Sunday, July 22, 2007

Swinging Mademoiselles - Groovy French Sounds from the 60s [2005]

1. 7 Heures Du Matin Jacqueline Taieb
2 .Je Suis Sublime Elizabeth
3 .Des Tigres Et Des Minets Christine Delaroche
4 .Je Suis Folle De Tant T’Aimer Arlette Zola
5 .La Porte A Cote Christine Delaroche
6 .Café Créme Christine Pilzer
7 .Et Moi, Et Toi, Et Soie Clothilde
8 .Saperlipopette Clothilde
9 .La Ballade Du Bossu Clothilde
10. Idealisation Cosette
11 .Je Suis La Tigresse (I’m A Tiger) Delphine Desyeux
12 .La Journee D’Isabelle Isabelle De Funes
13 .Go Home Jacqueline Perez
14 .Ce Soir Je M’En Vais Jacqueline Taieb
15 .Plus Tard (Call Me) Katy David
16 .Palladium (The Hip) Liz Brady
17 .Les Yeux Doux Olivia
18 .Pourquoi Pas Moi Stella

In 1960s France, the bastion of the burgeoning youth culture in Europe, teenagers were becoming totally absorbed in American culture, though films, music and clothes. Long before the sixties began to swing in London town, France was enjoying what was to become known as "les annees ye-ye." A truly golden period of uniquely Gallic takes on American and British pop. Out of this music explosion came the "ye-ye girls," sultry, young French maidens, heavy on mascara and a languid innocence. Inspired by the chanteuse tradition, these sexy girls added their own sparky twist to create a much loved chapter in the history of pop.This compilation bring together a groovy collection of sounds that capture the pure essence of ye-ye from straight down the line pop to the influences of psychedelia. This release is the perfect starting point to the swinging world of ye-ye. If it were any cooler it would be frozen.Long before England started swinging in the mid-1960s, France was the bastion for cool European pop sounds. Sultry young French maidens, heavy on mascara and a languid innocence cast a sexy spell with what became known as ‘les années yé yé’


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