LP – Vinyl

From deep in the vaults of the Parisian composer who arguably created the stylistic blueprint for decades of orchestral French funk and symphonic psychedelia, the arrangers arranger Jean-Claude Vannier (Histoire de Melody Nelson / LEnfant Assassin des Mouches) finally liberates two previously unreleased and fabled film soundtracks that mark significant milestones in the career of this legendary composer and his close connection to the French free jazz scene.

Comprised on this one vinyl disc you will find the only existing original historic recordings to his first ever 1968 collaboration with Serge Gainsbourg as well as the entire lost musical score for Vanniers first major star-studded solo film commission which followed the Gainsbourg years and a fruitful decade as one of Frances most in-demand arrangers and songwriters. These two scores, for Vanniers oft type-cast commissions for drugsploitation dramas (Cannabis, La horse), are further united by their inclusion of sax player Philippe Mat and the early formation of Vanniers own Insolitudes ensemble. As long-time custodians Finders Keepers Records are proud to present both the hallucinogenic orchestral music to Robert Benayouns Paris NExiste Pas and the rhythmic onslaught and cyclic waltzes from Patrick Chaputs La Bte Noire complete with an extensive booklet of essays, interviews, secrets and rare images from both of these mythical cinematic obscurities.

Tracklist:

1. La bte noire (Intro)
2. Chasser la bte noire 02:36
3. Histoire de Daniel
4. The Black Beast (Effets Cords)
5. Rythme de la bte noire
6. Danse de la bte noire
7. Le dealer
8. Karen/Antonia
9. The Black Beast 2 (Effets Cords)
10. The Writer/Yves
11. Chasser bte noire (Revenir)
12. The Juvenile Judge
13. La bte noire (Generique)
14. Paris nexiste pas (Opening Titles) 02:09
15. Angela en ambr
16. Tlkinsie en turquoise
17. Simon Slips
18. La chambre rose
19. Fantme flicienne
20. Le feu
21. La tte
22. Les chemins nexistent pas
23. Fantme soire
24. Le temps passe
25. Flipbook
26. Fantme soiree (Outtake)
27. Flipbook (Outtake)