Artist page · 05/07/2026
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Over a dozen albums blending chanson, jazz, and experimental, with collectible vinyl from 1966 to 2025.
Brigitte Fontaine's career spans over six decades, beginning in the early 1960s intertwining theater and song. Her early works feature jazzy and pop elements, evolving toward experimental and avant-garde styles. Collaborations with Areski Belkacem and groups like the Art Ensemble of Chicago marked seminal albums such as "Comme à la Radio" (1969), blending chanson with world music influences. Fontaine's work often tackles societal themes with poetic and surreal lyrics, crossing genres from folk and pop to art rock.
Her discography includes numerous limited edition and reissue vinyl releases spanning from the 1966 LP "13 Chansons Décadentes Et Fantasmagoriques" to recent 2024 and 2025 vinyl albums "Pick Up" and "Pick Up: Face B (Inédits & Remixes)".
Discography
Studio albums, EPs and notable live records, from newest to oldest. Drag the timeline to browse.
Verycords · 2025
Verycords · 2024
Verycords · 2020
Silène · 2013
Universal Music France · 2011
Polydor · 2009
Polydor · 2006
Virgin · 2004
Virgin · 2001
Virgin · 1997
Virgin · 1995
Midi Inc. · 1988
Disques Jacques Canetti · 1976
Saravah · 1972
Discodis · 1971
Saravah · 1969
Saravah · 1968
Disques Jacques Canetti · 1966Playlist
The tracks that sum up Brigitte Fontaine's career.
The essentials
Our pick, validated by the editorial team.
Fontaine's debut album showcasing jazzy pop chanson with poetic lyrics, marking the start of her unique avant-garde path.
Recorded with the Art Ensemble of Chicago, this album pioneered fusions of chanson, jazz, and world music, cult classic on vinyl.
Latest studio album on Verycords blending experimental chanson and eclectic styles, with several formats available and solid vinyl demand.
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Collectors
The hidden side of the catalogue: rare pressings, sought-after matrices, Discogs values.
For each reference edition, these cards summarise the state of the global Discogs market. Market position places the average price of a copy between the observed min and max prices. Average price is the price seen for a mint-condition copy. Copies available counts listings currently for sale. Collectors who want it is the number of Discogs users who added it to their wantlist without owning it — a good signal of upcoming demand.
Face B
Studio secrets, touring anecdotes and B-sides worth the whole album.
"L'été, l'été" addresses fleeting nature of life with poetic surrealism.— Brigitte Fontaine (song lyrics)
Released in 2025 by Verycords in France, this mini-album LP includes 8 tracks with previously unreleased and remixed material, available in limited and standard stereo editions.
The 1969 album featured experimental fusion of jazz and chanson, marking a break from traditional French chanson styles and signalling early world-music crossover.
This debut LP, released by Disques Jacques Canetti, introduced Fontaine’s blend of jazzy pop chanson with avant-garde lyrics, laying groundwork for her future experiments.
Between 1965 and 1975, Saravah issued several of Fontaine's groundbreaking albums, fostering fusion of theatrical poetry and experimental music.
FAQ
The most common questions about pressings, reissues and limited editions.
Her vinyl releases span avant-garde, alternative, chanson, jazz, pop, and experimental styles.
The 2024 album Pick Up was released on the Verycords label in France with multiple vinyl versions available.
Yes, several of her releases, such as Kekeland (2001) and Pick Up: Face B (2025), have limited and special editions on vinyl.
Most of her albums are issued as LPs, with some available as 10" or mini-album editions, often with gatefold sleeves or limited pressings.
She was born in Morlaix, France. Her regional background influences her poetic lyrics and ties to French chanson traditions mixed with avant-garde experimentation.
Yes, her work since the 1960s has been key in shaping French avant-garde and alternative chanson, inspiring numerous artists.
Her LPs are widely available in France, with original and reissue pressings found on labels like Virgin, Saravah, Parlophone, and Verycords.
Start with 1966's 13 Chansons Décadentes Et Fantasmagoriques, 1969's Comme à la Radio, and the latest 2024 album Pick Up for a representative overview.
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