The french label Rhino, from Warner Music, has released a compilation of film music in a 4 CD box titled “Soundtrack Maniac”. Here, among other artists as Mike Oldfield, John Barry, Ennio Morricone, etc, we can find Jean Michel Jarre with his track “Les Granges Brulees (Generique”). Here is the complete tracklist.

This box is only on sale in France and you can purchase it from amazon.fr.

Disques Dreyfus through digital download web Qobuz, released last October 21 new editions of Studio Masters (sound files taken directly from the mixing console, high quality, sampled at 24 bit/96 kHz. ) of the albums “Oxygene”, “Equinoxe” and “Magnetic Fields”.

This release (which was announced months ago in Fairlight Jarre) follows the path opened by the Studio Master edition of the album “Rarities”. The price of these digital downloads ranging from 11 to 14 euros.
More info here on the website of Qobuz.

The “Rarities” album, by Jean Michel Jarre, is going to be released on vinyl in a few days, according to Francis Dreyfus Music. This release will contain a 180 gr vinyl and a gatefold sleeve.

As Fairlight Jarre previously reported, Francis Dreyfus Music will release “Oxygene“, “Equinoxe” and “Magnetic Fields” in vinyl aswell.

You can already reserve this album on Fnac France and Amazon France.

As previously reported, “Essentials & Rarities” will be for sale  (actually only under reservation) as digital download from some Music Stores in Internet… but this will include only the “Rarities” volume..

Some French Stores will also offer the “Studio Master” version of the album. According our info coming from DISQUES DEYFUS, those Studio Masters consists in 24bit Wav files which gives us the complete feel of the original CD. It should also be noted that the tracks included in ”Essentials &Rarities” comes directly from the original Master tapes and were mastered by PATRICK PELAMOURGUES in HD.

But “Rarities” will not be the only the first album released in Studio Master quality… “Equinoxe” and “Oxygene” versions are also expected very soon in this format.

Qobuz.com is the only french website at the moment with a Studio Master option of “Rarities”, but other french websites are going to join this elected club in the next weeks.

FAIRLIGHT JARRE would like to thank BENJAMIN GUYOT, from DISQUES DREYFUS, for his kindness and support

In the FDM web, you can hear some excerpts from both albums. Patrick Pelamourgues was the technician who mastered the two CDs in high definition (96 Khz, 24 bits).

Jean Michel Jarre has presented the compilation to a group of representatives of music distribuitors in his private studio in Bougival. There are some promotional copies given to the press and to TV and radio stations in order to market the album in the media.

You can download the EPK in english: http://www.jeanmicheljarre.com/press-parts-essentials-rarities/epk-hd-en.zip

And in french:

http://www.jeanmicheljarre.com/press-parts-essentials-rarities/epk-hd-fr.zip

CD 1 – ESSENTIALS
1. Souvenir Of China 3’59
2. Oxygene 2 3’12
3. Arpegiateur 6’16
4. Oxygene 4 4’14
5. Equinoxe 4 6’42
6. Calypso 2 2’28
7. Zoolook 3’52
8. Magnetic Fields 1 5’20
9. Magnetic Fields 2 4’02
10. Equinoxe 5 3’55
11. Industrial Revolution 2 2’22
12. Rendez Vous 4 3’59
13. Gloria, Lonely Boy 5’30
14. Oxygene 6 6’21
15. Space Of Freedom 8’02

CD 2 – RARITIES
1. Happiness Is A Sad Song 5’53
2. Hypnose 3’29
3. Erosmachine 2’58
4. La Cage 3’23
5. Chanson Des Granges Brûlées 2’45
Song Of The Burnt Barns
6. Windswept Canyon 7’39
7. The Abominable Snowman 0’52
8. Deserted Palace 2’22
9. Le Pays De Rose / Roseland 2’01
10. Rain Forest Rap Session 1’40
11. Black Bird 3’06
12. Music Box Concerto 2’41
13. Iraqi Hitch-Hiker 2’25
14. Les Granges Brûlées 3’13
15. La Cage Vitalic RMX 4’16
16. Erosmachine Vitalic RMX 3’45

Also we were informed by Disques Dreyfus about the release of the disc of Rarities, Oxygene, Equinoxe and Magnetic Fields in vynil.

We would like to thank Daniélle Feuillerat from Disques Dreyfus, for her kindness and support.

The eagerly  awaited Essentials & Rarities album, the first work of Francis Dreyfus Music and Jean Michel Jarre together on almost ten years, will be released next May 30.

The album will contain two CD’s, in a limited edition:

- Essentials: A tribute from Jarre to Dreyfus, who passed away last year, with some excerpts of the albums published by FDM.

- Rarities: For the first time, this CD will contain some pre-Oxygene works and from the time that Jean Michel Jarre studied in the GRM (Groupe de Recherches Muscales) with his guru, Pierre Schaeffer.

