm album

[Royal Pemberton]

Sunday Best.

On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Han Enderman <jcenderman at solcon.nl> wrote:

> See:
>
>
> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KITTY-DAISY-LEWIS-8-x10-78s-ALBUM-Smoking-Heaven-/380354086964?pt=UK_Records&hash=item588edec834
>
> But what is the label name ?
>
> Quote:
> HERE'S A CHANCE TO GET YOUR HANDS ON ONE OF THE VERY LATEST 78rpm ALBUMS
> FROM 2011
>
> AND I MEAN ALBUM! FROM BRITISH RHYTHM AND BLUES SUPERKIDS AND FRIENDS OF
> THE SHELLAC COLLECTIVE
>
>  KITTY DAISY AND LEWIS
>
> "SMOKING IN HEAVEN"
>
> An authentic 1940s style record album featuring EIGHT 10" records playing
> at 78rpm. Also includes a free Download copy of the album.
>
>
> Smoking In Heaven is not the first full-length documentation of this
> borrowed nostalgia - their eponymous debut was released on Sunday Best in
> 2008 - but it is the first to be completely comprised of the Durham
> siblings' own compositions. Sure, some of them sound like they could fit
> right in with the old standards at a postwar tea dance but it's on the more
> unusual tracks that the siblings excel.
>
> The crawling boogie of 'Baby Don't You Know' starts off traditionally but
> soon descends into an extraneous noise freakout, barbed sonics sharpening
> the edges and lifting the song out of plush music halls and into the gritty
> streets. The instrumentals of 'Paan Man Boogie' and 'What Quid?' both sprawl
> on and feel as if they could carry on for eternity, subtle changes
> constantly refreshing the direction. Most intriguing of all, though, is
> 'Messing With My Life', where Kitty, Daisy & Lewis' rock'n'roll foundations
> are infiltrated by 90s R&B, the smooth harmonies and pop melodies sounding
> more like a TLC track than one of their own. The mix of styles, whether
> intentional or not, is enthralling and a definite highlight on the record.
>
> Quaint and quintessentially British, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis might have their
> hearts stuck in the past but Smoking In Heaven updates the traditional
> sounds of swing and blues to incorporate more modern elements, and, in this
> way, the trio are nothing short of pioneering.
>
>
>
> DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS VERY EXCITING 78rpm ALBUM
>
> BUY NOW
>
>
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