Cobra

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Also appears as "Cezame Cobra".
Label established in 1976 by Cézame Music for their rock and experimental releases, best-known for the electronic based acts: Heldon, Hydravion and Lard Free. Other artists ranged from pop-rock (Factory), via jazz-fusion (Spheroe, Patchwork) through to avant-garde (Urban Sax), and a Magma spin-offf (Weidorje).
All original French-pressed Cobra LP releases were housed in glossy finished standard single sleeves (excepting Patchwork "Ouvertures" and Heldon 6 "Interface" which came in a gatefold sleeves).
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Status Catalog Number  Image Artist Title ( Format) Label Catalog Number  Country Year Actions
Ⓑ 60008 Heldon - Un Reve Sans Consequence Speciale Heldon Un Reve Sans Consequence Speciale ‎(LP, Album) Cobra, Cobra Ⓑ 60008 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
B 6008 / COB 37002 Heldon - Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale Heldon Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale ‎(LP, Album, RP) Cobra B 6008 / COB 37002 Germany 1976 Sell This Version
B 60005 Sun Ra - Cosmos Sun Ra Cosmos ‎(LP, Album) Cobra B 60005 Germany 1976 Sell This Version
B 60007 Factory (8) - Black Stamp Factory (8) Black Stamp ‎(LP, Album) Cobra B 60007 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
B 60009 Castelhemis - Armes Inegales Castelhemis Armes Inegales ‎(LP, Album) Cobra B 60009 Germany 1979 Sell This Version
B 60010 Trans Europe Express - Same Players Shoot Again!! Trans Europe Express Same Players Shoot Again!! ‎(LP, Album) Cobra B 60010 Germany 1977 Sell This Version
B 60013 Richard Pinhas - Rhizosphere Richard Pinhas Rhizosphere ‎(LP, Album) Cobra B 60013 Germany 1978 Sell This Version
B 60015 Roland Bocquet - Paradia Roland Bocquet Paradia ‎(LP, Album) Cobra B 60015 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
CB 37.001 Sun Ra - Cosmos Sun Ra Cosmos ‎(LP, Album, RE) Cobra, Cobra, Cezame, Cezame CB 37.001 France 1978 Sell This Version
COB 37001 Sun Ra - Cosmos Sun Ra Cosmos (Album) COB 37001 France 1976 Sell This Version
COB 37002 Heldon - Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale Heldon Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale (Album) COB 37002 France 1976 Sell This Version
COB 37003 Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias - Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias ‎(LP, Album) Cobra, Cezame COB 37003 France 1976 Sell This Version
COB 37004 Urban Sax, Gilbert Artman - Urban Sax Urban Sax, Gilbert Artman Urban Sax, Gilbert Artman - Urban Sax (Album) COB 37004 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 37005 Richard Pinhas - Rhizosphere Richard Pinhas Rhizosphere (Album) COB 37005 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 37006 Spheroe - Spheroe Spheroe Spheroe ‎(LP, Album) Cobra COB 37006 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 37007 Lard Free - Lard Free Lard Free Lard Free ‎(LP, Album) Cobra, Cobra COB 37007 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 37008 Roland Bocquet - Paradia Roland Bocquet Paradia ‎(LP, Album) Cobra, Cobra COB 37008 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 37009 Trans Europe Express - Same Players Shoot Again!! Trans Europe Express Same Players Shoot Again!! ‎(LP, Album) Cobra, Cobra COB 37009 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 37.010 Factory (8) - Black Stamp Factory (8) Black Stamp ‎(LP, Album) Cobra, Cobra COB 37.010 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 37011 Castelhemis - Armes Inégales Castelhemis Armes Inégales ‎(LP, Album, RE) Cobra COB 37011 France 1978 Sell This Version
COB 37012 Hydravion - Hydravion Hydravion Hydravion ‎(LP, Album) Cobra, Cobra COB 37012 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 37013 Heldon - Heldon.6. Interface Heldon Heldon.6. Interface (Album) COB 37013 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 37014 Weidorje - Weidorje Weidorje Weidorje ‎(LP, Album) Cobra, Cobra COB 37014 France 1978 Sell This Version
COB 37015 Richard Pinhas - Chronolyse Richard Pinhas Chronolyse (Album) COB 37015 France 1978 Sell This Version
COB 37016 Patchwork (12) - Ouvertures Patchwork (12) Ouvertures ‎(LP, Album) Cobra COB 37016 France 1978 Sell This Version
COB 37017 Urban Sax, Gilbert Artman - Urban Sax 2 Urban Sax, Gilbert Artman Urban Sax, Gilbert Artman - Urban Sax 2 (Album) COB 37017 France 1978 Sell This Version
COB 37018 Spheroe - Primadonna Spheroe Primadonna ‎(LP, Album) Cobra, Cobra COB 37018 France 1978 Sell This Version
COB 37.019 Heldon - I (1974) Electronic Guerilla Heldon I (1974) Electronic Guerilla (Album) COB 37.019 France 1979 Sell This Version
COB 37.020 Philippe Sarde - Une Histoire Simple (Bande Originale Du Film De Claude Sautet) Philippe Sarde Une Histoire Simple (Bande Originale Du Film De Claude Sautet) ‎(LP, Album) Cobra, Cobra COB 37.020 France 1978 Sell This Version
COB 37021 Philippe Sarde - Flic Ou Voyou (Bande Originale Du Film De Georges Lautner) Philippe Sarde Flic Ou Voyou (Bande Originale Du Film De Georges Lautner) ‎(LP, Album) Cobra COB 37021 France 1979 Sell This Version
COB 37022 Michael Melvoin* - Ashanti (Bande Originale Du Film) Michael Melvoin* Ashanti (Bande Originale Du Film) ‎(LP, Album) Cobra, Cobra COB 37022 France 1979 Sell This Version
COB 37.023 Zox - City Of Silence Zox City Of Silence ‎(LP, Album) Cobra COB 37.023 France 1979 Sell This Version
COB 47001 Factory (8) - End Of Night / On The Road Factory (8) End Of Night / On The Road ‎(7", Single) Cobra COB 47001 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 47002 Asphalt Jungle (3) - Déconnection Asphalt Jungle (3) Déconnection (EP) COB 47002 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 47003 Roland Bocquet - La Marche Des Canards Roland Bocquet La Marche Des Canards ‎(7", Single) Cobra COB 47003 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 47004 Metal U* - Panik Metal U* Panik ‎(7", Single) Cobra, Cobra COB 47004 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 47005 Trans Europe Express - Sha La La La Lee / Teenage Baby Trans Europe Express Sha La La La Lee / Teenage Baby ‎(7") Cobra COB 47005 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 47006 Factory (8) - Flesh Factory (8) Flesh ‎(7", Single) Cobra COB 47006 France 1978 Sell This Version
COB 47007 Hydravion - Metropolitain Hydravion Metropolitain ‎(7") Cobra COB 47007 France 1977 Sell This Version
COB 47008 T.H.X. - Telstar T.H.X. Telstar ‎(7", Single) Cobra, Cobra COB 47008 France 1978 Sell This Version
COB 47010 Castelhemis - Roger (Cha - Cha - Cha) / La Favella De Levallois (Tchik Y Tchik) Castelhemis Roger (Cha - Cha - Cha) / La Favella De Levallois (Tchik Y Tchik) ‎(7", Single) Cobra COB 47010 France 1978 Sell This Version
COB 137012 Hydravion - Hydravion Hydravion Hydravion ‎(Cass, Album) Cobra COB 137012 France Unknown Sell This Version
KICP 2724 Heldon - Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale Heldon Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale ‎(CD, Album, RE) Crime (4), Cobra KICP 2724 Japan 1993 Sell This Version
KICP 2810 Richard Pinhas - Rhizosphere Richard Pinhas Rhizosphere ‎(CD, Album, RE) Nexus (3), Cobra KICP 2810 Japan 1995 Sell This Version
LPS152 Urban Sax, Gilbert Artman - Urban Sax Urban Sax, Gilbert Artman Urban Sax, Gilbert Artman - Urban Sax ‎(LP, Album, RE + DVD-V) Wah Wah Records, Urban Noisy Records LPS152 Spain 2016 Sell This Version
MLP 5556 Heldon - Interface (Heldon 6) Heldon Interface (Heldon 6) ‎(LP, Album) Cobra MLP 5556 Italy 1978 Sell This Version
MLP 5557 Factory (8) - Black Stamp Factory (8) Black Stamp ‎(LP, Album) Cobra MLP 5557 Italy 1978 Sell This Version
MLP 5558 Sun Ra - Cosmos Sun Ra Cosmos ‎(LP, Album, RE) Cobra MLP 5558 Italy 1978 Sell This Version
MLP-C7 5558 Sun Ra - Cosmos Sun Ra Cosmos ‎(Cass, Album) Cobra MLP-C7 5558 Italy 1978 Sell This Version

