Debbie Harry’s 1981 odd rock-funk-new-wave mix is resurrected with polished sound quality.
Is half speed mastering the new old thing? Probably, because since the vinyl revival, this practice, which used to be quite common, has become popular again. Here the cutting machine and the original recording are run at half speed. This means that the sound information can be cut more accurately onto the medium, which is why the listening pleasure for the connoisseur is increased at best. The Stones have already re-released a number of their edited albums three years ago and there is no end in sight. If it’s sound fetishism, then it’s right!
Blondie icon Debbie Harry joins in, re-issuing her first solo album from 1981 in a limited, numbered edition. KOOKOO came about when she and Chris Stein took some time off from the band and, to make a long story short, the album didn’t turn out to be a particularly big one, despite enlisting the great Nile Rodgers and his Chic bandmate, Bernard Edwards, as producers Success.
Blondie fans were disappointed by the wild musical composition, in which oriental experiments (“Oasis”), disco guitars drowning Harry’s voice (“Surrender”) and smooth reggae (“Inner City Spillover”) give a rendezvous. But at least there’s a bonus 12 inch disc with five remixes of the singles “Backfred” and “The Jam Was Moving”. The exciting cover art by “Alien” artist HR Giger has also been restored, an art print is included and clear vinyl is also available. A jewel for every record shelf.