The first eight things are the same * two records, released in 1966 and 1967, respectively. Then “Mes Convenances,” a 1969 recording, a freaky garage psychedelic, truly. Then came success in cinema (the main role is called "L'Amour l'après-midi"). And then - heroin, oblivion, compulsory treatment and even prison. And no magical comeback (like Marianne Faithfull's) happened, Zuzu remained a star, sparkling in that unique time. And only in the comments on YouTube do the French recall with affection: "Ah, Zuzu ..."
However, further on the disc there are several recordings from the 80s - these are numbers from 10 to 15. And this is a surprisingly solid adult stage (although, of course, this is a completely different story, with synthesizers and drum machines). Stuff 16 through 21 - tapes from the 1966 rehearsals.
Zouzou was one of seemingly dozens of young French women that had multifaceted careers as actresses, models and singers not terribly unlike modern American pop stars in that way. However, unlike the music of modern pop stars, this seemed to have a more artistic flare to it over the mostly showmanship of what passed nowadays. The obvious differentiation was in how chanson was about making songs for the French language rather than English which was the lingua franca of popular music, as it remains. Though some wrote more of their own songs than others. The yé-yé girls like Françoise Hardy, Sylvie Vartan, and France Gall were the starlets of their day they dated famous singers and actors, such as Zouzou involvement with Brain Jones of the Rolling Stones. L'intégrale is a compilation of her songs spanning from 1966 to 2003, and thus the mood and style varies considerably.
Thx, the first ep is the one to have.
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