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Printed & Lost 1983​-​91

by BEGIN SAYS...

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    Download includes also 1 video clip of "Sado's Way of Life" directed by Marie Cuisset in March 1990
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    4 flaps cardboard sleeve with many pics of the band

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  • Full Digital Discography

    5
    releases

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Begin Says... Archives : Cut & Uncut 1988-1991, Begin Says... Archives : Bandmaschine 1985-88, Begin Says... Archives : First Tracks 1983-85, Printed & Lost 1983-91, and Between Time. , and , .

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1.
LSD 02:04
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2.
The Begin 04:10
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3.
Arbeit 03:34
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4.
Lenine Said 04:44
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5.
The Bridge 04:15
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6.
Viva Los GI's 04:32
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7.
Medical Obsession 05:00
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8.
Amore 02:51
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9.
Sado's Way of Life 03:14
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10.
Mother - The Earth 05:51
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11.
Incarnazionne 03:07
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12.
Rock Star 03:06
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13.
Beautiful Days 03:35
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14.
AMD 05:06
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15.
Cycle 02:18
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16.
Hi, We Are Begin Says ! (demo 1983) 02:02
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17.
The Hell (demo 1983) 04:38
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18.
Pièce électronique #2 (demo 1985) 02:31
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19.
Medical Obsession (demo 1987) 05:13
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20.
Leçon de choses #1 (1987) 01:02
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21.
Lagardère #6 (1989) 04:37
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22.
Nekro 06:10
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23.
AER 04:12
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24.
Kansas City 05:52
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25.
Il Valentino 02:53
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26.
Waterloo / Power Render 04:59
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27.
Le dormeur du val 03:57
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28.
Strana sei tu 05:11
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29.
The Zoo 03:48
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30.
Fiore di gioventu 04:57
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31.
Verfolgung 05:07
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32.
Sunday Murders 02:56
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33.
Music in D 03:55
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34.
Frankie (extended version) 07:34
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35.
Hidalgo 04:16
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CD1 : « Under the palm trees » (1989) & « Essai » (1988) : Tracks 1-21
Ben Ritter : lead vocals, guitar, clarinet, bass on 15
André Férole : violin, vocals, bass
Laurent Saïet : guitar, bass, backing vocals, programmed rhythm sequences
Jean-Pierre Chalbos : keyboards, synthesizer, programmed rhythm & bass sequences
Guests : Catherine Vitulin : vocals on 11 & 14
Fouzia : vocals on 16

2, 3 & 4 recorded and mixed by Guillaume Loizillon at CY studio in 1986 and previously released in March 1988 on the Facteurs d’Ambiance compilation : « Essai »
1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 recorded by JPC and mixed by Guillaume Loizillon, Emmanuel Thibierge & JPC at BS studio in 1989 ; 5 recorded and mixed by Guillaume Loizillon at CY studio in 1986. All these tracks previously released in November 1989 on the B. SAYS album : « Under the palm trees » (Off The Track/Polydor)
16 to 19 : rare private demos
20 : recorded for the film « Leçon de choses » directed by Anne-Marie Cuisset in 1987
21 : recorded for the play « Lagardère » directed by Marie-Hélène Janin in 1989
Music composed & produced by Begin Says
Texts written by Benjamin Ritter

credits

released June 1, 2015

CD2 : "The lost album" : 8 tracks demos recorded at BS studio in 1990-91 : Tracks 22-35
Ben Ritter : lead vocals, guitar, clarinet, bass on 25, organ on 26, percussion on 30, programmed rhythm sequences
André Férole : violin, vocals, bass, programmed rhythm sequences
Laurent Saïet : guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards, programmed rhythm & bass sequences
Jean-Pierre Chalbos : keyboards, synthesizer, programmed rhythm & bass sequences
Guests : Guillaume Loizillon : organ on 24 ; synthesizer on 28 ;
programming on 30 & 34
François Marillier : percussion on 27 & 33

Recorded and mixed by Begin Says in 1990-91
9 previously released in December 1992 on the Visa compilation « Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie » ; remixed by Patrick Müller in 1992
35 previously released in January 2000 on the Ben Ritter album « Bunkoman » (Trace Label)
Music composed & produced by Begin Says
Texts written by Benjamin Ritter
except : 25 written by Benjamin Ritter & André Férole
28 & 30 written by André Férole
All tracks digitally remastered
Cover painting : « Bier unter palmen » by Werner Ritter (Kunstmuseum)

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