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Philippe Auclair (24 June 1959), also known by his moniker Louis Philippe, is a French singer-songwriter, musician, news correspondent and football journalist who has been active from the mid-1980s onwards. He is associated with the short-lived [l31432] record label, where he served as an in-house writer and producer. Since the label's demise (1989), he has grown into one of the 'elder statesmen' of indiepop.

ALBUMS


Louis Philippe & The Night Mail
The Road To The Sea
2025
Louis Philippe
Sean O'Hagan Presents: The Sunshine World Of Louis Philippe
2022
Louis Philippe & The Night Mail
Living On Borrowed Time
2020, CDr, Single, Promo, Tapete Records
Louis Philippe & The Night Mail
Fall In A Daydream
2020, CDr, Promo, Tapete Records
Stuart Moxham And Louis Philippe
The Devil Laughs
2020, ,
Indie Pop
Louis Philippe & The Night Mail
Thunderclouds
2020
Louis Philippe
Excerpts Taken From "Louis Philippe Live"
2007, CDr, Promo, Smplr, Dandyland
Louis Philippe
Live
2007
Stuart Moxham With Louis Philippe
The Huddle House
2007
Louis Philippe
An Unknown Spring
2007
Louis Philippe
The Wonder Of It All
2004, CD, Album, Wonder (4)
Louis Philippe
My Favourite Part Of You
2002, CD, Album, XIII BIS Records
Jonathan Coe with Louis Philippe & Danny Manners
9th & 13th
2001, ,
Spoken Word/Easy Listening
Louis Philippe
City Boys "Manuke No Kara" Original Soundtrack
2000, CD, EP, A&D Records (6)
Louis Philippe
A Kiss In The Funhouse
1999, CD, Comp, Le Grand Magistery, Le Grand Magistery
Louis Philippe With Dean Brodrick
Rainfall / Jean Renoir
1999, 2xCD, Album, Comp, RE, Cherry Red
Louis Philippe
Sunshine / Delta Kiss
1999, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Cherry Red
Louis Philippe
A Kiss In The Funhouse
1999, CD, Comp, XIII BIS Records
Louis Philippe
Azure
1999
Louis Philippe Et Danny Manners
Nusch (Musiques De Francis Poulenc)
1998
Louis Philippe
I Still Believe In You
1996, CD, Comp, Trattoria, Polystar, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Louis Philippe
Jackie Girl
1996
Louis Philippe
Let's Pretend
1995
Louis Philippe
L'hiver Te Va Bien
1994, CD, Single, WMD, Wotre Music
Louis Philippe
Sunshine
1994
Louis Philippe
Delta Kiss
1993
Louis Philippe
Claret (The Best Of Louis Philippe)
1992, CD, Comp, Richmond Records, ,
Vocal/Indie Pop
Louis Philippe, Dean Brodrick
Jean Renoir
1992
Louis Philippe With Dean Brodrick
Rainfall
1991, ,
Experimental
Louis Philippe
Guess I'm Dumb
1989, CD, Mini, MiniAlbum, Él, Vap
Louis Philippe
Yuri Gagarin
1989,
Louis Philippe
Guess I'm Dumb
1988
Louis Philippe
Ivory Tower
1988, Vinyl, ,
Indie Pop/Vocal
Louis Philippe
Anthony Bay / What If A Day
1987, ,
Vocal
Louis Philippe
You Mary You
1987
Louis Philippe
Passport To The Pogie Mountains
1987
Louis Philippe
Like Nobody Do
1986, ,
Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Louis Philippe
Appointment With Venus
1986
Louis Philippe
Red Roses & Red Noses
1986, ,
Chanson/Indie Pop
Louis Philippe
Summertime, Summertime
1982, 7", Single, EAB Records, ,
AOR
Louise Le May
Tell Me One Thing That Is New
2009, CD, MiniAlbum, Folkwit Records
Various
Veinte Colores (Music For Siesta)
2003, CD, Comp, Dig, Rambling Records, ,
Indie Pop/Bossanova
Various
Él Christmas - The World In Winter
1999, CD, Comp, Él
Martin Newell
The Wayward Genius Of Martin Newell
1999, CD, Comp, Cherry Red
Loveletter
Beethoven Chopin Kitchen Fraud
1999
Various
Simultaneous Ice Cream. A Sunshine Children's Fantasy
1999, ,
Sunshine Pop/Indie Pop
Various
