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WLP 008LP
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"As you may know, André Popp is one of the most prominent musicians/conductors/arrangers from France. Originally released in 1972 on the AZ label, Le Coeur En Fête, an amazing masterpiece of groovy jazz funk / easy listening / progressive pop sounds featuring funky rhythms, cool guitar licks (courtesy of Le Système Crapoutchik / Eden Rose's Jean Pierre Alarcen!), sitar, Moog, killer Hammond organ and flutes, is one of the rarest LPs in Popp's catalogue. It was released in France, Germany and Canada but sold out less than a year after its release and has surprisingly never been reissued until now. An LP that will appeal to those into the sounds of other classic French works like Pop Instrumental de France, Jason Havelock's Pop Symphony, Jean-Claude Vannier's L'Enfant Assassin des Mouches, William Sheller's Lux Aeterna, Michel Berger's Puzzle, Popera Cosmic or even Janko Nilovic's Pop Impressions or Psyc Impressions. The Wah Wah reissue comes with incredible remastered sound (made by sound wizard Denis Blackham @ Skye Mastering) and features liner notes by French expert Jean-Emmanuel Dubois. Limited to only 500 copies."
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BASTA 9031
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"CD reissue of the legendary vinyl album with which French composer/arranger André Popp explored the boundaries of audio technology back in 1957. Old tunes like 'La Paloma' and Beer Barrel Polka' were reinvented by way of weird orchestrations and sound effects. The result: a milestone of musical creativity." Utilizing half-speed, double speed and backwards recording techniques, for trombones, vocals, vibraphones, flutes, saxes, trumpets, tape delay, accordion, etc. Following swiped from the pen of Johan Kugelberg!: "This record is the créme de la créme of fucked up musique concrete/easy listening records. Any avant garde tape manipulation technique to known to man in the late 50s is utilized to the fullest extent of the law of ridiculousness."
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BASTA 9057
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"New recordings by the Dutch Metropole Orchestra of original works by French composer/arranger André Popp from the fifties and early sixties. Most of these funny and cleverly arranged compositions were originally written for Popp's own radio orchestra." Produced by Gert-Jan Blom and released in 1996, covering various Popp works from 1952-62.
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