Karl Heinz Schäfer
Les Gants Blancs Du Diable
Within the oh so elusive club of the cult soundtrack, there exists one rare record which provokes a deep fascination and evokes a unique charm for those having heard of it, or those lucky enough to have listened to it (but an exclusive few). A veritable Holy Grail, relentlessly pursued by many, each hoping, one day, to own a copy of this unique and unrivalled work. Les Gants Blancs du Diable simply isn’t like other records. Its preciousness comes, first of all, from the fact that it was never re-edited (neither on CD nor vinyl), before Vadim Music’s release, and that the rare copies in circulation suffered from a slight sound degradation, the result of a fault at the time of pressing.
Regardless of any imperfections of the technical kind, the music encompassed within its precious grooves instantaneously reveals its dreamlike and addictive character from the very first listen. At the helm of this strange vessel we find a certain Karl-Heinz Schäfer, a discreet arranger of German origin, having led from the shadows of French studios (for Christophe, The Rockets and Claude Ciari amongst others...) and who would subsequently go on to writing other soundtracks, with varied success (La Grande Trouille, Zig Zig, L'Empreinte des Géants, Extérieur Nuit, Polar).
| LP | Vadim: VAD012LP | out of stock |
