Newly remastered with 11 previously unreleased bonus tracks, 'Paris 1919' is 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. 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.