FACT Focus is a brand new mix series.
Regular FACT readers may have noticed that occasionally, to accompany a large feature or list, the author has provided a mix summarizing the article in handy-to-absorb MP3 format. Well, we’ve decided to flesh this out into a series.
Episodes of FACT Focus will, umm, focus on a specific artist, label, scene or sound. The mixes won’t be weekly, but they’ll always go the extra mile in terms of highlighting hidden classics and mapping-out specific eras or sounds.
This week’s inaugural mix comes from our NYC-based contributor Mikey IQ Jones, who put together the exhaustive Beginner’s Guide to Serge Gainsbourg. He’s gone through his enviable collection of dusty 7″s and well-worn LPs to come up with a perfect porthole into the bizarre career of one of the 20th century’s most intriguing musical figures.
The artwork is provided by Mat Pringle.
Tracklist:
Michel Colmbier ‘New Délire Again’ (1968)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘L’Homme À Tête De Chou’ (1976)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘L’Anthracite’ (1959)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘La-Bas C’est Naturel’ (1964)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Equateur’ (1983)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Comme Un Boomerang’ (1975)
France Gall & Serge Gainsbourg ‘Dents De Lait Dents De Loup’ (1967)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Ford Mustang’ (1968)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Le Cadavre Exquis’ (1975)
Jean-Claude Vannier ‘Danger’ (1970)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Tout Mou Tout Doux’ (1973)
Jean-Claude Vannier ‘Transe Party Des Haschichiens’ (1969)
Serge Gainsbourg & Jean-Claude Vannier ‘L’Hôtel Particulier’ (1971)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Goodbye Emmanuelle’ (1977)
Serge Gainsbourg & Jean-Claude Vannier ‘Pleure-Moi Un Verre’ (1970)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Mister Iceberg’ (1978)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Requiem Pour Un Con…’ (1968)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Baudelaire’ (1962)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Ces Petits Riens’ (1964)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Transit À Marilou’ (1976)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Marilou Reggae Dub’ (1979)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Trois Millions De Joconde’ (1977)
Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg ‘Raccrochez C’Est Une Horreur’ (1976)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Rock Around The Bunker’ (1975)
Jean-Claude Vannier ‘Moogy-Woogy’ (1972)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘L’Anamour’ [Single Mix] (1968)
Michel Colombier ‘Woom Woom Woom’ (1967)
Michel Colombier ‘Ballet Des Hésitations’ (1967)
Jean-Claude Vannier ‘En Melody’ [Unedited Instrumental] (1971)
Serge Gainsbourg ‘Un cargo vers l’Afrique’ (1983)
Jean-Claude Vannier ‘Valse De Melody’ [Instrumental] (1971)
Jean-Claude Vannier ‘Cargo Culte’ [Instrumental] (1971)
