L’Amour Lewis SKU: LITA117LP Barcode: 826853011716 19.00 £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Light In The Attic Released Date: 12th May 2014 Buying Format: 1LP Gatefold Sleeve Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “The album’s entirety will make fans of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks feel nostalgic. The synths retain a faintly ominous, albeit frequently playful, quality to them that casts a lush shadow on the other instrumentation – much like Angelo Badalamenti’s early work with Lynch. Lewis tends to let the synths evolve around brooding acoustics, unlike Badalamenti’s heavier emphasis on the low-pitched twangy bass. Essentially, L’Amour sounds like Springsteen collaborating with Badalamenti in the late ‘80s. “ OBSCURE SOUND In 1983, a man named Lewis recorded an album named L’Amour, which was released on the unknown label R.A.W. And that’s about all we know. The record itself is a delicate, whispered album, reflecting the way the artist himself – spectral, movie star-like – almost disappears into the grey of the cover. It should come as no surprise that it failed to shout loudly enough to be noticed, another private press album that sank without trace. The ingredients are simple: smooth synthesizers, feather-light piano, ethereal, occasionally inaudible vocals and the gentle plucking of acoustic guitars. But the effects are arresting: a spine-tingling, sombre album that echoes Springsteen’s Nebraska or Angelo Badalamenti’s atmospheric soundtracks. Later, Arthur Russell would grasp for something similar on the epochalWorld Of EchoLP. L’Amouris a true discovery of the blog age, uncovered in an Edmonton flea-market by collector Jon Murphy, passed on to private press fanatic Aaron Levin, shared on the internet and speculated over by lovers of curious LPs. There’s almost no information about Lewis or the album on the internet. There’s precious little on the sleeve: a dedication to Sports Illustrated supermodel Christie Brinkley, a photo credit for Ed Colver, the noted L.A. punk rock photographer, and credits for engineer Bob Kinsey and synth player Philip Lees. All that was known of Lewis is conjecture: a rumor that he was a con artist who fled after not paying for L’Amour’s photo-shoot and a dubious theory that he was not actually of this earth. When Light In The Attic looked to release the album, they set out to investigate the mystery. They found some answers, but more intrigue too. Colver was able to fill in some blanks. Firstly, Lewis is a pseudonym. The man the photographer met was named Randall Wulff. He stayed in the Beverley Hills Hilton, drove a white convertible Mercedes and dated a girl who looked like a model. He paid for his photo session with Colver with a $250 check, which bounced. Eventually, the trail led to Alberta, Canada, where that first LP had been found. Liner notes writer Jack Fleischer along with master detective Markus Armstrong found Randall’s nephew, who remembered Randall as a stockbroker. His vague recollections include a visit to Randall’s apartment, with all-white furniture and that beautiful girlfriend in situ. Crucially, he offered another name – another of Randall’s pseudonyms – which led to a Vancouver studio and the revelation that Lewis had recorded three or four albums of “soft religious music” there. Alas, even the new nom de plume led only to dead ends. Lewis remains a ghost, a total mystery, but the music will be heard. The album is being pressed for the first time in more than 30 years, and widely distributed for the first time ever. Lewis’s royalties will be placed in escrow until he makes himself known. Perhaps you know Lewis. Perhaps Lewis is you. The only certainty is this: Lewis is about to find a whole bunch of new fans. * First ever LP reissue * All tracks newly re-mastered * LP housed in deluxe Stoughton “Tip-On” gatefold jacket * New liner notes by Jack D. Fleischer * Unseen photos by legendary photographer Ed Colver (Black Flag, Circle Jerks) * LP includes download card Artist Lewis Genre Rock And Pop Label Light In The Attic Buying Options 1LP Gatefold Sleeve Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Gatefold Sleeve , Includes Download Code Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings 1. I Thought The World Of You 2. Cool Night In Paris 3. My Whole Life 4. Even Rainbows Turn Blue 5. Like To See You Again 6. Things Just Happen That Way 7. Summer’s Moon 8. Let’s Fall In Love Tonight 9. Love Showered Me 10. 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