Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson

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5...according to our Brett on Fri 20 Nov, 2009.

Time for a serious classic packaged up in fine Light In the Attic style, I've got a feeling that's always gonna be an exciting thing to behold after the amazing job they did on Black Monk time a few months back. This time around it's Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson that's given the remastered 180g vinyl in tip-on gatefold sleeve treatment, slipping it's chanson lounge lizard tongue into your ear through the medium of filthy Serge's mostly spoken vocals (often alone, occasionally in duet with Jane Birkin) so the beautifully arranged mixture of trebly art rock-ish guitar, thudding, elastic bass runs and lush orchestral flourishes doesn't instantly overload your brain with sweet, buttery goodness. I was just saying how someone really needs to sort out a nice compilation of tracks he wrote for other artists.. That'd quite literally be 'le bomb'. Like this!

* Limited vinyl beautifully remastered from the original master tapes.
* Full lyrics plus 1971 Q&A interview with Serge.
* 180 gram wax, gatefold old school tip-on jacket.
* With help from actress, amour and inspiration Jane Birkin, arranger/conductor and co-conspirator Jean Claude Vannier, not to mention a tight hand-picked crew of top-shelf UK session musicians, ‘..Nelson’ is often cited as Serge Gainsbourg’s master work.
* Mojo magazine ran a massive piece on this album earlier this year.
* Tracklist: 1. Melody 2. La Ballade de Melody Nelson 3. La Valse de Melody 4. Ah! Melody 5. L’Hotel Particulier 6. En Melody 7. Cargo Culte

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