Carpetbaggers, by Jenny Lewis (7" on Rough Trade)

	Description:	Ltd white vinyl 7" inc Elvis Costello!! On Rough Trade
	Format:	7"
	Label:	Rough Trade
	Price:	£2.99 (sorry - sold out)
	Cat#:	RTRADS477
	Availability:	sorry, but this item is not available / sold out.

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Rating: happy This record left Steve littletriggers feeling happy.

Great single with an even better B side !

Review date: 25 October 2008

Rating: ecstatic This record left johnfoyle feeling ecstatic.

This humdinger of a single is a real treat. Besides two great songs the packaging of the 7" vinyl is of vast interest to Costello nerds like me. The description of the Costello b-side, Go Away, as being by 'Jenny Lewis and Her Sound' is a nod to a Nick Lowe single , American Squirm (Radar ada26), from 30 years ago. It's b-side , '(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace Love and Understanding' , was described as being by 'Nick Lowe and His Sound'. Guess what - it was really by Elvis Costello and The Attractions. Examine the sleeve of the Radar single and Elvis can be seen hidden in a detail. So far I can't see him in the Lewis sleeve - but what's that to the left of Jenny....two blobs, spectacle frames maybe........hours of fun!

Review date: 29 October 2008

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Rating: happy This record left our Phil feeling happy.

For some reason we've sold tons of this Jenny Lewis 7" interestingly titled Carpetbaggers. She sounds exactly like Shania Twain for some reason in this twangy country rock short length. Though when Elvis Costello comes in he sounds like he's being strangled.... I don't think it's his best singing but I strangely quite like it when he kicks in just cos it sounds so wrong. It brings a smile to myself every time. White vinyl only and we've not got too many so get one and put a smile on your face.

What the label says about Carpetbaggers, by Jenny Lewis:

Rare opportunity to pick up a genuinely collectible piece of white vinyl – the A side is Jenny Lewis’ vivacious toe tapping, single ‘Carpetbaggers’ featuring a stunning contribution from Elvis Costello’s legendary vocal tones, and the B side ‘Go Away’ a Costello track with Jenny on bvox.
This is a charity single with the record label donating a proportion of profits to the Jazz Foundation, set up to offer post New Orleans flooding support.
Carpetbaggers is B listed on Radio2, looking to progress up to the A. Also a Dermot session booked plus Radcliffe & Maconie session plus John Kennedy XFM session.