Jean-Michel André Jarre (born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and music producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, synthpop, ambient and new-age genres, and an organiser of outdoor spectacles of his music featuring lights, laser displays, and fireworks.
| Jean-Michel Jarre discography | |
|---|---|
 Jarre in 2016 | |
| Studio albums | 22 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 16 |
| Singles | 47 |
| Video albums | 19 |
| Music videos | 31 |
| Remix and cover albums | 3 |
| Books | 11 |
Jarre was raised in Lyon by his mother and grandparents, and trained on the piano. From an early age he was introduced to a variety of art forms, including those of street performers, jazz musicians, and the artist Pierre Soulages. He played guitar in a band, but his musical style was perhaps most heavily influenced by Pierre Schaeffer, a pioneer of musique concrète at the Groupe de Recherches Musicales.
His first mainstream success was the 1976 album Oxygène. Recorded in a makeshift studio at his home, the album sold an estimated 12 million copies. Oxygène was followed in 1978 by Équinoxe, and in 1979 Jarre performed to a record-breaking audience of more than a million people at the Place de la Concorde, a record he has since broken three times. More albums were to follow, but his 1979 concert served as a blueprint for his future performances around the world. Several of his albums have been released to coincide with large-scale outdoor events, and he is now perhaps as well known for these performances as his albums.
Jarre has sold an estimated 80 million albums and singles.[1] He was the first Western musician to be allowed to perform in the People's Republic of China, and holds the world record for the largest-ever audience at an outdoor event.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
FIN [5] |
GER [6] |
NL [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] |
US [12] |
NZ [13] | |||
| 1973 | Deserted Palace
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | Oxygène
|
1 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 85 | 2 | 78 | 3 | |
| 1978 | Équinoxe
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1 | 48 | 14 | — | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 126 | 36 | |
| 1981 | Les Chants Magnétiques (Magnetic Fields)
|
1 | 76 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 22 | — | 6 | 98 | 22 | |
| 1983 | Musique pour Supermarché (Music for Supermarkets)
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Zoolook
|
— | 69 | 28 | — | 24 | 27 | — | 21 | 30 | 47 | — | 35 |
|
| 1986 | Rendez-Vous
|
1 | 58 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 12 | — | 8 | 24 | 9 | 52 | 26 | |
| 1988 | Revolutions
|
6 | 91 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | — | — | |
| 1990 | En attendant Cousteau (Waiting for Cousteau)
|
2 | — | 19 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 14 | — | — |
|
| 1993 | Chronologie
|
2 | — | 32 | 10 | 50 | 56 | — | 25 | 21 | 11 | — | — | |
| 1997 | Oxygène 7–13
|
6 | 89 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 11 | — | 20 | |
| 2000 | Métamorphoses
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7 | — | 28 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 37 | — | — | |
| 2002 | Sessions 2000
|
140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Geometry of Love
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | Téo & Téa
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8 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 43 | 103 | — | — | |
| 2007 | Oxygène: New Master Recording
|
40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | — | — | |
| 2015 | Electronica 1: The Time Machine
|
3 | — | 12 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 8 | — | 37 | |
| 2016 | Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise
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9 | — | 22 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 8 | — | — | |
| 2016 | Oxygène 3
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50 | — | 47 | 23 | 34 | 20 | — | 46 | 14 | 41 | — | — | |
| 2018 | Equinoxe Infinity
|
29 | — | 31 | 17 | 11 | 26 | — | — | 15 | 33 | — | — | |
| 2021 | Amazônia
|
34 [23] |
— | 13 | — | 5 | 24 | — | — | 4 | 21 | — | — | |
| 2022 | Oxymore
|
20 | — | 17 | — | 14 | 21 | — | — | 11 | 41 | — | — | |
Soundtrack albums
edit| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Les Granges Brûlées
|
Live albums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
FIN [5] |
GER [6] |
NL [7] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] |
NZ [13] | |||
| 1982 | Les Concerts en Chine (The Concerts in China)
|
5 | 76 | — | — | 35 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 46 |
|
| 1987 | En Concert Houston/Lyon (In Concert Houston/Lyon)
|
