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Fantastic stuff -- and a record that may well be the greatest ever from the mighty Serge Gainsbourg -- high praise indeed, considering the greatness of Gainsbourg's other music! The album is one long suite built around a spare, electric bass-driven theme -- a slow funk riff that's been sampled ...

A perfect introduction to the mad French pop of Jacques Dutronc! Dutronc was quite different than most of his contemporaries -- at once the model of Steve McQueen cool, but also willing to do anything for a gag, often coming up with strange little approaches for his songs, which at their best can ...

Effervescent French pop from German born Mary Roos -- ultra catchy, sweetly arranged numbers from the early-to-mid 70s! There's an early 70s easy listening vibe here that's wholly top notch, with the voice and melodies leading the way, with punchy rhythms, and a more soaring numbers with bigger ...

A baroque instrumental masterpiece from Jean Claude Vannier -- Serge Gainsbourg's right hand man at the start of the 70s, and a key figure in the legendary Histoire De Melody Nelson album! The feel here is very much along the lines of work that Serge was doing at the time -- larger orchestrations ...

A great little album from Serge -- possibly his last truly genius record, and one with a very unusual twist! The album was recorded in Jamaica with production from Sly & Robbie -- very much in the late 70s, big-business reggae mode -- but done with Serge's usual flair for the lyric. The album' ...

A great collection of groovy French pop! Although Brigitte Bardot's best known in this end of the world for her acting, she actually cut quite a few great records in France during the 60s -- and this set includes 20 of them -- excellent Parisian sounds from the mod generation, with instrumentation ...

A wealth of rare recordings all composed by Serge Gainsbourg -- sung by some of his famous female partners and a whole host of other French singers we've never heard before! The package is easily the most comprehensive we've ever seen to cover Gainsbourg's compositional efforts -- and the work ...

Groovy French pop with touches of bossa and all purpose, boundary free grooves from Nouvelle Vague -- really covering a lot of styles, from laidback folk pop, to bossa lounge styles, to easygoing bossa -- on a set of often nearly unrecognizable covers of tracks by Depeche Mode, Echo & The ...

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A great look at a much-neglected side of the 60s pop scene in Paris -- the male contribution to the yeh-yeh pop years, often overlooked in favor of more famous work by female artists! The groove here is great -- very much in the style of the excellent Femme De Paris series -- with a focus on ...

A treasure trove of female French pop from the 60s -- packaged in a special case with a bonus male disc too! The 4CD package is a tremendous introduction to the hippest French pop sounds of the 60s -- and goes way past the obvious stars of the time to include some cool girl singers who never got ...

An amazingly tripped-out set from early 70s France -- progressive and folksy at the same time, in a style that's experimental, yet personal -- and which reminds us a lot of some of the energy coming out of the Saravah camp! A few years earlier, and singer Dashiell Hedayat would have been singing ...

One of the coolest albums ever recorded -- a legendary meeting between the Art Ensemble Of Chicago and inventive French singer Brigitte Fontaine! The set was recorded at the end of the 60s in Paris, and it perfectly sums up all of the incredible energy bubbling out of the post-68 years -- an ...

Fantastic stuff -- and a record that may well be the greatest ever from the mighty Serge Gainsbourg -- high praise indeed, considering the greatness of Gainsbourg's other music! The album is one long suite built around a spare, electric bass-driven theme -- a slow funk riff that's been sampled ...

A record as revolutionary as the French year in which it was recorded -- an amazing batch of late 60s grooves from Parisian pop madame France Gall! The set's upbeat and jaunty, with plenty of fuzz -- almost a psyche pop sound, with lots of groovy guitars that make the album sparkle with plenty of ...

A host of French film classics from the lovely Anna Karina -- a set that's heavy on her 60s recordings in movies that include Pierrot Le Fou, Vivre Ensemble, Anna, and Une Femme Est Une Femme! As with her performances in the films, Karina's singing style is always a bit offbeat -- familiar enough ...

A late 60s soundtrack by Serge Gainsbourg -- but a record that's easily as great as any of his studio albums from the same time! The bulk of the album has a spare, punctuated groove that's somewhat funky -- quite a bit like Melody Nelson in its sense of space and timing -- and its sex-heavy groove ...

