The Irony Of Fate (1975 Original Soundtrack)

Independent shop in BallardDirections

Available from Light in the Attic Records when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

“Like Surf-Rock Shostakovich… think a Soviet Gainsbourg whose vowel sounds will convince you that Russian is the only language for singing about love.” Guardian “The music sounds so evocative, so immediate, so transporting even without its visual anchor. Rather than forbidding, Film Music is immersive: a box set to get lost in.” Pitchfork “Poignant songs and haunting instrumental pieces shifting elegantly from introspective to upbeat moods; should appeal to Serge Gainsbourg and pre-spaghetti Wes