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BEC 5156644
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Cerrone is one of the main architects of disco music. His influence is well-known around the world and Red Lips adds to the monument that his discography represents. Over three years, he traveled back and forth to London, Paris and New York to record Red Lips, working with some of the most promising young artists (Kiesza, Yasmin, Brendan Reilly), collaborating with well-established stars (Aloe Blacc, Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip) and worldwide legends Nile Rodgers and Tony Allen. Get ready to dance, the king of the night is ready to claim back his throne. Also features: James Hart, Sam Gray, Wallace Turrell, Mike City, Dax Riders, Chelcee Grimes and Sam Gray. Two translucent red LPs in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner-sleeves and a CD included.
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BEC 5156085
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It's a well-known image: behind dozens of multi-colored drums, with a Bee Gees haircut and a Burt Reynolds moustache, Marc Cerrone shakes with each drum kick. With his '70s hits, the French musician made American club culture pulsate. Thirty million album sales and five Grammys later, the master of disco pays tribute to the rhythms of Africa with Afro, released in advance of his 2016 album. "2nd Chance" features Tony Allen, Fela Kuti's legendary drummer, while "Funk Makossa" features Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango. Includes remixes by Italian electropop musician Mind Enterprises and American producer Todd Edwards, a regular collaborator of Daft Punk's.
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BEC 5161924
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Originally released in 2001, this CD features the best of French disco pioneer Marc Cerrone mixed by Bob Sinclar. All classics tracks by Cerrone. Marc Cerrone's career, beginning with his first album in 1976 (BEC 5161903/4), was fueled by an exemplary sense of creativity and a free-spirited vision. Against everyone's advice, Cerrone was never reluctant to compose long, pure trance disco tracks that were not exactly radio-friendly but did incredibly well because they encapsulated the hedonism of the day. For instance, "Love in C Minor" (from his debut) and "Supernature" (BEC 5161907/8) have become unbeatable classics, featured regularly in the best pop, disco, and dance selections. This CD includes a "House Mix" of "Give Me Love" and a "Nu Soul Remix" of "Supernature" featuring She Belle. CD in digipak.
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BEC 5161905
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CD reissue of the 1977 album Cerrone's Paradise by Marc Cerrone. The cover of Cerrone's previous album (BEC 5161903/5161904) was part of its success. Its strange atmosphere, its surrealistic aspect, its erotic staging, and its playfulness made it a classic of disco imagery. The cover was banned in the United States, which was always more prudish than France or Europe. Cerrone struck again with an even more erotic, direct, and less ambiguous cover. Actually, it was a matter of chance. Looking for a visual idea for the cover of his new album, the musician went through some photographers' portfolios and found this scene he liked: a fridge, a girl, a cold-tiled floor. The craziness of the picture came from the fact that the girl was lying on the fridge. He decided to ask the photographer to take the same picture with him on the side. But during the shoot, the door of the fridge opened and a yogurt fell out and spilled onto the floor. Cerrone asked the photographer to keep on shooting and despise conflicting advice, he chose the photo with the "ambiguous" white traces of yogurt. It would boost the fantasy. Was it cocaine? Something more sexual? It's still one of Cerrone's most identifiable record covers. And what about the record? After the simulated orgasm of Love in C Minor, Cerrone wished to move onto serious stuff. Rather than using tapes, he organized an orgy in a studio full of microphones set to record every single aural detail. The album followed in the footsteps of the first one, with a long track on the A-side and a few shorter tracks on the B-side. It was another massive hit, selling three million copies.