The sexy story of Brigitte Bardot -- served up here in sweet little book-like format! The package features some of Bardot's best vocal performances from the 60s -- music that runs from her initial straight sounds, through her mod "yeh yeh" pop, to her especially slinky sounds recorded ...

An excellent batch of work from Jacqueline Taieb -- the groovy female singer who rocked the French scene of the 60s with some really wonderful tunes! Jacqueline's music has a charm that really matches her image on the front cover -- a bit less polished than some of her contemporaries, in a way ...

Wild stuff -- and a great collection of new versions of classic tracks by the legendary Serge Gainsbourg! The bulk of the set was recorded in Japan in the mid 90s -- in a mode that's quite appreciative of the sound of the originals, but with some freshly modern twists -- almost in the style used ...

Beautiful duets between Brigitte Fontaine and Areski -- and an album that's filled with loads of short little tracks that stand with some of their greatest work ever! Instrumentation is spare, but incredibly haunting -- a bit jazzy at times, slightly experimental at others -- but always quiet ...

Benjamin Biolay's looking a bit strung out on the cover, but the music here is as warmly charming as ever -- a sublime modern French take on territory first explored by Serge Gainsbourg in the 60s! Biolay's production, as always, is impeccable -- a beautiful blend of warmth and grit, acoustic and ...

One of Serge Gainsbourg's best albums ever -- a set that we love every bit as much as his Melody Nelson classic, or his killer records with Jane Birkin! The set was recorded in the mid 70s, and it features amazing orchestrations from Alan Hawkshaw -- backings that are even better than Hawk's ...

A fantastic album by this enigmatic French singer -- one of her first truly experimental albums! The record differs from some of her other albums quite a bit -- and has a very strange mix of styles that go from straight ahead (only a track or two), to wildly experimental -- very much in the best ...

Beautiful duets between Brigitte Fontaine and Areski -- and an album that's filled with loads of short little tracks that stand with some of their greatest work ever! Instrumentation is spare, but incredibly haunting -- a bit jazzy at times, slightly experimental at others -- but always quiet ...

No baby pop here, as France Gall is all-woman throughout -- one of the best of the French female pop singers of the mid 60s, working here with an upbeat, groovy sound throughout! Backings are by the great Alain Gouraguer, who gives the record a tightly jerking kind of feel -- a sound that's the ...

Pure and classic Jacques Brel all the way through -- a landmark album that's filled with some of his most biting compositions -- including many tunes that later went onto great fame in the English speaking world! The arrangements are by Francois Rauber -- Brel's superb collaborator during the time ...

Jacques Brel's last album before his death -- and an oft-overlooked piece of work that's fantastically different from his better-known 60's oeuvre, but also every bit as great! The tracks on here have an amazingly somber quality -- filled with deep swells of emotion that probably made Scott Walker ...

A landmark collaboration between Serge Gainsbourg and actress Jane Birkin -- his paramour at the time, and a much younger woman! The pair come together beautifully here in a set of sensuous duets -- tunes that have an open, honest approach to the relations between the sexes -- yet never in any ...

A landmark collaboration between Serge Gainsbourg and actress Jane Birkin -- his paramour at the time, and a much younger woman! The pair come together beautifully here in a set of sensuous duets -- tunes that have an open, honest approach to the relations between the sexes -- yet never in any ...

Fantastic stuff -- and a record that may well be the greatest ever from the mighty Serge Gainsbourg -- high praise indeed, considering the greatness of Gainsbourg's other music! The album is one long suite built around a spare, electric bass-driven theme -- a slow funk riff that's been sampled ...

There's a nice undercurrent of fuzz in this lovely album from Francoiz Breut -- kind of a rumbling, brooding sound that's a wonderful counterbalance for her softer-styled vocals! The fuzz comes not just from guitar, but from keyboards too -- rumbling up from the bottom to create a sinister ...

Fab female pop from the French scene of the 60s -- a wonderful collection of tunes that features a fair number of artists that we've never heard before! The set goes way past the over-compiled, too-familiar French hits of the time -- and moves into the world of the hippest jangle pop and yeh-yeh ...

Perhaps one of the most hauntingly beautiful albums by the team of Brigitte Fontaine and Areski -- although we'll admit that we love all of them almost equally well! If you haven't heard their records, we can't even begin to describe them -- but let us just say that they feature fragile vocals ...

