A folk and progressive rock band, Ophiucus recorded two albums in the early 1970s, which have since been regularly reissued. Comprising brothers Alain Labacci (guitar) and Bernard Labacci (drums), Jean-Pierre Pouret (bass), and one of the founding members of Zoo, Michel Bonnecarrère (guitar, vocals), the group met at a festival organized by Emmanuel Booz in the summer of 1971. After rehearsals at Bonnecarrère's home in Flagy (Seine-et-Marne), the quartet, named after the constellation Serpentaire, went into the studio to record an untitled debut album. Open to folk and psychedelic rock sung in French, the experimentally conceived collection was released in the summer of 1972 by Barclay, who released two singles, "T'inquiète pas m'man" and "Ne cherche plus". The following year, Ophiucus followed suit with the album Salade Chinoise (1973), from which the single "Canadian Bar" emerged. Before going their separate ways, Ophiucus collaborated with The Poppys, Louis Chedid and Jeanne-Marie Sens. Long sought-after by rare folk fans and collectors, the first album is regularly reissued with previously unreleased English versions of the songs and available in digital format.