Françoise Hardy - Light in the Attic (and other) reissues, and appreciation thread

Has anyone heard any of the new Light in the Attic reissues of Francoise Hardy's first five albums? Three of them are available now on CD with the other two coming soon, and they'll all be available on vinyl soon, too. According to the Light in the Attic site, they're using the original mono mixes and feature new interviews with her:

Francoise Hardy | Light In The Attic Records »

Mostly, I'm wondering about sound quality. There have been some dodgy FH reissues recently.

Thanks!

 

Light in the Attic generally does top notch work. I'll definitely be picking up the vinyl albums.

 

Was just gonna post a thread asking. I'll be getting the CDs. Hopefully they're good. I'm really happy with the decision for mono. Nous Tous in stereo is hard panned and distracting.

 

I'll be on the lookout for these!

 

I'll probably get them down the line.

 

Have French Vogue originals.
Soleil and after I would be interested in LPs on LITA label.

 

If I can only get 1 or 2, which of the 5 should I pick up first?

 

Absolutely 'Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles' !

 

Of her first five albums, L'Amitie is my favorite.

 

eff it. I'm buying all 5.

thanks for the feedback

 

could someone comment on the sound quality of CD?
especially comparing to La Collection 62-66, essentially contains the same 5 albums with extra tracks
http://www.amazon.com/Francoise-Hardy-La-Collection-62-66/dp/B002L7TMAE

Thank you!

 

Don't have mine yet, so I can't say but the LITA versions are in mono so I'm in. I'm not aware of the mono versions on CD elsewhere.

 

I had two different remasters in my hand at the record store last week


Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles

A german pressing. 2112
A Light in the Attic with bonus tracks

Chose the German
Haven't opened it yet to clean

 

How are the quality of these extra tracks? My preference would be to get the LITA reissues, but if the bonus material is compelling enough I may go for La Collection.

 

Oh, and FYI: LITA has a special on their website where you can get all five Francoise Hardy cds bundled for $50. (Normally $12 each.)

 

I will probably get these but I am unsure if I will get the CDs or the vinyl at this point. I'd also like to see some of her early 70s material reissued, such as the La Question album.

 

the extra tracks included all the songs released as 4track EPs during vogue era. Many of them are on the 2CD vogue years. the sound was remastered: some people like it some don't. it sounds very crispy / clear

I ordered the 5CD bundle on lighttheattic website, pending arrival.

 

Is anyone aware of whether the LP bundle comes with download codes? LITA often does this, but I didn't see any mention on the site.

 

I'm interested in sampling one of her albums.

What should I start with? Are these reissue the way to go?

 

Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles or L'Amitie would be my suggested starting points, but if you like this style of music, you can't really go wrong with any of them. As for the LITA reissues, I don't have any yet, but they generally do quality work at a very reasonable price.

 

Not the albums discussed in this thread, but this is a good place to start.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Francoise-H...=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1452424660&sr=1-1

 

She has different eras. You should maybe get 3 different albums to compare. Personally I think she's an "entire catalog" type of artist. Very few weak albums in her whole career.

 

Thanks for the help.

I'll most likely pickup either of her first couple of albums. I'm not sure how much I need to get started.

I sampled a few songs and enjoyEd the early material.

 

This is a great comp of the eatly Vogue years.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vogue-Years...=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1452459970&sr=1-1

 

She is really a very beautiful lady. I mean, without even trying, she radiates this classic beauty. Compared to so many female singers today who exploit their...whatever.

Hardy seems like a class act. Cant wait give her music a serious listen.