Jean-Michel Jarre – The Concerts In China
Tracklist
| A1 | The Overture | 4:50 | |
| A2 | Arpegiator | 6:53 | |
| A3 | Equinoxe IV | 7:45 | |
| B1 | Fishing Junks At Sunset | 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.
- Mixed At – Studios Ferber
- Published By – Francis Dreyfus Music
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Disques Dreyfus
- Copyright © – Disques Dreyfus
- Recorded By – Studio Flight Mobile
Credits
- Composed By, Producer – Jean-Michel Jarre
- Design [Record Cover] – Kate Hepburn
- Mixed By – Jean-Michel Jarre, Rene Ameline*
- Mixed By [Assistant] – Pierre Mourey
- Orchestra – The Peking Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra
- Percussion [Electronic], Electronic Drums [Simmons Drums] – Roger Rizzitelli
- Photography By [In China] – Marc Garanger
- Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Red Saunders (2)
- Recorded By – Patrick Auffour, Rene Ameline*
- Synthesizer [Fairlight, OBX A, Taurus, AKS, VCS 3, Electroharmonix Micro Synthesizer], Harp [Laser Harp], Organ [Eminent, Elka], Drum Machine [Linn] – Jean-Michel Jarre
- Synthesizer [MDB Polysequencer, RSF, Yamaha CS 60, ARP 2600], Drum Machine [Korg Rhythm Boxes] – Frederic Rousseau*
- Synthesizer [Moog Liberation, Prophet 5, Korg Polyphonique, Kobol], Organ [Eminent] – Dominique Perrier
- Technician [Musical Instrument Coordinator] – Pierre Mourey
Notes
1st issue with red labels.
Released in gatefold sleeve.
The Concerts In China is the red and blue labels reissue
Inner sleeves:
This double 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", "Orient Express", "Souvenir of China" and "Fishing Junks at Sunset", which was performed and recorded with the Peking Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra.
Recorded in Peking and Shangai in October 1981 on Flight Mobile with the Saje console.
Mixed on MCI Equipment.
Originally Released on Dreyfus Records, Paris ©℗ 1982.
The inner sleeves incorrectly list "Laser Harp" as the closing track of side 2 instead of side 3.
Labels:
Original sound recording made by Disques Dreyfus France
℗ 1982 Disques Dreyfus France.
Released in gatefold sleeve.
The Concerts In China is the red and blue labels reissue
Inner sleeves:
This double 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", "Orient Express", "Souvenir of China" and "Fishing Junks at Sunset", which was performed and recorded with the Peking Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra.
Recorded in Peking and Shangai in October 1981 on Flight Mobile with the Saje console.
Mixed on MCI Equipment.
Originally Released on Dreyfus Records, Paris ©℗ 1982.
The inner sleeves incorrectly list "Laser Harp" as the closing track of side 2 instead of side 3.
Labels:
Original sound recording made by Disques Dreyfus France
℗ 1982 Disques Dreyfus France.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Label Code: LC 0309
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Other (LP 1 Cat#): 2335 260
- Other (LP 2 Cat#): 2335 261
- Matrix / Runout (Side A (Variant 1)): Side A: 2335-260A 2335260 A//2 130 13 10
- Matrix / Runout (Side B (Variant 1)): Side B: 2335-260B 2335260 B//2 130 021 K 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side C (Variant 1)): Side C: 2335-261A 2335261 A//1 121Y 2 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side D (Variant 1)): Side D: 2335-261B D I 2335261 B//1 130 12 0 U
- Matrix / Runout (Side A (Variant 2)): ̶P̶D̶M̶ - ̶1̶8̶1̶1̶0̶ - A 2335260 A//2 ▽130 1 3 A·1 2335-260-A-
- Matrix / Runout (Side B (Variant 2)): A ̷5̷ 2335-260-B 23 2335 260 B//1 ▽130 [Long string crossed out illegible]
- Matrix / Runout (Side C (Variant 2)): 1·3A A X 2335 - ̷2̷6̷0̷ ̷-̷ ̷A̷ - 261-A 2335261 A//2 ▽130
- Matrix / Runout (Side D (Variant 2)): A V 2335-261-B D 2 3 12L 2335261 B//2 ▽130
Other Versions (5 of 218)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Concerts In China (2×LP, Album) | Polydor | 2612 039 | Italy | 1982 | |||
| The Concerts In China (2×LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold , blue and red center labels) | Polydor, Polydor, Polydor, Polydor, Disques Dreyfus | 2612 039, 2612-039, 2335 260, 2335 261, none | Netherlands | 1982 | |||
| The Concerts In China (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Polydor, Polydor, Polydor | PODV 3, 2335 260, 2335 261 | UK | 1982 | |||
| Les Concerts En Chine (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) | Disques Dreyfus | FDM 18110 | France | 1982 | |||
| The Concerts In China (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) | Polydor, Disques Dreyfus, Polydor, Disques Dreyfus | 2612 039, 2612039 | Australasia | 1982 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- This is an excellent pressing. Dead quiet and fantastic sound stage. I paid 5 Euro for my copy in near mint condition. Very audiophile sounding. [ Playing this using an Ortofon 2M Black cartridge ]
- While one can debate which parts of "The Concerts in China" were recorded live and which in the studio, the fact remains that this is a splendid collection of highlights from "Equinoxe" and "Magnetic Fields", nicely complemented by several new additions.
This LP release is for the most part dead quiet with almost no surface noise - only the second half of "Equinoxe VII" suffers a bit from inner groove distortion.
Quite impressive, considering this LP is rather "lightweight" compared to all those supposedly audiophile-quality 180g/200g reissues these days.
I picked this up used for a mere 6 EUR, quite a bargain.
