{"product_id":"pascal-comelade-metaphysique-du-hit-parade","title":"PASCAL COMELADE - MÉTAPHYSIQUE DU HIT-PARADE","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: WE20\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 4250101495854\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 10 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Avant-Pop\/Experimental\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘THE PROLIFIC AND ELUSIVE MUSICIAN ARRAGES WELL-KNOWN COMPOSITIONS FOR TOY INSTRUMENTS AND ACOUSTIC\/ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION’ - WIRE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMétaphysique Du Hit-Parade is the first vinyl compilation devoted to Pascal Comelade’s favourite cover versions. It spans a forty-year career and traces sixty years of rock and roll history along the way. “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” becomes a soft, soothing lullaby that may well have made the Ramones weep. Then there are his idiosyncratic tributes to Jonathan Richman (“Egyptian Reggae”) and The Kinks (“Sunny Afternoon”), alongside nods to formative heroes such as The Gun Club, Captain Beefheart, and MC5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo exclusive recordings stand out particularly: Bob Dylan’s “Girl from the North Country” and Nirvana’s “Come As You Are”—a song that shaped my early youth. Both were recorded especially for this release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI first encountered Pascal Comelade’s music thirty years ago—and nothing has sounded quite the same since. I was immediately captivated: he is an artist like no other, whose sincere and selfless love of music is always evident, especially in his tender reworkings of other people’s songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComelade seems to work like a watchmaker: meticulous, precise, and obsessive—yet always drifting into something dreamlike. His music opens hidden doors, telling strange and beguiling stories filled with obscurity, kindness, and reserved humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack then, my fascination was instinctive. Today, with a few more words at my disposal, I look to this exceptional 70-year-old French musician and feel exactly the same pull.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJan Lankisch (Week-End Records), January 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklisting\u003cbr\u003eA1 Pascal Comelade Come As You Are 00:02:40\u003cbr\u003eA2 Pascal Comelade Russian Roulette 00:03:22\u003cbr\u003eA3 Pascal Comelade Egyptian Reggae 00:01:02\u003cbr\u003eA4 Pascal Comelade Ramblin’ Rose 00:02:16\u003cbr\u003eA5 Pascal Comelade Johnny Guitar 00:01:48\u003cbr\u003eA6 Pascal Comelade I Love Joan Jett 00:04:00\u003cbr\u003eA7 Pascal Comelade Purple Haze 00:02:04\u003cbr\u003eB1 Pascal Comelade The Sad Skinhead 00:02:06\u003cbr\u003eB2 Pascal Comelade Brown Sugar 00:03:00\u003cbr\u003eB3 Pascal Comelade Sheena Is A Punk Rocker 00:02:02\u003cbr\u003eB4 Pascal Comelade Green Fuz 00:03:18\u003cbr\u003eB5 Pascal Comelade Sunny Afternoon 00:01:04\u003cbr\u003eB6 Pascal Comelade Girl from the North Country 00:01:36\u003cbr\u003eB7 Pascal Comelade Mother of Earth 00:02:44\u003cbr\u003eB8 Pascal Comelade Dali's Car 00:01:26\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Week-End Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135795511452,"sku":"WE20","price":37.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/3_1c2ce58b-bcd5-4756-93df-79575fef5b63.jpg?v=1782838272","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/pascal-comelade-metaphysique-du-hit-parade","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}