Originally released in 1982, The Concerts In China served as a document of an historic concert tour Jarre undertook in 1981 – consisting of five spectacular concerts in the People\’s Stadium of Shanghai and Beijing. It was the first time a Western music artist had performed in the country following the Cultural Revolution.

This40th Anniversary remastered edition of The Concerts In Chinawill be available as 180g 2LP version with gatefold sleeve, including a collectors poster featuring unpublished images, and as 2CD version including collectors booklet. The track list mirrors the original version of the album, including the beautiful studio recording Souvenir of China which closes the album.

One new composition included on the album was Fishing Junks at Sunset, a new arrangement of a traditional Chinese song known as the Fisherman\’s Chant at Dusk, which was performed and recorded with The Peking Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra.

The concert tour was the first time Jarre performed his music with other musicians on stage and featured the first use of a laser harp.

Tracklist

1. The Overture
2.Arpegiator
3.Equinoxe Pt. 4
4.Fishing Junks At Sunset
5.Band In The Rain
6.Equinoxe Pt. 7
7. Orient Express
8.Magnetic Fields Pt. 1
9. Magnetic Fields Pt. 3
10.Magnetic Fields Pt. 4
11.Laser Harp
12.Night In Shanghai
13.The Last Rumba
14.Magnetic Fields Pt. 2
15.Souvenir Of China