Sold Date: December 29, 2017
Start Date: August 13, 2015
Final Price: $49.99 (USD)
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Hello & welcome to our eBay store. 2xLP on Baby Pink & Highlighter Yellow color-in-color vinyl, limited to 300 hand-numbered copies (this is #288). Comes with bonus Serengeti Perfecto demo tape and Kenny Dennis comic! Life can’t always be bratwursts and O’ Douls. Sometimes, you need to calm it down and get a little clarity. Sometimes, you need a little therapy. Sometimes, you need Kenny Dennis. If you’re unfamiliar with the saga of Serengeti’s beloved Bears-worshipping creation, this could seem confusing. You’re essentially a child walking into the middle of a Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhames flick without popcorn or plot. The shorthand is that Kenny Dennis is a cross between Ron Swanson, a Bill Swerski superfan, and the best Golden Age rapper that you never heard. The more nuanced truth is that the KDz is totally singular. Kenny Dennis is the most whimsical, hilarious, and strangely poignant fictional character in hip-hop history—a true blue collar hero of modernity. But on the Joyful Noise-released KD LP III, the thick-‘stached Chicago MC is shouldering a mid-life crisis. He’s afraid that his best times are past him. He’s hanging around new friends to the chagrin of his family. As the record unfolds, we learn about the ferocious Bennies (Benzedrine) addiction that Kenny battled from the 70s through the 90s. Using O’ Douls to cap his addiction, he’d kicked it for good by the time Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, B.J. Armstrong, and Horace Grant led the Bulls to their first run of championships. However, it’s gradually resurfaced as Kenny spends more and more time with his new pal, Joji. The result is the deepest examination into the character’s scarred psyche. What started as a softball-loving and Shaq-hating everyman played mostly for laughs has evolved into a three-dimensional old friend. He’s idiosyncratic but struggling with problems that you can relate to: substance abuse, familial strife, and the struggles of your local sports team. Of course, this is still Kenny Dennis and Serengeti. For all the pathos, it’s one of the funniest and best albums of the year. Narrated by Kenny’s long-time ally and rap partner, Ders (Anders Holm from Workaholics), the KD LP III alternately tells the tale of Perfecto, the pair’s group that sweeps malls across the Midwest. They wear Aeropostale, Abercombie & Fitch, and biker shorts. They put their own spin on the hip-house of Technotronic and Snap. They’re about to be a phenomenon when a phone call changes their career trajectory forever. As always, Odd Nosdam handles production, fortifying Kenny’s frenetic tales with hard slaps and stabbing guitar lines. The record was recorded in early 2014 at Nosdam’s Burnco Studios in Berkeley and Rob Kiener’s studio in East Hollywood, directly after the completion of Sisyphus (Serengeti’s collaborative record with Son Lux and Sufjan Stevens). You can compare Serengeti to Beck or MF Doom or Andy Kauffman. You can bring up effusive praise from The Guardian to Pitchfork to the dean of rock critics, Robert Christgau. But no nodes of comparison or clever similes can grasp the blend of bizarre non-sequiturs, clever references, and heartfelt songwriting that makes this special. So just take a seat, tune in, and have a time. SIDE A 01 No Beginner (2:43) 02 Off / On (4:04) 03 Shidoshi (3:55) 04 Win Big (1:12) SIDE B 05 Perfecto (1:17) 06 On The Road (1:09) 07 @ The Mall (1:47) 08 Buddy Guy (2:23) 09 Tanya T (3:11) 10 Damn Dz (2:32) SIDE C 11 Big Betty (2:28) 12 Dz Goes On (3:54) 13 Mr. Drummond (2:11) 14 Ain't No Joke (0:59) 15 Get Back To Rap (0:26) 16 Parkour (2:27) SIDE D 17 Lose Big (3:51) 18 Need Clarity (2:03) 19 Tickled Pink (4:25) We have been providing great bargins and quality merchandise on eBay since 1999. We always strive to provide our customers with the best online shopping experience possible. We use thick cardboard mailers specially designed for shipping records. As well we provide additional padding to make sure that your record will arive to you as minty fresh as possible. On the rare ocassion that there is something wrong with your order when you receive it please do not hesitate to contact us and we will fix it right away and make sure you are fully satisfied with your purchase. This record is brand new and unplayed. Check out my other auctions for tons of great albums and save on shipping! Only $2 shipping to add any other LP to your order within the USA.

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