180g LP with Deluxe Packaging!
From the Original Master of Universal Music!
Pressed at Pallas in Germany!
Never Before on Vinyl!
As a child in rural Fyledalen in southern Sweden, Magnason would compose songson the piano and dreamed of being a concert pianist. She broke off hercomposition studies at the Gotland Composition School in 2004 in order to learnby doing, and has developed a strong, personal voice: jazz/pop music withclassical elements, and whimsical lyrics. Woman Travels Alone follows her débutalbum Edda Magnason (2010, Caprice) and Goods (2011, Adrian Recordings).
Her dedication evidently made an impression on Per Fly, the director of Waltzfor Monica, the movie that changed her life. She started working on the albumright after leaving the set almost two years ago, and her sudden fame has givenher own career a significant boost. Without the success, she acknowledgeshumbly, she wouldn’t have had access to the resources – the top-levelprofessionals – which she has now. The same goes for the audience. Waltz forMonica became the most viewed Swedish film in 2013, also scoring a Guldbagge(the Swedish equivalent of the Oscar statuette) for best actress.
Why did it take so long to finish the album? Well, the media hype got in theway: a media hype nearly unprecedented for someone of her youth. This includedbeing chosen as a Shooting Star at the Berlin Film Festival, which resulted in acontract with a Hollywood agency. Suffice it to say, there was very little timeleft to just be Edda Magnason, the singer-songwriter, during this time.
Even more so while shooting the film. “I had no relationship to MonicaZetterlund’s music before the film,” Magnason says. Strangely enough, her mothergave her a CD of Zetterlund shortly before she was offered the role, accompaniedby the words “I think you should listen to this.” And so she did, soon spendingall her time trying to imitate the legendary star.
For those unfamiliar with Monica Zetterlund, this blonde, svelte jazz singer isassociated with the Swedish artistic blossoming of the 1960s and 1970s.Zetterlund performed with American and European jazz greats such as Thad Jonesand the Bill Evans Trio, as well as acting in cabarets and films with comedianteam HasseåTage, controversial director Vilgot Sjöman and others. A string oflove affairs and the difficulties of being a single mother weighed her down, andan intense career came to a halt when the singer became addicted to alcohol. Thelast days of her career Zetterlund performed sitting in a wheel chair, until in2005 she succumbed to the flames of a fire in her apartment caused by acigarette.
Recorded on 180g heavy-weight vinyl to ensure quality sound, packaged ingatefold cover, and covered by premium protective vinyl outer sleeve.
The ‘Play 33 1/3 LP Series’ is a 1st LP issue project of the masterpiece albumswhich have never been released on vinyl LP. The album cover and package createdafter months of graphic work and processes by hand enhanced its excellence andto ensure the records superb sound quality, the German MMP, who undertook therecord production of EMI Germany and Universal, utilized a heavy weight 180gvinyl LP to contain the sound. Khiov who was in charge of the planning andproduction of many LP miniature series took charge of the album cover productionspending 6 months to create a masterpiece. You will have a chance to experiencegreat analogue sounds and to enjoy splendid artworks through the series.
This project was highly scrutinized passing rigid testing at the factory inGermany. Even the performers themselves had not been able to put their hands onthe LP version of their own albums as their home country had not produced them.The LPs produced by this project certainly have become must-have items by LPlovers all around the world.
In the age where faster and more convenient is thought to be better, theincrease in demand for the retro vinyl LP worldwide is clearly attributed to thesatisfaction from the sound offered by analog products impossible to bereplicated by CD and digital products and the delight of touching, feeling, andpossessing this masterpiece-like large artwork. Furthermore, LP records haveboth rarity and history that increase their value over time and serve as anattractive factor for collectors.
Features:
Play 33 1/3 Series
180g Vinyl Pressing
From the original master of Universal music
Pressed at Pallas in Germany
Lacquer cutting by SST Bruggemann GmbH in Germany
Black poly-lined inner sleeves
Gatefold Jacket
Project designed & sleeve made by Khiov
Released on vinyl for the first time
6-Page Booklet
Obi
Selections:
Side One:
1. Sakta Vi Ga Genom Stan
2. Hit The Road Jack
3. Monicas Vals
4. O Vad En Liten Gumma Kan Gno
5. En Gang I Stockholm
6. It Could Happen To You
7. Grona Sma Applen
Side Two:
1. Trubbel
2. Du
3. Bedarande Sommarvals
4. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
5. I New York
6. Monica Z – Svit Ur Filmen