We can already announce that 2011 will see a new Jean Michel Jarre album.

This album is called “Memories & Rarities”, a double CD album which includes hits, inedits and pre-Oxygene material.

The launch of the album is due to be held on the three first months of 2011.

“MOTORS is one of the adventures of my life as a producer, the most energetic, unique and rich in improbable encounters”. Francis Dreyfus, founder of DISQUES MOTORS and DISQUES DREYFUS.

Since September 27 is on sale a triple CD compilation entitled “L’Aventure Motors”, published by Disques Dreyfus, containing a collection of songs and artists representative of this famous French label MOTORS throughout its existence. The project was coordinated by Laura Dreyfus, daughter of the late FRANCIS DREYFUS, and pretend to be something of a tribute to the career of this unusual and innovative producer. Its preparation has used the original tapes of the recordings have been remastered at the legendary Studio Ferber in Paris by René AMELINE, contributor to JARRE in studio and in one of his most important recordings.

Within the 3 discs includes two JEAN MICHEL JARRE tracks (Oxygene 2 “and” Oxygene 4 “) and four lsongs with lyrics by JMJ for for CHRISTOPHE (” Les Paradis Perdus “,” Le Dernier De Bevilacqua “and” Les Mots Bleus “). Can also be found in “L’Aventure Motors”  songs by other artists related to JARRE, such as BLUE VAMP group for those who produced the song” Jolly Dolly “in 1976 – or BAHAMAS, band in which militated DOMINIQUE PERRIER and ROGER RIZZITELLI

The contents of these 3 CDs is as follows:

CD 1:
1. “La Veuve Noire” 3:01 (Blue Vamp – Vamp Blue) BLUE VAMP.
2. “No Kin Pin” 2:45 (Rademacher Andre – Andre Rademacher) MAXIM RAD.
3. “Macadam” 2:51 (Jean Michel Jarre – Christophe) CHRISTOPHE.
4. “Lennon” 3:32 (Léonie – Christophe) LEONI.
5. “On N’aime Pas Deux Fois” 2:23 (Ralph Bernet “Jacques Barat – Eddy Vartan) THIERRY VINCENT.
6. “Lazy John” 2:59 (Traditionnel – Traditionnel / Ferre Grignard) Ferrer GRIGNARD.
7. “Bahamas” 2:59 (Bahamas – Bahamas) BAHAMAS.
8. “Speed My Speed” 3:32 (Alain Kan – Alain Kan) ALAIN KAN.
9. “Les Pirates” 00:59 (Francois De Roubaix) François de Roubaix.
10. “Cadillac” 02:33 (Vince Taylor – Vince Taylor) VINCE TAYLOR.
11. “Le Héros dechiré” 3:11 (Bob Decout – Christophe) CHRISTOPHE.
12. “Le Coeur D’État Ivresse In” 3:29 (Yann Molin – Jean-Yves Lemattre) LOUIS DEPRESTIGE.
13. “La Belle Poupée” 00:36 (Justin Lenoir – Karl-Heinz Schäfer) KARL HEINZ SCHÄFER.
14. “Second Generation” 03:10 (Mohand Mounsi – Jean-Noel Chaléat) MOUNSI.
15. “San Salvador” 5:45 (Bernard Lavilliers – Bernard Lavilliers) Bernard Lavilliers.
16. “Mary Lisa” 3:31 (Jean-Jacques Egli – Larry Gréco / André Borgioli) LARRY GRECO.
17. “A Peu Menteur” 3:29 (Bob Decout – Christophe) CHRISTOPHE.
18. “Oxygene Part” 2 3:13 (Jean-Michel Jarre) JEAN-MICHEL JARRE.

