Tracklist
| L'ouverture | 4:50 | ||
| Arpégiateur | 6:53 | ||
| Equinoxe IV | 7:45 | ||
| Jonques De Pêcheurs Au Crépuscule | 9:45 | ||
| L'orchestre Sous La Pluie | 1:21 | ||
| Equinoxe VII | 9:53 | ||
| Orient Express | 4:21 | ||
| Les Chants Magnétiques I | 0:21 | ||
| Les Chants Magnétiques III | 3:50 | ||
| Les Chants Magnétiques IV | 10:37 | ||
| Harpe Laser | 3:36 | ||
| Nuit A Shanghai | 7:01 | ||
| La Dernière Rumba | 2:12 | ||
| Les Chants Magnétiques II | 6:16 | ||
| Souvenir De Chine | 3:59 |
Credits (11)
- Kate HepburnDesign
- Pierre MoureyMixed By [Assistant], Coordinator [Régie Des Instrument]
Roger RizzitelliPercussion [Electronic Percussions], Electronic Drums [Simmons Drums]
Marc GarangerPhotography By [En Chine]
Red Saunders (2)Photography By [Intérieur]
Francis DreyfusProducer [Concerts]
Notes
The Concerts In China:
More + anecdotes about this Album:
- "L'Ouverture" ("The Overture") is in fact the first movement of "Magnetic Fields Part 1" slowed down.
- "Jonques De Pêcheurs Au Crépuscule" ("Fishing Junks at Sunset") is a new arrangement of a very old traditional Chinese song known as the "Fisherman's Chant at Dusk", and is wrongly attributed as being composed by Jean Michel Jarre, misled by the album inlay.
- During this "Tour", Jean-Michel Jarre played for the very first time Laser Harp on the eponymous track " Harpe Laser" ("Laser Harp")
- The album was originally released as a double-disc LP, then as a double-disc CD.
- "Arpegiateur" ("Arpegiator") was used in the soundtrack of the cult film 9½ Weeks as well as in several mid-1980s episodes of the American soap opera Santa Barbara.
More generally:
This album is a balance of previously released tracks by Jarre, new compositions inspired by Chinese culture, and one rearranged traditional Chinese track "Jonques De Pêcheurs Au Crépuscule" ("Fishing Junks at Sunset"), see above about that track. The album consists mainly of live material, plus ambient sound recordings and one new studio track "Souvenir of China". Other new compositions recorded live include "Nuit À Shangai" ("Night in Shanghai"), "Harpe Laser" ("Laser Harp"), "Arpegiateur" ("Arpegiator") and "Orient Express".
Sources: Wikipedia French and English
Catalog # of commercial releases:
LP:
France: FDM 18110, DLP 2200, 824 749-1
Australia, Brazil, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong/Singapore/Malaysia, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain: 2612 039
Argentina: 5419/20; China: DLH-114, DL-0063; Ireland: PODV 3; Japan: 40MM 0177/8; South Korea: SEL-RG 897; Mexico: LPR 16432A2, LPE1041-A2; Peru: A20-POL-2612039.2; South Africa: D POL 551; Spain: 811 551-1; Switzerland: FDM 18110; Turkey: LP 9010; UK: PODV 3; US: 422 811-551-1; Yugoslavia: 3220117
Europe: 19439945811
Cassette:
France: FDM 40 18110, DMC 2200, 824 749-4, FDM 36160-4
Australia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Indonesia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Scandinavia: 3500 132
Brazil, Hong Kong/Singapore/Malaysia, Italy, Spain: 3271 114 & 3199 327/8
Argentina: 7523; Canada: JARR4 4, FDM 36143-4; Chile: 185087; China: HL-118; Japan: 40CM 0072; Mexico: 2MCE 1041; Poland: FDM36143-4; Spain: 811 551-4; Thailand: 811 551-4; UK: PODVC 3; US: 811 551-4 Y-1
CD:
France: FDMCD18110, DCO 2200, 824 749-2, 191 115/6-2, FDM 36143/4-2, FDM 36160-2
Brazil: 811 551-2; Canada: FDM 36143/4-2, 88843024712; Germany: 811 551-2; India: 88843024712; Japan: 811 5512; Mexico: CDEPR 1041-A2; US: 811 551-2
Europe: 488139 2, 88843024712, 19439945812
Minidisc:
Europe: 488139 8
Related singles:
Jean-Michel Jarre - Souvenir De Chine
Jean-Michel Jarre - Orient Express
More + anecdotes about this Album:
- "L'Ouverture" ("The Overture") is in fact the first movement of "Magnetic Fields Part 1" slowed down.
- "Jonques De Pêcheurs Au Crépuscule" ("Fishing Junks at Sunset") is a new arrangement of a very old traditional Chinese song known as the "Fisherman's Chant at Dusk", and is wrongly attributed as being composed by Jean Michel Jarre, misled by the album inlay.
