All songs remastered by Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios in 2019. Collated under the direct supervision of Catherine Ringer. Included DVD features two rare tour movies, Panne Dans La Guerre Froide (1989) and La Vie Du Rail (1989), both shot and directed by Roland Allard in Moscow and Mumbai. This Best-Of encompasses the biggest hits of one of the most iconic French duos, from 'Marcia BaГЇla' to 'Le Petit Train', 'Andy', and 'Les Histoires d'A'. They went on to become one of the most acclaimed musical acts in France. The duo first performed as Rita Mitsouko at Gibus Club in Paris in 1980. Les Rita Mitsouko became an emblematic band, reinventing themselves on each of their seven studio albums, making a rare junction between popular music and the artistic avant-garde, collaborating in the process with the greatest photographers and creators. Les Rita Mitsouko (French pronunciation: le ita mitsuko, translation: The Rita Mitsukos) were a French pop rock group formed by Fred Chichin and Catherine Ringer. Formed in 1979, the duo Catherine Ringer and Fred Chichin released their first album Rita Mitsouko in 1985 the fourth single, 'Marcia BaГЇla', became a national hit. have left their mark on the history of French music. Limited Edition version of the Les Rita Mitsouko Best-Of collection Includes an exclusive bonus CD with 11 rare and unreleased tracks hand-picked by Catherine Ringer. It should be noted that not all anglophones were immune to their collective genius: Sparks, Iggy Pop, and Serj Tankian of System of a Down are some of the giants of alternative rock who've collaborated with them over the years. They were suddenly superstars in a parallel universe, as big in France as Duran Duran or Frankie Goes To Hollywood were in the UK, though across a slender stretch of water the Brits remained largely impervious to their charms. It was the fourth single release, 'Marcia Baila', that first grabbed everyone's attention, selling over a million copies and becoming one of the most played songs in French broadcasting history. 1984 saw the release of their debut album Rita Mitsouko, recorded with Krautrock producer Conny Plank. They hit it off immediately and soon embarked on a number of faltering, now forgotten groups with other musicians, before consolidating their true power as a duo. For the uninitiated, here is a brief rГ©sumГ© of their discography and career: In 1979, multi-instrumentalists Catherine and Fred met on the set of the Marc'O punk opera Flashes Rouges in the edgy Montreuil suburb of Paris. Always visually strong, mixing up humor and gravitas, madness and sweet derision, their rich, adventurous, modern discography, both joyfully experimental and commercially viable, has traversed the ages with impunity. Neither fashions nor trends, nor Fred's tragic, untimely death in 2007, have blunted the sonic brio of this iconic duo. The subsequent music they made as Les Rita Mitsouko has remained steadfastly popular and relevant ever since. PAL format DVD (Region/Zone: 0).Д¬atherine Ringer and FrГ©dГ©ric Chichin met and formed an amazing band nearly 40 years ago. All releases have been remastered from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios. A boxset including Les Rita Mitsouko's seven studio albums, the remix album Re, two live albums, Acoustiques and En Concert Avec l'Orchestre Lamoureux, one mini-album titles The Eye (More Variety), one brand-new album of rarities, and one DVD with two rare tour movies, Panne Dans La Guerre Froide (1989) and La Vie Du Rail (1989) both shot and directed by Roland Allard in Moscow and Mumbai. But the biggest crime of all is ripping off the Talking Heads' version of Al Green's 'Take Me to the River,' using the same arrangement with different words and calling it 'Smog.L'IntГ©grale is a boxset that encompasses the carrier and sonic brio of one of the most iconic French duos, Les Rita Mitsouko, nearly 40 years after FrГ©dГ©ric Chichin and Catherine Ringer formed the group. There isn't a memorable track in the bunch, and whoever told these folks that Russell Mael could still sing and write at that stage of his life was onto something bad. All the magic on records like No Comprendo is lost here, bogged down in overly busy production and Mattel drum machines with tired guitar sounds and even wearier ideas that were supposed to be songs such as 'Hip Kit,' 'Tongue Dance,' 'Singing in the Shower,' and 'Live in Las Vegas.' It's all too cute, too calculated, and too lame. The music here is hopelessly outdated new wave with stuttering keyboards and the occasional scratched record to add something the French thought approached street cred in the late '80s. The fact that by 1988 they had resorted to collaborating with washed-up producer Tony Visconti should tell listeners something. This album proves that the first two records by Les Rita Mitsoukous (aka, guitarist Fred Chichin and vocalist/organist Catherine Ringer) were flukes and that for the most part French rock sucks.

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