L'ART CONSOMMé DE LA NOTE DE POCHETTE
Mais comment font ils pour savoir tout ça les mecs qui écrivent des notes de pochette? En voila un beau métier, qui rapporte pas forcément des masses mais qui est très satisfaisant pour l'égo. "En 1963, Zwing Broutmann, ivre mort, arrache le string de sa grand mère pour le mettre à son caniche, nommé Poupette. Rapportant l'anecdote à Gus Vonschmonz, ce dernier compose immédiatement le tube planétaire de Sandy Shaw : Like a Poupette on a string"
Avec la manie des réedditions (vas-y mec achete l'ultime skeud des Zombies avec 27 titres que du bon qu'on trouvait y'a dix ans en nice price et avec un titre de plus mais qu'on te refourgue à trois fois plus passque y'a des notes de pochette démentes !) la note de pochette enfle et prend de la place. Pour rien. On s'en branle. Si je veux de la lecture, je m'achete Penthouse. Et je mets le Figaro dedans. Passque que je voudrais pas que mes voisins me voient sortir de chez le libraire avec le Figaro, j'aurais trop honte.
Néanmoins, chers monomaniaque de l'anacdote de studio, faudra quand même bosser pour arriver au niveaux des notes de pochette de la BO de la Panthère rose, rédigée par Peter Sellers :

HENRY MANCINI is one of the most talented fellows one could wish to meet. He has made quite a name for himself. That of Mancini, to be exact, and very famous in the bargain. But lest I be thought guilty of gross flattery, I feel I should point out that in private life he can be rather difficult. I once pointed this out to him and he kicked my shin. A lot of his music has been issued in the form of long-playing records. The great advantage of this is that you can sit and listen to Hank's score without having to sit through the film. As yet, you cannot see the film without having to sit through the music. However, I understand that scientists are perfecting a device that may make this possible. Now then—about the music on this record.

THE PINK PANTHER THEME. This is the theme music from the film of the same name. It was called "THE SAME NAME." An excellent film, but not quite as good as "THE PINK PANTHER."
CHAMPAGNE AND QUAIL. This is the bow music of that famous old vaudeville act, Bert Shampayne and Fred Quale. How can we ever forget them!
ROYAL BLUE. This is the color that Royal people get when they are cold. They are often accompanied by music to get blue to.
IT HAD BETTER BE TONIGHT (MEGLIO STASERA). As this is sung partly in Italian I had best make I no comment because I am unable to speak that particular language, and anyway it sounds rather naughty to me.
THE VILLAGE INN. Or IN THE VILLAGE. Or VILLAGE IN THE VILLAGE INN. Or—never mind.
[ ? I wrote down the title of this piece over the phone in a hurry and find I can't read my own writing. But I assure you it sounds lovely. (Editor's note: The title is "THE TIBER TWIST')
CORTINA. Lovely place to go for the holidays. Cold—warm—lovely.
THE LONELY PRINCESS. This is music composed specially by the kind Henry Mancini for the Lonely Princess to stop her feeling quite so lonely, and succeeding.
SOMETHING FOR SELLERS. ChaCha. As this is something for me and nothing to do with anyone else, if you don't mind I'll play it in private. I ChaCha better in private or when standing at a station.
PIANO AND STRINGS. The piano you can hear on this band has actually got strings in it. The one that was used in the film had not. I don't know why they were trying to keep the expense down.
SHADES OF SENNETT This started life as a tribute to John Shades of Sennett and Co., Inc. l'm sure it has some vague connection with herbs or somebody's old cough remedy.

I've never written record notes before I will never be asked again. poor fools, they don't know what they are missing.