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Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin

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Yes the king serge, and his queen Jane... This has to be one of the greatest albums of all time... Easily one of the top Serge releases. Needless to say what you have here is sophisticated "orchestral" pop on a level seldom touched by mere mortals outside of the beatles or possibly the zombies. This record isn't as funk heavy as his later releases (melody nelson pour example) or as wacked out as "the man with a cabbage head" .. this is more of a cerebral adult kind of pop music. But still packs some amazing bass riffs and killer drums (namely annee erotique)... Serges vocals are so high in the mix you can almost hear the beard stubble on the mic, and Birkin sounds like she's ready to cry on about every track... amazing and essential...

I Love Serge Gainsbourg and its a plus with Jane Birkin, and thanks to Light In The Attic its available in High Quality Vinyl (180 Grams Virgin Vinyl) and this preesing also includes a bonus 7 inch single in a paper sleeve of "La Chanson De Slogan" and B/W "Orang Outan". It also includes liner notes, a small comic book about how Jane Met Serge. The gate fold sleeve also had lyrics in English and French. Each album is numbered for example mine is number 658 out of 2,000.
This album is also remastered from the original mastertapes so it sounds perfect.

This album is a passionate love tale with humor. I'm so glad B. Bardot didn't allow her recordings of the songs to be released. Jane is so intimate and raw and the passion between her and Serge is radiating throughout. Je T'aime...Moi Non is one of the most sensual beautiful songs ever recorded between lovers. This is not a studio creation like modern day music. The energy between real husband and wife is evident. And this disc is a must own for any Serge Gainsbourg fan and lover of great music.

What a disappointment! I had heard nothing but excellent comments about Gainsbourg's genius. What genius? This stuff has nothing I'm interested in and I regret the few bucks I spent buying it.