Harmonium – Harmonium XLV - 1974 French Canadian Folk Rock - Black Vinyl - Sealed 180 Grm LP
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23310
CA$46.95
Harmonium - Harmonium XLV
Label: Universal Music Canada Inc. – 602508162312
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
The self titled 1974 album remixed on black 180gr. vinyl.
Printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
Barcode: 602508162244Printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
Country: Canada
Released: Dec 6, 2019
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Folk Rock, Prog RockTracklisting:
Side A
A1 Harmonium (6:24)
A2 Si Doucement (4:24)
A3 Aujourd'hui, Je Dis Bonheur A La Vie (6:27)
A4 Vielles Courroies (5:35)
Side B
B1 Attends-Moi (4:39)
B2 Pour Un Instant (3:06)
B3 De La Chambre Au Salon (5:43)
B4 Un Musicien Parmi Tant D'Autres (7:06)''Harmonium. Montreal rock group consisting of Serge Fiori (composer, guitar, flute), Michel Normandeau (vocals, guitar), and Louis Valois (bass, keyboards). The group made its debut in 1973 at Le Patriote. Its first LP was released in 1974. In August of that year Pierre A. Daigneault (brass) and Serge Locat (keyboards) joined the group and took part in the St-Jean-Baptiste celebrations on Mount Royal (1975, 1976). In 1976 Normandeau and Daigneault left, and Denis Farmer (drums, percussion), Monique Fauteux (vocals), Robert Stanley (guitar), and Libert Subirana (saxophone, flute, clarinet) were added. After several months of intensive work the new group recorded L'Heptade in close collaboration with Neil Chotem and musicians from the MSO. The lyrics were provided by Normandeau, and the voices of Pierre Bertrand, Estelle Sainte-Croix, and Richard Séguin were featured. L'Heptade consists of seven songs ('Comme un fou,' 'Chanson noire,' 'Le Premier Ciel,' 'L'Exil,' 'Le Corridor,' 'Lumières de vies,' and 'Comme un sage'), separated by orchestral sequences by Chotem; it is considered to be Harmonium's most significant production. In La Presse (11 Dec 1976) Pierre Beaulieu described the group's music as 'elaborate, refined without being pedantic, subtle, with studied lyrics full of beau'tiful flashes'.
In 2007, all three of Harmonium's studio albums were named among the 100 greatest Canadian albums of all time in Bob Mersereau's book The Top 100 Canadian Albums. They were the only francophone albums from Quebec named to the list besides Jean-Pierre Ferland's Jaune.
Harmonium. Montreal rock group consisting of Serge Fiori (composer, guitar, flute), Michel Normandeau (vocals, guitar), and Louis Valois (bass, keyboards). The group made its debut in 1973 at Le Patriote. Its first LP was released in 1974. In August of that year Pierre A. Daigneault (brass) and Serge Locat (keyboards) joined the group and took part in the St-Jean-Baptiste celebrations on Mount Royal (1975, 1976). In 1976 Normandeau and Daigneault left, and Denis Farmer (drums, percussion), Monique Fauteux (vocals), Robert Stanley (guitar), and Libert Subirana (saxophone, flute, clarinet) were added. After several months of intensive work the new group recorded L'Heptade in close collaboration with Neil Chotem and musicians from the MSO. The lyrics were provided by Normandeau, and the voices of Pierre Bertrand, Estelle Sainte-Croix, and Richard Séguin were featured. L'Heptade consists of seven songs ('Comme un fou,' 'Chanson noire,' 'Le Premier Ciel,' 'L'Exil,' 'Le Corridor,' 'Lumières de vies,' and 'Comme un sage'), separated by orchestral sequences by Chotem; it is considered to be Harmonium's most significant production. In La Presse (11 Dec 1976) Pierre Beaulieu described the group's music as 'elaborate, refined without being pedantic, subtle, with studied lyrics full of beau'tiful flashes'.
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| Format | LP, 180 Gram |
| Color | Black |
