Vamps Et Vampire: The Songs Of Serge Gainsbourg

This new edition in Ace Records' highly rated Songwriter series features 25 works by one of the greatest icons of Gallic pop culture - Serge Gainsbourg.

Two of Ace's most popular series - French Girls and Songwriters - meet to provide what will be one of our most popular releases of 2014 although it's only January.

"The image of beauty and the beast, the Rive Gauche provocateur arm-in-arm with the ravishing icon, was a recurring feature of Gainsbourg's career," observed Malcolm McLaren. Spanning the entire Gainsbourg canon, our collection ranges from existential chanson to yé-yé and beyond - performed, not inappropriately, by a stellar all-female cast, including Juliette Gréco, France Gall, Brigitte Bardot, Françoise Hardy, Jane Birkin, Catherine Deneuve and Vanessa Paradis.

The booklet features a fascinating essay by Gainsbourg's biographer Alan Clayson and track commentary by compiler Mick Patrick, with a foreword by featured artist April March.