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LONG UNAVAILABLE JEWEL RESURFACES ON MARCH 24
There's an ambition, a conceptual depth to Melody Nelson that's incredibly hard to pull off but which Gainsbourg does completely. It's very cool and its dynamic is genius...It's one of the greatest marriages of rock band and orchestra that I've ever heard."
- Beck
For the first time ever in North America, Serge Gainsbourg's classic and influential album Histoire de Melody Nelson will be reissued on Tuesday, March 24th. This release will be packaged in a beautiful digipak true to the original artwork, featuring two essays (by Andy Votel and Andy Beta), a rare Serge Gainsbourg interview and illustrations by Drew Christie.
*First time available in US - CD & LP!
*40-pg CD deluxe booklet including the original art
*Extensive notes telling the full untold story
*Beautifully remastered from the original tapes
*Full Lyrics plus 1971 Q&A Interview with Serge (both with English translations)
*Limited Edition LP feat. 180 gram wax, gatefold old school tip-on jacket & notes
*Vinyl limited to only 2,000 copies!
Pop here for more details on the welcome return of a bona fide classic.
For Seattle residents, on Monday, March 23rd - in celebration of our reissue's release date the following day - Light In The Attic will be having a Histoire de Melody Nelson listening party at the Gainsbourg Lounge from 9pm till close. It's gonna be a free event with giveaways throughout the evening and '60s classics by Serge and other French pop superheroes spun by both Hunter Lea (of Mono in VCF fame) and Steve Quenel (local visual artist/frequent collaborator with Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance).
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