Saturday 7 August 2010

Crate digging: Jane Birkin - "Quoi"

A timely find this given that the recent bio-pic on Serge Gainsbourg will most likely spur some interest in the great man's work. Up til now he's been something of a minority sport here in the UK. This album is a great comp of the stuff he did with Jane Birkin - and therefore contains his most famous song "Je t'aime...Moi non plus" plus other classics like "Jane B" and "69 annee erotique"; though my fave on this is the lesser known "Ex Fan des Sixties". Actually there isn't a dud on the whole album, which shows that Serge definitely still "had it" right through until the 80s. I got it from the guy at Southville market which has been a rich source for me. It's a French pressing on Phlips from the early 80s and is in immaculate condition and plays just great. The sleeve is "very 80s" but I kind of like it - the Aran jumper is a garment which deserves a comeback too :-)