Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons (Prmp) [Box set, Import]

Serge Gainsbourg | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Mercury Import
• ASIN: B001AM9DBO
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,715 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

100 of his greatest songs over 5 CD's. Universal. 2006.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent (almost) comprehensive retrospective, September 9, 2009

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J. Mertzig "explorer of interesting music" (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons (Prmp) (Audio CD)

If you're looking for the best possible collection of Gainsbourg's hits, spanning the entirety of his career, this is the one to get. It has pretty much every notable song you could want, with one glaring exception: "J t'aime moi non plus," the duet with Jane Birkin which is probably his most notorious song outside of France, has been puzzlingly left out.

The 5 discs are presented in a roughly chronlogical order, with most tracks grouped by album, to provide a spectacular timeline of his career. Several of his albums are presented in near complete form--in the case of "Histoire de Melody Nelson," the whole thing is included on here. I would highly recommend this album to anyone who loves Gainsbourg but doesn't want to have to hunt down all of his albums individually.

If you're simply looking for an introduction to Gainsbourg, this is probably a bit overwhelming... for that Initials S.G. is probably a better, more concise option (and that does have "J t'aime..." included).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NOT BAD AT ALL, April 9, 2006

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alain robert (ST-HUBERT,QUÉBEC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 100 Plus Belles Chansons (Audio CD)

If you ask any fan of GAINSBOURG which songs they like best,chances are they they will have many sung by FRANCE GALL,BRIGITTE BARDOT,FRANCOISE HARDY,JANE BIRKIN,R?GINE,JULIETTE GR?CO etc.There are only a few duets featured in this collection.If you don't have anything from him,it is certainly a good overview of his career, even if i prefer the 3 cds DE GAINSBOURG ? GAINSBARRE.There is a booklet with a short biography,and each disc is in an enveloppe with a different picture of SERGE through the years.The famous HISTOIRE DE M?LODY NELSON a concept album ,is featured in it's complete version which is a good thing, but i wonder why they did not included L'HOMME ? TETE DE CHOU,another concept album that is only featured in a track.I ,like many enjoy best the early GAINSBOURG.In his last years,the autodestruction seems to have an effect on his oeuvre.