- During this "Tour", Jean-Michel Jarre played for the very first time Laser Harp on the eponymous track " Harpe Laser" ("Laser Harp")
- The album was originally released as a double-disc LP, then as a double-disc CD.
- "Arpegiateur" ("Arpegiator") was used in the soundtrack of the cult film 9½ Weeks as well as in several mid-1980s episodes of the American soap opera Santa Barbara.
More generally:
This album is a balance of previously released tracks by Jarre, new compositions inspired by Chinese culture, and one rearranged traditional Chinese track "Jonques De Pêcheurs Au Crépuscule" ("Fishing Junks at Sunset"), see above about that track. The album consists mainly of live material, plus ambient sound recordings and one new studio track "Souvenir of China". Other new compositions recorded live include "Nuit À Shangai" ("Night in Shanghai"), "Harpe Laser" ("Laser Harp"), "Arpegiateur" ("Arpegiator") and "Orient Express".
Sources: Wikipedia French and English
Catalog # of commercial releases:
LP:
France: FDM 18110, DLP 2200, 824 749-1
Australia, Brazil, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong/Singapore/Malaysia, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain: 2612 039
Argentina: 5419/20; China: DLH-114, DL-0063; Ireland: PODV 3; Japan: 40MM 0177/8; South Korea: SEL-RG 897; Mexico: LPR 16432A2, LPE1041-A2; Peru: A20-POL-2612039.2; South Africa: D POL 551; Spain: 811 551-1; Switzerland: FDM 18110; Turkey: LP 9010; UK: PODV 3; US: 422 811-551-1; Yugoslavia: 3220117
Europe: 19439945811
Cassette:
France: FDM 40 18110, DMC 2200, 824 749-4, FDM 36160-4
Australia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Indonesia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Scandinavia: 3500 132
Brazil, Hong Kong/Singapore/Malaysia, Italy, Spain: 3271 114 & 3199 327/8
Argentina: 7523; Canada: JARR4 4, FDM 36143-4; Chile: 185087; China: HL-118; Japan: 40CM 0072; Mexico: 2MCE 1041; Poland: FDM36143-4; Spain: 811 551-4; Thailand: 811 551-4; UK: PODVC 3; US: 811 551-4 Y-1
CD:
France: FDMCD18110, DCO 2200, 824 749-2, 191 115/6-2, FDM 36143/4-2, FDM 36160-2
Brazil: 811 551-2; Canada: FDM 36143/4-2, 88843024712; Germany: 811 551-2; India: 88843024712; Japan: 811 5512; Mexico: CDEPR 1041-A2; US: 811 551-2
Europe: 488139 2, 88843024712, 19439945812
Minidisc:
Europe: 488139 8
Related singles:
Jean-Michel Jarre - Souvenir De Chine
Jean-Michel Jarre - Orient Express
Versions
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| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album | Polydor – 2612 039 | Italy | 1982 | Italy — 1982 | ||||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold , blue and red center labels | Polydor – 2612 039, Polydor – 2612-039, Disques Dreyfus – 2612 039 | Netherlands | 1982 | Netherlands — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold | Polydor – PODV 3, Polydor – 2335 260 | UK | 1982 | UK — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Les Concerts En Chine 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Disques Dreyfus – FDM 18110 | France | 1982 | France — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Polydor – 2612 039, Disques Dreyfus – 2612 039, Polydor – 2612039, Disques Dreyfus – 2612039 | Australasia | 1982 | Australasia — 1982 | ||||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Polydor – 2612 039, Polydor – 2612-039 | Netherlands | 1982 | Netherlands — 1982 | ||||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album | PGP RTB – 3220117, Polydor – 2612 039 | Yugoslavia | 1982 | Yugoslavia — 1982 | ||||
 | The Concerts In China Cassette, Album | Polydor – 3500 132 | Germany | 1982 | Germany — 1982 | ||||
 | Les Concerts En Chine 2×LP, Album, Repress, Gatefold | Disques Dreyfus – FDM 18110 | France | 1982 | France — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Polydor – 2612 039 | Scandinavia | 1982 | Scandinavia — 1982 | ||||
 | The Concerts In China = コンサート・イン・チャイナ 2×LP, Album | Polydor – 40MM 0177/8 | Japan | 1982 | Japan — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Polydor – 2612 039 | Greece | 1982 | Greece — 1982 | ||||
 | Les Concerts En Chine 2×LP, Album | Disques Dreyfus – FDM 18 110, Disques Dreyfus – FDM 18110 | France | 1982 | France — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album, Promo | Polydor – 2612039, Polydor – 2335261 | Peru | 1982 | Peru — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | The Concerts In China Cassette, Album | Polydor – PODVC 3, Polydor – 3500 132 | UK | 1982 | UK — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | Os Concertos Na China Cassette, Album | Polydor – 3500 132 | Portugal | 1982 | Portugal — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | Les Concerts En Chine Cassette, Album | Disques Dreyfus – FDM 40.18110, Disques Dreyfus – FDM 40-18110 | France | 1982 | France — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Polydor – PODV 3 | UK | 1982 | UK — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Los Conciertos En China 2×LP, Album | Polydor – 5419/20 | Argentina | 1982 | Argentina — 1982 | ||||
