FLAT DUO JETS [self-titled] DOG GONE [Jack White] '89*

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1989 DOG GONE Records DOG-004
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VINYL is EX+ very clean


 COVER is VG+ sticker

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Recorded live to two-track in someone's garage (no, that's not a joke), Flat Duo Jets' self-titled debut album is about as close to a concise statement of musical purpose as one was likely to ever get from roots rock wild man Dexter Romweber (guitar/vocals) and his partner, Crow (drums). (This time out, the duo also allowed themselves the rare luxury of a bass player, Tone.) Romweber bashes the hell out of his battered Danelectro when he isn't picking out tasty single-note leads on the solos, and Crow swats away, determined to keep up (and showing no fear of his ride cymbal). Whether they're playing frantic rockabilly, crooning "ladies' choice" romantic numbers, conjuring up pseudo-exotic instrumentals, or ripping into some old-school jazz standards (think Louis Prima, not Miles Davis), Flat Duo Jets sound tight without the slightest veneer of slickness, and work up a sweat even when they turn down the tempos. Maybe this dizzying melange of musical styles and influences doesn't quite reflect the way most folks look at rock & roll these days, but if you don't think this album rocks pretty hard, you obviously haven't been playing attention.
Retro-rockabilly maniacs Flat Duo Jets paired singer/guitarist Dexter Romweber and drummer Chris "Crow" Smith; though based throughout much of their career in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the duo first gained widespread exposure appearing live in the 1986 music documentary Athens, GA: Inside/Out. Despite critical acclaim, they did not issue their self-titled debut LP until 1990, resurfacing a year later with Go Go Harlem Baby. Indie label stalwarts throughout the course of records including 1992's In Stereo, 1993's White Trees, and 1996's Red Tango, Flat Duo Jets finally signed to major label Outpost to releaseLucky Eye in 1998; however, the group disbanded the following year.Two Headed Cow, a live soundtrack to the Dexter Romweber/Flat Duo Jets documentary of the same name, was released in 2008, nearly ten years after the band broke up.

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