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Genre:Electronic Style:Ambient
Tracklist:
A1. L'Ouverture 4:50 A2. Arpegiateur 6:53 A3. Equinoxe IV 7:45 . 第二面 B1. Jonques De Pêcheurs Au Crépuscule 9:45 B2. L'Orchestre Sous La Pluie 1:21 B3. Equinoxe VII 9:53 . 第三面 C1. Orient Express 4:21 C2. Les Chants Magnétiques I 0:21 C3. Les Chants Magnétiques III 3:50 C4. Les Chants Magnétiques IV 10:37 C5. Harpe Laser 3:36 . 第四面 D1. Nuit À Shangai 7:01 D2. La Dernière Rumba 2:12 D3. Les Chants Magnétiques II 6:16 D4. Souvenir De Chine 3:59
General notes about this release (please note: our version may differ a little. see the comments above):
Issue with APEP printer, label design #3, and Jack Skinner is not credited
Other releases with cat# "FDM 18110" (CBS distributor) are:
France Imprimerie Sorel printer, label design #1
APEP printer, label design #2, Jack Skinner credited
APEP printer, label design #3, Jack Skinner credited
APEP printer, label design #3, Jack Skinner not credited [this release
This double album was recorded during five concerts in Beijin and Shanghai in October 1981, the first performances of contemporary music ever given in the People's Republic of China.
"Nuit À Shanghai", "Harpe Laser", "Arpegiateur", "Orient Express", "Souvenir De Chine" and "Jonques De Pêcheurs Au Crépuscule" were composed especially for this occasion.
The last 35 seconds of "Equinoxe VII" on the B-side are cut into the record as a new track. This gives the impression that the B-side plays 4 tracks, although it actually plays only 3 tracks.
The inner sleeves erroneously list "Harpe Laser" as track B4 instead of track C5.
Characteristics that differentiate this release from releases 344438 and 1455465:
- centre labels have "oriental style" fonts
- the "Gravure Jack Skinner/Sterling Sound" line has been removed from the inner sleeve of record 2 (the artwork shows a blank line).
Distributed By CBS Printed By APEP Mixed At Studios Ferber Phonographic Copyright (p) Disques Dreyfus Copyright (c) Disques Dreyfus Published By Francis Dreyfus Music Pressed By MPO Recorded By Studio Flight Mobile