A Tribute To Polnareff
1999, CD, ,
Chanson/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Modern Classical/Experimental/Avantgarde/Folk/Trip Hop/Ballad/African
Various
Songs For The Jet Set Volume 2
1999, CD, ,
Lounge/Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Easy Listening
Laïla Amezian
Singapore
1998, CD, Single, Promo, Pretty Inside
Various
Algebra Spaghetti - A Children's Fantasypop Album
1998, ,
Bubblegum/Indie Pop/Easy Listening
Laïla Amezian
Initial
1997, CD, ,
Bossa Nova/Smooth Jazz/Chanson
Martin Newell
The Off White Album
1995
Pictures Of Tom
Ridiculous Positions
1994, CD, Album, Humbug (2)
Various
Fab Gear
1990, CD, ,
Pop Rock
Various
Cavaliere Servente - The Italian Pavilion
1989, LP, Comp, Él, Él Italia, ,
Soft Rock/Glam
Anthony Adverse
The Red Shoes Waltz
1988, 10", Single, Él, ,
Chanson/Vocal/Indie Pop
Various
London Pavilion (Volume One)
1987, Vinyl, ,
Indie Pop/Baroque Pop/Indie Rock
Various
Fab Gear
1990
Stuart Moxham
Fabstract
2024
Stuart Moxham
Random Rules
1993

APPEARANCES +


Louis Philippe
Unheard (Rarities, 1991​-​2009)
2020, 20xFile, FLAC, Not On Label (Louis Philippe Self-released)
Various
Tricatel Machine
2023, LP, Comp, Tricatel,
Mr. And Mrs. Muffins
Dream Dancing
2023, CD, Album, Honey Muffin Records
Poison Girl Friend
exQuisxx
2023
Mr. And Mrs. Muffins
The Manhattan Slide And Other Songs For Dream Dancing
2022, LP, Album, Honey Muffin Records, blue-very label
Louise Le May
Untold Unadorned (And Other Tales)
2021, 19xFile, FLAC, Not On Label (Louise Le May Self-released),
Louise Le May
A Tale Untold
2015, CD, Album, Folkwit Records
Brian Wilson
Here Today! (The Songs Of Brian Wilson)
2015, CD, ,
Surf/Pop Rock/Beat/Lounge/Vocal
Big Big Train
Make Some Noise
2013, CD, ,
Prog Rock/Art Rock
Big Big Train
English Electric Part Two
2013
Big Big Train
English Electric: Full Power
2013, 2x CD, ,
Prog Rock/Art Rock
Big Big Train
English Electric Part One
2012, ,
Prog Rock
Amor De Días
Street Of The Love Of Days
2011, CD, ,
Indie Rock
Gamine
You Can Cry (And Other Lullabies)
2010, CD, Album, Enh, Slaughterback
Keiichi Suzuki
Music For Films And Games / Original Soundtracks
2010, 2xCD, Album, Comp, SMDR GT Music
The Ocean Tango
The Ocean Tango
2010, ,
Bossa Nova/Easy Listening
ハンバート ハンバート*
夜明け
2007, CD, Single, Midi Inc., ,
Indie Pop/Indie Rock
The Clientele
God Save The Clientele
2007, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock
The Four Bags
Live At Barbès
2006, CD, Album, NCM East
Various
El Cielo Azul (Music For Siesta)
2005, CD, Comp, Rambling Records
The Clientele
Strange Geometry
2005, ,
Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Various
Soirée De Noël (An International Collection Of Xmas Tunes)
2002, CD, ,
Lounge/Downtempo/Europop/Indie Pop/Holiday
Cinnamon
Against The World
1999
Cinnamon
The Many Moods Of Cinnamon
1999, ,
Indie Rock
Cleaners From Venus
Midnight Cleaners
1999
Cleaners From Venus
On Any Normal Monday
1999, ,
Lo-Fi
Towa Tei
Last Century Modern
1999, CD, ,
Leftfield/Downtempo/Drum n Bass
Cleaners From Venus
Number Thirteen
1999
The Brotherhood Of Lizards
Brotherhood of Lizards
1999
Cinnamon
Vertigo
1999, ,
Indie Rock
April March
Chrominance Decoder
1999, ,
Synth-pop/Easy Listening
Cleaners From Venus
In The Golden Autumn
1999, CDr, ,
Lo-Fi/Psychedelic Rock
かの香織*
Voyage London・Paris・Stockholm
1998, CD, Album, Enh + CD, Mini, Album, Ki/oon, Ki/oon, Ki/oon, ,
Indie Pop/Chanson/Lounge/Soft Rock/Synth-pop
Various
Au Royaume De Tricatel
1998, CD, ,
Indie Pop/Downtempo
Various
Au Soleil De Tricatel
1998, CD, ,
