SERGE GAINSBOURG - HISTOIRE DE MELODY NELSON
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Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
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Album: Histoire de Melody Nelson (stereo) Performer: Serge Gainsbourg Items of Note: Gatefold cover. Numbered Issue - 2691 Year Recorded: 1971 Year Pressed: 2001 Record Label: Philips Records Catalog Number: 548 429-1 Country Pressed: France Record Grade: EX Cover Grade: EXA concept album about doomed love for an English teenage girl, played by his greatest muse and partner Jane Birkin on the record and the glorious record cover. Birkin stands teasing in just blue jeans clutching a cuddly monkey to her. The beautiful iconic cover would be worth the price of admission alone but the music is even more mesmerising. During the 60s and still in in 1971 when this album was originally released most people were content to make variations on a theme created by The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Brian Wilson... but what Serge offered, his brand of pop, had a completely different and individual voice. The gophic bookend tracks of the album Melody and Cargo Culte sound extraordinarily modern even today. There is great tenderness and melancholy in Ballade de Melody Nelson and Ah! Melody. Witness the sound of Jane Birkin laughing hysterically over the grooviest of 70s psych-grooves on En Melody. Birkin was actually being tickled by her brother Andrew while Serge had a tape running on record under her bed. Don't be put off by the short running time, length doesn't matter, it's what you do with it that counts. Histoire de Melody Nelson is ultra cool, ultra sexy and ultra modern music.
Tracklisting:
- Melody
- Ballade de Melody Nelson
- Valse de Melody
- Ah! Melody
- L'Hotel Particulier
- En Melody
- Cargo Culte
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Still Sealed Still Sealed Unopened with cellophane in place. NM Near Mint Appears perfect from what I can tell, no nicks, marks, wear or scratches. Just like off the shelf, but not sealed. EX Excellent The record may have a few light marks, but nothing feelable, or that would effect the sound quality. VG++ Very Good++ The record may have several light marks, or one feelable mark that could effect the play on only a small area of the disk but would not ruin the record. VG+ Very Good+ The record has one or two long or short feelable scratches with pops on the record or a bit of surface noise. Still an enjoyable copy.Cover
Still Sealed Still Sealed Unopened with cellophane in place. NM Near Mint Appears perfect with no wear, like new but not sealed. EX Excellent There may be slight wear on the cover, but no seam splits, and not a lot of wear, it still looks great. VG++ Very Good++ The cover may have a small seam split (this would be noted), or obvious wear, but still looks good. VG+ Very Good+ The cover has a huge seam split and some wear, or has a lot of wear.Payment and Shipping Information
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