LAURENCE
VANAY LPs
LAURENCE
VANAY
“Les Soleils De La Vie”
“The tracks on the album reflect
my feelings at the time, a great
happiness to live an interesting
life (although stressful!) with
the key, a happy story of love.”
—Jacqueline Thibault
Following the international
release of “Evening Colours” in
1976, Jacqueline Thibault
(Laurence Vanay) continued to
compose songs that she recorded on
her multi-track Revox. But she had
little time for her own music,
working day and night at legendary
international recording studio,
the Château d’Hérouville. Still,
Jacqueline managed to bring
together the compositions for “Les
Soleils de la Vie” (The Suns of
Life), with the help of her
perpetual musical
accomplices—Serge Derrien (guitar,
flute, wordless vocals) and John
Chevalier, aka Popov (drums and
percussion). There was also the
timely intervention of other
friends, Michel Santangelli
(drums), Jean Claude Guzelli
(bass) and Francis Moze. Decca
Records was interested in
producing the album back in 1977,
but asked for a remix of the
music. Only several years later
was that finally possible—too late
for Decca. The recordings
therefore found themselves asleep
on Parisian shelves, pending
potential better days. Shimmering,
mysterious, sometimes funky,
deeply emotional examples of
musical beguilement.
•First ever release for this 1977
follow-up to the wonderful
“Evening Colours” LP
•Six-panel color insert with rare
photos and Jacqueline’s remarkable
story
•Limited to 500 copies, housed in
a deluxe tip-on jacket
Side A:
01. Les Soleils de la vie
4:54
02. MOR
2:52
03. L’été en cage
3:26
04. Des Yeux dorés
3:09
05. L’étoile de l’au delà 3:41
Side
B:
01. Majunga
2:58
02. Mamie
2:29
03. Oualidia
1:57
04. Picopiki
2:42
05. Des éclats de lune
3:53
06. Quatre Nuages 4:01
07. Chant de Loire et de mer 2:55
a link to an mp3 sampler, which
has a little taste of every track
on the record:
https://www.hightail.com/download/bXBZeFljcklwM2xMWE1UQw
Catalogue number: LION LP-157
UPC: 778578315719
LAURENCE
VANAY “La
Petite Fenêtre”
“My
ship of stone, tonight I came as
a passer-by. Yet I gave you
everything, my joy, my love, my
freedom. I feel like singing,
dancing, laughing like in the
old times.” —Jacqueline
Thibault (from ‘Mon vaisseau de
Pierre,’ a tribute to the
Hérouville castle)
Jacqueline Thibault (Laurence
Vanay) often worked for other
artists at the legendary Château
d’Hérouville studio as arranger,
keyboardist, co-composer, and
assistant sound engineer. Between
sessions she sometimes managed to
record her own music. Several
years after her two acknowledged
masterpieces, “Galaxies” and
“Evening Colours,” she was able to
bring together the tracks for “La
Petite Fenêtre” (The Little
Window). As the 1970’s ended,
trouble with the Château finances
meant that again it was impossible
for her to present her work to
interested record labels. Instead,
“I worked in another recording
studio in Paris for fashionable
artists,” she said, “and I managed
after a time to resume and
complete my unfinished songs.” By
that time, the French record
companies were not interested in
instrumental music anymore. The
recordings therefore found
themselves asleep on Parisian
shelves, pending potential better
days. Sublime compositions:
unique, melancholic and very
powerful.
•First ever release of these
late-70’s recordings!
•Six-panel color insert with rare
photos and Jacqueline’s remarkable
story
•Limited to 500 copies, housed in
a deluxe tip-on jacket
Side A:
01. La Petite Fenêtre 2:55
02. Le Jardin d’Archambault 3:56
03. L’Oiseau de lune 3:28
04. Chantal 2:30
05. Arc en ciel 3:46
06. Aigue Marine 5:02
Side B:
01. Requiem en blue 7:48
02. L’Avenir 2:56
03. Lettre à ma petit fille 2:43
04. La Lumière éclatèe 3:38
05. L’Avenir (vocal version) 3:03
a link to an mp3 sampler, which
has a little taste of every track
on the record:
https://www.hightail.com/download/ZWJVUGhhbEpwcFd5VmNUQw
Catalogue number: LION LP-156
UPC: 778578315610
LAURENCE
VANAY
“Evening Colours” Limited LP edition
Laurence Vanay is the pseudonym for
Jacqueline Thibault, wife of music producer and musician Laurent
Thibault (Magma). The first ever reissue of
her second album, originally released twice in
1975: a version on Galloway credited to
fictitious English band Gateway, and once as
a CAM label library LP—and incredibly rare
in both incarnations. Pure
genius: almost all instrumental, with gorgeous keyboards of
many types (Hammond, Fender Rhodes, etc.), acoustic/electric
guitar, even a little Zeuhl bass. Shimmering, dewy, mysterious, deeply emotional examples
of melancholic musical
beguilement; anyone with an affinity for
golden age 4AD bands like the
Cocteau Twins or Dead Can Dance will find
much to love here. A devastating
high-fashion follow-up to the legendary
“Galaxies”.