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BEC 5161903
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Looking back now, Love in C Minor by Marc Cerrone is one of the most important of its time. It fully embodies the '70s atmosphere of creative energy, inherited from the spiritual, aesthetic, and sexual revolutions of the '60s; it helped create the sound of an era; and it brought French disco to the world. It is also the result of one man's vision: Marc Cerrone, a free spirit, possessed by music, driven by pure originality and the madness of a vision without compromise. He had his sound firmly in mind, focused on its central element: the bass drum. Cerrone's first step was to record a 16-minute track, long enough to fill one side of an LP, driven by its beat and accompanied by female voices simulating sex. This concept of musical and physical orgasm was recorded at Trident Studios in London with Don Ray, the brilliant arranger who would accompany Cerrone throughout his career, and with whom Cerrone had collaborated when they were both members of Kongas. French record labels, convinced that radios would never play 16 minutes of beats and moaning, swiftly turned the track down. Cerrone, a born fighter, decided to trust his instincts, certain that even if the radio stations wouldn't play the track, people would dance to it in the clubs. He released the record himself. The record got some attention in France, mostly thanks to Cerrone's own network. But when Cerrone's record store mistakenly mailed a box of Love in C Minor to the U.S. instead of some unsold American LPs, the record found its audience. Radio and club DJs began passing the record around, and before long, the record that every French label turned down became a hit in the New York disco scene. Once Cerrone discovered what was happening in the U.S., he flew to New York, and found the doors of every record company, especially Atlantic, open to him. He was welcomed by Ahmet Ertegun, one of the major visionaries of American music. Having signed Aretha Franklin and John Coltrane, among others, Ertegun must have understood that this young French musician was about to define the sound of his time. Love in C Minor was the first step.
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BEC 5161907
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CD reissue of the 1977 album Supernature by French disco legend Marc Cerrone. Big hits can be the result of a combination of circumstances. Massively popular at the time, crowned with the success of Love in C Minor (BEC 5161903/5161904) and Cerrone's Paradise (BEC 5161905/5161906) that made him a disco hero of the '70s, the musician started working on his new album differently. This time, the inspiration came from a synthesizer, an instrument he had never used before. ARP, an American manufacturer, provided him with it. "I was given this machine and didn't know how to use it," he remembers. "I twiddled a few knobs, trying to get some sounds out of it. Then, as I was playing on the keyboard, a bass line came to me that I immediately recorded on my Revox. It was 'Supernature!'" Lene Lovich, future queen of the punk and new wave English scene, wrote the lyrics. It was a science fiction story, similar in spirit to The Planet of the Apes. Once the track and album were finished, Cerrone asked the record company to focus on "Supernature," rather than the rest of the record, in the vein of his previous work. History would prove him right. This track, the more iconic of his catalog, would turn out to be his biggest hit. This third album would sell eight million copies. Always a funny guy, Cerrone can be seen on the cover of the record, but without naked women. Creatures with animal-heads in a surgery room replaced them. It meant a mutant and more synthetic kind of disco was born.
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BEC 5156083
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The idea that France once had a genius and let him go to California where he was more welcome and appreciated than in Paris is, in the digital era, commonplace. Every web entrepreneur heads toward Silicon Valley to develop ideas. During the '70s, this was less ordinary. Back then, the music world witnessed the departure of a very talented guy for the United States, a country that quickly understood he was a star. Marc Cerrone, a trained drummer and disco phenomenon who sold more albums than many other artists put together, saw his career magnified by America but also slightly twisted by France, which quickly reduced him to a style -- disco music -- without trying to understand who he was and how relevant his talent was. His path went through two phases; two complementary moves. The Golden Touch was released in 1978; its composer is one of the spiritual fathers of the dense '70s disco era.
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BEC 5156084
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The first years of Marc Cerrone's career, from his first album in 1976 (BEC 5161903/5161904) to his seventh in 1980, were fueled by an exemplary sense of creativity and a free-spirited vision. Against everyone's advice, Cerrone was never reluctant to compose long and pure trance disco tracks that were not exactly radio-friendly but did incredibly well because they encapsulated the hedonism of the day and were far more than a trend. For instance, "Love in C Minor" and "Supernature" (BEC 5161907/5161908) have become unbeatable classics, featured regularly in the best pop, disco, and dance selections. Such a success would have burnt the wings of most artists, but at the beginning of the '80s, when he decided to unleash his creativity on stage, Cerrone managed to rebound with his You Are the One studio album, originally released in 1980.
