GONTRAN - L'ENVOL

GONTRAN - L'ENVOL

LP (12"/10" Album)

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Label: WAH WAH

Release date: 23/01/2023

Barcode: 2090505301014

Catalog no.: LPS0000232

Item ID: 530101

In his youth days, Gontran lived on the road. He describes himself as a member of the alternative hippie generation, not of those who claimed wanted to change the world, but of those who actually took an alternate way of living. He travelled, took any jobs available to make some money to live wherever he was, and wrote beautiful songs accompaining himself on guitar. From time to time, when the stars aligned, when there was the chance, he would rent some studio time and lay down his compositions, always in a pretty bare way with little arrangements added on the spot, mostly by musicians who happened to be there and who improvised their parts - one take, we have it. With this procedure he released 'Funambule' in 1975 and 'L'Envol' in 1977. He also worked with Dominique Le Roux on a joint venture LP in 1979. On offer here is the first ever vinyl reissue of Gontran's second album 'L'Envol,' recorded in two hours in a Paris studio with a bass player (F.D. Aldonse) and two female vocalists whose surnames have been lost in the depths of time - Victorine and Theodorine. As the other Gontran albums, it was self released in a limited run private pressing which has nowadays become an elusive piece in the collectors market - so rare that it doesn't even appear on Phileas Folk's great 'The French Folk Magic Time Guide' book. The beautiful music contained within is a delightful sample of Gontran's excellent singer-songwriter qualities and his commitment to portray his inner world and livings through his musicated poems. He names as his biggest influences big names like Leonard Cohen, who he had the chance to meet and chat with when in Mumbai back in 1999, Bob Dylan or Jack Kerouac, but Gontran was centered in his vivences and commited to his need to express himself that he really doesn't sound like anyone but Gontran. Amazing homemade folk sounds from an artist who, ironically, was always traveling abroad and stayed little at home! A very rare private pressing, recently featured in Hans Pokora's last 'Record Collector Dreams' book, valuing an original copy with 4 stars! The Wah Wah reissue has been made with the great help of Gontran himself and features a faithful reproduction of the original album artwork with the addition of an insert with photos, lyrics and liner notes. It is an edition of 300 copies only!

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