Chanson/Indie Pop/Novelty
Shoestrings
Wishing On Planes
1998
P.J. Proby
Legend
1997, CD, Album, EMI Premier, EMI Premier, ,
Vocal
Stratton* & Stubbs*
Stratton & Stubbs Present
1997, CD, Album, JW Media Music Ltd
La Buena Vida
Soidemersol
1997, ,
Ballad/Indie Pop
Various
Comme Un Seul Homme
1997, ,
Chanson/Pop Rock
Captain Sensible
A Slice Of ...
1997, 2x Vinyl, ,
Post-Punk/Psychedelic Rock/New Wave
Valérie Lemercier
Goûte Mes Frites
1996, CD, Single, Tricatel, Disques Vogue, ,
Lounge
La Buena Vida
CD La Buena Vida (Sesiones De Estudio Soidemersol)
1996, CDr, Album, P/Mixed, Siesta, ,
Ballad/Indie Pop
Various
Without The Beatles
1996, CD, Vinyl, ,
Lo-Fi/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental/Indie Rock
Valérie Lemercier
95C
1996, ,
Lounge/Disco
The Cleaners From Venus*
Please Don't Step On My Rainbow
1996
Valérie Lemercier
Chante
1996, CD, ,
Lounge/Easy Listening/Chanson/Disco
Stuart Moxham And The Original Artists
Cars In The Grass
1995, CD, Album, Vinyl Japan
Martin Newell
The Off White Album
1995, ,
Pop Rock
Various
Tribute To Christmas
1994, 7", Comp, Nessie, ,
Acoustic/Indie Rock/Minimal/Synth-pop/Holiday
Poison Girl Friend
Shyness
1993
Various
Trattoria Course Volume One: Winter Edition
1992, VHS, CD Trattoria Menu 9 (The Exotic Christmas Winter Edition Desert CD 1), ,
Indie Pop/J-pop/Holiday
Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka
Mother
1989, CD, ,
Score/Soundtrack/Video Game Music
Anthony Adverse
The Red Shoes
1988, ,
Indie Pop/Bossa Nova/Baroque Pop/New Wave
The King Of Luxembourg
"Sir"
1988
The King Of Luxembourg
Royal Bastard
1987, Vinyl, ,
Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Various
Derek Jarman's The Last Of England (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1987, Vinyl, ,
Ambient/Experimental/Industrial/Score/Soundtrack
Various
The Rubens Room (Él Records: In Camera)
2025, 2xLP, Comp, Tapete Records
Various
Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas Volume IV
2024, 65xFile, FLAC, Comp, Not On Label (Kevin McGrath (4) Self-released), ,
Jangle Pop/Holiday/Indie Pop
Various
Cherry Stars Collide: Dream Pop, Shoegaze & Ethereal Rock 1986-1995
2023, 4xCD + Box, Comp, Cherry Red, ,
Dream Pop/Shoegaze/Ethereal/Indie Rock
Brian Wilson
Do It Again! The Songs Of Brian Wilson
2022, CD, Comp, Ace,
Various
Intact And Smiling: The Weird & Wonderful World Of Tapete Records Vol.1
2022
Various
Abus 144 / Face 156
2021, CDr, Smplr, Abus Dangereux
Various
Abus 143 / Face 155
2020, CDr, Smplr, Abus Dangereux, ,
Indie Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Soft Rock/Acoustic
The Gist
Holding Pattern Bonus
2017, 20xFile, FLAC, Comp, Tiny Global Productions, ,
Indie Rock/Folk Rock
Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka
Mother
2016, ,
Soundtrack/Modern Classical/Chiptune/Video Game Music
Various
Rare Trax Vol. 80 - Red Trax - Highlights Aus Dem Archiv Von Cherry Red Records
2013, CD, Comp, Promo, Rolling Stone, Cherry Red
Various
Rare Trax Nr. 76 - Kick & Rush - 10 Eigenwillige Songs Über Fußball
2012, CD, Comp, Rolling Stone
Various
The Third Hangover Lounge Extended Play Record
2012, 10", EP, Ltd, Num, Hangover Lounge
Various
Tricatel Rare
2011, 2xCD, Comp, Tricatel
Various
Collectorama # 8 - British Pop (Du Swinging London A La Britpop)
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Les Inrockuptibles, ,
Britpop/Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/New Wave/Punk/Ska/Soul/Mod
Various
はっぴいえんど City Cover Book (1983~2010)
2010, CD, Comp, KNZ x LR2, BounDEE, Inc.
