| Les Clips Vol. II | ||||
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| Released | December 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
| Genre | Compilation | |||
| Length | about56:00 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Mylène Farmer chronology | ||||
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Les Clips Vol. II is aVHS recorded by theFrench singerMylène Farmer, containing all the singer's videoclips from 1988 to 1989.[1] It was released in December 1988 in France.
ThisVHS contains all the three first videos of the singles from the albumAinsi 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 DVDMusic Videos I.
According toCompact, 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 newspaperLe 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 toL'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]
This video is available only onVHS.
| No | Video | From Album | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
All these videos were directed byLaurent Boutonnat and produced by Toutankhamon. The backstage were filmed by François Hanss.
| Country | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| France | 2× Platinum[5][13] | 50,000+ |
