Les Clips Vol. II

Les Clips Vol. II is a VHS recorded by the French singer Mylène Farmer, containing all the singer's videoclips from 1988 to 1989.[1] It was released in December 1988 in France.

Les Clips Vol. II
Video by
Mylène Farmer
ReleasedDecember, 1988
Recorded1987 - 1988
GenreCompilation
Lengthabout 56:00
LabelPolydor
Mylène Farmer chronology
Les Clips
(1987)		 Les Clips Vol. II
(1988)		 Les Clips Vol. III
(1990)

This VHS contains all the three first videos of the singles from the album Ainsi soit je...[2][3] For the first time, a special report had been created concerning the shooting of a music video.[4] It is also the first but not the last time that François Hanss participating in the filming of a documentary in connection with Mylène Farmer.[5]

This VHS content is also included on the DVD Music Videos I.

Critical reception

According to Compact, this DVD offers "superb disturbing stories, beautiful images" ;[6] as for the documentary on the filming of "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces", it was described as being "subtly perverse".[7] Folk and Rock praised this VHS describing these videos as "blockbusters surpassing one million franc", and underlining the "exceptional score" in terms of sales.[8] The French newspaper Le Provençal also gave a positive analysis of the contents of this VHS.[9] Intimité said this cassette offers "one hour of delight".[10] The videos of this cassette have an "exceptional quality", according to L'Avenir.[11]

On August 7 and 8, 1989, during the first edition of the Nights of the musical audiovisual, the VHS was awarded best French compilation of music videos.[12]

Formats

This video is available only on VHS.

Track listings
NoVideoFrom AlbumYearLength
1 "Sans contrefaçon" Ainsi soit je... 1987 8:43
2 "Ainsi soit-je..." Ainsi soit je... 1988 5:23
3 "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" Ainsi soit je... 1989 17:52

+ Backstage of the video "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" (23:17)

Credits and personnel

All these videos were directed by Laurent Boutonnat and produced by Toutankhamon. The backstage were filmed by François Hanss.

Certifications and sales
Country Certification Sales/shipments
France 2x Platinum[5][13] 50,000+

References
  1. L'Intégrale Mylene Farmer, Erwan Chuberre, 2007, City Ed., p. 327 (ISBN 978-2-35288-108-7)
  2. Mylène Farmer - La part d'ombre, Caroline Bee, Antoine Bioy & Benjamin Thiry, 2005, Archipel Ed., p. 372
  3. Télé Vidéo, January 2, 1989, "Les clips de Mylène Farmer" Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 30, 2008)
  4. Télé Magazine, January 30, 1989, "Mylène Farmer : Les Clips, Vol. II" Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 30, 2008)
  5. Mylène Farmer's videography Mylenefarmeriscalled.net Archived 2008-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved January 21, 2008)
  6. Compact, 1/1989, Sylvie-Anne Balizet Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 19, 2008)
  7. DISC, 7/1989,"Mylène Farmer - Les Clips, Vol. II" Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 19, 2008)
  8. Rock and Folk, January 1990 Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 22, 2008)
  9. Le Provençal, December 13, 1988, "Une tête à claps - Mylène Farmer sort ses clips en vidéo", Christine Georget Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 27, 2008)
  10. Intimité, April 20, 1989, Vidéo : l'ange roux" Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 30, 2008)
  11. L'Avenir, March 4, 1989, "Brel, Barbara et... Mylène Farmer" Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 30, 2008)
  12. Video 7, October 1989, "Music and night" Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 30, 2008)
  13. Photo of the certification Innamoramento.free.fr (Retrieved March 5, 2008)
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