43 Songs

Infobox Album | Name = 43 Songs
Type = box
Artist = Etron Fou Leloublan


Released = 1991
Recorded = 1976–1985
Genre = Avant-progressive rock
Length = 3:22:46
Label = Baillemont (France)
Producer = Etron Fou Leloublan, Guigou Chenevier, Fred Frith
Reviews =
Last album = "Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés"
(1985)
This album = "43 Songs"
(1991)
Next album = –

"43 Songs" is a three-CD box set by French avant-progressive rock band Etron Fou Leloublan (EFL). It contains all tracks from the band's five studio albums, "Batelages" (1977), "Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (Au Pays Des...)" (1978), "Les Poumons Gonflés" (1982), "Les Sillons de la Terre" (1984) and "Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés" (1985). It was released in 1991.

The box set cover depicts "Crazy Shit, The White Wolf" (the English translation of the band's name) on top of a broken Eiffel Tower.

Disc 1

*"Batelanges" (1977): 1. "L'amulette et le petit Rabbin" (Chenevier, Ruynat) – 18:07 : 2. "Sololo Brigida" (Chenevier) – 3:18 : 3. "Yvett'Blouse" (EFL) – 0:26 : 4. "Madame Richard Larika" (Richard, EFL) – 9:23 : 5. "Histoire de Graine" (Richard, EFL) – 11:20
*"Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (Au Pays Des...)" (1978): 6. "Face à l'extravagante montée des ascenceurs, nous resterons fidèles à notre calme ::détermination" (EFL) – 6:13 : 7. "Le fleuve et le manteau" (EFL, Richard) – 7:48 : 8. "Percutant reportage au pays des fées" (EFL, Chenevier, Ruynat) – 0:35 : 9. (EFL) – 5:53 ::9a. "Recherche pour un journal, des lunettes, une pipe et un bérêt" ::9b. "13h58, ou les petites aventures du médecin chef" ::9c. "Je veux danser avec toi" :10. "Le désastreux voyage de piteux Python " (EFL, Richard) – 10:40

Disc 2

:11. "P.O.I. (Pourissement des Organes Interieurs)" (EFL, Richard) – 6:56 :12. "Nave de bilande" (EFL) – 3:00
*"Les Poumons Gonflés" (1982):13. "Nicolas" (Thirion, Jausserand) – 4:07 :14. "Mimi" (Richard) – 2:59 :15. "Exposition universelle" (Chenevier) – 1:43 :16. "Nicole" (Thirion, Richard) – 5:41 :17. "La musique" (Thirion, Baudelaire) – 3:03 :18. "Christine" (Richard) – 6:40 :19. "Those distant waters" (Chenevier, Richard) – 3:17 :20. "Upsalla" (Chenevier) – 2:06 :21. "Io prefero" (Thirion, Chenevier) – 4:30 :22. "Pas'l'sou" (Chenevier, Jausserand) – 3:14
*"Les Sillons de la Terre" (1984):23. "Phare plafond" (Richard, Chenevier) – 4:14 :24. "Les vitres" (Richard, Thirion) – 4:47 :25. "Les alsaciennes" (Thirion) – 1:59 :26. "Nouveau" (Richard, Chenevier) – 4:14 :27. "L'enfance de guigou" (Chenevier, Meillier) – 6:08

Disc 3

:28. "Emoi" (Chenevier, Richard) – 4:08 :29. "C'est pas bien" (Richard) – 4:00 :30. "Et qu'cet air-là" (Chenevier) – 2:54 :31. "Lavabo" (Richard, Meillier) – 5:09 :32. "Le jeu, l'alcool et les femmes" (Meillier) – 3:46
*"Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés" (1985):33. "Lavés à la machine" (Richard) – 4:19 :34. "Tous le poussent" (Richard) – 3:39 :35. "Hors de son monde" (Chenevier) – 4:00 :36. "Paris 65" (Chenevier) – 4:04 :37. "Sous les draps" (Thirion) – 3:52 :38. "Comment choisir son infirmière" (Richard) – 3:14 :39. "Gifle Hubert" (Richard) – 4:45 :40. "Blanc" (Richard, Thirion) – 4:13 :41. "Binet d'eau froide" (Richard, Chenevier, Thirion) – 0:18 :42. "Plus rien ne nous retient dans ce pays" (Richard, Chenevier) – 3:34 :43. "Mon petit chorus" (Richard, Chenevier, Thirion) – 4:12

Personnel

*Ferdinand Richard – bass guitar, vocals
*Guigou Chenevier – drums, percussion, tenor saxophone, vocals
*Chris Chanet (Eulalie Ruynat) (1-5) – winds, vocals
*Francis Grand (6-12) – alto and tenor saxophone, melodica, flute, harmonica, zither, vocals
*Jo Thirion (13-43) – organ, piano, trumpet, vocals
*Bernard Mathieu (13-22) – soprano and tenor saxophone
*Bruno Meillier (23-32) – alto, tenor and baritone saxophones

Guests

*Jean-Pierre Grasset (6-9) – guitars
*Michel Grezes (12) – voice
*Fred Frith (18,22,35,36,40,42) – guitar, violin

Production

*"Batelages" (1977)
**Recorded in November 1976
**Produced by Etron Fou Leloublan
*"Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (Au Pays Des...)" (1978)
**Recorded at Studio Tangara, Toulouse, France in November 1977
**Produced by Etron Fou Leloublan
*"Les Poumons Gonflés" (1982)
**Recorded at THC, Bernex, Switzerland in November 1981
**Produced by Fred Frith
*"Les Sillons de la Terre" (1984)
**Recorded at Studio THC, Geneva, Switzerland, 20-30 August 1983
**Produced by Guigou Chenevier
*"Face Aux Éléments Déchaînés" (1985)
**Recorded at Sunrise Studio, Kirchberg, Switzerland, August 1985
**Produced by Fred Frith

External links

*amg | id = 10:h9fpxq8ald0e | label = "43 Songs"
* [http://mitglied.lycos.de/RaFuchs/jazz/etronfou/index.htm Etron Fou Leloublan discography] .
* [http://home.arcor.de/nyds-exp-discogs/frith.htm Discography of Fred Frith] .