Chabada label discography This is a discography of albums released on the Chabada label. Chabada, which was a sublabel of the French label Nato, was started in the early 1980s by Jean Rochard. There were about 18 releases (albums and singles) on the label between 1984 and 1991. After 1991 there was one compilation of previously released tracks by The Melody Four and CD reissues of most of the catalog.

La Paloma / Les Millions D'Arlequin, The Melody Four, 1984, Chabada 0H5 Tracks : La Paloma, Les Millions D'Arlequin Musicians : Steve Beresford, Tony Coe, Lol Coxhill, Yves Rochard

Love Plays Such Funny Games, The Melody Four, 1984, Chabada 0H6 Tracks : You've Become Habitual To Me, You Go To My Head, How Long Has This Been Going On, I See Your Face Before Me, Harvest Moon, I Get Along Without You Very Well, My Romance, I Know It Know, Secret Love, Mr Lucky, I'm Sending You Back Your Engagement Ring, I Feel Romantic Musicians : Steve Beresford, Tony Coe, Lol Coxhill

Eleven Songs For Doris Day, Steve Beresford His Piano & Orchestra, 1985, Chabada 0H7 Tracks : I Was There, Secret Love, Let It Ring, Serenade In Blue, Sentimental Journey, The Black Hills Of Dakota, It's Magic, Que Sera, Sera, At Last, I'm Beginning To See The Light, Back In Cincinnati Musicians : Steve Beresford, Deb'bora, Tony Coe, Terry Day

Mainly Mancini, Tony Coe With Tony Hymas & Chris Laurence, 1985, Chabada 0H8 Tracks : The Pink Panther, Crazy World (From Victor Victoria), Hank Neuf, Mister Lucky, Mancinissimo, Days Of Wine & Roses, Charade Musicians : Tony Coe, Tony Hymas, Chris Laurence Reissued on CD in the 1990s with a different front cover.

1990's cover

1980's cover

The Inimitable, Lol Coxhill, 1985, Chabada 0H9 Tracks : The Moon Was Yellow, Spring Is Here, The Folks Who Live On The Hill, Little Froggies, It Never Entered My Mind, A Certain Smile, Time After Time, Change Partners, Requiem Major, Cocktail For Two, Two Sleepy People Musicians : Lol Coxhill, Veryan Weston (tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9), Steve Beresford (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 10), Stuart Hall

The Melody Four? Si Señor!, The Melody Four, 1985, Chabada 0H11 Tracks : The Melody Four ? Si señor !, Brazil, Always In My Heart, Silly Song, Besame Mucho, Please Stop, Taboo, Bahia, The Donkey Serenade, Begin The Beguine, Perfidia Musicians : Steve Beresford, Tony Coe, Lol Coxhill, Joe Carioca Reissued on CD in 1993.

Kazuko Hohki Chante Brigitte Bardot, Kazuko Hohki, 1986, Chabada 0H12 Tracks : Oh Qu'il Est Vilain, Mélanie, Harley Davidson, (To Be Or Not To Be) B.B., Je Me Donne À Qui Me Plaît, Pas Davantage, L'appareil À Sous, Moi Je Joue, La Madrague, Le Diable Est Anglais, Waltz For Brigitte, A La Fin De L'été Musicians :Kazuko Hohki, Steve Beresford, Jean Méreu, Annie Whitehead, Tony Coe, Cyril Lefebvre, Olly Branchflower, Terry Day Released on CD in the 1990s and 2000s.

