John Cale - Paris 1919

Title: Paris 1919 Artist: John Cale Release Date: 3/1973 Re-Released On: 0/0/1973 Label: Reprise, Rhino/Warner Bros. Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 075992592628, 603497981120 Genre: Rock Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock Moods: Literate, Sophisticated, Wintry, Acerbic, Cerebral, Detached, Gloomy, Volatile, Hypnotic, Nostalgic, Plaintive, Poignant, Provocative, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Restrained, Visceral, Bleak, Complex, Eerie, Elegant, Ironic, Quirky, Raucous, Reserved, Somber, Street-Smart, Swaggering, Aggressive, Intense, Tense/Anxious Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 11 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Child's Christmas in Wales
2. Hanky Panky Nohow
3. The Endless Plain of Fortune
4. Andalucia
5. Macbeth
6. Paris 1919
7. Graham Greene
8. Half Past France
9. Antarctica Starts Here

Year Type Label Catalog # 2008 CD Rhino/Warner Bros. 1993 CD Reprise 2131

Paris 1919 [Bonus Tracks]

One of John Cale's very finest solo efforts, Paris 1919 is also among his most accessible records, one which grows in depth and resonance with each successive listen. A consciously literary work -- the songs even bear titles like "Child's Christmas in Wales," "Macbeth," and "Graham Greene" -- Paris 1919 is close in spirit to a collection of short stories; the songs are richly poetic, enigmatic period pieces strongly evocative of their time and place. Chris Thomas' production is appropriately lush and sweeping, with many tracks set to orchestral accompaniment; indeed, there's little here to suggest either Cale's noisy, abrasive past or the chaos about to resurface in his subsequent work -- for better or worse, his music never achieved a similar beauty again. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Name Credits Chris Thomas Producer, Producer John Cale Guitar, Arranger, Bass, Viola, Keyboards Lee Herschberg Mastering Lowell George Guitar Mike Salisbury Photography, Design Richard Hayward Drums Richard Keyes Design U.C.L.A. Orchestra Orchestra Wilton Felder Bass