Various
Country Music (Songs For Keith Girdler)
2008, CD, Album, Comp, Siesta, ,
Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Various
Film-Score Lounge
2007, CD, Comp, Caitlin Records, ,
Cool Jazz/Ambient
Various
Neo-Acoustic Love - Headstart For Happiness
2007, CD, Comp, Universal Music, ,
Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Various
Too Good To Be True - The Very Best Of El Records 1985-1988
2005, CD, Comp, Cherry Red, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Georgie - The Best Album
2005
Various
Afternoon Tea Music - Caramel Tea
2002, CD, Comp, Mono, Afternoon Tea
Various
El For Café Après-Midi
2002, CD, ,
Acoustic/Indie Rock
Various
The Men From O.R.G.A.N.
2002, CD, ,
Lounge/Lo-Fi/Electro/Downtempo/Jazzdance
Various
Menu 2001
2001, CDr, Comp, Promo, Smplr, S.H.A.D.O. Records, ,
Lounge/Leftfield/Synth-pop/Ambient
Various
006-2001
2001, CD, Comp, XIII BIS Records
Various
Space Program [Modern]
2001, CD, Comp, Philter Records, HMV, ,
Bossanova/Latin Jazz/Downtempo/Europop/Breakbeat/Future Jazz
Various
Sampler
2000, 4xCD, Comp, Promo, Smplr + Box, Mute Song, ,
Alternative Rock/Industrial/Abstract/Avantgarde/Contemporary/Score/Goth Rock
Various
Modern Acoustic
2000, CD, Comp, Cherry Red
Various
Valentine 2000
2000, CD, Comp, Él, ,
Pop Rock
Various
Was It Him Or His Music? (A Le Grand Magistery Sampler)
2000, CD, Smplr, Le Grand Magistery
Bertrand Burgalat
The Genius Of Bertrand Burgalat
2000, CD, ,
Downtempo/Synth-pop
Various
Au Cœur De Tricatel
1999, HDCD, Comp, Tricatel, Tricatel, ,
Lounge/Downtempo/Pop Rock/Disco
Various
Little Darla Has A Treat For You (Volume Twelve · Summer 1999)
1999, CD, Comp, Ltd, Smplr, Darla Records
Various
Sunshine Pop 99
1999, CD, Comp, Él, ,
Soft Rock
Various
The Ruling Class
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Él,
Various
Compilation '99 Catalogue Indépendent
1999, CD, Album, Comp, XIII BIS Records, ,
Funk Metal/Industrial/House/EBM/Heavy Metal/Thrash/Synth-pop
Various
CMJ New Music Monthly Volume 72 August 1999
1999, CD, Comp, Promo, College Music Journal, ,
Alternative Rock
Various
Soiree Cocktail (An International Collection Of Bossa Nova Tunes)
1999, CD, ,
Bossa Nova/Indie Pop
Various
Hommage To/À Polnareff
1999, 2x CD, ,
Chanson
Various
Transmarine (18fps Vol. 2)
1998, CD, Mini, Comp, Radio Khartoum
Various
Especial Futbol Mundial
1998, CD, Mini, Comp, Promo, Zona De Obras,
Various
ACIDO 1
1997, CD, Comp, ACIDO
Various
Not Found
1997, CD, Comp, Polystar, Trattoria
Various
Expreso (Otra Recopilación De Canciones De Siesta)
1997, ,
Indie Pop
Various
All Done With Mirrors
1997
Various
A Tribute To Antonio Carlos Jobim
1997,
Various
Trattoria Menu.100 - A Musical Souvenir Of Trattoria Menu.100's Magic Kingdom
1996
Various
Red Heaven (20 Of The Best From The Cherry Red Label)
1995, CD, Comp, Nectar Masters, ,
Alternative Rock/Leftfield/Experimental
Various
Dream Topping - Él Retrospective... Introduction To If...