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LP front cover

T.V.? Mais Oui!, The Melody Four, 1986, Chabada 0H13 Tracks : Little Pictures (Talkin' 'Bout T.V. YEAH!), Les Animaux Du Monde, Danger Man = Destination Danger, Le Manège Enchanté, The Melody Four Make Your Spirit Soar, Star Trek, Perrier, Water For Us, Dallas, The Munsters = Musique Sérielle, Les Enquêtes Du Commissaire Maigret, Medley: Sooty / Addam's Family / The Flintstones = Les Pierrafeu / Top Cat, Minder - I Could Be So Good For You, Dunmow Fitch = Bonne Nuit Les Petits / Dear Little Bear, The Avengers = Chapeau Melon Et Bottes De Cuir, Box Goggling, Mash, Bewitched = Ma Sorcière Bien-Aimée, The Melody Four Make Your Spirit Soar Musicians : Steve Beresford, Tony Coe, Lol Coxhill

Little Pictures (Talkin' 'Bout T.V. YEAH!), The Melody Four, 1986, Chabada 0H13 Tracks : Little Pictures (Talkin' 'Bout T.V. YEAH!), Little Pictures (Instrumental) Musicians : Steve Beresford, Tony Coe, Lol Coxhill A 7" single.

Aveklei Uptowns Hawaiians, Mike Cooper & Cyril Lefebvre, 1987, Chabada 0H18 Tracks : Chimes, Blue Hawaiian Moonlight, Now And Again, You'll Never Find Another Kanaka Like Me, Apa Apa A, My Hawaiian Bathtub Melody, Honolulu Hip Hop, Mauna Keo, Paradise Lost, Sweet Hawaiian Kisses, Nale Pa La Hula Musicians : Cyril Lefebvre, Mike Cooper, Max Eastley, Frank Ricotti, Steve Beresford, Olly Blanchflower, Lol Coxhill, Dave Hunt (track 7)

Hello! We Must Be Going, The Melody Four, 1987, Chabada 0H16 Tracks : Ouverture: We'll Say They Are / Animal Custard / Pinchie Winchie, Tenement Symphony, I'm Against It, Everybody Works But Father – To Frenchie, Thanks To Minnie, Father's Day – To Frenchie, Riding The Range, Margaret Du Monk, Alone, The Business Monkeys, Lydia The Tattoed Lady, Hooray For Captain Spaulding, You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me, Harpo Introducing A. Schönberg To Mister Thalberg, Fermeture Musicians : Steve Beresford, Tony Coe, Lol Coxhill

Before My Time, Lol Coxhill, 1987, Chabada 0H17 Tracks : Victory Walk, Baby, Won't You Please Come Home, Huggin' Girl, Liberty Bodice, Buddy Bolden's Blues, Blues As They Come, What A Friend We Have In Jesus, Down The Line, Sidewalks Of New York, Burgundy Street Blues, I Whish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate, Struttin' With Some Barbecue, Pass The Paceo, Monks Hill Musicians : Lol Coxhill, Bruce Turner (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12 & 14), Paul Rutherford (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 9 & 10), Victor Brox (tracks 3, 5, 7, 8, 11 & 14), Stan Greig (tracks 2, 3 & 9), Dave Green (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9, 10 & 12) Reissued on CD in the 2000s with a differentfron t cover.

CD front cover

LP front cover

L'Extraordinaire Jardin De Charles Trenet, Steve Beresford, 1988, Chabada 0H23 (?) Tracks : Boum, Je Chante, Le Serpent Python, Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir, Le Jardin Extraordinaire, J'ai Ta Main, Dans Les Pharmacies, La Mer, Débit De L'eau Débit De Lait, Apprenez Le Français Avec Trenet Musicians : Steve Beresford, Tony Coe, Louis Sclavis, Jean Méreu, Yves Robert, Nicholas Ward, Sharon Haslam, Andrew Parker, Robert Glenton, Stuart Dunlop, Dave Green, Chris Laurence, Han Bennink, Laura Davis, Tonie Marshall, Beñat Achiary, Zozo Shuaibu

