Melody Superdeluxe

More and more info about the SuperDeluxe edition of Histoire de Melody Nelson appear on the interwebs. This is how the contents of the box look. Very Gainsbourgian, the way the spindle pops up from the vinyl picture disc. On the Serge Gainsbourg Facebook page you can listen to a sneak preview of the uncut, 9.32 minutes version of the title track. Cello-galore! THIS is what we’ve been waiting for, people. Go HERE to see a preview of the MN-documentary.

UPDATE: From the comments, the tracklisting of the second cd:

CD 2 : BONUS ALBUM
1. MELODY 9’27 Complete take – unreleased
2. BALLADE DE MELODY NELSON 2’09 Alternative voice take – unreleased
3. VALSE DE MELODY 1’40 Alternative voices take – unreleased
4. AH ! MELODY 1’57 Alternative voices take – unreleased
5. MELODY LIT BABAR 1’05 Voice version – unreleased track
6. MELODY LIT BABAR 1’12 Instrumental version – unreleased track
7. L’HÔTEL PARTICULIER 5’12 Complete take – unreleased
8. EN MELODY 3’35 Alternative take – unreleased
9. CARGO CULTE 7’44 Instrumental version – unreleased

Written by guuzbourg

French girls, singing. No, sighing. Making me sigh. Ah.

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  2. Adrian Arratoon

    Shit, this looks really great. But not only do I want the full set, the picture disc looks amazing too – even though, like all picture discs, it’ll sound like it’s been pressed on mud instead of vinyl.

  4. Mylene

    Serge Gainsbourg / Histoire De Melody Nelson (Super Deluxe Edition 2CD + 2LP + DVD) 2778252 Price Code: AJ
    Release Date: November 8, 2011 Box Lot: 20

    Originally released in March 1971 this concept album from the French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg is a delicate and modern masterpiece of orchestral pop. Created as an adult tale, each track tells the story of a teenage English girl named Melody Nelson (sung by Jane Birkin) who meets a forty year old French man (sung by Serge Gainsbourg). The entire album is directed by Jean-Claude Vannier who’s also composed some of the music. He gives to this album its unique artistic shape where each track is more like a movement of the music than just a simple song. The result is as Beck said once : “One of the greatest marriages of rock band and orchestra that I’ve ever heard” To celebrate this occasion Universal Music Canada will be releasing 2 unique versions of the record in multi formats. These contain bonus material, including unreleased complete and alternative studio takes and exclusive unreleased documentary.

    CD 1 : ORIGINAL ALBUM
    1. MELODY 7’33 (Serge Gainsbourg)
    2. BALLADE DE MELODY NELSON 2’00 (Serge Gainsbourg / JeanClaude Vannier).
    3. VALSE DE MELODY 1’32 (Serge Gainsbourg)
    4. AH ! MELODY 1’46 (Serge Gainsbourg / Jean-Claude Vannier)
    5. L’HÔTEL PARTICULIER 4’06 (Serge Gainsbourg)
    6. EN MELODY 3’26 (Serge Gainsbourg – Jean-Claude Vannier)
    7. CARGO CULTE 7’37(Serge Gainsbourg) Ed. Sidonie / Warner Chappell Music France

    CD 2 : BONUS ALBUM
    1. MELODY 9’27 Complete take – unreleased
    2. BALLADE DE MELODY NELSON 2’09 Alternative voice take – unreleased
    3. VALSE DE MELODY 1’40 Alternative voices take – unreleased
    4. AH ! MELODY 1’57 Alternative voices take – unreleased
    5. MELODY LIT BABAR 1’05 Voice version – unreleased track
    6. MELODY LIT BABAR 1’12 Instrumental version – unreleased track
    7. L’HÔTEL PARTICULIER 5’12 Complete take – unreleased
    8. EN MELODY 3’35 Alternative take – unreleased
    9. CARGO CULTE 7’44 Instrumental version – unreleased

    DVD 9 NTSC ALL ZONES : ORIGINAL ALBUM 5.1 VERSION
    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 4’06
    6. EN MELODY 3’26
    7. CARGO CULTE 7’37
    EXCLUSIVE UNRELEASED DOCUMENTARY