2 | 94 | 19 | — | 31 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 18 | — | |
| 1989 | Jarre Live
|
16 | — | — | 19 | — | 57 | 45 | — | 16 | — |
|
| 1994 | Hong Kong
|
21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Paris Live "Electronic Night" Featuring Tetsuya "TK" Komuro
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Jarre in China
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Live from Gdańsk (Koncert w Stoczni)
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Live Printemps de Bourges 2002
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | Welcome to the Other Side: Concert from Virtual Notre-Dame
|
41 [26] |
— | 73 | — | 8 | 39 | — | 33 | 63 | — | |
| 2024 | Versailles 400 Live | — | — | — | — | 59 | 84 | — | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
FIN [5] |
GER [6] |
NL [7] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] | |||
| 1982 | Synthesis
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Musik aus Zeit und Raum
|
— | — | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
The Essential Jean-Michel Jarre
|
— | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | ||
| 1985 | The Essential 1976–1986
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | Les Années Laser
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Images – The Best of Jean-Michel Jarre
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2 | — | — | 15 | 20 | 85 | 23 | 14 | |
| 1997 | Complete Oxygene
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | The Essential
|
23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
AERO
|
2 | — | 60 | — | 37 | 33 | 61 | 14 | ||
| 2006 | Sublime Mix
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | The Complete Oxygene
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Essentials & Rarities
|
70 | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | |
Rarities
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | Essential Recollection
|
137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Oxygene Trilogy
|
— | — | 68 | — | 25 | 58 | 34 | 78 | |
| 2018 | Planet Jarre: 50 Years of Music
|
39 | — | 22 | 45 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 21 | |
Remix albums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] |
NL [7] |
UK [11] | ||
| 1994 | Chronologie Part 6 (Remixes)
|
— | — | 60 |
| 1995 | Jarremix
|
24 | — | — |
| 1998 | Odyssey Through O2
|
10 | 92 | 50 |
| 2015 | Remix EP (I)
|
— | — | — |
| 2023 | Oxymoreworks
|
— | — | — |
Non-album tracks
editIn addition to the catalogue of songs featured on his studio albums, Jarre has also recorded (or recordings exist of) over 30 songs not included on the original editions of the studio albums. These include new songs featured on compilation albums, soundtracks, live albums, single B-sides, stand-alone singles, songs featured on special edition releases of studio albums and songs performed live on TV. The songs featured in the table below have either been released officially, and/or have high quality recordings (video or audio) of them accessible on public access sites such as YouTube.
Singles
editThis list does not include downloads or promotional singles.
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [30] |
AUS [3][31] |
BEL [32] |
NL [33] |
SPA [34] |
UK [35] |
NZ [13] |
US Dance [36] | |||
| 1971 | "La Cage" [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | "La Chanson Des Granges Brûlées" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Les Granges Brûlées |
| 1977 | "Oxygène 4" | 3 | 26 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | — | Oxygène |
| "Oxygène 2" | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "Equinoxe 5" | 5 | — | 16 | 10 | — | 45 | — | — | Équinoxe |
| 1979 | "Equinoxe 4" (single remix) | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | "Equinoxe 7" (At the Concorde - live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 1981 | "Magnetic Fields 2" | 2 | — | 40 | 33 | — | — | — | — | Les Chants Magnétiques |
| "Magnetic Fields 4" (single remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Last Rumba" [N] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Orient Express" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Les Concerts en Chine |
| "Souvenir De Chine" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "Zoolook" | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Zoolook |
| 1985 | "Zoolookologie" (single remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | "Rendez-Vous 4" | 13 | 79 | — | — | — | 65 | — | 41 | Rendez-Vous |
| 1987 | "Rendez-Vous 2" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | En Concert Houston/Lyon |
| "Rendez-Vous 4" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Revolutions" | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | Revolutions |