 | The Concerts In China Cassette, Album | Polydor – 3500 132 | Australia | 1982 | Australia — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China Cassette, Album | Polydor – 3199 327 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | 1982 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China Cassette, Album | Polydor – 3199 328 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | 1982 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Los Conciertos En China 2×LP, Album | Polydor – LPR 16432A2, Polydor – LPR 16432/A2 | Mexico | 1982 | Mexico — 1982 | ||||
 | Los Conciertos En China 2×LP, Album, Promo | Polydor – LPR 16432A2, Polydor – LPR 16432/A2 | Mexico | 1982 | Mexico — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China Cassette, Album | Polydor – 3500 132 | New Zealand | 1982 | New Zealand — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | The Concerts In China Cassette, Album | Polydor – 3500 132 | Australasia | 1982 | Australasia — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album | Polydor – A20 - POL - 2612039.2 | Peru | 1982 | Peru — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×Cassette, Album, Dolby System | Polydor – 32 71 114 | Spain | 1982 | Spain — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | The Concerts In China Cassette, Album | Polydor – 3500 132 | New Zealand | 1982 | New Zealand — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold | PGP RTB – 3220117, Polydor – DLP 2612 039 | Yugoslavia | 1982 | Yugoslavia — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China Cassette, Album | Polydor – 3500 132, Disques Dreyfus – 3500 132 | Germany | 1982 | Germany — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold | Polydor – 2612 039, Polydor – DLP 2612 039 | Germany | 1982 | Germany — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album | Polydor – 2612 039 | Israel | 1982 | Israel — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China Cassette, Album | Polydor – 3500 132, Disques Dreyfus – 3500 132 | Netherlands | 1982 | Netherlands — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album | Polydor – 2612 039 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | 1982 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album | Polydor – 2612 039 | Australasia | 1982 | Australasia — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China = コンサート・イン・チャイナ 2×LP, Album, Promo | Polydor – 40MM 0177/8 | Japan | 1982 | Japan — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album | Polydor – D POL 551, Polydor – DPOL 551 | South Africa | 1982 | South Africa — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Concerts In China 2×LP, Album | Polydor – 2612039 | Brazil | 1982 | Brazil — 1982 | ||||
 | Les Concerts En Chine 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Disques Dreyfus – FDM 18110 | France | 1982 | France — 1982 | Recently Edited |
Recommendations
Reviews
- Please avoid this pressing because of the skips and stutters. Also it’s heavily compressed.
Edited 4 months agoWonderful record, the best live album of JMJ, imo.
I think this is one is one of my most played records ever. I still play this once every 2 or 3 months, never get tired of it.
Highlight for me: Ouverture, Arpegiator, Night in Shanghai, Souvenir of China.
The pressing is great, the sound is dynamic, even for a live recording.
The later remasters, especially the latest are ruined: flat and compressed... Why....
So if you really want to enjoy this record, buy an early pressing or early CD.
An excellent jubilee release of a brilliant album. Sounds exemplary.
Totally wasted opportunity, awful mastering, compressed to death. Played once and used it as artwork. Will stick to playing the original pressing. Don’t waste your money until they make a decent master.- Should have been an extended version and pressed like a gatefold paper Japanese sleeve
- If you really want this album, go to a thrift store and get an original pressing. It cost about nothing and sounds a hundred times better than this nonsense.
- There are two different masterings of this album on the old CDs (at least on those made in Germany). These masterings appear only as variants of matrix numbers in the releases Jean-Michel Jarre - The Concerts In China and Jean-Michel Jarre - The Concerts In China.
CDs with the first mastering have the matrix numbers 811 552-2 01 (CD 1) / 811 553-2 02 (CD 2). If the last 2 numbers are higher, it's the second mastering.
The masterings can also be distinguished by the different playing times of some tracks. The most obvious examples are
- CD 1 Track 3 [Equinoxe IV] - 7:55 (first) / 7:50 (second)
- CD 2 Track 8 [The Last Rumba] - 2:08 (first) / 2:12 (second)
- CD 2 Track 9 [Magnetic Fields II] - 6:30 (first) / 6:26 (second)
(track times as displayed in foobar2000 from my original CDs). The peak levels and DR values are different as well. 
Was it necessary to split the album on 2 CDs??- I’ve got some good news. I’ve spoken to Sony Music Europe and explained about the stutter issue on side A and C. They looked into it with their vinyl manufacturer and now agreed there is an issue. They are now looking at solving the issue. I assume they will repress it and offer an exchange. When I hear back I will let folks know.
Much better for your sound keep your money in the wallet and makes your smooth warm synth sound around you
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