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Restocked. "France's fist disco superstar, the Paris-born drummer, songwriter, and producer, Jean-Marc Cerrone, is universally hailed as one of the genre's earliest and greatest pioneers. He started off as the drummer in Kongas (the house band at St. Tropez' legendary Papagayo club in the early seventies), playing a kind of French afro-funk that gave the band two minor hits, 'Boom' and 'Anikana-O.' By 1975, however, Cerrone had struck out on his own, releasing his first solo LP, Love in C Minor. The album sold over 10 million copies worldwide and for the next five years Jean-Marc 'King of the Dancefloor' Cerrone reigned supreme, releasing four more gold albums: Paradise, Supernature, Golden Touch, and Angelina. This collector's box includes six albums picked by Cerrone himself, epitomizing the glorious Studio 54 years and reviving one of the most intriguing dancefloor sounds ever recorded!" 140 gram 45 RPM vinyl. Includes five LPs and one double LP, limited to 500 copies, plus:a poster. Albums: Hysteria (2LP), You Are the One, The Golden Touch, Supernature, Cerrone's Paradise, Love In C Minor.
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BEC 5156079
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Double LP in screenprinted recycled cardboard sleeve; includes CD. Marc Cerrone became the star of incredible live experiences in Paris and elsewhere, as if, after having spent the first years of his musical career elaborating his repertoire, he'd chosen to devote the second one to make it live permanently. Firstly on stage, then through younger generations; when Bob Sinclar samples his music or invites him to collaborate, it's a new way for Cerrone to keep making crowds dance. It's a talent that's inspired his younger fans, including Todd Terje, Prins Thomas, James Murphy, and a whole generation of cosmic disco lovers. From 1976 to 2014, Cerrone, whose discography makes so many others jealous, never stopped playing. And if disco music had to be summarized by one artist, one creator, it would be him and nobody else. This exclusive double LP is something of a tribute to his prolific discography, containing incredible remixes by Dimitri from Paris, The Reflex, L'Impératrice, Sacha Mambo, Alan Braxe, Joey Negro, Frankie Knuckles, Kevin Saunderson, A-Trak & Codes, and Get a Room!.
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Gold-colored LP in gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeve; includes CD. The idea that France once had a genius and let him go to California where he was more welcome and appreciated than in Paris is, in the digital era, commonplace. Every web entrepreneur heads toward Silicon Valley to develop ideas. During the '70s, this was less ordinary. Back then, the music world witnessed the departure of a very talented guy for the United States, a country that quickly understood he was a star. Marc Cerrone, a trained drummer and disco phenomenon who sold more albums than many other artists put together, saw his career magnified by America but also slightly twisted by France, which quickly reduced him to a style -- disco music -- without trying to understand who he was and how relevant his talent was. His path went through two phases; two complementary moves. The Golden Touch was released in 1978; its composer is one of the spiritual fathers of the dense '70s disco era.
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BEC 5156078
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Yellow vinyl; includes CD. The first years of Marc Cerrone's career, from his first album in 1976 (BEC 5161904) to his seventh in 1980, were fueled by an exemplary sense of creativity and a free-spirited vision. Against everyone's advice, Cerrone was never reluctant to compose long and pure trance disco tracks that were not exactly radio-friendly but did incredibly well because they encapsulated the hedonism of the day and were far more than a trend. For instance, "Love in C Minor" and "Supernature" (BEC 5161908) have become unbeatable classics, featured regularly in the best pop, disco, and dance selections. Such a success would have burnt the wings of most artists, but at the beginning of the '80s, when he decided to unleash his creativity on stage, Cerrone managed to rebound with his You Are the One studio album, originally released in 1980.