The Saravah Records debut from this amazing French singer -- done with a wonderful sound that really links two generations of French music! At some level, the album's got a slightly more standard feel -- bits of jazz, but inflected freshly -- almost like the sublime Jeanne Moreau album on 60s ...

A fantastic album by this enigmatic French singer -- one of her first truly experimental albums! The record differs from some of her other albums quite a bit -- and has a very strange mix of styles that go from straight ahead (only a track or two), to wildly experimental -- very much in the best ...

A harder edged effort from Johnny Hallyday than a bunch of his other records -- with a driving, Brit rock influence, thanks in small part to backing of the soon to break up Small Faces on a few tunes --plus the contributions of Mick Jones to the sound! The tunes are sung in French, but there's a ...

A really charming little record -- one that's hard to describe accurately, but which has really won us over! Tipari hail from the isle of Reunion, but they've also got a sound that's a bit contemporary French -- a mix of acoustic guitar, melodica, and percussion -- all wrapped up lightly together, ...

Completely charming work from Coralie Clement -- one of our favorite French singers of the past decade! The set's another amazing collaboration between Clement and producer Benjamin Biolay -- who wrote all the tunes on the set, and really brings a lot of his own wonderful sound to the record -- a ...

Early 70s recordings of some of Brel's greatest classics -- done in versions that update the sound and enliven the spirit! The session dates from 1972, and features arrangements and orchestrations by longtime Brel collaborator Francois Rauber -- plus beautifully somber piano by Gerard Jouannest, ...

A great Serge Gainsbourg album from 1973 -- one that we'd rank right up there with his best work! The record's got a slinky funky groove that's right in a perfect post-Melody Nelson mode -- music written by Serge, and played by a hip small combo that includes lots of great guitar from Alan Parker ...

Groovy groovy groovy! A rare early session by Serge Gainsbourg, recorded with French jazz great Alain Gouraguer -- and done with a really wonderful Latin-esque sound! The album's one of Serge's greatest from the early years -- a sublime blend of Left Bank jazz and American Latin rhythms -- all ...

Seminal work from Claude Nougaro -- easily one of the coolest French singers ever! This album shows an early example of Nougaro's interest in Brazilian music -- and also his love of American jazz as well -- heard most strongly on the record's French covers of work by Dave Brubeck, Ray Brown, and ...

Not entirely a package of work by Brigitte Bardot -- and instead a selection of tracks from famous film scores and early albums to bear her name! The package features some soundtrack material, and some other recordings as well -- and the tracks offer up a slightly different picture of Bardot on ...

A second serving of French language female pop -- and a package that's every bit as great as the first volume -- filled with unusual tunes that we might never have heard elsewhere! Most of the work here is contemporary, and there's often an acoustic vibe that underscores the vocals nicely -- spare ...

A lovely set of modern French work from Camille -- done in a style that mixes the earthy with the electronic -- in a way that's vaguely reminiscent of the modes used by Benjamin Biolay or Keren Ann, but which has a spirit that's clearly its own as well! Camille has a very strong vocal presence on ...

The cover should let you know that this set's a lot different than some of Eddy Mitchell's straighter work -- a really groovy set from the start of the 70s, and one that has Mitchell experimenting with a range of different styles! Some numbers have a bit of a funky vibe, but one that's kind of ...

Very early work from Serge Gainsbourg -- plus some other French pop of the time! First up is material from Gainsbourg's album Du Chant A La Une -- some of Serge's first recordings, and a mixture of left bank chic, jazzy rhythms, and some of the strangest songwriting to grace the Parisian scene! ...

An obscure 70s gem by French singer/songwriter Pierre Barouh -- best known for his famous work on the soundtrack to A Man & A Woman -- but still sounding pretty great here! The record's got style that's kind of hard to define -- in keeping with Barouh's many musical backgrounds in Brazilian ...

A wonderful set of moody pop numbers -- recorded by Benjamin Biolay, one of France's greatest pop producers of recent years! Biolay's had a hand in work by Keren Ann and Coralie Clement -- and on his own, as a singer, he sounds every bit as great as those two artists -- working in a style that's ...