Shopping For Melodies Volume 1, The Melody Four, 1988, Chabada CD 0H19 Tracks : Surfing Sausage, The Viennese Adventure Waltz, Johnny Staccato, Les Vacances De M. Hulot, (Let Me Hear That) Cheesy Organ (Play), Touch Of Evil, Charangalila, Shopping For Clothes, The Melody Four ? Si, Senor ! Please Stop, Melodious Fours, Mission Impossible, I'm Insane, Clopin Musicians : Steve Beresford, Tony Coe, Lol Coxhill

Shopping For Melodies Volume 2, The Melody Four, 1988, Chabada CD 0H21 Tracks : Scifi Hifi I'm Henry The Eight, I Am, Arabesque, Ma Belle Marguerite, La Maison De La Mélodie, Porque Me Dejaste, Allegro Spirituoso, Papa N'a Pas Voulu, Astronaut Girl, Lonely Dreamer, This Is My Lovely Day, Sidewalk Of New York, Working Is A Job Musicians : Steve Beresford, Tony Coe, Lol Coxhill Shopping For Melodies Volumes 1 and 2 were released on a single CD.

Shopping For Melodies, The Melody Four, 1988, Chabada CD 0H19/21 Tracks : Surfing Sausage, The Viennese Adventure Waltz, Johnny Staccato, Les Vacances De M. Hulot, (Let Me Hear That) Cheesy Organ (Play), Touch Of Evil, Charangalila, Shopping For Clothes, The Melody Four ? Si, Senor ! Please Stop, Melodious Fours, Mission Impossible, I'm Insane, Clopin, Scifi Hifi I'm Henry The Eight, I Am, Arabesque, Ma Belle Marguerite, La Maison De La Mélodie, Porque Me Dejaste, Allegro Spirituoso, Papa N'a Pas Voulu, Astronaut Girl, Lonely Dreamer, This Is My Lovely Day, Sidewalk Of New York, Working Is A Job Musicians : Steve Beresford, Tony Coe, Lol Coxhill This music was also released on two separate LPs: Shopping For Melodies Volume 1 and Shopping For Melodies Volume 2.

Surfing Sausage / Allegro Spirituoso / The Melody Four ? Si Senôr ! Please Stop, The Melody Four, 1988, Chabada OH 30 Tracks : Side A: Surfing Sausage / Side B: Allegro Spirituoso, The Melody Four ? Si Senôr ! Please Stop Musicians : Steve Beresford, Tony Coe, Lol Coxhill A 7" single.

Love In Rainy Days, Kazuko Hohki, 1991, Chabada 530 182 / Chabada 600 310 Tracks : Singing In The Rain, L'orage, When It Rains, Même Sous La Pluie, Rhythm Of The Rain, Yoneyama Sankara, Rain Is My Desire, Eléphants Sous La Pluie, It Keeps Raining, Le Ciré De Madame Hu, Midnight Rain, Omoi Ame, Walking In The Rain, Rain On The Railway Line, La Pluie Musicians : Kazuko Hohki, Steve Beresford, Tony Coe, Jean Méreu, Yves Robert, Cyril Lefebvre, Olly Blanchflower, Jean-Pierre Arnoux, Steve Argüelles, Chantal Rémion, Clive Bell, Toichi Nakata

On Request, The Melody Four, 2005, Chabada HS10047 Tracks : The Melody Four? Si Senor! Please Stop, Surfing Sausage, Secret Love, Johnny Staccato, Besame Mucho, Les Vacances De Mr Hulot, Brazil, The Avengers / Chapeau Melon Et Bottes De Cuir, Thanks To Minnie, I'm Sending You Back Your Engagement Ring, Porque Me Dejaste, Le Manège Enchanté, Little Pictures (Talkin' Bout T.V. YEAH!), Riding The Range, Silly Song, The Touch Of Evil, The Melody Four? Si Senor!, Dunmow Flitch / Bonne Nuit Les Petits / Dear Little Bear Musicians : Steve Beresford, Tony Coe, Lol Coxhill A compilation of tracks from The Melody Four albums on Chabada.

Last updated December 2025