| "London Kid" | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Oxygène 4" (remix) | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | non-album single |
| 1990 | "Calypso" | 34 | 149 | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | En attendant Cousteau |
| 1993 | "Chronologie 4" | 10 | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | 45 | Chronologie |
| "Chronologie 6" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Chronologie 2" [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Chronologie 8" [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Chronologie 6" (live) [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hong Kong |
| 1997 | "Oxygène 8" | — | — | — | 53 | — | 17 | — | 17 | Oxygène 7–13 |
| "Oxygène 10" | 42 | — | — | 76 | — | 21 | — | — | ||
| "Oxygène 7" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "Rendez-Vous 98" (with Apollo 440) | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | |
| "Together Now" (with Tetsuya Komuro) [J] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "C'est la vie" (with Natacha Atlas) | 95 | — | — | 60 | 4 | 40 | — | — | Métamorphoses |
| 2000 | "Tout est bleu" | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | |
| 2007 | "Téo & Téa" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Téo & Téa |
| 2015 | "Conquistador" (with Gesaffelstein) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Electronica 1: The Time Machine |
| "Glory" (with M83) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Zero Gravity" (with Tangerine Dream) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Watching You" (with 3D) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stardust" (with Armin van Buuren) | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If..!" (with Little Boots) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | "The Heart of Noise" (with Rone) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise |
| "What You Want" (with Peaches) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "As One" (with Primal Scream) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Oxygène 17" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oxygène 3 | |
| 2018 | "Infinity (Movement 6)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Equinoxe Infinity |
| 2022 | "Brutalism" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oxymore |
| 2024 | "Epica Oxygène" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Versailles 400 Live |
Notes:
Video albums
edit- Place De La Concorde (1980, VHS PAL-G & SECAM)
- The China Concerts (1989, VHS PAL-G)
- Rendez-vous Houston: A City in Concert (1989, VHS PAL-G)
- Rendez-vous Lyon: Concert for the Pope (1989, VHS PAL-G)
- Destination Docklands (1989, VHS PAL-G)
- Images – The Best of Jean-Michel Jarre (1991, VHS NTSC)
- Paris la Defense (1992, VHS SECAM/VHS PAL-G)
- Europe in Concert (1994, VHS NTSC)
- Concert pour la Tolerance (1995, Laserdisc PAL)
- Oxygen in Moscow (1997, DVD NTSC/VHS PAL-G, released on the US and Brazil)
- Paris Live: Rendez-vous 98 Electronic Night (1998, VHS NTSC, released on Japan as part of Tetsuya "TK" Komuro's "TK 1998" boxset)
- Aero DVD (2004)
- Live in Beijing (2004, DVD PAL, 1-disc release in France only)
- Jarre in China (2005, DVD PAL, 2-disc European re-release of the above with extra features)
- Jean-Michel Jarre: Solidarnosc Live (2005, DVD NTSC; released in 1-disc and 2-disc DVD/CD versions)
- Teo & Tea DVD (2007, DVD 5.1 with the "Teo & Tea" video in high definition HD, included in the "De Luxe Edition CD")
- Oxygene in Moscow DVD (2007, including "Oxygene in Moscow 1997 concert" + bonus "The Making of Oxygene in Moscow")
- Oxygene 2D DVD (2007, available with the special edition Oxygene 2007 album)
- Oxygene 3D DVD (2007, limited edition box set which also includes 2 pairs of 3D glasses)
Music videos
edit- 1977: Oxygene (Part 4) (from Oxygène)
- 1978: Equinoxe (Part 4) (from Équinoxe)
- 1979: Equinoxe (Part 5) (from Équinoxe)
- 1981: Magnetic Fields (Part 2) (from Magnetic Fields)
- 1982: Orient Express (from The Concerts in China)
- 1982: Souvenir Of China (from The Concerts in China)
- 1984: Zoolook (from Zoolook)
- 1985: Zoolookologie (from Zoolook)
- 1986: Fourth Rendez-Vous (from Rendez-Vous)
- 1988: Revolutions (from Revolutions)
- 1989: Oxygene (Part 4) (from Jarre Live)
- 1990: Calypso (from Waiting for Cousteau)
- 1993: Chronologie (Part 4) (from Chronologie)
- 1993: Chronologie (Part 2) (from Chronologie)
- 1993: Chronologie (Part 8) (from Chronologie)
- 1997: Oxygene (Part 8) (from Oxygene 7-13)
- 1997: Oxygene (Part 8) (animated video) (from Oxygene 7-13)
- 1997: Oxygene (Part 8) (remix) (from Oxygene 7-13)
- 1997: Oxygene (Part 10) (Sash! Remix) (from Oxygene 7-13)
- 1998: Rendez-Vous '98 (feat. Apollo Four Forty)
- 1998: Together Now (feat. Tetsuya Komuro)
- 2000: C'est La Vie (from Métamorphoses)
- 2000: Tout Est Bleu (from Métamorphoses)
