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- Record Label: Light In The Attic
- Release Date: Mar 24, 2009
- Summary: The US release of Serge Gainsbourg's 1971 album featuring Jane Birkin in the classic Ballade de Melody Nelson.
- Record Label: Light In The Attic
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop
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Frequently labeled as a lecherous rogue or public provocateur, Gainsbourg is also one of the most important artists of the 20th century, and this masterpiece is the proof.
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The album’s remarkable 28 minutes still push boundaries, not just buttons.
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This reissue on luxuriously hefty vinyl is the first time the album's been released in the U.S.--a superb opportunity to hear a record that's been occasionally imitated but never matched.
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Andy Votel’s encyclopedic liner notes and a Gainsbourg interview make this version the definitive reissue for the as-yet unsullied.
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Under The RadarAs a concept album, listeners will need to forgo Gainsbourg's typical mixed bag of song structures within an album in favor of more similar songs threaded with recurring musical motifs. [Spring 2009, p.80]
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Lush and languorous, velvet-robe decadent and soft-focus steamy, Histoire is a make-out record and a gross-out record.
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Gainsbourg's whispered nothings are mystery no more, translated here alongside the French lyrics. While there are no bonus tracks, the accompanying booklet features extensive essays from music writer Andy Beta and electronic musician Andy Votel.
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JimmyJimMay 3, 2009
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JamesMApr 28, 2009This is a monster.
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Mar 11, 2019
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AGuyMay 5, 2009
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DanDMay 26, 2009
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Dec 7, 2015
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AUserApr 28, 2009A truly innovative album even by today's standards.
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