V.A. - Waiting for Your Return: A Shidaiqu Anthology 1927-1952, Pt. I LP 33⅓rpm

Product Information

• Barcode: 5050580837652
• Artist: Compilation (All Products)
  
• Label: Death Is Not The End
• Pressing: EU Press
• Release Date: 2020
• Country Of Origin: EU
• Product Format: LP
• Language: Mandarin
• Number Of LP: 1
• Product Weight: 250g

 

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.

 

Track List
Side A

1. The Drizzle - Li Minghui
2. Fly All Over The Field - Zhang Fan
3. A Thousand Birds Facing The Phoenix - Li Li-Hua & Yan Hua
4. Age Of Bloom - Zhou Xuan
5. Waiting For Your Return - Bai Guang
6. The Moonlight Sends My Lovesickness Across A Thousand Miles - Wu Yingyin
7. Song Of The Fishermen - Wang Renmei
8. Congratulations Congratulations - Yao Lee & Yao Min
9. Suzhou Nocturne - Bai Hong
10. Mahjong Classic - Zhou Xuan & Han Langen

Side B

1. Lovesick Tears - Yao Lee
2. The Girl By The Autumn Water -  Gong Qiuxia
3. The Most Beautiful Boy - Yuan Meiyun
4. New Life Of Love - Zhou Xuan & Yan Hua
5. Oh Susan - Yao Lee & Yao Min
6. Chinese New Year Song - Du Jie
7. Bells - Zhang Jing, Zhou Xuan & Li Mingjian
8. Simple Life - Qu Yunyun
9. Tired Of Dancing - Liu Qi
10. Expectation - Bai Guang