Rebel Records was a
Paris-based independent music label created in 1977 by
Michel Esteban
Michel Antoine Gaston Esteban (born 7 May 1951) is a French record producer, record company executive, cultural center director and former magazine editor, who founded the Paris shop Harry Cover in 1973, was influential in the early development ...
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ZE Records: Marie et les Garçons
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The office of the label was in Paris, 12 rue des Halles, above the rock concept store "Harry Cover" founded by Esteban.
The label closed in 1978
Esteban signed Marie et les Garçons
Marie et les Garçons were a French new wave band formed in Lyon in 1976. After Marie Girard left, the remaining members continued as Garçons.
History
In 1975, students leaving the Lycée Saint-Exupéry in Lyon formed a band, Femme Fatale, play ...
, a French new wave band from Lyon, and produced and released their first three-track EP in 1977. He then asked his friend John Cale
John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...
to produce their second single. "Rebop" was recorded in the Big Apple studio in New York City. The single was released on Rebel records in France in 1978.
Then Esteban joined SPY Records, the label founded by John Cale
John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...
and Jane Friedman, Patti Smith's manager. Marie et les Garçons' single "Rebop" was then released on SPY records in the US. Rebel Records released a third and last single from the New York, no wave band " Mars" produced by Patti Smith and Jay Dee Daugherty
Jay Dee Daugherty (born March 22, 1952) is an American drummer and songwriter most known for his work with Patti Smith. As a member of the Patti Smith Group, he has been nominated twice to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Biography
Moving to N ...
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In 1978 Esteban left SPY Records to found ZE Records with Michael Zilkha.
Discography
Discography Rebel Records
*RB 7701 Marie Et Les Garçons
Marie et les Garçons were a French new wave band formed in Lyon in 1976. After Marie Girard left, the remaining members continued as Garçons.
History
In 1975, students leaving the Lycée Saint-Exupéry in Lyon formed a band, Femme Fatale, play ...
- Rien a Dire / A bout de Souffle / Mardi Soir (7", EP)
*RB 7702 Marie Et Les Garçons
Marie et les Garçons were a French new wave band formed in Lyon in 1976. After Marie Girard left, the remaining members continued as Garçons.
History
In 1975, students leaving the Lycée Saint-Exupéry in Lyon formed a band, Femme Fatale, play ...
- Rien a Dire / A bout de Souffle / Mardi Soir (12", EP)
*RB 7703 Marie Et Les Garçons
Marie et les Garçons were a French new wave band formed in Lyon in 1976. After Marie Girard left, the remaining members continued as Garçons.
History
In 1975, students leaving the Lycée Saint-Exupéry in Lyon formed a band, Femme Fatale, play ...
- Rebop / Attitudes (7", Single)
*RB 7802 Mars - 3E / 11.000 Volts (7", Single)
Re-Released on ZE records in 1979
*ZE1201 Marie Et Les Garçons
Marie et les Garçons were a French new wave band formed in Lyon in 1976. After Marie Girard left, the remaining members continued as Garçons.
History
In 1975, students leaving the Lycée Saint-Exupéry in Lyon formed a band, Femme Fatale, play ...
- Rebop / Attitudes/ Rien A Dire Medley (12", Single)
*ZE12010 Mars - 3E / 11.000 Volts (12", Single)
References
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French record labels