15 May 2018

COMBUSTIBLE EDISON I, Swinger 1994






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I, Swinger
What to do if you've been slogging away in the rock underground for a decade to slight critical acclaim without making any appreciable artistic or commercial headway? In the mold of David Johansen/Buster Poindexter, the band Christmas decided to retool themselves as lounge lizards. On their debut album, the Providence, RI, group played cocktail jazz, exotica, torch ballads, and B-movie spy/guitar themes. To complete their transformation, the band adopted ice cream-colored tuxedoes in their live performances; one member of the group adopted the pseudonym "the Millionaire," and former Christmas singer Liz Cox called herself "Miss Lily Banquette" as she crooned languid jazz-pop tunes. After debuting in 1994 with I, Swinger, Combustible Edison issued Schizophonic in 1996, followed two years later by The Impossible World.

Tracklist

1 Cadillac 1:39
2 The Millionaire's Holiday 2:15
3 Breakfast At Denny's 3:59
4 Intermission 3:56
5 Cry Me A River 2:57
6 Impact! 3:18
7 Guadaloupe 2:48
8 Carnival Of Souls 3:13
9 The Veldt 3:54
10 Surabaya Johnny 4:25
11 Spy Vs. Spy 3:36
12 Theme From "The Tiki Wonder Hour" 3:45

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