Being from Canada, I was always happy that Harmonium's second album was ranked so highly on this great site. I have no idea how this one slipped by me after all these decades. 

 Recently I had read somewhere that the original tapes had been found, and that the band had remixed and re-released this gem. A double album concept regarding the emotional journey of the average day is married to gorgeous symphonic instrumentation. L'Heptade somehow also manages to emulate a fragile intimacy, the floorboards creaking in the farmhouse, the vocals suspended and cracking with feeling. 

 I speak enough French to get the lyrics, and they are incredible as well, which really makes this double album work. No cheese, all emotion. I am thinking of trying to pull together what might be the first English translation, unless anyone else out there is better qualified. I believe that this new "XL" edition has the first full printing of the French lyrics. 

 Anyhoo, it's a masterpiece, so I bought the vinyl. Any other lovers for this new remix out there? 

 This is an album that NEEDS to be more widely heard. You will love it!

Highly recommended.

L'Heptade is Harmonium's third album, not the second, and IMHO, their weaker one, because they overtstretched themselves in those boring (and poor/amateur) symphonic passages and those meaningless Martenot thingies.

As for the XL reissue, I suppose you mean the one with the blue (instead or red) clouds, right?? It's nor reacent (some 2 or 3 years), but AFAIK, all the issues of that album always included the lyrics.