Complete Discography of Richard Pinhas and Heldon

Discography built up by Jerome Schmidt. If you know more pressings, titles, details...., contact me. Edited by Jeremy Huylebroeck.

(All the Cds have been released in Japan by King Records.)

Check too:
Discography for all Richard Pinhas' Collaboration.

HELDON — Electronique Guérilla

Date: 1974

First issue: Disjuncta 0001 & Disjuncta 12/13
Reissues: Cobra 37019 (1978)
CD issue Spalax 14239 (France) & Cuneiform Rune 51/52 (avec "It's always Rock & Roll" en pack 2CD)

Titles:
1/ Zind (2: 18)
2/ Back to Heldon (8: 31)
3/ Northernland Lady (6:57)
4/ Ouais Marchais mieux qu'en 68 (Le voyageur) (4: 22)
5/ Circulus Vitiosus (8: 43)
6/ Ballade pour Puig Antich (révolutionnaire assassiné en Espagne) (2: 19)

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: AKS synth, 1957 Gibson Les Paul guitar
Alain Renaud: guitar (3)
George Grunblatt: VCS3 synth (4)
Patrick Gauthier: piano and VCS3 synth (4)
Coco Roussel: drums (4)
Pierrot Roussel: guitar bass (4)
Gilles Deleuze: voice (4)

Notes:
— "Le Voyageur" is an extract from Nietzsche.
— The Cobra reissue may be damaged: Side A is filled with cuban music.

HELDON — Allez Teia

Date: 1975

First issue: Disjuncta 0002
Reissues: ???
CD issue: Spalax 14235 (France) & Cuneiform Rune (International)

Titles:
1/ In the wake of King Fripp
2/ Aphanisis
3/ Omar Diop Blondin
4/ Moebius
5/ Fluence: Continuum Mobile / Disjonction inclusive
6/ St Mikael Samstag am abends
7/ Michel Ettori

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: VCS3 synth, guitars, A.R.P., tapes
George Grunblatt: mellotron, guitars, A.R.P.
Alain Renaud: guitar (2)
Alain Bellaiche: bass (3)

Date: 1975

First issue: Disjuncta 101 (45T longue durée)
Reissues: none. No CD issue.

Titles:
1/ Baader Meinhof Blues
2/ O.D.B.

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: moog and guitar.

Notes:
— Single issued by Disjubcta and given freely to help the Rote Armee Fraktion, not the Royal Air Force!

Date: 1975 (presumed)

CD issue: All of the World AOTW 94011. Disque pirate japonais.

Titles: (presumed)
1/ Back to Heldon (6: 47)
2/ Northernland Lady (8: 37)
3/ Circulus Vitiosus (4: 21)
4/ Omar Diop Blondin (6: 35)
5/ Cocaine Blues (4: 58)

Musicians:
No idea.

Notes:
— sound is correct
— Limited issue (300ex.).

Date: 1975 (présumed)

Notes:
— A boot LP from 75. Edited at 100 copies or so. But it does exist and is refrenced in the "Discographie du Rock Francais" by Francis Grosse and Bernard Gueffier.

HELDON — It's always Rock and Roll

Date: 1975

First issue: Disjuncta 0006/7 (double 33T)
Reissues: ???
CD issue: Spalax 14231 & Spalax 14232 (France); Cuneiform Rune 51/52 (with "Electronique Guerilla" in a 2CD pack)

Titles:
1/ ICS Machnique (4: 11)
2/ Cotes de cachalot à la psylocybine (8: 35)
3/ Méchamment rock (3: 33)
4/ Cocaine Blues (9: 42)
5/ Aurore (18: 13)
6/ Virgin Swedish Blues (7:27)
7/ Ocean Boogi (5: 53)
8/ Zind Destruction (8: 22)
9/ Doctor Bloodmoney (16: 49)
10/ Ballade pour Puig Antich (révolutionnaire assassiné en Espagne) (2: 19)

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: ARP & VCS3 synthé, guitars, bass, tapes, mellotron
George Grunblatt: mellotron, guitars (2 & 7)
Patrick Gauthier: ARP synth (9)
Gilbert Artman: drums (3)
Jean My Truong: drums (9)
Ariel Kalma: indian harmonium (5)

HELDON — Agneta Nilsson

Date: 1976

First issue: Disjuncta Urus Records 00011
Reissues: Aural Explorer AE 5001
CD issue: Spalax 14227 (France) & Cuneiform Rune 60 (International)

Titles:
1/ Perspective I (où commence le nihilisme actif) (10: 26)
2/ Perspective II (3: 13)
3/ Perspective III (Baader Meinhof Blues) (10: 48)
4/ Bassong (2: 59)
5/ Perspective IV (21: 45)

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: mellotron, 1954 Gibson Les Paul guitar, synths (1 & 2 & 3 & 5)
Michel Ettori: guitars and composition (4)
Alain Bellaiche: bass (5)
Gérard Prevost: bass (4)
Patrick Gauthier: minimoog (5)
Philibert Rossi: mellotron (1)
Coco Roussel: drums, percussion (2 & 5)

Notes:
— Maybe the most beautiful LP cover, by Daphne Mouchnoux.