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BEC 5156080
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Malligator & Because Music continue to put forward Cerrone's disco heritage with vinyl reissues of 1978's IV (The Golden Touch) and 1980's VII (You Are The One), assembled in an exclusive box-set. Both records come with CD versions. IV is housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed-innersleeve and is pressed on gold-colored vinyl. VII is on yellow vinyl. Also included is a double LP remix compilation associating the avant-garde of the contemporary electro-disco scene (L'Impératrice, Sacha Mambo, A-Trak & Codes) as well as such authorities as Frankie Knuckles, Dimitri From Paris, and Kevin Saunderson. The boxset is a numbered limited edition (1000 units worldwide) and comes with a larger poster and red ribbon inside to pull out the records.
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BEC 5161906
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Because Music reissues on LP (with bonus CD format added) the 1977 album Cerrone's Paradise by Marc Cerrone. The cover of Cerrone's previous album was part of its success. Its strange atmosphere, its surrealistic aspect, its erotic staging and its playfulness made it a classic of disco imagery. The cover was banned in the United States, who was always more prudish than France or Europe. Cerrone struck again with an even more erotic, direct and less ambiguous cover Actually, it was a matter of chance. Looking for a visual idea for the cover of his new album, the musician went through some photographers' portfolios and found this scene he liked: a fridge, a girl, a cold-tiled floor. The craziness of the picture came from the fact that the girl was lying on the fridge. He decided to ask the photographer to take the same picture with him on the side. But during the shoot, the door of the fridge opened and a yogurt fell out and spilled onto the floor. Cerrone asked the photographer to keep on shooting and despise conflicting advice, he chose the photo with the "ambiguous" white traces of yogurt. It would boost the fantasy. Was it cocaine? Something more sexual? It's still one of Cerrone's most identifiable record covers. And what about the record? After the simulated orgasm of Love in C Minor, Cerrone wished to move onto serious stuff. Rather than using tapes, he organized an orgy in a studio full of microphones set to record every single aural detail. The album followed in the footsteps of the first one, with a long track on the A-side and a few shorter tracks on the B-side. It was another massive hit, selling three million copies. Pressed on solid white vinyl + CD. Includes a 4-page 30cm x 30cm poster-booklet with photos and biographic notes.
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BEC 5161904
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Because Music reissues on LP (with bonus CD format added) the 1976 album Love in C Minor by Marc Cerrone. Looking back now, this record is one of the most important of its time. It fully embodies the '70s' atmosphere of creative energy, inherited from the spiritual, aesthetic, and sexual revolutions of the '60s; it helped create the sound of an era; and it brought French disco to the world. It is also the result of one man's vision: Marc Cerrone, a free spirit, possessed by music, driven by pure originality and the madness of a vision without compromise. He had his sound firmly in mind, focused on its central element: the bass drum. Cerrone's first step was to record a 16-minute track, long enough to fill one side of an LP, driven by its beat and accompanied by female voices simulating sex. This concept of musical and physical orgasm was recorded at Trident Studios in London with Don Ray, the brilliant arranger who would accompany Cerrone throughout his career, and with whom Cerrone had collaborated when they were both members of Kongas. French record labels, convinced that radios would never play 16 minutes of beats and moaning, swiftly turned the track down. Cerrone, a born fighter, decided to trust his instincts, certain that even if the radio stations wouldn't play the track, people would dance to it in the clubs. He released the record himself. The record got some attention in France, mostly thanks to Cerrone's own network. But when Cerrone's record store mistakenly mailed a box of Love in C Minor to the U.S. instead of some unsold American LPs, the record found its audience. Radio and club DJs began passing the record around, and before long, the record that every French label turned down became a hit in the New York disco scene. Once Cerrone discovered what was happening in the U.S., he flew to New York, and found the doors of every record company, especially Atlantic, open to him. He was welcomed by Ahmet Ertegun, one of the major visionaries of American music. Having signed Aretha Franklin and John Coltrane, among others, Ertegun must have understood that this young French musician was about to define the sound of his time. Love in C Minor was the first step. Pressed on clear vinyl + CD. Includes a 4-page 30cm x 30cm poster-booklet with photos and biographic notes.
