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9am-6pm GMT, Mon-Sat VARIOUS Waiting For Your Return: A Shidaiqu Anthology 1927-1952 Part I Death Is Not The End LP Cat: DEATH 067LP
Rel: 20 Jan 25
International Side 1 - Track 1. Li Minghui - The DrizzleSide 1 - Track 2. Zhang Fan - Fly All Over The FieldSide 1 - Track 3. Li Li Hua & Yan Hua - A Thousand Birds Facing The PhoenixSide 1 - Track 4. Zhou Xuan - Age Of BloomSide 1 - Track 5. Bai Guang - Waiting For Your ReturnSide 1 - Track 6. Wu Yingyin - The Moonlight Sends My Lovesickness Across A Thousand MilesSide 1 - Track 7. Wang Renmei - Song Of The FishermenSide 1 - Track 8. Yao Lee & Yao Min - Congratulations, CongratulationsSide 1 - Track 9. Bai Hong - Suzhou NocturneSide 1 - Track 10. Zhou Xuan & Han Langen - Mahjong ClassicSide 2 - Track 1. Yao Lee - Lovesick TearsSide 2 - Track 2. Gong Qiuxia - The Girl By The Autumn WaterSide 2 - Track 3. Yuan Meiyun - The Most Beautiful BoySide 2 - Track 4. Zhou Xuan & Yan Hua - New Life Of LoveSide 2 - Track 5. Yao Lee & Yao Min - Oh SusanSide 2 - Track 6. Du Jie - Chinese New Year SongSide 2 - Track 7. Zhang Jing, Zhou Xuan & Li Mingjian - BellsSide 2 - Track 8. Qu Yunyun - Simple LifeSide 2 - Track 9. Liu Qi - Tired Of DancingSide 2 - Track 10. Bai Guang - Expectation

We bloody love the Death Is Not The End label. It's the sort of outlet that vinyl lovers fawn over because it only deals in fascinating sounds from lesser-known musical worlds. Enter this latest project: Shidaiqu, meaning "songs of the era," emerged in 1920s Shanghai as a fusion of Western pop, jazz, blues and Hollywood soundtracks with traditional Chinese elements. This hybrid genre shaped a golden age of Chinese popular music and film during the pre-Communist interwar period. This record anthologises shidaiqu's evolution, from Li Jinhui's pioneering 1927 song 'Drizzle' sung by his daughter Li Minghui to polished 1930s-40s works by the Seven Great Singing Stars, including Zhou Xuan and Bai Guang. A wonderful trip into the unknown.