Kite Half-Speed Master Heavyweight Vinyl – Kirsty MacColl

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Available with Vinyl records London. Exclusive Vinyl Records Heavyweight LP Kirsty MacColl Kite flew out in the world in the spring of1989, a whole decade after Kirsty MacColl had released her first single. It also came seven years after her last album, her debut,Desperate Character. In the interim, she had atop ten hitwith her harmony and jangledrenched version ofBilly Braggs A New England in 1985, an evergreen Christmas hit,1987s Fairytale of New York, withThe Pogues and two sons, Jamie and Louis, with her producer husbandSteve Lillywhite.Kite also contains flourishes of what was to come later for Kirsty. Dancing in Limbo hints towards her later works Latin flavours. Finale You And Me Baby prefigures the glorious soundworld of1993s Titanic Days. Throughout the album, there is a confidence that bristles and burns, the sound of a woman finally seizing the day and having her time.Reissued as anall analogue halfspeed master,remastered from the original tapes by Phil Kinrade at Air Studios, and featuring an exclusive lineressay from Kirsty MacColl expert and Guardian music critic Jude Rogers.

Official Heavyweight LP

Pressed on thicker, higher-grade vinyl — often 180 grams — for improved durability and fidelity. Heavyweight LPs reduce surface noise and deliver a deeper, more stable sound, making them a preferred choice for serious listeners.

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