In 2010, the French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named this album the 28th greatest French rock album... considered as 'the other' masterpiece of Serge Gainsbourg's discography, alongside 'Histoire de Melody Nelson', 'L'Homme a tete de chou' - a concept album about a man in his forties falling in love with a rather free-minded shampoo girl - had not yet revealed all its secrets - until now! Almost 45 years after its release, the rediscovery of the multitrack tapes recorded in London in the summer of 1976 confirms that behind Gainsbourg's virtuoso talk-over was an extraordinary musical edifice. The new mix for this 2023 release rebalances the vocal and instrumental parts while retaining its original intent.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.L'homme A Tete De Chou

Serge Gainsbourg

2.Chez Max Coiffeur Pour Hommes

Serge Gainsbourg

3.Marilou Reggae

Serge Gainsbourg

4.Transit A Marilou

Serge Gainsbourg

5.Flash-forward

Serge Gainsbourg

6.Aeroplanes

Serge Gainsbourg

7.Premiers Symptomes

Serge Gainsbourg

8.Ma Lou Marilou

Serge Gainsbourg

9.Variations Sur Marilou

Serge Gainsbourg

10.Meurtre A L'extincteur

Serge Gainsbourg

11.Marilou Sous La Neige

Serge Gainsbourg

12.Lunatic Asylum

Serge Gainsbourg

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.L'homme A Tete De Chou (Instrumental)

Serge Gainsbourg

2.Chez Max Coiffeur Pour Hommes (Sintrumental)

Serge Gainsbourg

3.Marilou Reggae (Instrumental)

Serge Gainsbourg

4.Transit A Marilou (Instrumental)

Serge Gainsbourg

5.Flash Forward (Instrumental)

Serge Gainsbourg

6.Aeroplanes (Instrumental)

Serge Gainsbourg

7.Premiers Symptomes (Insturmental)

Serge Gainsbourg

8.Ma Lou Marilou (Instrumental)

Serge Gainsbourg

9.Variations Sur Marilou (Instrumental)

Serge Gainsbourg

10.Meurtre A L'extincteur (Instrumental)

Serge Gainsbourg

11.Marilou Sous La Neige (Instrumental)

Serge Gainsbourg

12.Lunatic Asylum (Instrumental)

Serge Gainsbourg

13.Transit A Marilou (Prises Voix Alternatives)

Serge Gainsbourg

14.Ma Lou Marilou (Prises Voix Alternatives)

Serge Gainsbourg

15.Variations Sur Marilou (Prises Voix Alternatives)

Serge Gainsbourg

16.Meurtre A L'extincteur (Prises Voix Alternatives)

Serge Gainsbourg

17.Lunatic Asylum (Prises Voix Alternatives)

Serge Gainsbourg

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