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45 RPM front cover
artwork by Roger Anney
Today is the birthday of the woman who's song marked a pivotal moment in my life. Milord by Edith Piaf "came out" about the same time I did and I consider it the first "Gay" song I knew. At the time I frequented the Paper Doll, a bar/restaurant in the North Beach section of San Francisco and it was the song played over and over by the patrons.
There is a wonderful history of the Paper Doll and many other venues of the area and the time on the website, Found SF (link below). In 2018 the Paper Doll was named an official SF landmark (links below).
In the 1952 film noir, The Sniper, starring Marie Windsor and Arthur Franz as a serial killer, the Paper Doll is the scene of the first murder.
I found this album on one of my frequent "junking" tours (link below) on Turk Street in the late sixties and jumped on it.
Milord (French: [milɔʁ]) is a term for an Englishman, especially a noble, traveling in Continental Europe. The term was used in both French and English from the 16th century. It derives ultimately from the English phrase "my lord", which was borrowed into Middle French as millourt or milor, meaning a noble or rich man.
The song tells the tale of a woman of the street who spies a gentleman accompanied by a beautiful woman. The man does not see the singer but she dreams of talking to him and what they might have been (link to complete lyrics below).
45 RPM record
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A - Milord, Lyrics By J. Moustaki*, Music By M. Monnot*
Side 2:
B - Je Sais Comment, Lyrics By, Music By J. Bouquet* & R. Chauvigny*
Companies, etc.
Side 1:
A - Milord, Lyrics By J. Moustaki*, Music By M. Monnot*
Side 2:
B - Je Sais Comment, Lyrics By, Music By J. Bouquet* & R. Chauvigny*
Companies, etc.
Record Company – Les Industries Musicales Et Electriques Pathé Marconi
Printed By – Imp. Carron & Fils
Pressed By – Pathé Marconi, Chatou – 200666
Pressed By – Pathé Marconi, Chatou – 200692
Printed By – Imp. Carron & Fils
Pressed By – Pathé Marconi, Chatou – 200666
Pressed By – Pathé Marconi, Chatou – 200692
Credits:
Artwork [Cover] – Roger Anney
Conductor [Orchestre, Direction] – Robert Chauvigny
Conductor [Orchestre, Direction] – Robert Chauvigny
Notes:
Other similar releases:
Edith Piaf - Milord / Je Sais Comment (repressed by Pathé Marconi, Chatou cat# 265809 / 265810)
Edith Piaf - Milord and Edith Piaf - Milord, both printed by Dillard et Cie. Imp. Paris
Les Industries Musicales Et Electriques Pathé Marconi - Paris.
Imp. Carron & Fils - Villeurbanne
Record Made In France.
Sleeve Printed in France.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Other similar releases:
Edith Piaf - Milord / Je Sais Comment (repressed by Pathé Marconi, Chatou cat# 265809 / 265810)
Edith Piaf - Milord and Edith Piaf - Milord, both printed by Dillard et Cie. Imp. Paris
Les Industries Musicales Et Electriques Pathé Marconi - Paris.
Imp. Carron & Fils - Villeurbanne
Record Made In France.
Sleeve Printed in France.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: BIEM
Price Code (Cover): M
Price Code (Label): Ⓜ
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 7 TCL 1219
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 7 TCL 1221
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): 7 TCL 1219 21 M3 200666
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): 7 TCL 1221 21 M3 200692
Price Code (Cover): M
Price Code (Label): Ⓜ
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 7 TCL 1219
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 7 TCL 1221
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): 7 TCL 1219 21 M3 200666
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): 7 TCL 1221 21 M3 200692
Edith Piaf – Milord
Label: Columbia – ESRF 1245
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
Country: France
Released: Nov 1959
Genre: Pop
Style: Chanson
YouTube links:
Milord
Label: Columbia – ESRF 1245
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
Country: France
Released: Nov 1959
Genre: Pop
Style: Chanson
Viewfinder links:
Bay Area Reporter ~ SF landmark status recommended for site of North Beach LGBT eatery
Found SF ~ Before the Castro: North Beach, a Gay Mecca
NoeHill in SF ~ San Francisco Landmark #287
SF Planning Department ~ Landmark Designation Case Report YouTube links:
Milord
Milord (live)
Styrous® ~ Thursday, December 19, 2024