CD 2:
1. “Falling In Love Again” 02:19 (Hollander – Connelly) ALAIN KAN.
2. “Monsieur Rock” 2:32 (Christophe – Christophe) CHRISTOPHE.
3. “Marilyn” 2:32 (Jean-Pierre Buccola – Jean-Pierre Bellanger) BLUE VAMP.
4. “In Alabama” 2:32 (Sébastien Potirenaud – Jean-Claude Vannier) LONIE.
5. “Liebling Make Me Believe In Something” 2:32 (Rademacher Andre – Andre Rademacher) MAXIM RAD.
6. “Encore un Jour Sans Toi (I Am The Lonely Boy)” 2:32 (Paul Anka / Michel Jourdan – Paul Anka) THIERRY VINCENT.
7. “Comme Au Poker (You’ve Got What I Want)” 2:11 (Miki Dallon / Georges Aber – Miki Dallon) LARRY GRECO.
8. “Question of Prestige” 2:11 (Serge D’Hondt / Yann Molin – Jean-Yves Lemattre) LOUIS DEPRESTIGE.
9. “Loin” 2:11 (François De Roubaix) François de Roubaix.
10. “Les Mots Bleus” 2:11 (Jean-Michel Jarre – Christophe) CHRISTOPHE.
11. “Dancin ‘In The Midnight Sun” 2:11 (Vince Taylor – Jacques Godebarge) VINCE TAYLOR.
12. “Nadine, Jimmy Et Moi” 4:23 (Alain Kan – Alain Kan) ALAIN KAN.
13. “Brazil 72″ 4:23 (Bernard Lavilliers – Bernard Lavilliers) BERNARD THE VILLIERS.
14. “Oscar Chesterfield” 3:56 (Bahamas – Bahamas) BAHAMAS.
15. “Cool It Baby” 4:33 (M. Overkom – Ferre Grignard) Ferrer GRIGNARD.
16. “Voix Sans Issue” 4:30 (Christophe / Boris Bergman – Christophe) CHRISTOPHE.
17. “Mr. Chester Himes” 3:27 (Mohand Mounsi – Jean-Noel Chaléat) MOUNSI.
18. “Sur Le Dix Mille Degrés Bitume” 02:50 (Yann Molin – Jean-Yves Lemattre) LOUIS DEPRESTIGE.

CD 3:
1. “Is not That Bad Times” 04:16 (Rademacher Andre – Andre Rademacher) MAXIM RAD.
2. “If Pas Facile L’Ami” 2:44 (Ronnie Davis’ Alain Kan – Ronnie Davis) ALAIN KAN.
3. “Le Monde Est Rock” 05:02 (Yann Molin – Jean-Yves Lemattre) LOUIS DEPRESTIGE.
4. “Mozart” 2:39 (Jean-Claude Vannier – Jean-Claude Vannier) LEONI.
5. “La Petite Fille Du Troisième” 2:43 (Gilles Thibaut – Christophe) Christophe.
6. “Du Vent Dans Les Voiles (Les Secrets De La Mer Rouge)” 1:24 (François De Roubaix) François de Roubaix.
7. “007 (Double 07)” 01:30 (Thomas Brown – Thomas Brown) THOMMEN BROWN & MICK JONES.
8. “La Jette” 01:30 (Gilles Thibaut – Larry Gréco / Paul Rakotonirina) LARRY GRECO.
9. “Les Yeux Fermes (Wondrous Place)” 2:23 (Bill Giant “Jeff Lewis” Gilles Thibaut – Bill Giant “Jeff Lewis) THIERRY VINCENT.
10. “Les Aventures Extraordinaires d’A Billet De Banque, 3:17 (Bernard Lavilliers – Bernard Lavilliers) Bernard Lavilliers.
11. “Minuit L’Hôtel du Nord” 3:41 (Yann Molin – Jean-Yves Lemattre) LOUIS DEPRESTIGE.
12. “Les Paradis Perdus” 3:41 (Jean-Michel Jarre – Christophe) CHRISTOPHE.
13. “Came Kaze” 3:41 (Mohand Mounsi – Jean-Noel Chaléat) MOUNSI.
14. “Jimmy” 3:41 (Bahamas – Bahamas) BAHAMAS.
15. “L’Ours Paresseux” 3:41 (Jean-Claude Vannier – Jean-Claude Vannier) Jean-Claude Vannier.
16. “Oxygene Part 4″ 3:47 (Jean-Michel Jarre) JEAN-MICHEL JARRE.
17. “What Are You Killing Tonight” 03:10 (Rademacher Andre – Andre Rademacher) MAXIM RAD.
18. “Le Dernier Des Bevilacqua” 09:06 (Jean-Michel Jarre – Christophe) CHRISTOPHE.

“L’Aventure Motors” appears in two editions. A luxury Collector’s Chest, which contains 3 CDs format hard case size 25 x 25 cms., A 40-page booklet contains quotes and texts of the artists included in the book, a postcard and two plates, and other digipack format with 3 CDs. Both are available for direct purchase at the online store DISQUES DREYFUS:

Collector: http://www.disquesdreyfus.com/catalogue/362752-aventure-motors-collector.html

Digipack: http://www.disquesdreyfus.com/catalogue/362732-aventure-motors.html

FAIRLIGHT JARRE want to thank Daniéle FEUILLERAT of Disques Dreyfus, the cooperation to provide this information.

Next March 1st, Francis Dreyfus Music will release a box, only on digital format, with three classic Jean Michel Jarre live albums: The Concerts in China, Houston/Lyon and Jarre Live, with the same tracklist of the remastered version of 1997. You can buy this digital release in the following website:

http://www.emusic.com/charts/ch/b/-dbm/a/0-0/556+1400187525/0.html

Thank you very much to Víctor Manuel (from Fairlight Jarre) and Danielle Feuilerat (from Francis Dreyfus Music) for this information.