VMP has picked Donny Hathaway's Everything Is Everything for this month's Classics track. Lady Sings the Blues isn't the only legendary album receiving the reissue treatment, though. In her notes, she explains the historical context of the album, the many emotional twists and turns of Holiday's life, and how Holiday's music - her performances on Lady Sings The Blues in particular - remained shaped by her experiences. Lordi, author of Black Resonance: Iconic Women Singers and African American Literature and The Meaning of Soul: Black Music and Resilience Since the 1960s. You'll also find a booklet with an essay by Emily J. The disc is housed in a foil-stamped, tip-on sleeve alongside a striking new art print by Laura Tinald. The resulting lacquer was then plated at RTI and pressed on 180-gram "trav'lin light blue" vinyl at GZ. Joe Nino-Hernes at Sterling Sound has remastered the music from the original analog tapes. At 41, her world-weary yet deliberate vocals made each new performance special: lived in, meditative, and even more emotional. A gem from her Verve years, the 1956 album sees the inimitable singer revisiting key tracks from across her career. This month, the online club has announced several new projects continuing in that vein.įor this month's Essentials selection (one of three monthly "tracks" available to subscribers, along with Classics and Hip-Hop), VMP will press up a special, all-analog-remastered edition of Billie Holiday's Lady Sings the Blues. Rooted in Southern hip hop, the album has been noted by music writers for its bounce and bass-heavy sound, layered production, assorted musical elements, clever wordplay, and Big Boi's versatile flow.Vinyl Me, Please has built a name as skilled curators of a music experience, whether through monthly record club releases, immersive multimedia box sets, or selected special pressings. The album's development and release were impeded by a controversial dispute between Big Boi and his former label, Jive Records, over creative differences and commercial concerns. Production for the album took place primarily at Stankonia Recording Studio in Atlanta during 2007 to 2010 and was handled by several record producers, including Organized Noize, Scott Storch, Salaam Remi, Mr.
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