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ultimathulerecords

ultimathulerecords

January 24, 2015
edited over 6 years ago
Up to a point, Cobra was one of the finest French independent rock and prog/experimental labels around. Many of the originals are collectable rarities today. Bizarrely, 3 of the last 4 releases on Cobra were film soundtracks totally out of character with anything released by the label before, and Zox (the final release) was oddball electro funk. A pitiful end to a label that released at least 10 classics!

A rough Cobra LP pressing / distributor history...

1. 1976/1977 COB 37001-6
Labels: SACEM to left of label, yPartx (Barclay) numbers.
Cover: distributed by Sonopresse. Price Code: Y.

2. 1977/1978 COB 37007+
Labels: SACEM to right of label.
Cover: distributed by Sonopresse. Price Codes: Y or A. Price Code sometimes over-stickered.

3. 1979 COB 37012+
Labels: As 2.
Cover: distributed by Carrere, Distribution Code: CA 631

4. 1979/1980
Labels: As 2.
Cover: distributed by Free Bird, Distribution Code: FB 208

Issues of versions 1 & 2 also exist as stickered by Disributrion Carrere.
Issues of versions 1, 2 & 3 also exist as stickered or over-stickered with Free Bird Distribution.

The only known original release via Free Bird Distribution was Zox - City Of Silence. All others are reissues.

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