MERCURY 2LPs 531 662-5: JOHNNY HALLYDAY - Hamlet - 2009 FRANCE LTD OOP SS
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Background -
Jean-Philippe Smet (born 15 June 1943), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he has been called "the French Elvis". He was married for 15 years to popular Bulgarian-French singer Sylvie Vartan and the two were considered a "golden couple" for 20 years. Hallyday has completed 181 tours, had 18 platinum albums, and has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time. He announced his retirement from performing on 3 December 2007, saying that he would retire in 2009, after a farewell tour. However, Hallyday announced in March 2012 that he would perform in Los Angeles on 24 April, in Quebec City on 10 July, and in New York City on 7 October, and he has continued to tour throughout the world (including Europe, North America, and Asia) through 2014.Hallyday remains largely unknown outside of the Francophone world of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Guyana, Southeast Asia and Africa, thus earning the nickname "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" in English-speaking countries. Nevertheless, at an international level he is still considered as the only non-Anglophone rock musician having a large international reputation. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997.
Influenced by Elvis Presley and the 1950s rock revolution, Hallyday became famous in the 1960s for singing rock and roll in French. His debut single, "Laisse les filles" was released on the Vogue label in March 1960. His first album, Hello Johnny, was released in 1960. In 1961 his cover of "Let's Twist Again" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. It topped almost every European chart, although the track did not appear in the UK Singles Chart. He appeared on the American The Ed Sullivan Show with American singing star Connie Francis in a show that was taped at the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris. He also staged many appearances in the Paris Olympia under the management of the late Bruno Coquatrix. For their first concert, The Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for Johnny Hallyday in Évreux on 13 October 1966. Black-and-white footage, also from October 1966, exists of Hallyday partying with Hendrix, his manager Chas Chandler and others.
Hamlet is a double album and the 22nd studio album by Johnny Hallyday. It was released on November 7, 1976 and produced by Jacques Revaux.
Hallyday turned this Shakespeare work into a huge rock opera. This was a gamble for Johnny Hallyday in 1969. The initial idea was to make a show, directed by Robert Hossein, but in the end, it became a double album! Recorded at the studios of Boulogne-Billancourt 92 with Pierre Groscolas, who wrote the music, and Gabriel Yared and Roger Loubet, who themselves developed the arrangements for an orchestra of 150 musicians. Hamlet was evidence of new artistic ambitions for Johnny. This double album, produced by Jacques Revaux, was a turning point in his career.
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2-LPs made by MERCURY / UNIVERSAL Records, in FRANCE
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2-LPs released in 2009
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LPs recorded in STEREO
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Numbered, limited edition issue - only 3,000 made for worldwide sales (this one may be a promo as the number out of 3,000 has not been filled in - see the picture of the back of the LP for details)
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Record Catalog Number: 531 662-5
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UPC # 600753166253
Johnny Hallyday
2-LP title and music on this rare item -
Hamlet
Performers include -
Keyboards: Gabriel Yared and Roger Loubet
Low: Jannick Top, Christian Padovan
Battery: Jean Schultheis, André Sitbon
Guitars: Slim Pezin, Jean-Pierre Azoulay
The arrangements and management are of Gabriel Yared and Roger Loubet.
Track Listing -
(Johnny Hallyday / Chorus / Johnny & choirs) // Texts Gilles Thibaut / Music Pierre Groscolas.
Disc 1
1. Opening (instrumental) - 3:31
2. Prologue - 1:04
3. The old king died - 4:03
4. The specter of King - 1:15
5. The orgy - 2:51
6. Please spectrum Hamlet - 2:53
7. King living - 1:07
8. I blot out of my memory - 3:21
9. I'm crazy - 4:34
10. We are afraid of him - 2:02
11. Ophelia, oh madness - 3:20
12. The maggot king - 2:41
13. I read - 2:16
14. What junk food you - 1:40
15. Doubt - 2:56
Disc 2
1. To be or not to be - 4:59
2. King without a throne is - 3:19
3. Kill him - 4:00
4. Your mother is fucking - 1:10
5. For the love - 3:40
6. The cemetery - 2:19
7. Listen to (Instrumental) - 1:13
8. Listen - 1:41
9. Death of Ophelia - 5:43
10. I loved him / He's crazy - 3:59
11. The duel - 2:06
12. The death of Hamlet - 1:08
13. The curtain falls - 3:40
CONDITION Details:
The LP jacket is in mint condition! The jacket is brand new and never opened (see pictures with this listing as they are of the actual item).
The LPs are in mint condition! They are brand new and never opened. Comes in a resealable plastic outer sleeve.A Short Note About LP GRADING -
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- Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
- Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
- Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
- Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.
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