I pre ordered it on vinyl a couple of weeks back from Amazon Kev due out on Friday I believe.
"NEWLY REMASTERED EDITION FROM THE 24-TRACK ANALOG MASTER TAPES BY THE ORIGINAL SOUND ENGINEER, HERVÉ LE GUIL. 180 GR. 2-LP SET GATEFOLD EDITION. INCLUDES: 4 PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED ALTERNATIVE TAKES. GATEFOLD EDITION WITH SPECIALLY PREPARED ESSAYS BY RENOWNED JAZZ WRITERS ASHLEY KAHN & PHILIPPE VINCENT, BASSIST RICCARDO DEL FRA, DRUMMER SANGOMA EVERETT, AND PATRICK WILEN. FRENCH BALLADS IS BARNEY WILEN’S PERFECT SYNTHESIS BETWEEN JAZZ AND THE FRENCH CHANSON:
I went to see Neil a few years back in Hammersmith with my brother and he did two sets the first he sat surrounded by at least 20 guitars and encouraged by shouts from his adoring audience he’d pick one to play whilst some bloke painted pictures I’m a big Neil Young fan and have been since my teens but it was a bit dreary so we decamped to the bar.
Thomas Strønen (Drums, Electronics, Percussion, Moog, Fender Rhodes), Iain Ballamy (Saxophones, Electronics) and Christian Fennesz (Guitar, Electronics).
Streaming on Qobuz (96/24)… after a long exercise period followed by a jog and stair climbing I am continuing on with another Food album this afternoon, and Thomas, Iain and Christian are sounding mighty sweet! …time has just flown by today.
