Various The Connection - Soundtrack (LP, 180g Vinyl)

(Mondo) 14 tracks - Mondo's black vinyl release of the soundtrack from Cedric Jimenez's film 'The Connection' - 180g vinyl in heavyweight gatefold jacket


The Connection also known as La French, the critically acclaimed and stylish, 70s-period crime thriller inspired by true events, that tells the story of real-life Marseille magistrate Pierre Michel (Academy Award inner Jean Dujardin, The Artist, The Wolf of Wall Street) and his relentless crusade to dismantle the most notorious drug smuggling operation in history: the French Connection.

The Connection is the ultimate compilation bum spanning four decades and featuring classic songs by The Velvet Underground, Blondie, Townes Van Zandt. It's difficult to pick out highlights as there genuinely isn't a bad track on here, the Max Richter - Dinah Washington track alone is one of e best things you'll here this year mixing Washington's vocal from This Bitter Earth with Richter's incredible composition On The Nature Of Daylight, Lykke Li contributes 'Jerome' a fantastic 60 tinged pop song that sunds like a lost Phil Spector Composition on top of this add in a selection of incredible French pop (Imagine If Starlord's Awesome Mix: Volume 1 had a European counterpart, it would be this album) and you have not only have one of the best releases of the year but a record that offers instant effortless cool to your collection....