Date: 1976

First issue:: Disjuncta Urus Records 102 (45T)

Titles:
1/ Perspective 1 bis complément
2/ Perspective 4 bis

Musicians:
same as "Agneta Nillson"

HELDON — Un rêve sans conséquence spéciale

Date: 1976

First issue: Cobra COB 3072
Reissues: Inner City 1021
CD issue: Spalax 14234 (France) & Cuneiform Rune 65 (International)

Titles:
1/ Marie Virginie C.
2/ Elephanta
3/ MVC II
4/ Toward the red line

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: guitar, Moog B et III, EMS, tapes
François Auger: drums, percussion
Janick Top: bass, fracello (4)
Didier Batard: bass (3)
Patrick Gauthier: Moog (1)

Notes:
— Title taken from a King Crimson bootleg. Isued by Inner City as "A dream without reason".

HELDON — The Paris Concert

Date: 1976

CD Issue: King records 8SSX-82 (EP). Promotional copy.

Titles:
1/ 1984: Après Cosmic c'était (9: 47)
2/ Distribution: feterrioration live (10: 31)

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: synth, guitar
Patrick Gauthier: piano & synth
François Auger: drums

Notes:
— An extremely good live: very violent and a good sound too.

Richard PINHAS — Rhizosphère

Date: 1977

First issue:: Cobra COB 37005
Reissues: Aural explorer AE 5002
CD issue Spalax 14237 (France) & Cuneiform Rune 61 (International)

Titles:
1/ Rhizosphere Sequent (4: 50)
2/ A piece for Duncan (5: 41)
3/ Claire P. (4: 47)
4/ Trapeze / Interference (6: 48)
5/ Rhizosphere (17: 51)
+ Bonus tracks on Cuneiform CD: Live at Paris Bobino 1982
6/ Livre 5: L'Ethique
7/ Toward Belfast
8/ Polywaves intermed
9/ Last coda from the western wail
10/ 1992: Iceland: the fall

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: Roland synthétiseur et Travis Bean guitars, Moog 55, ARP 2600, traitement des voice.
François Auger: drums (5)
Bernard Paganotti: bass (6 -> 10)
Clement Bailly: drums (6 -> 10)
Patrick Gauthier: Minimoog (6 -> 10)

Notes:
— Extremely superb cover. The live tracks are worth the CD price.

Date: 1978

First issue: Cobra COB 47.008 (45T)

Titles:
1/ Telstar
2/ Rhizosphère suite

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: Moogs, guitar

Notes:
— Made to be a chart-burster. Success in Germany.

Date: 1978

First issue: RCA PB 2817 (45T)

Titles:
1/ Séquences
2/ Modulations

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: Moogs, guitars.

Notes:
— Very very rare single. Hum, it reminds me of a certain book...

Richard Pinhas— Chronolyse

Date: 1978

First issue: Cobra COB 37.015
Reissues: ???
CD issue: Spalax (France) & Cuneiform Rune 30 (International)

Titles:
1/ Variations sur le thème de Bene Gesserit (from 1 to 7)
8/ Paul Atreides

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: guitar, mellotron, ARP.
François Auger: drums (8)
Didier Batard: bass (8)

Notes:
— Imaginary music for the book of Frank Herbert, "Dune". Recorded in 1976.

HELDON — Interface

Date: 1978

First issue: Cobra COB 37013
Reissues: ???
CD issue: Spalax 14290 (France) & Cuneiform Rune 43 (International)

Titles:
1/ Les soucoupes volantes vertes (2: 28)
2/ Jet Girl: in New York or Paris, equivalent / in south Bronx (9: 53)
3/ Bal-a-fou (7: 25)
4/ Le fils des soucoupes volantes vertes (1: 56)
5/ Interface (19: 02)

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: Moog III & B, guitar, electronics
François Auger: drums, synthétiser, composition (4)
Didier Batard: bass (4)
Patrick Gauthier: Minimoog, composition (3) , Moog bass (except 2)

Notes:
— As a bonus track on the Cuneiform issue, a live version of "Interface".

