| Phase IV | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Sunrise Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock in Opposition | |||
| Length | 78:30 | |||
| Label | Recommended | |||
| Producer | Art Zoyd | |||
| Art Zoyd chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Phase IV is the fourth album by Art Zoyd, released in 1982 through Recommended Records. In 1989, Phase IV would be reissued in a double compact disc with Les espaces inquiets and Archives 2.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Etat d'urgence" (State of emergency) | Thierry Zaboitzeff | 14:38 |
| 2. | "Naufrage" (Shipwreck) | Gérard Hourbette | 6:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dernière danse" (Last dance) | Zaboitzeff | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Et avec votre esprit" (And with your mind) | Hourbette | 5:14 |
| 3. | "Ballade" (Ballad) | Zaboitzeff | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Deux préludes" (Two preludes) | Hourbette | 2:04 |
| 5. | "La musique d'Erich Faes" (The music of Erich Faes) | 0:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chemins de lumière" (Paths of light)
| Hourbette | 15:10 |
| 2. | "Du sang sur la neige" (Blood on the snow) | Zaboitzeff | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vue d'un manège" (View of a carousel) | Hourbette | 4:08 |
| 2. | "La nuit" (The night) | Hourbette | 13:01 |
| 3. | "Les larmes de Christina" (Christina's tears) | Hourbette | 3:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Manège (live 1976)" (Carousel) | Zaboitzeff | 12:38 |
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