VANGELIS Beaubourg

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Beaubourg would be the last of the RCA era albums. Released in 1978, it quietly disappeared, as RCA probably did not know what to make of it. There has been speculation that Vangelis just made an album of noise to finish off his final album under his contract. However, this is disputed in an interview he completed in 1981. As follows: (Interviewer): What did you have in mind with the album "Beaubourg" (1978)? Without doubt, it is your most experimental record. Was this just a gag - to do music like this once and only once - and are there connections between this unusual record and you changing record companies after the LP? Vangelis: No, this isn't a gag. I do this kind of music a lot when I am in the studio. But you know, it isn't really the sort of music for the market. Therefore I was very lucky to have this contract with RCA so that they had to publish this music as well as other stuff. But this had nothing to do with the end of my contract with RCA. (click here to read the entire interview) I love this album! I waited patiently for a CD release, and one came in early 1990. But it was mastered improperly, with master tape drag noticible on both parts. Ugg. RCA Japan released a CD and all was well, although all the RCA CDs need a good remastering (too much hiss). Beaubourg and L'apocalypse des Animaux were the two 70s albums without any single releases. It would have been difficult to market a single from this album I guess, although RCA did make an excerpt for The Best of Vangelis.

LPs

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Pic?	Country	Label	Catalog No.	Notes
	Argentina	RCA	AVI-5033	1980, face cover
	Canada	RCA	KYL1-0455	1982, face cover
	France	RCA	PL 25155	gatefold sleeve, green cover
	Germany (West)	RCA	INTS 5158	1981, gatefold sleeve, green cover
	Germany	RCA	NL 70010	reissue, green cover
	Greece	Polydor	2421 123	green cover
	Holland	RCA	PL-25155	gatefold sleeve
	Japan	RCA	RVP-6312	obi and insert, green cover
	Japan	RCA	RVP-6312	obi and insert, white label promo
	Portugal	RCA	PL-25155	back cover variation
	South Africa	RCA	38 638	green cover
	Spain	RCA	PL-25155	green cover
	Spain	RCA	NL-14387	reissue, green cover
	United Kingdom	RCA	PL 25155	gatefold sleeve, green cover
	United Kingdom	RCA	INTS 5158	green cover
	United Kingdom	Fame/EMI	FA 3168	reissue, face cover
	United States	RCA	AFL1-3020	face cover
	United States	RCA	AFL1-3020	face cover, gold stamped promo
	United States	RCA	AYL1-4387	reissue, face cover

CDs

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Pic?	Country	Label	Catalog No.	Notes
	Germany	RCA	ND 70010	1990, poor mastering
	Germany	RCA	ND 70010	reissue, correct mastering
	Japan	RCA	BVCP-5027	obi strip and insert, correct mastering
	Japan	RCA	BVCP-5027	obi strip and insert, correct mastering, "SAMPLE" on disc
	Japan	RCA	BVCM-37681	2nd pressing, obi and insert, 20bit Mastering, replica LP-style gatefold sleeve (copies sold at "Disc Union" in Japan came with a bonus replica LP obi strip and, if buying all four RCA reissued CDs, a custom box also came with the set.)
	Japan	RCA	BVCP-37681	2006, obi strip and insert, custom inner sleeve, 20bit Mastering, replica LP-style gatefold sleeve, SAMPLE on disc
	Japan	RCA	BVCM-34431	2008, 3rd pressing, obi and insert, SHM-CD mastering
	United States	Windham Hill	01934-11235-2	1997, poor mastering

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