SERGE GAINSBOURG Histoire De Melody Nelson (2001 French digitally remastered 7-track CD Album, housed in a jewel case with French text booklet, Gainsbourg's legendary 'concept album', originally released in 1971, remastered from the original tapes and sounding better than ever, if you haven't heard this record it's a masterpiece that has gone on to be a huge influence in recent years with artists such as Beck, Air, Flaming Lips all name-checking the album. It's a short, low-key recordfilled with Serge's laid-back half-spoken/half-sung vocals over the top of a fusion of lounge, jazz, rock with some beautiful string arrangements from legendary [in his own right] arranger Jean Claude Vannier. The sleeve shows almost no wear and the disc looks 'as new')