SERGE GAINSBOURG Histoire De Melody Nelson (Limited 2006 Japanese 7-track CD, Gainsbourg's legendary 'concept album', originally released in 1971, remastered from the original tapes & sounding better than ever, if you haven't heard this recordit'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 record filled with Serge's laid-back half-spoken/half-sung vocals overthe top of a fusion of lounge, jazz, rock with some beautiful string arrangements from legendary [in his own right] arranger Jean Claude Vannier, housed in a mini-LP replica silk laminated gatefold sleeve with English info/photo booklet, Japanese translated booklet & obi UICY-93159)