Sold Date: January 25, 2016
Start Date: January 7, 2016
Final Price: $24.99 (USD)
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ARTIST: Wanda Jackson
TITLE: The Party Ain't Over
FORMAT: LP
LABEL: Third Man
CATALOG #: TMR-031
RECORD CONDITION: NEW
JACKET CONDITION: NEW
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"Self-styled keeper of the flame is so steeped in roots nostalgia -- he even left his native Detroit for the greener pastures of Nashville, bringing himself closer to the heart of Americana -- that his art rock roots are obscured. After all, this is a guy who purposely restricts his palettes in and named an early album after an early 20th century Dutch movement; art and artifice are part of his roots. He brings that artifice to , a stylized high-profile comeback for that is about as far removed from the natural flow of , his similar effort for , as can be. seemed to act as midwife to the music on , but here he seems to stamp his imprint directly upon , the legendary rockabilly singer who briefly dated and cut the incendiary “Fujiyama Mama” and “Let’s Have a Party.” Clearly, the title of this 2011 effort hearkens back to the latter, and goes out of his way to evoke the '50s of ’s heyday, selecting such rock & roll classics as “Nervous Breakdown,” “Busted,” and “Rip It Up,” but also having her sing the ' swinging classic “Drinking Rum and Coca Cola” while recasting the modern classics of 's “Thunder on the Mountain” and ’s “You Know I’m No Good” as retro throwbacks. No matter the source material, the approach is the same: it’s a '50s pastiche, equal parts rockabilly boogie and jump blues blare, accentuated by ’s gonzo skronk and ’s sandpaper growl. Conceptually, it’s interesting -- it’s not a re-creation, it’s a purposeful fantasy -- but the sheer ballast of ’s vision can be exhausting, the individual elements clanking chaotically and never quite gelling. gives as strong as a performance as she can, tearing into the oldies with ease and valiantly attempting the new songs, but she sounds most at ease with the quieter moments, whether it’s “Dust on the Bible” or a stripped-down acoustic “Blue Yodel #6.” These are the moments that feel like they belong to her, with the rest of being unmistakably of and for , who leaps at the chance to re-create the ‘50s in his own image. " - allmusic.com

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