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Squirrel nut zippers hot vinyl.
Long out of print on vinyl hot will make its glorious return to wax on 180 gram vinyl.
The squirrel nut zippers formed in 1993 in chapel hill north carolina.
The band has nailed the sound of jump blues and swinging jazz and if the zippers don t have the chops of real big bands they do have enthusiasm and a sense of humor.
This slab of wax is released to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the squirrel nut zippers most celebrated commercially successful album hot.
Jean lafitte like they hide in the lee side of barrier island receiving goods and making dark back channel deals.
View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1996 vinyl release of hot on discogs.
The squirrel nut zippers are a six man one woman north carolina outfit who specialise in old style jazz swing dixieland but with a surprising modern sensibility.
When north carolina s squirrel nut zippers scored an unlikely late 90s hit with hell from their hot album many cynics and a few critics thought the band was merely mocking the hot jazz stylings of the 20s and 30s.
Limited 180 gram vinyl lp pressing including bonus digital download of one previously unreleased song the puffer.
Like the group s debut the inevitable hot is comprised entirely of good natured if slightly tongue in cheek postmodern big band music.
1996 s hot was an unexpected hit album for the group thanks to the catchy novelty hit hell and it s very amusing music video which even mtv couldn t resist playing.
The squirrel nut zippers sack and plunder the old weird america then sail off to further distant lands.
1996 s hot was an unexpected hit album for the group thanks to the catchy novelty hit hell and it s very amusing music video which even mtv couldn t resist playing.
Mammoth records d002415301 format.
A previously unreleased track the puffer written by squirrel nut zippers trumpet player the late stacey guess is included as a bonus track on the release.
Squirrel nut zippers second album hot was one of the most surprising success stories of 1997.
They use new orleans as their hideout and base of operations.
The squirrel nut zippers are a six man one woman north carolina outfit who specialise in old style jazz swing dixieland but with a surprising modern sensibility.
But having put a couple more albums and some trying times the defection of singer guitarist tom maxwell and passing of horn player stacy guess under their belts it s clear that musical affection was no mere passing affectation.
Mammoth records mr0137 1 format.
Ships free in the u s.
Buy hot lp by squirrel nut zippers lp 26 98.