5052442016885

London Is The Place For Me 8 - Lord Kitchener In England 1948-1962

Various Artists

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Format: 2LP

Cat No: HJRLP78

Release Date:  13 December 2019

Label:  Honest Jon's Records

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5052442016885

Genres:  World Music  Tropical  

  • Description

    The latest volumes in this highly acclaimed "London Is The Place For Me" series - Volume 7 - Calypso, Palm-Wine, Mento, Joropo, Steel & Stringband & Volume 8 - Lord Kitchener In England 1948-1962.

    Presenting the music of the Windrush generation: the post-war, London recordings of West Indians and West Africans, in the first wave of modern migration to Britain.

    Volume 7 - Calypso, Palm-Wine, Mento, Joropo, Steel & Stringband overflows with diverse musical styles, including steel band, stringband, calypso, joropo and mento. Volume 8 - Lord Kitchener In England 1948-1962 is devoted to the great calypsonian Lord Kitchener.

    The gatefold LPs come with full-size leaflets, the CDs inside a forty-page booklet, including numerous stunning photographs, and brilliant new writing by Kitch's biographer, Anthony Joseph. Sound restoration at Abbey Road; pressed at Pallas.

    'One of the delights of the age' (Songlines).

    'Superlative' (***** Mojo)

    Superlative' ( ***** Independent)

    'Sensational' (Observer)

    Hugely evocative and poignant' (Daily Telegraph)

    Sheer joy from start to finish' (Sunday Telegraph)

    A witty and joyous testament' (Guardian)

    Impeccably curated and packaged' (Wire)

    ***** Mojo, ***** Times, ***** Independent, ***** Daily Telegraph, ***** Evening Standard, ***** Metro.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Carnival Road March
      • 2. No More Taxi
      • 3. Mango Tree
      • 4. Food From The West Indies
      • 5. Alphonso In Town
      • 6. Come Back In The Morning
      • 7. Too Late Kitch
      • 8. Drink-A-Rum
      • 9. Constable Joe
      • 10. Pirates Of Paria
      • 11. Carnival In Town
      • 12. Is Trouble
      • 13. If You Brown
      • 14. Life Begins At Forty
      • 15. Manchester Football Double
      • 16. The Denis Compton Calypso
      • 17. Mistress Jacob
      • 18. London Is The Place For Me
      • 19. Tie Tongue Mopsie
      • 20. Dora (Meet Me At The Pawnshop)
      • 21. If You’re Not White You’re Black
      • 22. Africa My Home
      • 23. Nora
      • 24. Kitch In The Jungle