Les Concerts en Chine is a live album by Jean-Michel Jarre, recorded in 1981 and released in 1982 on Disques Dreyfus. It was recorded during Jarre's Concerts in China tour of Autumn 1981, which consisted of five Beijing and Shanghai concerts in China; this was the first time a Western pop artist performed in China after the Cultural Revolution.
The Concerts in China was a concert tour by Jean Michel Jarre, notable for marking the opening of post-Mao Zedong China to live Western music, in 1981. Five concerts were held in the two biggest cities, for an estimated audience of 120,000 spectators, on October 21 and 22 in Beijing, and on October 26 through 28 in Shanghai. The concerts were filmed and recorded for commercial releases.
booklet-info: This album was recorded during five concerts which Jean-Michel Jarre, presented in Peking and Shanghai, the concerts were the first performances of rock or contemporary music ever given in the People's Republic of China. Jean-Michel Jarre wrote several new compositions for this historic occasion, including: "Night in Shanghai", "Laser Harp", "Arpegiator", and "Fishing Junks At Sunset" which was performed and recorded with The Peking Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra
Format: Vinyl LP Album. Gatefold Sleeve, Which Has A Little Sticker Residue. Records Have A Few Superficial Marks.
Jean-Michel Jarre The Concerts In China Оцифровка фирменного винила 1982 года Label Polydor 2612 039 Format 2 Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country Germany Released 1982 Genre Electronic B1 Fishing Junks At Sunset Conductor Huang Feili Featuring Artistic Collaboration Mrs. Li Meng, Mr. Wang Zhi Featuring With Peking Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, The 9 45 B2 Band In The Rain 1 21.
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1
The Overture
4:50
A2
Arpegiator
6:53
A3
Equinoxe IV
7:45
B1
Fishing Junks At Sunset
Conductor – Huang FeiliMusical Assistance [Art. Collaboration] – Mrs. Li Meng*, Mr. Wang Zhi*Orchestra – The Peking Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra
9:45
B2
Band In The Rain
1:21
B3
Equinoxe VII
9:53
C1
Orient Express
4:21
C2
Magnetic Fields I
0:21
C3
Magnetic Fields III
3:50
C4
Magnetic Fields IV
10:37
C5
Laser Harp
3:36
D1
Night In Shanghai
7:01
D2
The Last Rumba
2:12
D3
Magnetic Fields II
6:16
D4
Souvenir Of China
3:59
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p)
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Disques Dreyfus
Published By
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Francis Dreyfus Music
Published By
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Intersong Music Ltd.
Mixed At
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Studios Ferber
Made By
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Polygram Dischi S.p.A.
Marketed By
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Polygram Dischi S.p.A.
Printed By
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Graphyche Magica 2000
Recorded By
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Studio Flight Mobile
Credits
Composed By, Producer, Concept By [Concerts], Directed By [Concerts], Synthesizer [Fairlight, OBX A, Taurus, AKS, VCS 3, Electroharmonix Micro Synthesizer], MIDI Controller [Laser Harp], Organ [Eminent, Elka], Drum Machine [Lynn Drum], Mixed By
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Jean-Michel Jarre
Coordinator [Musical Instrument Coordinator], Mixed By [Assisted By]
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Pierre Mourey
Design [Concerts]
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Mark Fisher
Design [Record Cover Designed By], Design [Stage Set Graphic Design]
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Kate Hepburn
Lighting [Design]
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Gerald Lafosse
Lighting [Laser Control]
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Claude Lifante
Lighting [Laser Technician]
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Christian Queniart,
Frank Vialle
Lighting [Laser Writing]
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Denis Carnus
Lighting [Technician]
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Philippe Leclercq
Mixed By
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Rene Ameline*
Mixed By [Foldback Mixing]
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Patrick Clerc
Mixed By [Out-Front Mixing]
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Michel Geiss,
Philippe Latron
Percussion [Electronic], Electronic Drums [Simmons Drums]
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Roger Rizzitelli
Photography By [Inner Sleeve]
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Red Saunders
Photography By [Photographs In China By]
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Marc Garanger
Red and blue labels reissue released in gatefold sleeve with picture inner sleeves
Inner sleeves:
This double album was recorded during five concerts which Jean-Michel Jarre presented in Peking and Shangai. The concerts were the first performances of rock or contemporary music ever given in the people's Republic of China. Jean-Michel Jarre wrote several new compositions for this historic occasion, including: 'Night in Shanghai', 'Laser Harp', 'Arpegiator', 'Orient Express', 'Souvenir of China', and 'Fishing Junks at Sunset', which was performed and recorded with the Peking Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra.
We would like to thank the following people and organizations without whose help the presentation of these concerts in the People's Republic of China would not have been possible: the Commission for Chinese Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, especially Mrs Li Paoqiu and Mr Vao Ling Han, the Company for Spectacles, Peking, especially Mr Tiao Ye, the Chinese Radio and Television Companies, the Cultural Commission for the Municipality of Shanghai, especially Mr Zhang Xiao Zhu, the Peking Conservatoire of Music, especially Mr Wu Zu Quiang, the Workers at the Capital Stadium, Peking, and the Shanghai Stadium, the Chinese Embassy in Paris, the interpreters in China, especially Mr Zhang, Miss Gong Huihia and Mr Vao, the Fench Embassy in China, especially M. Claude Martin, Ministre Conseiller, whose assistance was valuable. We would like also to express our particular thanks to Marie Holtzman, Richard Arzt, Jean-Luc Cronel and Jean-Pierre Vincon.
Labels: Made in Italy ℗ 1982 Disques Dreyfus France Paris Original sound recording made by Disques Dreyfus France
Category on spine reads 2612 039, the other two # are present respectively on labels side A/B and labels side C/D. Track "Laser Harp" is wrongly listed as B4 on inner sleeve.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: S.I.A.E.
Other versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
FDM 18110
Jean-Michel Jarre
Les Concerts En Chine (2xLP, Album, Gat)
Disques Dreyfus
FDM 18110
France
1982
FDM 36144-4
Jean-Michel Jarre
Les Concerts En Chine 2 (Cass, Album, RE)
Disques Dreyfus
FDM 36144-4
Canada
Unknown
824 749-2
Jean-Michel Jarre
Les Concerts En Chine (2xCD, Album, RE)
Disques Dreyfus
824 749-2
France
Unknown
FDM 36143-4, DRY-MC-36143
Jean-Michel Jarre
Les Concerts En Chine 1 (Cass, Album, RE)
Disques Dreyfus, Disques Dreyfus
FDM 36143-4, DRY-MC-36143
Canada
Unknown
173
Jean-Michel Jarre
The Concerts In China (Disc 1) (Cass, Album, Unofficial)
Takt Music
173
Poland
1991
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