Various Artists - Versailles WestminsterFrance and England had strong musical links during the reign of Louis XIV, with two English sovereigns exiled to France, Francophiles and Francophones, Catholics and allies, linked by blood to their cousin, the Greatest King in the World. After the beheading of his father in 1649, Charles II sought refuge in France before regaining his throne in 1660 and imposing a musical style marked by the French example, in particular with the creation of the 24

But especially after the defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71

Even more than the two arias on this release

monumental set of solo piano variations

" recorded in 1982 and 1986

her debut on ANTI-

The nurses

from which came the hit "The Man That Got Away"

There's The Rub and Live Dates

which he continued to perform for the rest of his life

whilst 'You Dropped A Bomb On Me' and 'Party Train' reached #2 and #3 respectively on the same chart

received numerous awards

1971) and Cristiano Serino (b