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Dixied The Emmons
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Berry Berry Bo Hho (1997)
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All Along On the Hill
3:25 |
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Woodland in Heaven
2:34 |
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Butterfly
1:54 |
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Blue Light
3:37 |
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24 Carat
0:58 |
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La Lipon
2:59 |
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Finish
5:06 |
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Lonnio Mioonio Mymmie Mo
3:34 |
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Whangdoodle
2:42 |
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Guru Guru Heaven
2:12 |
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Summer Days
3:06 |
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Con Vio Chunio Maria
2:44 |
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Tittenhurst Park
3:29 |
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Artist: Dixied/Dexied the Emmons
Album: Berry Berry bo hho
Label: Epic/Sony Records
Catalog no: ESCB1874
Year of Release: 1997/1998 (conflicting info)
1) All Along on the Hill
2) Woodland in Heaven
3) Butterfly
4) Blue LIght
5) 24 Carat
6) La Lipon
7) Finish
8) Lonnio Mioonio Mymmie Mo
9) Whangdoodle
10) Guru Guru Heaven
11) Summer Days
12) Con Vio Chunio Mario
13) Tittenhurst Park
Notes: Dixied the Emmons were Japan's preeminent retro garage rock group. Featuring permanent members Abe Julie (vocals, guitar) and ace drummer/preeminent weirdo Hatch Hatchell (also of the group "Howlin' Hachima" and the Young Skins), the group made its debut in the early nineties with a mixture of rock and retro stylings mixed with some astonishingly muscular musicianship. Giant fans of The Who--the group even covered "Dogs" in concert--the group lasted, with a revolving door of sidemen, until it eventually disbanded in 2006. Abe Julie and Hatch have pursued some very succesful solo careers, and have produced many acts in the style of Dixied the Emmons.
If Wikipedia is to be believed, with Berry Berry Bo Hho--and the group's switch from indie label KOGA to Sony as of its previous album--the group suddenly discovered a fondness for recording on primitive, vacuum tube equipment and mixing at the Kinks' studio. The group also started to focus a bit more on songcraft over the freakouts and standard "retro workouts" of its prior records.
Consequently, the group's output for Sony generally sounds like this: imagine a group of modern-day psychedelic/paisley weirdos being produced by "The Who Sings My Generation"-era Shel Talmy. Unlike some similar acts--the more-famous Neatbeats, for example--Dixied the Emmons generally eschews britpop stylings for something a bit more muscular. It's really fantastic, and this and the group's follow-up album (Sound, Pew, and Young) are probably the two best efforts in this style.
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