HELDON — Stand By

Date: 1979

First issue: Egg 900578
Reissues: ???
CD issue: Spalax 14233 (France) & Cuneiform Rune 53 (International)

Titles:
1/ Bolero
— Apprehension
— Bolero proprement dit
— Recognition
— Repetition
— Rote Armee Fraktion
— Production
— Distribution
— Deterrioration
2/ Une drole de journée
3/ Stand By

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: Moog, Polymoog, vocoder, guitars, sequencer
François Auger: drums, composition (1 parts 3 &6)
Didier Batard: bass
Patrick Gauthier: Minimoog, piano, polymoog, keys, composition (2)
Klaus Blasquiz: voice (1 & 2)

Notes:
— Last Heldon album. Wait for 1998...

Richard PINHAS — Iceland

Date: 1980

First issue: Polydor 2393254
Reissues: ???
CD issue: Spalax 14236 (France) & Cuneiform Rune 44 (International)

Titles:
1/ Iceland Part 1 (1: 07)
2/ Iceland Part 2 (9: 38)
3/ The last king of Thule (2: 26)
4/ Iceland Part 3 (7: 46)
5/ Indicatif radio (1: 04)
6/ The last king of Thule Part 2 (5: 30)
7/ Short transition (0: 35)
8/ Greenland (8: 54)
+ titre bonus sur CD:
9/ Wintermusic (24: 53)

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: guitars and electronics
François Auger: drums (8)
Jean Philippe Goude: Minimoog (8)

Notes:
— Very often used for TV or radio jingles.

Richard PINHAS — East West

Date: 1980

First issue: CBS 84787
Reissues: ???
CD issue: Spalax (France) & Cuneiform Rune 31 (International)

Titles:
1/ Houston 69: "the crash landing" (5: 41)
2/ London: "sense of doubt" (2: 48)
3/ Kyoto: "Kyoto number 3" (2: 55)
4/ XXXXX: "la ville sans nom" (4: 05)
5/ Home: "Ruitor" (4: 00)
6/ New York: "West side" (3: 39)
7/ Paris: "beautiful May" (7: 17)
8/ Keflavik: "the whale dance" (3: 04)
9/ Houston 69: "Houston 69" (4: 31)

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: guitars, E-Mu electronics, PPG computer, Polymoog, Moog 55
Georges Grunblatt: Polymoog (4 & 5)
François Auger: drums (1 & 9)
Didier Batard: bass (1 & 9)
Patrick Gauthier: Polymoog (1 & 7 & 9)
Norman Spinrad: voice and composition (1 & 9)
Dominique E.: voice(6)
Steve Shehan: percussion (3)

Notes:
— Le titre London: "sense of doubt" est crédité à David Bowie.
— Pochette de Philippe Druillet.

Date: 1980

First issue: Promo CBS 117 (45T)

Titles:
1/ New York: "West side"
2/ Paris: "beautiful May"

Musicians:
Same as "East West"

Date: 1980

First issue: Pulse 5001 (45T)

Titles:
1/ New York: "West side"
2/ Houston 69

Musicians:
ISame as "East West"

Richard PINHAS — L'Ethique

Date: 1982

First issue: Pulse 006
Reissues: ???
CD issue: Spalax14238 (France) & Cuneiform Rune 36 (International)

Titles:
1/ L'Ethique Part 1 (6: 21)
2/ Dedicated to K.C. (6: 57)
3/ Melodic simple transition (4: 14)
4/ Belfast (5: 00)
5/ L'Ethique Part 2 (4: 08)
6/ The Western Wail Part 1 (7: 46)
7/ L'Ethique Part 3 (4: 48)
8/ The Western Wail Part 2 (4: 31)
9/ L'Ethique Part 4 (1: 46)
+ bonus tracks on Cuneiform CD:
10/ Southbound (6: 39)

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: synthétisers, guitars
Georges Grunblatt: Minimoog (8)
François Auger: drums (10)
Clément Bailly: drums (2 & 4 & 6 & 7)
Bernard Paganotti: bass (2 & 4 & 6)
Patrick Gauthier: Minimoog (2 & 6 & 10)
Jean Philippe Goude: Minimoog, percussion (1 & 5 & 7)
Gilles Deleuze: voice (1 & 7)

Notes:
— Cover by Patrick Jelin.
— Recorded in 1981.

Date: 1982

First issue: Promo WEA (45T).

Date: 1984

Pressage original: WEA 240303-1 (double 33T). No CD Reissue.

