Squirrel Nut Zippers: 7 CDs collection (1995-2009)

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Squirrel Nut Zippers - Christmas Caravan (1998)
EAC-FLAC Image with CUE & LOG - 220 MB | Full Scans | Mp3 CBR 320 Kbps - 77 MB
Swing Revival / Neoswing | 34:16 minutes | Label: Mammoth Records Inc. / Cat. # 980192-2

Tracks:

01. Winter Weather
02. Indian Giver
03. A Johnny Ace Christmas
04. My Evergreen
05. Sleigh Ride
06. I'm Coming Home For Christmas
07. Carolina Christmas
08. Gift Of The Magi
09. Hot Christmas
10. Hanging Up My Stockings

Produced by Mike Napolitano and Squirrel Nut Zippers.


all music.com says: Since they were riding high on the strength of Hot, the Squirrel Nut Zippers convinced Mammoth to release a holiday album, Christmas Caravan, just months after they delivered Perennial Favorites, their follow-up to Hot. It was an unconventional move, but the Zippers were never about convention, and, appropriately, Christmas Caravan isn't a conventional holiday record. Relying heavily on original material, the crew has created the Christmas equivalent of one of their studio releases -- an album that revives swing and hot jazz, tweaking it a little bit with ironic humor yet remaining reverential of the music's heritage. If anything, they take fewer liberties on Christmas Caravan than before -- there aren't as many jokes and the music sounds surprisingly restrained at places. Still, the Zippers know how to have a good time, and that's exactly what Christmas Caravan does, thanks to their enthusiastic performances, strong songwriting and sharp covers ("Winter Weather," "Sleigh Ride").



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Squirrel Nut Zippers - Bedlam Balroom (2000)
EAC-FLAC Image with CUE & LOG - 243 MB | Full Scans | Mp3 CBR 320 Kbps - 88 MB
Swing Revival / Neoswing | 38:18 minutes | Label: Mammoth Records Inc. / Cat. # MR 65502-2

Tracks:

01. Bedbugs
02. Baby Wants A Diamond Ring
03. Do What
04. Bent Out Of Shape
05. Stop Drop And Roll
06. Hush
07. It All Depends
08. Bedlam Ballroom
09. Just This Side Of Blue
10. Don't Fix It
11. Missing Link
12. Bedlam Reprise
13. Do It This A Way

Produced by Mike Napolitano and Squirrel Nut Zippers.
Recorded at Kingsway Studios, New Orleans, LA.


all music.com says: Despite undergoing massive lineup changes, among which were vocalist and guitar player Tom Maxwell going solo, the death of original trumpet blower Stacy Guess, and the birth of a daughter to bandleaders Jim Mathus and Katherine Whalen in May 2000, the Squirrel Nut Zippers persevered through all of it to release a wonderful, progressive (for them) album. Granted, the hot jazz and Dixieland tunes that the band is known for are still present, but the first thing one hears upon listening to this album is a synthesizer and a Spanish guitar. And how about some '70s funk and soul? Funky is the surprising quality of this work, which is why the album stands out among the group's past efforts. Perennial Favorites had some good performances, but seemed more of a mere continuation of what was laid down on Hot. Here, New Orleans-type funky grooves mix with a Spanish guitar on consecutive tracks, and the juxtaposition reminds the listener of just how magnificent and inspired the Squirrel Nut Zippers can be when they try to grow. Perhaps those who were a part of the neo-swing "revival" of the mid- to late-'90s won't be so receptive to this album, but to anyone who enjoys spirited old-timey music (spanning a range of times), Bedlam Ballroom is a damn hoot.



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Squirrel Nut Zippers - Lost At Sea (2009) [Live]
EAC-FLAC Image with CUE & LOG - 454 MB | Web Scans included | Mp3 CBR 320 Kbps - 145 MB
Swing Revival / Neoswing | 63:19 minutes | Label: Southern Broadcast / Cat. # SB-01

Tracks:

01. Memphis Exorcism
02. Good Enough For Granddad
03. It Ain't You
04. Prince Nez
05. Put A Lid On It
06. Fat Cat Keeps Getting Fatter
07. Danny Diamond
08. Suits Are Picking Up The Bill
09. My Drag
10. Happens All The Time
11. Bad Businessman
12. Hell
13. Ghost Of Stephen Foster
14. You Are My Radio
15. Blue Angel
16. Do What
17. Missing Link Parade

Produced by Squirrel Nut Zippers.
Recorded at Live on December 5, 2008 at Southpaw, Brooklyn NY. Live Sound by Darrel Young.
Mixed by Squirrel Nut Zippers and Colin Studybaker.

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