[78-L] Recent 78rpm album

[Michael Biel]

On 9/10/2011 1:30 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
> 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

I also bought their earlier album upon Cary's earlier review.  Not 
disappointed with it.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>> 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
>>>