Henri Salvador – Homme Studio

Vinyl LP pressing. Printed under sleeve; includes download code. A pop star who turned his back to show business to become an independent artist, steered by the revolutionary ideas of his wife Jacqueline in 1960s France; these are the outlines of Henri Salvador's unusual musical career. At 50, Salvador starts experimenting with synths and drum machine, multi-track recorders and altered voice collages. He takes up editing and mixing, and solitarily makes songs for young and old from his home in Paris' Place Vendôme. Seventy years of music, a thousand of creations of all styles. Sometimes associated to ye-ye singers, he's also known to have brought rock to France (in 1956, with Boris Vian). As a kid he picks up the guitar without any theoretical basics and becomes so talented he plays with Django Reinhardt. The 30s are the years of his training; the 40s of his emancipation within musical ensembles which are to see his talents flourish. He finds his public and perfects his tricks: laughter and seduction. In the 50s he rediscovers the songs of the islands where he grew up, revisits jazz, swing, blues and sings for children.

1. Thème Du Bateau
2. Siffler en Travaillant
3. Et Des Mandolines
4. L'amour, Va, Ça Va
5. Kissinger Le Duc Tho
6. J'aime Tes Genoux
7. Sex Man
8. On N'est Plus Chez Nous
9. Hello Mickey
10. Pauvre Jésus Christ
11. Le Bilan
12. Marjorie
13. Le Temps Des Cons
14. Rock Star
15. Un Jour Mon Prince Viendra
16. On L'a Dans L'baba

Label: Born Bad Records

Catalog: 141

Genre: Rock