[78-L] Recent 78rpm album

[Cary Ginell]

I bought their first 78 album, which consists mainly of rockabilly covers - really nice looking package and great pressings. Kind of pricey, though.

Cary Ginell

> Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:56:39 +0100
> From: ampex354 at gmail.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Recent 78rpm album
> 
> 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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