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Jean-Claude Vannier - 'La Bête Noire/Paris N'Existe Pas' - Ultra Limited Edition Leather Sleeve

Finders Keepers Records [FKR109LP]

"From deep in the vaults of the Parisian composer who arguably created the stylistic blueprint for decades of orchestral French funk and symphonic psychedelia, “the arranger’s arranger” Jean-Claude Vannier (Histoire de Melody Nelson/L’enfant assassin des mouches) finally liberates two previously unreleased and fabled film soundtracks that mark significant milestones in the career of this legendary composer and his close connection to the French free jazz scene.

On this release you will find the only existing original historic recordings to his first ever 1968 collaboration with Serge Gainsbourg as well as the entire lost musical score for Vannier’s first major star-studded solo film commission which followed the Gainsbourg years and a fruitful decade as one of France’s most in-demand arrangers and songwriters. These two scores, for Vannier’s oft type-cast commissions for “drugsploitation” dramas (Cannabis, La horse), are further united by their inclusion of sax player Philippe Maté and the early formation of Vannier’s own Insolitudes ensemble."

This highly limited edition was only available through the Finders Keepers website.

25 copies were produced of this variant, with red screen print on a custom stitched leather sleeve.

Includes a 16 page booklet of essays, interviews, secrets and rare images.

Vinyl, sleeve and inserts are in Mint [Unplayed] condition as received from the label.

Will be securely packed in a high quality mailer.

UK shipping by recorded/signed for service due to its value.

I will ship internationally using the Global Shipping Programme