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BEC 5161908
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2024 restock. Because Music reissues on LP (with bonus CD format added) the 1977 album Supernature by French disco legend Marc Cerrone. Big hits can be the result of a combination of circumstances. Massively popular at the time, crowned with the success of Love in C Minor and Cerrone's Paradise that made him a disco hero of the '70s, the musician started working on his new album differently. This time, the inspiration came from a synthesizer, an instrument he never used before. ARP, an American manufacturer, provided him with it. "I was given this machine and didn't know how to use it," he remembers. "I twiddled a few knobs, trying to get some sounds out of it. Then, as I was playing on the keyboard, a bass line came to me that I immediately recorded on my Revox. It was 'Supernature!'" Lene Lovich, future queen of the punk and new wave English scene, wrote the lyrics. It was a science fiction story, similar in spirit to The Planet of the Apes. Once the track and album were finished, Cerrone asked the record company to focus on "Supernature," rather than the rest of the record, in the vein of his previous work. History would prove him right. This track, the more iconic of his catalog, would turn out to be his biggest hit. This third album (also called Supernature) would also sell eight million copies. Always a funny guy, Cerrone can be seen on the cover of the record, but without naked women. Creatures with animal-heads in a surgery room replaced them. It meant a mutant and more synthetic kind of disco was born. Pressed on pale green vinyl + CD. Includes a 4-page booklet with a 30cm x 30cm poster-booklet with photos and biographic notes.
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BEC 5161921
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Numbered box set limited to 1,000 units worldwide. LP1: Vol 1. Brigade Mondaine (1978) (International title: "Vice Squad"); LP2: Vol 2. Vaudou aux Caraibes (1980) (International title: "Super Witch of Love Island"); LP3: Vol 3. La Secte de Marrakesh (1979) (International title: "Marrakesh Cult"). Three albums, recorded with humility, to keep a promise to a friend. But three albums that, retrospectively, are amongst French producer Marc Cerrone's most cherished, especially abroad. Rumor has it that James Murphy, boss of the DFA label and heart of LCD Soundsystem, has a soft spot for some of the music on these three soundtracks. They were born in Saint-Tropez on a yacht. Cerrone used to spend his holidays there and he met with his friend Gérard de Villiers, who talked to him about the cinema adaptation of his Brigade Mondaine novels and asked him if he was interested in writing the music. Cerrone agreed, and, a man of his word, he didn't withdraw, even though he was not interested that much. He put a lot of himself into the job and a fair amount of creativity. Alone in the studio, he composed on the synthesizer, used pre-recorded vocal tapes, and played percussion on a record that would become the soundtrack of the first film of the series. Two others followed, recorded the same way, with a tropical flavor to the third to fit its atmosphere. Then Cerrone, feeling free of his moral contract with De Villiers after three records, declined to write the music for the SAS movie. Too bad -- it might have prevented it from drowning. Includes a 4-page 30 cm x30 cm poster-booklet with photos and biographic notes.
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BEC 5161909
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Numbered box set limited to 1,000 units worldwide, including Cerrone's Love in C Minor (1976) (clear vinyl + CD), Cerrone's Paradise (1977) (solid white vinyl + CD), and Supernature (1977) (pale green vinyl + CD). Includes a 4-page 30 cm x30 cm poster-booklet with photos and biographic notes. Cerrone's debut record is one of the most important of its time. It helped create the sound of an era and brought French disco and the sounds of sex on the dancefloor to the world. His second record Cerrone's Paradise was another hit, selling 3 million copies. Supernature was inspired by the synthesizer, with lyrics written by Lene Lovich, future queen of the punk and new wave English scene.
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