The muse having deserted me for the moment (the bitch, probably lolling on a beach somewhere) I’m taking a cue from Davy and featuring some Francoise Hardy from her 1970 album “Alone” which is really just an excuse for me to post a picture of the wonderful sleeve. Isn’t that gorgeous? Speaking as a designer the best thing to do when you have a photo as great as that is just get out the way and let it shine without any typographic or designer frippery which is just what this does. I would sell my left nut for a copy of it on vinyl but can’t find one anywhere.
Francoise sings in English on “Alone” which doesn’t quite have the same, um, je ne sais quoi as her French recordings but it’s still awfully pretty. Doesn’t sound 40 years old either.
Download: Strange Shadows – Francoise Hardy (mp3)
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Chouette!
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http://www.friendsofsound.com/inter.html
Halfway down on the right
$40, cheap for a testicle
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Too rich for me, my testicles aren’t worth much these days.
(Everything on that site seems way over-priced anyway)
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Don’t undervalue your balls, my dear chap.
But yes, I agree they are a bit pricey.
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Er, the records, not your balls.
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See a cover like that annoys as much as it impresses, because almost no record sounds as good as that cover.
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She’s got lips like duvets.
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Well, Simon: just have a look at the cover of Blondie’s “Heroes” 12″ (as pictured here: http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=614013), listen to the record ….. and then you know you’re wrong!!
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Just come across this (hols), but I’ve been listening to “Francoise Hardy: The Vogue Years”, and can heartily recommend it. If you like French Hip Hop/Rap, then MC Solaar is worth a listen too…
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