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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelSony, IMT
UPC0888430247017
eBay Product ID (ePID)6046055949
Product Key Features
Release Year2015
FormatRecord
GenreElectronic
ArtistJarre, Jean-Michel
Release TitleLes Chants Magnetiques / Magnetic Fields
Dimensions
Item Height0.16 in
Item Weight0.59 lb
Item Length12.33 in
Item Width12.32 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks5
Country/Region of ManufacturePortugal
Tracks1.1 Magnetic Fields, Pt. 1 1.2 Magnetic Fields, Pt. 2 1.3 Magnetic Fields, Pt. 3 1.4 Magnetic Fields, Pt. 4 1.5 Magnetic Fields, Pt. 5
Number of Discs1
NotesVinyl LP repressing of this classic electronic masterpiece. Magnetic Fields (French title: Les Chants Magnétiques, a play of word of chant, song, and champ, field) is the third mainstream album by Jean Michel Jarre (his fifth album in all), released on Disques Dreyfus on 22 May 1981. The album was one of the first records to use sampling as a musical element and represents a departure from the sound of Jarre's previous efforts, although his distinct style is instantly recognizable throughout the duration of the album. For this album Jarre was partly inspired by the works of Andy Warhol and a fascination with the reproducibility of digital sound. The long first track consists of three distinct movements, the slower second movement being heavily laden with sample work, foreshadowing the sound of Jarre's 1984 album Zoolook. The album reached #6 in the UK charts and #98 in the U.S. charts.