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August 17th 2001

ALBUMS - THE CONCERTS IN CHINA



Release Date: 1982
Label: Disques Dreyfus / Polydor / Epic

Instruments Used:

- Fairlight
- Eminent 310
- Oberheim OBX-A
- Moog Taurus
- EMS AKS
- EMS VCS3
- Elka
- Linn Drum
- EH Micro Synthé
- Harpe Laser
- Polysequencer MDB
- RSF
- Yamaha CS60
- Korg Mini Pops
- ARP 2600
- Moog Liberation
- Prophet V
- Kobol
- Korg Polyphonic
- Simmons Drums

Known Catalogue Code Numbers:

Compact Disc:

United Kingdom:
Polydor ---------- 811 551-2 - double cd (red box/cover)
Epic / Dreyfus - 488 139-2 - 24bit Digital Remaster (single cd)

France:
Disques Dreyfus - 811 551-2 -- double cd (red)
Disques Dreyfus - DCO 2200 - double cd (red)
Disques Dreyfus - 824 749-2 -- double cd (red); Les Annees Laser edition
Disques Dreyfus - 191 115-2 -- Remaster; Volume 1 (blue)
Disques Dreyfus - 191 116-2 -- Remaster; Volume 2 (yellow)

European:
Polydor - 811 551-2 - double cd (red - made in West Germany)

LP Vinyl:

United Kingdom:
Polydor - PODV3 - double album; various versions with differing labels
Polydor - DLP2616-039 - double; european re-issue

France:
Disques Dreyfus - FDM 18110 - double album
Disques Dreyfus - DLP 2200 --- double album; re-issue

Argentina:
Polydor - 541920 - double album; known as 'LOS CONIERTOS EN CHINA'

Yugoslavia:
Polydor - DLP 2612039 - red label
Sokoj ---- 3220117 - no information about this item

South Africa:
Polydor - DPOL 551 - no information about this item

China:
Polydor - DLH 114 - all text written in Chinese

Korea:
Polydor - SEL-RG 897 - no information about this item

Netherlands:
Polydor - 2335 260 - double album

Ireland:
Polydor - PODV3 - double album

Germany / Spain / Italy:
Polydor - 2612 039 - double album

Portugal:
Polydor - 2612 039 - double album; known as 'OS CONCERTOS NA CHINA'

Mexico:
Polydor - LPR16432A2 - double album; Known as Los Conciertos En China

European:
Polydor - DLP 2616-039 - double album; Made in West Germany

Cassettes:

France:
Disques Dreyfus - FDM 40-18110 - 1st edition
Disques Dreyfus - DMC 2200 ------- re-issue
Disques Dreyfus - 824 749-4 -------- re-issue; Les Annees Laser edition

Germany:
Polydor - 3500 132 - double album

Argentina:
Polydor - 7523 - double album

China:
Polydor - 3199 328 - single cassette issue with wrap around cassette box

Netherlands:
Polydor - 2335 261 - double album

Italy:
Polydor - 3271 114 - double album

Mini Disc:
Epic / Dreyfus - 488 139-8 - 24bit Digital Remaster

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Highlights


'FUNKSTÖRUNG'
Interview


FRANCIS RIMBERT Interview


'AKROPOLIS'
Concerts Report

Discography

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During Jean Michel's tour of China in 1981, set about recording this album containing the best moments from the China concerts.

The album itself contains around 45 minutes of new music (for that time) in which Jean Michel specially composed for the concerts - especially the now famour 'Souvenir of China', which is now played at almost every concert that he performs.

At the time of the album's first CD release, it was presented in a double CD case, with a Red cover - which was the main design used for many years after.

In the early 90's, the album was re-published on 2 seperate CDs and were sold seperately; one had a Blue cover (Volume 1) and the other had a Yellow cover (Volume 2). Recently though, Sony re-published the album again in a single CD format, as a 24bit digital Remaster, and with the original Red cover that was originally used for it's original release.

Tracklisting

Disc 1:
1: The Overture
2: Arpegiator
3: Equinoxe 4
4: Fishing Junks at Sunset
5: Band In The Rain
6: Equinoxe 7

Disc 2:
1: Orient Express
2: Magnetic Fields 1
3: Magnetic Fields 3
4: Magnetic Fields 4
5: Laser Harp
6: Night In Shanghai
7: The Last Rumba
8: Magnetic Fields 2
9: Souvenir of China

The single CD issues of the above contain the same tracklisting in the same order as shown above.

Also note that 'Magnetic Fields 1' isn't actual the track at all, and is in fact just 21 seconds of some people playing Table Tennis!