Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson

Tracklist

1	Melody	7:33
2	Ballade De Melody Nelson	2:00
3	Valse De Melody	1:32
4	Ah! Melody	1:46
5	L'Hotel Particulier	4:08
6	En Melody	3:27
7	Cargo Culte	7:40

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Marble Arch Studio
• Recorded At – Studio Des Dames
• Remastered At – Elysian Masters

Credits

• Arranged By, Keyboards, Conductor – Jean-Claude Vannier
• Bass – Brian Odgers
• Design [Re-release] – Kiki Ajidarma
• Drums – Dougie Wright
• Executive-Producer [Re-release] – Chris Ferraro, Josh Wright
• Executive-Producer [Re-release], Reissue Producer – Matt Sullivan
• Illustration – Drew Christie
• Keyboards – Roger Coulam
• Lead Guitar – Vic Flick
• Liner Notes – Andy Beta
• Photography By – Tony Frank
• Producer – Jean-Claude Desmarty
• Recorded By – Jean-Clause Charvier*
• Recorded By [Assistant] – Rémy Aucharles
• Reissue Producer [Assistant] – Kate Peterson
• Reissue Producer, Liner Notes – Andy Votel
• Remastered By – Dave Cooley
• Rhythm Guitar – Big Jim Sullivan
• Violin [Electric] – Jean-Luc Ponty
• Vocals – Jane Birkin
• Vocals, Piano, Written-By – Serge Gainsbourg
• Written-By – Jean-Claude Vannier (tracks: 2, 4, 6)

Notes

Comes with 40 page deluxe booklet including extensive notes, lyrics in French and English, and a 1971 Q&A interview with Serge. Remastered from the original tapes.

Recorded at Marble Arch Studios, London, April 21st to 23rd, 1970, and Studio Des Dames, Paris, May 4th, 5th, 8th and 11th, 1970; January 11th to 14th, 1971; and February 1st, 2nd, and 4th, 1971.

Originally released on March 24th, 1971 as Philips Histoire De Melody Nelson 6 325 071.

Remastered at Elysian Masters.

Interview by Lucien Rioux originally published in Rock&Folk Magazine, June 1971. Courtesy of Lucien Rioux and Simone Copfermann with the kind assistance of Philippe Manoeuvre and Laurent Didaller. Translated by Sandy Wilson, Pol Leygonie, and Cathy Rigot.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 826853004022

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
6397 020	Serge Gainsbourg	Histoire De Melody Nelson ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Philips	6397 020	France	1971
PHJR-20015	Serge Gainsbourg	Histoire De Melody Nelson ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Philips	PHJR-20015	Japan	1998
6325 071	Serge Gainsbourg	Histoire De Melody Nelson ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Philips	6325 071	France	1978
6325 071	Serge Gainsbourg	Histoire De Melody Nelson ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Philips	6325 071	France	Unknown
532 073-2	Serge Gainsbourg	Histoire De Melody Nelson ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Philips	532 073-2	France	Unknown

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