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Classic sounds from France -- a mix of chanson, French pop, Saravah sounds, and more -- work from Serge Gainsbourg, Brigitte Fontaine, France Gall, and others!
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Return To Analog (Canada), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99
A jazz record, but one with so much going on it's impossible to pin down – strands of influences from Latin, Brazilian, and other modes – mixed with occasional vocal contributions too! The vibe is a bit like some of those really creative criss-crossings on the French scene of the 70s ... (Jazz, French) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500!)
Barclay (France), Mid 60s. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $14.99
Cool French takes on the songs of Bob Dylan – set to arrangements by Christian Chevallier! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Charles Aznavour —
Aznavour '83 ... LP Polydor, 1983. Near Mint- ... $7.99
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(Cover has a promo stamp.)
Fontana/Light In The Attic, 1973. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $23.99 30.99
Sweet sweet work from Jane Birkin – an early solo set that steps strongly off of her classic duets with Serge Gainsbourg! In a way, this album's as much a record by Serge as it is by Jane – since Serge wrote almost all the tracks, and since the arrangements are handled by the legendary ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Parlophone (France), 2017. Sealed ... $19.99
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Barclay (France), 1962. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $9.99
Brel at his best – delivered with the biting tone that made Brel one of the most brilliant social commentators of the 20th Century, yet with a warmth that offset his critical vision with a real love of life! Arrangements and orchestrations are by the mighty Francois Rauber – a bit ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing in the gatefold fold-over cover, with some wear and aging, partially unglued bottom seam, and a tear in the back panel at the bottom right corner.)
Play Time (France), 1969. New Copy ... $21.99
One of the grooviest albums ever by this baroque French arranger! Michel Colombier has cut some pretty great stuff in his time – but this album's probably the greatest, and it swings with a bouncy late 60s French pop sound that recalls some of the hippest work of Serge Gainsbourg, Michel ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 700 – on colored vinyl!)
Dalida —
Dalida (2LP) ... LP Barclay (France), 1974. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $14.99
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(Cover has some surface wear, clear tape holding the bottom seams, and is bent a bit around the edges.)
Francois De Roubaix —
Dernier Domicile Connu/Universal (France), Late 60s. New Copy ... $33.99 39.99
Two tremendous soundtracks from the mighty Francois De Roubaix – easily one of our favorite film composers of all time! Dernier Domicile Connu is wonderful – with a famous theme that mixes stepping strings and funky drums in this really magnificent way – before moving between ... (Soundtracks, French) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Saravah/Superior Viaduct (France), 1968. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $20.99
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 ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Brigitte Fontaine Est ... CD 14.99
Monster Melodies (France), 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $33.99
One of the most obscure recordings by this amazing duo – singers Brigitte Fontaine and Areski, who you might know best from their work on the legendary Saravah Records at the start of the 70s! The work here isn't musical theater, but was instead recorded for French radio in 1973 – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition of 1000 – on purple vinyl – with bonus poster!)
Fontana, 1969. Very Good+ ... $44.99
This is the US issue of the 1969 album that Serge and Jane Birkin cut together, and every track is a groovy French classic, of the sort that made Serge a legend! The arrangments are amazing, and feature some of the weirdest instrumentation ever heard on a pop record – especially one that was ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(White label stereo promo. Cover has light surface wear and mostly split seams.)
Universal (France), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $42.99
A very well done compilation truly including some of the very Best Of Serge Gainsbourg – programmed chronologically starting with the late 50s – not only some of the best of Serge, but some of the most provocative, innovative and creatively fearless popular music ever! From the more ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Philips/Mercury (France), 1963. Sealed ... $34.99
Nothing too confidential here, given the openness that Serge Gainsbourg brings to his music – and a great early 60s session that has Serge working with spare jazz backing, courtesy of bassist Michel Gaudry and guitarist Elek Bacsik! With no other percussion, piano, or orchestral backings to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram EU pressing on Back To Black.)
Polygram (France), Late 50s/Early 60s. Sealed ... $34.99
Early gems from Serge Gainsbourg – all recorded with backings from Alain Gouraguer, in ways that show Serge was already changing the sound of French pop – even from the start! There's a nicely jazzy feel to most of these numbers – darker, more left bank-styled sounds than some of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram EU pressing on Back To Black.)
Finders Keepers (UK), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99
A lost chapter in the legendary legacy of music from the team of Serge Gainsbourg and Jean-Claude Vannier – the pair who created Serge's fantastic Melody Nelson album, and also did the funky soundtracks for the films Cannabis, La Horse, and Sex Shop! This set is every bit as groovy as those ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Le Kiosque D'Orphee/Wah Wah (Spain), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 30.98
A wonderfully weird French album from the 70s – and like some of the other underground greats of the scene at the time, a record that feels very much out of step with the rest of the world! Kennlisch are the duo of brothers Jean-Francois and Philippe Machery – the former of whom plays ... (Rock, French) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500 – in a silkscreened sleeve! Includes bonus book of notes, too.)