“Since childhood, I improvised and composed
songs and instrumental music… it seemed to
me that music was the true language of
emotions. It was with great difficulty that
I managed to record the albums “Galaxies”
and “Evening Colours” in very limited time
with the means at hand, and with the help of
faithful musician friends.” —Jacqueline
Thibault
*First ever
reissue, remastered from the
original master tapes
*Remastered from the original master
tapes
*CD edition comes with 24-page booklet and
ten bonus tracks
*LP edition on 180 gram vinyl,
with full color, four-panel insert
*Both formats limited to 500 copies
*Rare photos
and Jacqueline’s remarkable story
LP Track List:
Side A
01. Alone in the Rain (4:19)
02. Lover’s Prayer (3:22)
03. Evening Colours (3:01)
04. Morning Quiet Song (3:15)
05. Walk Through Tomorrow (4:08)
06. Strange Moment (2:38)
Side B
07. Twin Cities (3:31)
08. Forgotten Moments (2:43)
09. Eyes Closed on the Way (3:44)
10. Underwater Light Reflection (4:13)
11. Sunshine in My Heart (3:44)20. Mamie
(2:30)
12. Fausse Fin fragment (00:17)
Catalogue number: LION LP-127
UPC: 778578312619
LAURENCE VANAY “Galaxies”
(2xLP Special Edition)
Laurence
Vanay is the pseudonym for Jacqueline Thibault, wife of producer and
musician Laurent Thibault (Magma). Her debut album “Galaxies” (1974) is
pure genius: incredible, spacey “progressive chanson,” rivaled only by
the early work of Brigitte Fontaine for pure inventiveness. An album of
inconspicuous, sincere beauty, a masterwork of the French progressive
music scene, and a Holy Grail for collectors of 70’s underground French
music. Sublime compositions: unique, melancholic and very powerful.
“Galaxies non-chalantly locates an almost exact midpoint between You
-era Gong, Brigitte Fontaine, and Françoise Hardy, with attactively naïf
French-language vocals negotiating bittersweet melodies and jazzy,
cunningly asymmetrical grooves. And the Elysian title track is, in
Magma-speak, very “zeuhl.” —Record Collector
“Thibault never seems to use more instruments than necessary — 1970’s
sacrilege! — which gives the tracks a relaxed, soothing feel, due in no
small part to Thibault’s ever-present organ washes, spare piano figures
and gentle vocals, as well as her use of acoustic guitar, flute, and
hand percussion.” —Dave Mandl, The Wire
“Since childhood, I improvised and composed songs and instrumental
music… it seemed to me that music was the true language of emotions.
It was with great difficulty that I managed to record the albums
“Galaxies” and “Evening Colours” in very limited time with the means at
hand, and with the help of faithful musician friends.”
—Jacqueline Thibault.
•This time around comes with a second disc of extra material!
•Old-style tip-on gatefold jacket, limited to 500 copies
•180 gram vinyl, with full color, four-panel insert
•Rare photos and Jacqueline’s remarkable story
Side A
01. Catalepsie (4:26)
02. Demain (2:39)
03. Le Loup Qui Pleure (2:31)
04. La Grand Voile (2:52)
05. Soleil Rouge (2:55)
Side B
01. Le Coeur Lourd (3:08)
02. Juste Te Revoir (2:42)
03. Le Bateau (4:26)
04. Deux Phares (2:57)
05. Galaxies (4:47)
Side C
01. Catalepsie (as Nanajo) (4:23)
02. Des Eclats de Lune (piano) (3:26)
03. 4 Nuages (3:49)
04. L’ete en Cage (3:27)
05. Lettre á M Petit Fille (vocal version) (2:45)
06. Chris Chant (2:01)
Side D
01. Glaciers Interdits (main theme) (5:35)
02. Glaciers Interdits (milieu synthe) (2:44)
03. Glaciers Interdits (Fender + synthe) (1:56)
04. Glaciers Interdits (main theme, version) (1:55)
05. Glaciers Interdits (synth solo) (5:23)
06. Glaciers Interdits (piano + synthe + Fender) (2:31)
Catalogue number: LION LP-126
UPC: 778578312619
LAURENCE
VANAY “Galaxies”
Limited LP edition
Laurence Vanay is the pseudonym for
Jacqueline Thibault, wife
of producer and musician Laurent
Thibault (Magma). Her
debut album “Galaxies” (1974)
is pure genius: almost all
instrumental,
with gorgeous keyboards of many
types, acoustic/electric guitar, even a
little Zeuhl bass.
There
are wordless vocals on many of the
tracks, although she occasionally sings
in a soft, seductive manner.
Incredible, spacey “avant-garde
progressive chanson,” a Holy Grail
for most collectors of
70’s underground French music. Rivaled
only by the early work of Brigitte Fontaine
for pure inventiveness. An album of
inconspicuous, sincere beauty and a
masterwork of the french progressive folk
scene. Sublime compositions: unique,
melancholic and very powerful.
“Since childhood, I improvised and composed
songs and instrumental music… it seemed to
me that music was the true language of
emotions. It was with great difficulty that
I managed to record the albums “Galaxies”
and “Evening Colours” in very limited time
with the means at hand, and with the help of
faithful musician friends.” —Jacqueline
Thibault
*First ever
reissue, remastered from the
original master tapes
*Exact replica LP reissue of the mega
rare 1974 original issue
*CD edition comes with 28-page booklet and
nine bonus tracks
*LP edition on 180 gram vinyl,
with full color, four-panel insert
*Both formats come in old-style tip-on
gatefold jackets, both limited to 500
copies
*Rare photos
and Jacqueline’s remarkable story
LP Track List:
01. Catalepsie (4:26)
02. Demain (2:39)
03. Le Loup Qui Pleure (2:31)
04. La Grand Voile (2:52)
05. Soleil Rouge (2:55)
06. Le Coeur Lourd (3:08)
07. Juste Te Revoir (2:42)
08. Le Bateau (4:26)
09. Deux Phares (2:57)
10. Galaxies (4:47)
LP catalogue number: LION LP-126
LP UPC: 778578312619