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Contraction
La Bourse Ou La Vie
Album CA 1974 on Deram label
Rock (Prog Rock)
Released in a gatefold cover. First catalogue number on cover, second on labels. Includes an insert with French lyrics on one side, and charcoal drawing by Serge Chapleau on the other. Tracks A6 and B2 were written 'after Orejona Mater by Franck Dervieux'.
Musicians
 | Contraction , *1972 CA album by |
 | Jimmy Tanaka cng, perc, congas, percussion |
 | Denis Farmer perc, dr, CA drums |
 | Richard Perrotte dr, perc, drums |
 | Yves Laferrière b, CA electric bass, producer, vocals, written by, arranged by |
 | Carlyle Miller voc, sax, flute |
 | Marcel Beauchamps guitar, organ, eminent |
 | Robert Stanley eg, g, CA guitar |
 | Robert Lachapelle p, ep, CA piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, organ, eminent, written by, arranged by |
| Joey Armando timbales |
| Jean-Jacques Robichaud vocals |
 | Christiane Robichaud voc, CA vocals, flute, producer, arranged by, vocals, written by |
Producers
| Michel Fortier cover, design concept |
| Serge Chapleau cover, design concept |
| Georges Lévesque photography by |
| Jules Perrotte recorded by, mixed by, producer, technical |
| Quentin Meek recorded by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Jos Coeur (Ouverture) | Contraction | Yves Laferrière | 1:01 |
| 2 | | L'alarme À L'oeil | Contraction | Robert Lachapelle | 3:48 |
| 3 | | Claire Fontaine | Contraction | Traditional | 6:00 |
| 4 | | Sam M'Madown | Contraction | Georges-Hébert Germain, Yves Laferrière | 3:33 |
| 5 | | Jos Coeur (Fermeture) | Contraction | Robert Lachapelle, Yves Laferrière | 4:57 |
| 6 | | Vent Du Sud | Contraction | Christiane Robichaud | 0:46 |
| 7 | | La Bourse Ou La Vie | Contraction | Christiane Robichaud, Georges-Hébert Germain, Robert Lachapelle, Yves Laferrière | 17:54 |
| 8 | Au Commencement | Contraction | |||
| 9 | Tout Seul Comme Un Grand Piano | Contraction | |||
| 10 | La Bourse Ou La Vie | Contraction | |||
| 11 | L'âme À Tout Faire | Contraction | Yves Laferrière | 4:58 |
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