Gerard who, after a car accident, had woken up to the radio playing Jarre's track 'Souvenir de Chine' (from Les Concerts en Chine) this album cost him 69,000 francs (10,500 euros or $8960 US). The album owner was at first kept anonymous, but later revealed to be a M. In the inside cover, 11 polaroid photos show the step-by-step creation of the disc, leaving one slot so that the final owner could add their photo with the album. It instantly became one of the most expensive and collectible albums in history. After the exhibition had ended, the album's master plates were destroyed, making this the only existing legitimate copy in the world. Thus Musique pour Supermarché would have only a solitary, unique copy pressed, to be auctioned for charity at Hotel Drouot. Inspired by this, Jarre decided that the music accompanying the exhibition could be treated as a one-off piece of art as well.
The exhibition, created by some young artists and friends of Jarre, ran at the Jean-Claude Riedel gallery between 2 and 30 June 1983, and the works of art on display would be auctioned off afterwards.
Jarre agreed, recording Musique pour Supermarché ( English: Music for Supermarkets) between February and May 1983. In 1983, Jean-Michel Jarre was asked to compose the background music for the supermarket-themed art exhibition Orrimbe show.
