Estardy, Bernard
Space Oddities 1970-1982
A master of the mixing board, from the late '60s until the '90s Bernard Estardy was the wizard of French musical recordings. As head of CBE studios, he shaped everything from Gérard Manset's concept albums to Claude François' hit singles, Françoise Hardy's delicate tear-jerkers and Michel Sardou's soul-stirrers. This "giant" had his hand in the whole range of mainstream French music by making his studio a veritable playground for experimentation. His legendary album 'La Formule Du Baron,' released in 1969, and the eight LPs of production music he made between 1974 and 1978 for Tele Music are vivid proof. SIDE 1: 1. Artifice Percussion 2. Cha Tatch Ka 3. Asiatic Dream 4. Pussy Ring 5. Implacable Ring 6. Super Angoisse 7. Phasing Round 8. Sexy Soxy SIDE 2: 1. Gang Train 2. Rallye Du Diable 3. Percussionnistement Votre 4. Emeute à Tokyo 5. Coeur Polaire 6. Pussy Cacatoes 7. Angoisse Au Coeur 8. Marionnettes Club