LMLR (France), 1971. New Copy ... $23.99 24.98
Les Petroleuses has a nice variety of sounds – some of the slinky, sexy, Euro-styled numbers you'd expect from Lai in the early 70s, and from a film starring Brigitte Bardot – mixed with other tracks that seem to foreground a version of the old west that's a bit playful – using ... (Soundtracks, French) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Michel Legrand —
La Piscine (180 gram pressing) ... LP Universal (France), 1968. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
An incredibly groovy late 60s soundtrack from Michel Legrand! La Piscine may well be one of the last under-reissued scores from Legrand's genius period – that time when he was hitting heavily on soundtracks for The Thomas Crown Affair, Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, and other classics. This one's ... (Soundtracks, French) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia (France), 1962. Very Good ... $24.99
Great early stuff by this swingin' French vocal group! These guys swung as hard as American groups, like Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross – but they stuck to hipper, jazzier material, and had a driving sound that never let up! The group is led by singer Mimi Perrin, who also handed the ... (Vocalists, French) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original French mono pressing, in a flipback cover! Cover has some light wear around the edges, but this is a nice copy overall.)
Disques Merite/Return To Analog (Canada), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99
A rare bit of Canadian psych from the start of the 70s – served up by a group with a sound that's all their own! Some numbers here are straightforward hard rockers, but others have a more complex approach – not proggy, almost performative – like some of the trippier French ... (Rock, French) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition of 500!)
Le Pop Club (France), 1963. New Copy ... $34.99
Very groovy work from the mighty Michel Magne – an early 60s soundtrack on the French scene, and one that showed that music like this was soon going to rival all the cool changes going on in Italian cinema too! There's a nice blend of jazzy and mod elements going on here – older ... (Soundtracks, French) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Michel Magne/Universal (France), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $33.99 36.99
A great collection of work from Michel Magne – one of the hippest French soundtrack talents of the 60s! Most of side one features music for the film Les Tontons Flinguers – an early 60s soundtrack on the French scene, and one that showed that music like this was soon going to rival all ... (Soundtracks, French) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ace (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
Beautifully groovy work from mid 60s France – all by a singer who's every bit as great as France Gall, Francoise Hardy, or other French greats of the time – but not nearly as well known! This cool collection should correct that fact, as it finally gives worldwide exposure to this ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Sensationnel! – Ye Ye Bonbons 1965 to 1968 ... CD 11.99
Sensationnel! – Ye Ye Bonbons 1965 to 1968 ... CD 9.99
Universal (France), 1971. New Copy ... $11.99
An obscure French period comedy from 1971 – with a surprisingly groovy score from Michel Polnareff! The film starred Luis De Funes and Yves Montand, and although Montand sings on a track or two, the main groove of the set is in the mode of Polnareff's groovy work from the late 60s. ... (Soundtracks, French) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Atlantic, 1976. Very Good+ ... $8.99
Pretty groovy stuff – even if it is a big shift for Polnareff! Polnareff began his career as a cool French popster – singing in a style that mixed baroque 60s arrangements with the intimacy of folk. Here, though, he's gone disco/electronic – and has composed four cool long ... (Soundtracks, French) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole and light wear.)
Jean Claude Vannier —
Electro Rapide ... LP Finders Keepers (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $20.99 26.99
Rare and unreleased instrumentals from the great French orchestral pop composer Jean Claude Vannier – amazing stuff from his personal archive that ranges from loosely haunting passes to more grandly orchestrated bits – funky psych rock backdrops to heavy, tribal percussion numbers! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Finders Keepers (UK), 1972. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99
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 ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited 10th anniversary repress.)
Various —
C'Est Chic! – French Girl Singers Of The 60s ... LP Ace (UK), Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 24.99
Fantastic French femmes from the 60s – and a great illustration of the way that girl power really took over the sound of the Parisian scene at the time! These tunes have a punch that few American or British tracks of the period could ever hope to match – a way of staying sweet, yet ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Pressed on colored vinyl.)
Warner/Parlophone (France), Early 70s. New Copy ... $23.99
A really cool entry in this ultra-hip series – a volume that moves a bit more into the 70s than previous ones, but still hangs onto all the wonderfully wild touches that makes the music so great! As you'd guess by the "psyche" in the title, there's certainly some psychedelic ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ace (UK), Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 26.99
Groovy gals from 60s France – a power-packed array of Parisian pop nuggets that goes way beyond most other compilations of this nature! Some of the big names are here, but there's way more obscure numbers too – the cool kind of French femmes that made a bit splash during the "yeh ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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