French Magazines Memorabilia's Page




The Reggae in France started in 1973, some imports shop and raised to another level
without any doubt in 1975 when The Wailers released the Natty Dread album

The first reggae event in France was the Cimarrons

Note as well that the movie "the harder they come" appaeard in my country in 1976
(4 year after the original initial release)

In the 70's The Wailers albums were kinda censored in france, it not really know but it the sad truth

The real explosion about The Wailers music in France (according to Olivier and my own research)
happend with Is This Love ? release.

Back to the original topic, the ones who helped the reggae music and culture to grow up are :

Patrice Blanc-Francart (father of the french singer Sinclair)
Bernard Lenoir
Patrick Leygonie aka Patrick Reggae (Radio Ivre)

Magazine writers started doing nice articles and then did some nice books as well
just to name a fews writers who started in magazines pages :

- Francis Dordor (for the french magazine called Best)
- Bruno Blum (reporter,illustrator and photographer for Best 1977-1981)
- Helene Lee
- Jean Louis Lamaison
- Philipe Garnier (articles in the Rock & Folk magazine)

so about memorabilia's :

Thanks To :

Joseph Jurgensen ,Noel,Olivier Albot,General Burning, Jah Sound Crew
Mighty Doctor Bird, Bruno Blum, Francis Dordor, Emmanuel Parata



Magazine Title : Best - Issue 86
Country : France
Year(s) : September 1975




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 92
Country : France
Year(s) : March 1976
Note : review of Live!




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 95
Country : France
Year(s) : June 1976




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 97
Country : France
Year(s) : August 1976




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 98
Country : France
Year(s) : September 1976




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 106
Country : France
Year(s) : May 1977
Note: article 'ainsi parlait Marley' part 1 by Francis Dordor




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 107
Country : France
Year(s) : June 1977
Note: article 'ainsi parlait Marley' part 2 by Francis Dordor




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 117
Country : France
Year(s) : April 1978
Note: article Bob Marley Mes Racines by Francis Dordor




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 121
Country : France
Year(s) : August 1978




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 123
Country : France
Year(s) : October 1978
Note: Special Reggae In Jamaica




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 126
Country : France
Year(s) : January 1979




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 132
Country : France
Year(s) : July 1979




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 136
Country : France
Year(s) : November 1979




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 144
Country : France
Year(s) : July 1980
Note 1 : article by Francis Dordor : Marley Parle , interview with bob marley
Note 2 : the original negatives used in the article were lost, thanks francis for the information



Magazine Title : Best - Issue 145
Country : France
Year(s) : August 1980




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 155
Country : France
Year(s) : Bob Marley Special , June 1981




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 156
Country : France
Year(s) : July 1981




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 179
Country : France
Year(s) : June 1983
Note: article '2 ans sans Marley' by Francis Dordor




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 252
Country : France
Year(s) : July 1989




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 274
Country : France
Year(s) : May 1991
Note: Article by Bruno Blum, Francis Dordor : Sous les palmiers, la rage.




Magazine Title : Best - Issue 302
Country : France
Year(s) : September 1993
Note : article : L'apres Marley




Magazine Title : Best Hors Serie N°7
Country : France
Year(s) : 7 July 1994
Note : article : L'apres Marley




Magazine Title : Extra N°4
Country : France
Year(s) : September 1975




Magazine Title : Groove Special Issue 14
Country : France
Year(s) : 2001




Magazine Title : Guitar Part Issue 167
Country : France
Year(s) : February 2008




Magazine Title : Guitar Part
Country : France
Year(s) : February 2003




Magazine Title : Hit Magazine
Country : France
Year(s) : June 1977






Magazine Title : Jukebox Magazine
Country : France
Year(s) : Issue 16 November 1987 , Issue 184 November 2002






Magazine Title : L'Affiche
Country : France
Year(s) : March 1991






Magazine Title : L'Humanite Dimanche
Country : France
Year(s) : 25 August 2011






Magazine Title : Le Matin De Paris
Country : France
Year(s) : 13 May 1981






Magazine Title : Les Inrockuptibles Issue 221
Country : France
Year(s) : Various
Note : Les Inrockuptibles , Marley immortel , 17 November 1999, article by Francis Dordor




Magazine Title : Les Inrockuptibles Special Edition 'Bob Marley'
Country : France
Year(s) : Various
Note : 2002




Magazine Title : Les Inrockuptibles Special Edition 'Reggae Story'
Country : France
Year(s) : Various
Note 1 : Les Inrockuptibles 17 July 2009
Note 2 : Articles by Francis Dordor