- 2004: Aerology (from AERO)
- 2007: Téo & Téa (from Téo & Téa)
- 2007: Oxygene (Part 4) (Penguins) (from Oxygene: New Master Recording)
- 2016: Oxygene (Part 17) (from Oxygène 3)
- 2018: Robots, Don't Cry (movement 3) (from Equinoxe Infinity)
Cover version albums
edit- Oxygene - The Magic of Jean-Michel Jarre (performed by Ed Starink) (1991)
- The Symphonic Jean-Michel Jarre (performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra) (2006)
- Re-Oxygene (2007)
Books
edit- Jean-Michel Jarre (1987)
- Concert D'Images (1989)
- Paris La Defense - Une Ville En Concert (1990)
- Europe in Concert (1994)
- Concert pour la Tolérance - Paris Tour Eiffel (1996)
- The Millennium Concert - At The Grand Pyramids of Egypt (2000)
- Akropolis - Elpida (2001)
- Aero - Aalborg, Denmark (2002)
- Jean-Michel Jarre à Pékin (2004)
- Photo book - Live in Gdansk (2006)
- The Making of Water for Life (Hardback book, published by idesine)[37] (2007)
References
edit- ^ Dreyfus Records – News – The Jean-Michel Jarre Collection, dreyfusrecords.com, 17 February 2004, archived from the original on 13 February 2008, retrieved 26 May 2009
- ^ a b c d French Album Charts:
- before June 1996 "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > J - J-Michel Jarre". InfoDisc.fr. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- after June 1996 "lescharts.com - Discographie Jean-Michel Jarre". lescharts.com / Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 153. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Oxyène 7–13: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 143.
- ^ a b c "Discographie Jean-Michel Jarre". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ a b c Finnish charts:
- Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 168. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- "Discography Jean-Michel Jarre". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ a b c "Discographie Jean-Michel Jarre" (enter "Jean-Michel Jarre" into the "Suchen" box). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Discografie Jean-Michel Jarre". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Discography Jean-Michel Jarre". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Discography Jean-Michel Jarre". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ a b c "Discographie Jean-Michel Jarre - hitparade.ch". Hubg Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d UK Charts:
- "Jean-Michel Jarre". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: Jessie J – JX". zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Billboard charts". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
- ^ a b c "Discography Jean Michel Jarre". charts.nz. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "French certifications – J-Michel Jarre" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 18 February 2022. Select J-MICHEL JARRE and click OK.
- ^ "Platinum and Gold Singles 1982". Kent Music Report. 28 February 1983. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via Imgur.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "British certifications – Jean-Michel Jarre". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2018. Type Jean-Michel Jarre in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jean Michel Jarre)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Gold and Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Dutch album certifications – Jean Michel Jarre" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 31 August 2018. Enter Jean Michel Jarre in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ "Awards". swisscharts.com. Switzerland: Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Gold & Platin". IFPI Austria. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Amazônia by Jean-Michel Jarre". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 15, 2021)". SNEP. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "OXYMORE by Jean-Michel Jarre". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "BPI".
- ^ "Top Singles (Week 37, 2021)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ a b ""Versailles 400"". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Music Week ad" (PDF).
- ^ "BPI".
- ^ "InfoDisc : Historique des Succès Musicaux en France depuis 1900". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under 17 September 1990". 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Discografie Jean Michel Jarre". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts l". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Jean Michel Jarre - Vintage". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "UK charts". OfficialCharts.com.
- ^ "Jean-Michel Jarre Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Publisher idesine". Archived from the original on 11 May 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
