{"product_id":"the-space-lady-greatest-hits-vinyl-lp","title":"The Space Lady: Greatest Hits Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinally back in print!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSusan Schneider\u003c\/strong\u003e aka \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=The%20Space%20Lady\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Space%20Lady%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Erol%20Alkan%22\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Space Lady\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e’s got a long story… born in Colorado, began busking, singing, playing accordion in Boston and later San Francisco through the 70s and 80s, wearing a silver plastic helmet with white wings and a flashing light on top. Her accordion was stolen so she upgraded to a Casio MT-40 keyboard (the very same model used by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=King+Jammy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKing Jammy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in the production of “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Sleng+Teng\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSleng Teng\u003c\/a\u003e,” which revolutionized reggae music and ushered in the digital dancehall age). She eventually retired from music to become a nurse and began selling homemade CD-Rs of her various recordings here and there. Word of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Space Lady\u003c\/strong\u003e spread when various books and compilations surveying ‘outsider music’ mentioned her in hushed, reverent tones, culminating in this first-ever remastered vinyl collection of her music, originally pressed in 2013. With a sparse kit of just her deeply human voice and the MT-40, Schneider lends newfound depth and soul to well-trodden tunes you’ve heard hundreds of times before, check out her renditions of \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Schilling\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Major Tom,” \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Fly Like An Eagle” and \u003cstrong\u003eSweet\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Ballroom Blitz.” Equally (if not more) charming are the handful of originals written by her late ex-husband \u003cstrong\u003eJoel Dunsany\u003c\/strong\u003e: “Humdinger,” “From The Womb To The Tomb” and the delicious “Synthesize Me.” These tracks ooze with lo-fi charm and a peculiar digi-dancehall-adjacent flavor; definitely on the level with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Nite+Jewel\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNite Jewel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=Nite%20Jewel%20Good%20Evening\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Nite%20Jewel%22\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efirst album\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ariel+Pink\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAriel Pink\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s early EARLY recordings and some of the outsider soul stuff à la \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Jeff+Phelps\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Phelps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Spontaneous+Overthrow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpontaneous Overthrow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e etc. Black vinyl pressing with foldout printed insert, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes foldout poster insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Mississippi Records 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Big Salad 01\/2020\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"The Space Lady","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":31563949342810,"sku":"fr-4221","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/spacelady-greatesthits.jpg?v=1762277984","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/the-space-lady-greatest-hits-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}