“I’m so sad to hear about Françoise. Although we were very different characters, I always felt a recognition with her as we had both survived being young pop stars and graduated into careers more suited to our true selves. I got to know her a little in Paris, and I liked and admired her very much and I shall miss her. ...
R.I.P Jane Birkin 1946-2023
"Dearest Jane has gone. I admired her as an artist so much and I’m very glad we got to work together. I hope people remember that she made some of her best albums in recent years. She was so proud of continuing Serge’s musical legacy on all those wonderful records and now that’s part of her legacy too; how fitting.We first ...
R.I.P Glenda Jackson 1936-2023
"Glenda was very supportive when we did ‘Three Sisters’ together at the Royal Court; That meant a lot as the press had been quite mean about my move into acting and getting accepted by Equity. Of course, I was a little intimidated by her as she was just so good - and so straightforward! But I put the time in and ...
Vinyl reissues of Marianne’s Naïve catalogue
Marianne's four albums on the Naïve record label will be re-pressed on 180 gram special coloured vinyl editions. Released 30th of June 2023 the prize for many will be Before the Poison which only had a limited vinyl release back in 2005. The four albums available are: Before the Poison 180gram clear vinyl in slip sleeveGive My Love To London Double ...
A Secret Life on LP & CD for RSD 2023
For Record Store Day 2023 Island / UMR are re-issuing A Secret Life, Marianne Faithfull’s 1995 collaboration with the late Angelo Badalamenti. Famed for his soundtracks, in particular his work on the auteur visions of David Lynch, Angelo made relatively few albums with singers making this re-issue on both CD and LP editions especially welcome. Ever keen to challenge her musical ...