Titles:
Side 1
1-L'ethique (part 1) (6:21)
2-Premiere Variation (= Variation 5 on theme of Bene Gesserit ) (1:34)
3-Greenland (extract) (5:51)
4-Interface (1st part live recorded at Palace) (6:18)
Side 2
5-Interface (2nd part) (2:02)
6-Southbound (6:36)
7-Marie Virginie C. (=Marie and Virginie Comp) (9:33)
live recorded side at Palace
Side 3
8-Iceland (part 1+2) (10:44)
9-Deuxieme Variation (=Variation 6 on theme of Bene Gesserit) (2:04)
10-Dedicated to K.C. (6:53)
Side 4
11-The Western Wail (1st part) (7:45)
12-Les Soucoupes Volantes (=Le Retour des Soucoupes Volantes (vertes))(2:22)
13-Rhizosphere (extract) (6:03)
14-The Western Wail (2nd Part) (4:29)

Musicians:
Francois Auger:batterie,percussions (3,4,5,6,7,12 et 13)
Clement Bailly:batterie,percussions (10,11)
Patrick Gauthier:synthetiseurs (4,5,6,7,10 et 12)
Georges Grunblatt:synthetiseurs (14)
Jean-Philippe Goude:synthetiseurs (1,3)
Bernard Paganotti:bass (10,11)
R.P.:synthetiseurs et guitares

Notes:
— Compilation.
— With an unreleased tune and a live LP side from 77 I believe.

Richard PINHAS — DWW

Date: 1992

First issue (CD): Cuneiform 40 (International) & Spalax 14226 (France)

Titles:
1/ 1992: Iceland: intro (1: 14)
2/ Ubik (8: 59)
3/ The Joe Chip song (quartet part 1) (1: 23)
4/ A piece called Lulu (the loo) (3: 46)
5/ The Joe Chip song (quartet part 2) (2: 02)
6/ Ballade pour Frédéric Magnus (5: 16)
7/ The Joe Chip song (quartet part 3) (4: 01)
8/ 1992: Iceland: the fall (8: 03)
9/ The Joe Chip song (quartet part 4) (5: 06)
10/ Iceland: the fall: coda (1: 08)

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: guitars, synthétisers, effects
Patrick Gauthier: Minimoog, synthétisers, piano, drums, composition (6) (4 & 6 & 8)
Jean Philippe Goude: synthétisers, Minimoog, orchestration & composition (2), percussion (2 & 3 & 5 & 7 & 9)
Alain Bellaiche: Roland guitar synthétiser (6)
Erci Serra: bass (6)
+ l'ensemble à cordes de Paris (string quartet)

Notes:
— Recorded between 1983 and 1991.
— cover by Philippe Druillet.
— Title 6 is another version (instrumental) of Patrick Gauthier's "Sur les flots verticaux", Seventh Records (see: "Around Heldon").

Date: 1994

First issue (CD): Tangram 852015

Titles:
1/ Intro: Hyperion (1: 52)
2/ Cyborg Sally (9: 36)
3/ Derita (toward a creepy afternoon) (7: 19)
4/ Rock Machine: red ripe anarchy (5: 01)
5/ Gilles Deleuze: Beyond Hyperion (10: 05)
6/ Nuke: the ultimate "Interface" interstellar part (8: 42)
7/ Moira (5: 20)
8/ Wag (variation sur les quatres notes fondatrices de Parsifal) (7: 08)
9/ Tales from Hyperion (4: 45)
10/ Ritournelle (8: 33)

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: guitars, electronics
John Livengood: electronics, sample, composition (sauf 1, 5 & 7), digital process
Patrick Gauthier: Minimoog (6)
Norman Spinrad: voice and composition (2)
Didier Batard: bass (2)
Angel Freddy: voice et composition (4)
Antoine Paganotti: drums (6)
Duncan Nillson: guitar (4)

Notes:
— Cover by Dominique Fury.

Date:1996

First Issue (CD):AMP - CD S002

Titles:
1/Cyborg Sally Song (3:23)
2/Rock Machine (5:00)
3/Stand By (Live,Paris October '94) (10:29)

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas (guitar,electronics)
John Livengood (electronics,samples,bass on 3)
Didier Batard (bass on 1)
Antoine Paganotti (drums on 3)
Freddy Pelloie (voice on 2)
David Danger (voice on 1)
Nornan Spinrad (backing vocal on 1

Notes:
-Thanks to Shigetoshi Miyamoto for these informations.
-AMP Records box 387,London N22 6SF, UK

Date: 1997

First issue (CD): Spalax 14994

Titles:
1/ Des multiplicités (8: 02)
2/ Des synthèses (11: 44)
3/ De la coalescence du virtuel et de l'Actuel (3: 06)
4/ De l'Occident en général et de la France en particulier (5: 16)
(Bosnie / Rwanda / Tchetchenie)
5/ De la marchandise et de la révolution sociale (0: 29)
— a/ De l'économie de marché et des mensonges (8: 00)
— b/ Des essais nucléaires (2: 29)
6/ De la révolution et du Procès (11: 48)
7/ Des modalités de l'être (1: 26)
8/ Des Cybernautes et du Techno-fascisme (8: 26)
9/ Des possibles (6: 52)
10/ De Suidas et ses amis (5: 30)
11/ De la liberté (1: 24)

Musicians:
Richard Pinhas: guitars and digital process
Duncan Nillson: guitar (5b)