1995, CD, Comp, Richmond Records, Richmond Records, ,
Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Various
Él Records - The Legendary B Sides
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Richmond Records, Richmond Records, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Various
(Garden Of Delights Presents...) Seek Refuge... (From Your Intolerable Situation)
1995, LP, Comp, Garden Of Delights (2)
Various
Cherry Red Sampler April 1995 Sampler
1995, Cass, Promo, Smplr, Cherry Red, ,
Punk/Pop Punk/Surf
Various
Cantona - The Album
1995, ,
Spoken Word/Indie Rock
Various
Second Half
1994, Cass, Comp, Num, Records From The Cookie Nose Tower, ,
Indie Pop
Various
The World Shines Brightly - Trattoria Calendar O.S.T.
1994, CD, Comp, Polystar, Trattoria, ,
Indie Pop
Various
World Cup Bend It! U.S.A.1994
1994, CD, ,
Novelty
Various
Humbuggery
1994, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Avantgarde/Art Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Ambient
Various
Bellissimo! Él Singles Part Two
1993, CD, Comp, Richmond Records,
Various
Cherry Red - On The Cake
1993, CD, Comp, Ltd, Smplr, FNAC, Les Inrockuptibles
Various
Bellissimo! Él Singles Part One
1993
Various
Prego '93 ~ The Menu Of Trattoria Vol.1 '9206~9304
1993,
Various
Instrumentally Yours
1993
Various
Bend It! 93 - Soccer Boppers... Pop Explosion... Football Style...
1993
Various
Amen (Last Sunshine Deserts Of Él Records)
1992, CD, Comp, Richmond Records, ,
Indie Pop
Various
Bend It!
1992, CD, Comp, Polystar, Polystar, Trattoria, Exotica Records,
Various
My Favourite Flavour And Amen
1992, 2x CD,
Various
Abracadabra (The 'Magnificent Triviality' Of Él Records)
1992
Various
Pastel Beans
1991, CD, Comp, Promo, Toy's Factory, Cherry Red, Decoy, Él
Various
Grimsby Fishmarket 4 Norrkoeping 0
1991, Cass, Comp, Records From The Cookie Nose Tower, ,
Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Various
3x20 (Colours) Music From British Independent Record Companies 1980 - 1990
1990, 3xCD, Comp, Ind (4), ,
Acid House/Industrial/Indie Rock/New Wave/Electro/Shoegaze
Various
Edward Not Edward
1989, LP, Comp, Wooden Records
Various
Ηλεκτρικά Ρεύματα
1989, LP, Comp, Music Box International, Cherry Red, Music Box International, Cherry Red
Various
London Pavilion Volumes I & II
1989, CD, Comp, Él, Él
Various
London Pavilion Volume III
1989
Various
The Sydney Opera House Volume One
1988, LP, Comp, Mighty Boy, Él South Pacific, ,
Indie Rock
Various
Minutes
1987, LP, Comp, LTM (4), ,
Spoken Word/Experimental/Avantgarde/Indie Rock
Various
London Pavilion Volume One
1987, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Various
London Pavilion Volume Two
1987
Big Big Train
English Electric Part Two
2013
Big Big Train
English Electric Part One
2012, ,
Prog Rock/Acid Rock