Serge Gainsbourg Histoire de Melody Nelson LP United States Army soldiers made

United States Army soldiers made the music contained in this three album box-set during the politically turbulent early 70s

Totally unique sound

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Serge Gainsbourg Histoire de Melody Nelson LP United States Army soldiers madeWith his 1971 "Histoire De Melody Nelson" Serge Gainsbourg shared an erotic tale as seductive today as the day it was released. With help from actress, amour, and inspiration Jane Birkin, arranger conductor and co conspirator Jean Claude Vannier ("LEnfant Assassins Des Mouches), not to mention a tight hand picked crew of top shelf UK session musicians, Nelson is often cited as Gainsbourgs master work, an essential album for the discerning music lover.