Tortures En France - Algérie - Vietnam - Témoignages

Annotation — European Songs

Prominent French actor, Jean-Marc Tennberg, born on 12 May 1924, in Pantin, France, and died on 12 August 1971, in Lourmarin, France, featuring in 20+ films. He was also a poet, and this record, presented an anti-war spoken-word piece, titled "Tortures En France - Algérie - Vietnam - Témoignages" (CBS # JMT 001).

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Limited edition ('Edition limitée'), textured sleeve. Recorded by Alain Butet, Claude Wagner. Printed by Lucien Martin Imprimeur. Limited edition on Tennberg's own Disques JMT label, distributed by CBS. Disques JMT, JMT 001, 33 rpm mono, made in France, "Production Jean-Marc Tennberg, distribuée par CBS"; Face 2 label: "Le sang des hommes — Tortures en France, en Algérie, au Vietnam (Témoignages)", matrix XPARTX 61.772. Front sleeve: a red blood-splash with the handwritten title and the line "Un flic dort en chacun de nous". Back sleeve: "Témoignages — Répressions mai 68, Tortures en France, en Algérie, au Vietnam"; dedication "Je remercie tous ceux qui m'ont aidé à faire ce disque et ceux qui m'en ont donné le courage. Je le dédie à mon Père mort à Auschwitz"; a numbered edition — copy no. 001 cut specially for General de Gaulle, President of the Republic, plus 398 numbered copies…

About the artist

Jean-Marc Tennberg, born 12 May 1924 in Pantin, France, and died 12 August 1971 in Lourmarin, France, was a prominent French actor who appeared in more than 20 films and was also a poet.

Themes

Anti-War · Protest · Anti-Military · France · Algerian War · Torture

In collections

European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]