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John Cale
Released 1973

Paris 1919
04:07
653 plays

Hanky Panky Nohow
02:46
383 plays

Andalucia
03:55
362 plays

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- 1
- Child's Christmas In Wales
- 03:21
- 353 plays

- 2
- Hanky Panky Nohow
- 02:46
- 383 plays

- 3
- The Endless Plain Of Fortune
- 04:13
- 260 plays

- 4
- Andalucia
- 03:55
- 362 plays

- 5
- Macbeth
- 03:08
- 259 plays

- 6
- Paris 1919
- 04:07
- 653 plays

- 7
- Graham Greene
- 03:01
- 304 plays

- 8
- Half Past France
- 04:20
- 220 plays

- 9
- Antarctica Starts Here
- 02:47
- 210 plays

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album review

One of John Cale's very finest solo efforts, Paris 1919 is also among his most accessible records, one which grows in depth and resonance with each successive listen. A consciously literary work -- the songs even bear titles like "Child's Christmas in Wales," "Macbeth," and "Graham Greene" -- Paris 1919 is close in spirit to a collection of short stories; the songs are richly poetic, enigmatic period pieces strongly evocative of their time and place. Chris Thomas' production is appropriately lush and sweeping, with many tracks set to orchestral accompaniment; indeed, there's little here to suggest either Cale's noisy, abrasive past or the chaos about to resurface in his subsequent work -- for better or worse, his music never achieved a similar beauty again. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide