This is an wonderfully energetic French album featuring virtuosic accordion and keyboard space age jazz. I bought this album specifically to do a high quality lossless rip. I find myself coming back to this one time and again with it sounding fresh every time.
It has been ripped at using a Thorens TD160 with a Shure M97x cart and digitized at 48khz 24bit with a DigiDesign 888 24 converter. Some click and noise reduction was processed using Adobe Audition, but the album was in great shape and did not require much. Scroll down for the link.
Here is a rough google translation of the liner notes in English:
To meet Claude Thomain is to have the chance to discover both a talented artist and a man with all that it requires of moral qualities This was my case in 1967, while Michel Lorin, who was already part of team with Lucien Lavoute and Jacques Gauchet, introduced me to Claude Thomain and made me hear a band on it were recorded some themes to the electronic accordion It was for me u vation. I confess I'm not insensitive to the accordion, but I think that this magical mage instrument of which, alas, he is too often struck. I saw there deserves much better than opportunity to attempt an orchestral experience, thanks to the virtuosity and musical inspiration of Claude Thomain, using the technical qualities of this new type of electronic sound and traditional, I do to evolve the style of the musical compositions and to incorporate the leading instrument into a percussive rhythm and brass band, without however falling into the American formula, ca I am always convinced that the accordion must still remain a melodic and sensitive instrument . Claude, with his talent, his courage, and, I add, his kindness and his tolerance with regard to my requirements and began to work like crazy In 1971 it was the first test with two single 45t and four title The result was more than vain. In addition the title "Weekend-Dance" was chosen as indicative of "Inter Danse" and Marcel Azzola said of Claude Thomain "a young person today, a big tomorrow Tomorrow is today In this 30 cm, Claude Thomain literally bursts and pushes back the possible borders of the accordion, he is accompanied by a team of musicians whose value is undisputed Naturally with the complicity of Lucien Lavoute for the arrangements and Michel Lorin at the percussion When the presentation of this album, it is signed Jacques Gauchet The technical part, it must be emphasized, is due to the skills of Alain Butet and Claude Wagner The tour is done, the team is complete, it's up to you , I dare not say to judge, because, in the name of whom Of what This is a completely different business ... We like, we do not like, we take our responsibilities André Lutereau For the curious (it's normal ) Claude Thomain is 32. He is from Laan, where, from his youngest e age, since born in a family of musicians, music was part of his environment (hold a buzzword) ouui, but it was in the years 1947. In short, it was first a first contact with the accordion while devoting himself to the study of a classical instrument, the oboe, which he obtained in 1959 a first prize at the National Conservatory of Versailles, But when his career was destined for the National Conservatory of Paris Claude decides voluntarily to give it up to devote yourself to accordion. It was then the T.N.P., the T. E.P. etc. He discovers the electronic accordion "Major Vox" (Cavagnolo ll acquires the prototype in 1966. The following you know it.It was in 1967, when etc, etc.
Claude Thomain - Accordeon Electronique (1971)[FLAC 24-48].zipwww98.zippyshare.com/v/uWYpWzxo/file.html
