Name: Kite - Half Speed Master
Brand: Kirsty Maccoll

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DEMREC1199

Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl with OBI Strip. Half Speed Master

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-03-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Demon

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5014797911031

Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

Kirsty Maccoll

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

Demon is a UK 80s New Wave label that was founded by Elvis Costello, Andrew Lauder, and the company behind the label in 1980. In 1998, the label was acquired by Music Collection International and merged with its Westside Records operation. Today, Demon forms part of the Demon Music Group Ltd.

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Kirsty MacColl was a singer-songwriter from England, UK. Born on October 10, 1959 in Croydon, South London, she began her music career as part of the band The Drug Addix before going solo. In 1981, she achieved success with her hit single "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis". Kirsty married producer Steve Lillywhite in 1984 and they had two children together. Tragically, Kirsty passed away in December 2000 while swimming with her children in Cozumel, Mexico.

Despite her untimely death, Kirsty's legacy lives on through her music. Her album "Tropical Brainstorm" was released posthumously in early 2001. Known for her unique style that blended folk and pop influences, Kirsty's songs continue to captivate audiences around the world.

If you enjoy artists such as Voice Of The Beehive, The Beautiful South or Tracey Ullman, then you'll definitely appreciate Kirsty MacColl's musical talent. With heartfelt lyrics and catchy melodies, she has left an indelible mark on the music industry.

Kite flew out in the world in the spring of 1989, 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 a top ten hit with her harmony and jangle-drenched version of Billy Bragg’s A New England in 1985, an evergreen Christmas hit, 1987’s Fairytale of New York, with The Pogues and two sons, Jamie and Louis, with her producer husband Steve Lillywhite. Kite arrived like a bold, glossy statement of intent, full of songs she had written herself and with dear friends like Pete Glenister and Johnny Marr, plus one glistening Kinks cover, which felt like an appropriate choice. In finger-clicking country, Smithsy pop, ballads and modern protest songs, Kirsty was Ray Davies’ natural successor in song writing, observing fame, love and modern life with a sparkling, sensitive eye.

Kite also contains flourishes of what was to come later for Kirsty. Dancing in Limbo hints towards her later work’s Latin flavours. Finale You And Me Baby prefigures the glorious soundworld of 1993’s 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 an all analogue half-speed master, remastered from the original tapes by Phil Kinrade at Air Studios, and featuring an exclusive liner essay from Kirsty MacColl expert and Guardian music critic Jude Rogers.

Kite - Half Speed Master

Music GB

Discover Kite by Kirsty Maccoll - a bold, glossy statement of intent with finger-clicking country, Smithsy pop, ballads and modern protest songs. Remastered from the original tapes by Phil Kinrade at Air Studios. Label: Demon.