Paris, 1954. Henri-François Rey wrote the thema of the piece la bande à bonnot and asked Boris Vian to write the songs in order it to become a musical comedy. la bande a bonnot was the name of a french illegal anarchist group. As soon as the piece was played at Théâtre du Quartier Latin, french authorities made it being stopped. Musical parts have been lost. 1971, Jacques Canetti has been told the original handwritten lyrics of the Boris Vian songs have been found again. Jacques Canetti asked Louis Bessières to re create music parts. 1975, Jacques Canetti released this record with songs being performed by Judith Magre, Yves Robert, Lucienne Vernay, Pierre Jamet, Kim Ibarra, Maurice Barrier & Cécile Vassort + 2 bonus tracks whose lyrics were suppsoed to be too for the original spectacle.