Beef's Birdland, by Beef (LP)

	Description:	LP in shiny foil sleeve, Self Released! Note artwork does not include a big cow!!	UK ORDERS OVER £50 SHIP FREE!
	Format:	LP
	Price:	£7.99
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What you say No-one has reviewed Beef's Birdland by Beef yet. Give us your opinion on Beef's Birdland by Beef. What we say This record left our Mingus Rude feeling happy. Beef: "Birdland" (Self Release) Twelve crooned mantras and twenty four birdsongs on this nattily packaged cottage industry produce vinyl only lp. Housed in a foil and paper sleeve. We like a bit bird song round hear, there's no ladies in the office unless you count Maggie who's a girl (honest). Seriously, these are of the flying variety, interspersed with croonings of standards and classic. Sometimes coming across like some private moments in a bath or shower, these are personal reflections coloured somewhat by a serious intent, or is his tongue in his cheek. So if you like quirky workman-like approaches to song (think Postman/Milkman/Window Cleaner) and an off-kilter approach to splicing birdsong between cover versions of Nana Mouskouri, Robert Louis Stevenson, Hart & Rodgers, Peggy Lee and Duke Ellington. Slightly bonkers but your guess is as good as mine. What the label says: A  new lp from beef, a collection of songs and spoken word interwoven with birdsong. Using just the voice, the focus hangs on the words and giving a direct meaning and feeling to the listener. This record takes a peek at themes in life – the funny and the sad, the ridiculous, the joys, the ups and downs.   Some previous reviews:   “Basic simplicity of ten a capella songs sung wistfully by mystery crooner Beef … nobly wandering through places that others wouldn't even dare consider going,” r + eb (uk website)   “It all reminds me of a couple acapella Chet Baker tracks that I've been fixating on lately … this  Beef LP is riveting in much the same way, for how it gets to the essence of things, strips away the glitz and gets right down to it,” erasing clouds (usa website)

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About the humble LP:

The LP is the daddy of formats. 12" inches of sheer joy. The LP adds to the glory of the 12" record as it can be played at a slower speed (33rpm instead of the usual 45rpm for singles), consequently more musical joy can be had. Played on a decent deck the sound of an LP is about a million times better than any other format. They look fantastic...... a nice gatefold sleeve with a information rich inner sleeve will keep you entertained for hours even before your stylus has chance to make eye contact with it's 12" prey. An essential part of musical heritage which will never be forgotten. It still does play at a multitude of speeds but as it's recorded to be played slower they normally sound ridiculous sped up. Though double albums can make up for this slight inadequacy by ramming more tunes into your ears for your money. Utterly essential.

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