Magazine Title : Liberation
Country : France
Year(s) : Various
Note: Helene Lee worked and wrote articles inside this french daily mag



Magazine Title : Music Geant 19 Hors serie 2
Country : France
Year(s) : 1981




Magazine Title : Natty Dread
Country : France
Year(s) : Various
Note: Oliver Albot did the discography for this one




Magazine Title : Ragga Magazine Issue 21 -Peter Tosh Special
Country : France
Year(s) : July 2001
Note : Claude Gassian photo archives, amazing ones




Magazine Title : Ragga Magazine Hors Serie 15
Country : France
Year(s) : 2001 Special Issue




Magazine Title : Ragga Magazine Hors Serie 5
Country : France
Year(s) : 1997 Special Issue




Magazine Title : Ragga Magazine Hors Serie 3
Country : France
Year(s) : Special Issue
Note : amazing unusual photos on this one, credits : Youri Lenquette




Magazine Title : Recording Musicien
Country : France
Year(s) : -




Magazine Title : Reggae Magazine - Hors Serie Ete 2003
Country : France
Year(s) : Summer 2003




Magazine Title : Reggae Magazine - Issue 18
Country : France
Year(s) : January 2003 , various issues
Note 1 : Merci a Emmanuel Parata
Note 2 : unreleased interview with Gilles Verlant , 1978, and Steve 'blood and fire, daddy kool' Barrow article




Magazine Title : Reggae Vibes - Issue 1
Country : France
Year(s) : July 2008 and various issues
Note: Issue 1 having a nice article by John Masouri




Magazine Title : Reggae Vibes - Issue 7
Country : France
Year(s) : August 2009




Magazine Title : Reggae Vibes - Issue 9
Country : France
Year(s) : November 2009




Magazine Title : Reggae Vibes - Issue 14
Country : France
Year(s) : October 2010




Magazine Title : Reggae Vibes - Issue 21
Country : France
Year(s) : November 2011




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 111
Country : France
Year(s) : April 1976




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 124
Country : France
Year(s) : May 1977




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 138
Country : France
Year(s) : July 1978
Note: Article La Paix Du Ghetto by Ray M. Bonici




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 144
Country : France
Year(s) : January 1979




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 152
Country : France
Year(s) : September 1979
Note: Arcile : Sunsplash By Patrick Coutin




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 161
Country : France
Year(s) : June 1980




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 162
Country : France
Year(s) : July 1980




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 173
Country : France
Year(s) : June 1981
Note : Article Derriere Le Mur By Helene Lee




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 174
Country : France
Year(s) : July 1981




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 186
Country : France
Year(s) : July 1982




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 197
Country : France
Year(s) : July 1982




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 305
Country : France
Year(s) :




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 384
Country : France
Year(s) : August 1999




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 449
Country : France
Year(s) : January 2005




Magazine Title : Rock And Folk - Issue 538
Country : France
Year(s) : June 2012
Note : Album review by Olivier Cachin




Magazine Title : Rock Hebdo
Country : France
Year(s) : 28 June 1978
Note : Bob Marley And The Wailers in Paris, JM Patrat Article




Magazine Title : Rolling Stone 'Fnac' Special
Country : France
Year(s) : 2011
Note : French Special sold only in Fnac stores




Magazine Title : Rolling Stone French Issues
Country : France
Year(s) : 1988, 2005




Magazine Title : So Foot
Country : France
Year(s) : 2004
Note: Bob Marley And The Wailers playing football in Nantes 1980




Magazine Title : Telerama
Country : France
Year(s) : July 1979, June 1980 , various




Magazine Title : Telerama
Country : France
Year(s) : July 1979




Magazine Title : Telerama
Country : France
Year(s) : June 1980




Magazine Title : Telerama
Country : France
Year(s) : 2001
Note: 5 May 2001 issue , article by Laurent Rigoulet




Magazine Title : Vibration Hors Serie Special
Country : France / Switzerland
Year(s) : 2011
Note : Special Issue with articles by Vivien Goldman , Merci a Emmanuel Parata




Magazine Title : Vibration Issue 62
Country : France / Switzerland
Year(s) : 2004
Note: Article by David Commeillas : Une Etoile Nomme Nesta




Magazine Title : VSD
Country : France
Year(s) : 5 may 2011
Note : Interview With Robert Schlokoff , Paris , France




Magazine Title : VSD
Country : France
Year(s) : 2001





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