Tag Archives: Serge Gainsbourg

BRIGITTE BARDOT-LA BELLE ET LE BLUES.

♦ March 3, 2020 ♦ Leave a comment

Brigitte Bardot-La Belle Et Le Blues. Label: Ace Records. In 1957, Vadim’s Et Dieu… Créa La Femme (And God Created Women) was released internationally and thrust Brigitte Bardot into the public spotlight.  For the twenty-three year old Paris born actress, this was the break she had been waiting for. Her acting career began in 1952, …

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BOB STANLEY AND PETE WIGGS PRESENT PARIS IN THE SPRING.

♦ June 11, 2018 ♦ Leave a comment

Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs Present Paris In The Spring. Label: Ace Records. People across Europe were shocked when they saw the pictures in newspapers and reports on television of the civil unrest in May 1968, and couldn’t believe that Paris was burning and at one point, it looked as if the French government was about to …

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VAMPS ET VAMPIRE-THE SONGS OF SERGE GAINSBOURG.

♦ February 21, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment

VAMPS ET VAMPIRE-THE SONGS OF SERGE GAINSBOURG. Maverick, bon viveur, raconteur and rebel. These are just a few of the words that describe French singer, songwriter, poet, composer, artist, actor and director Serge Gainsbourg. He’s one of the most influential and controversial figures in French culture. Serge did things his way. Often that proved controversial. …

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COSMIC MACHINE.

♦ October 17, 2013 ♦ 2 Comments

COSMIC MACHINE. After the initial optimism of the liberated, swinging and psychedelic sixties, the events of Altamont Free Concert, meant many people were pleased to see a new decade dawn. As the sixties became the seventies, music started to change. It was revolution rather evolution. This was a long way from 1962, when The Beatles …

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