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This sublime version was found on the original multitrack tapes  and is previously unreleased.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Wrasse","offers":[{"title":"Black 7\" - 2168998","offer_id":50405611012427,"sku":"2168998","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/jacques-brel-orly_40295fd2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726579962"},{"product_id":"cabarets-1954-1956","title":"Cabarets 1954 - 1956","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe very first studio radio recordings of Jacques Brel performing in three of the most mythical french cabarets : Chez Geneviève, Chez Gilles and l’Échelle de Jacob, between 1954 and 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst radio recordings of Jacques Brel’s performances in three mythical cabarets (Chez Geneviève, Chez Gilles and L'Échelle de Jacob, between 1954 and 1956). Accompanied by his only guitar, the newcomer to Paris delivers with the assurance of a future star his first compositions (including his first hit, Quand on n'a qu'amour, recorded here several months before his 45-rpm edition). The second side offers a recital in public by Jacques Brel, recorded for the show 'Discoparade' at the Alhambra in 1962. Far from the confidential beginnings, accompanied by a piano and a string ensemble, the artist, ovationed, performs Les Bourgeois, Marieke, La Valse à mille temps or Ne me quitte pas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ina","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50416536879435,"sku":"2001257","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CS904870-01A-BIG_33daf97d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726705477"},{"product_id":"the-absolutely-essential-3","title":"The Absolutely Essential","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 60 songs collected here are beautiful, theatrical, poetic, lyrical, full of interesting characters from all walks of life, offering an insight into a truly great songwriter. Brel's stock is always rising as modern performers are influenced by him, already covered by the likes of David Bowie, Scott Walker, Alex Harvey, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and Nina Simone, the interest in this legend will just continue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big 3","offers":[{"title":"CD | x3","offer_id":50432381878603,"sku":"1029345","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f4e2a429-2622-497c-8458-e9941d28ff24_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726867951"},{"product_id":"en-concert","title":"En Concert","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecorded on July 23, 1963 at the Knokke casino and on October 28 and 29, 1966 at the Olympia during his farewell to the stage, these two recitals are the main testimonies of Jacques Brel on stage where he gave full measure of his talent. Filmed over 50 years ago, these documents are presented today in a sound and visual quality never achieved before. These concerts have been fully restored in high definition (sound and image) and remastered. This box set offers three filmed documents and two CDs: - the singing tour filmed at the Casino in Knokke in Belgium on July 23, 1963, with the very first version of Mathilde. - the legendary farewell evening at L’Olympia in October 1966. - the famous interview filmed in color, which Jacques Brel gives to Henry Lemaire at his friend Franz's, in Knokke, in 1971. (32 minutes). You will discover a hard-hitting Brel, defending his convictions and ideas with humor, and in complete freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDVD Duration: approximately 121 minutes - Screen format: 16\/9 compatible 4\/3 - Sound configuration: 5.1 DolbyDigital, and PC Stereo \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlu-ray Duration: approximately 121 minutes - Screen format: 16\/9 compatible 4\/3 - Sound configuration: DTS master audio, and PCM stereo Subtitles (concert and interview): French, English, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, German, Polish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hebrew, Japanese.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Wrasse","offers":[{"title":"CD | x4","offer_id":50463201263947,"sku":"1091932","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/d385be68-91fe-4d62-9a2f-7ee0bf910dad_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727262514"},{"product_id":"infiniment","title":"Infiniment","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fine compilation of one of the most original songwriters of the late 20th century. On record , he's still fierce, confrontational and straight from the gut. 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'ne me quitte pas' (if you go away) is brels most famous song and the beautiful, first recording is included here alongside his most powerful, 'le mort' (my death) and the singer-songwriters first hit, 'quand on n'a que l'amour'. jacques brel is alive and well and living on in his recordings, which burn as fiercely today, as he did when he first made them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50467437379915,"sku":"324247","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5e564fca-997b-4fba-9806-236692fc97a1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727338052"},{"product_id":"in-the-50-s-the-birth-of-genius","title":"In The 50's - The Birth Of Genius","description":"\u003cp\u003ebrel's first two lps on one cd plus 3 bonus tracks. brel's debut lp 'jacques brel et ses chansons', crept on to shop shelves sometime in 1954 and 'quand on n'a que l'amour' (tracks 13-22 ) followed in 1957. described, in this early part of his career, as a catholic humanist troubadour, these early songs are the initial building blocks upon which, over the next decade, he would become possibly the best-known and most-loved (worldwide) of all chansonniers. a man equally adept at jaunty, jolly ditties or solemn laments.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50471045300555,"sku":"305681","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"ne-me-quitte-pas-original-recordings","title":"Ne Me Quitte Pas","description":"\u003cp\u003eExperience the timeless poetry of Jacques Brel with \u003cem\u003eNe Me Quitte Pas\u003c\/em\u003e, a beautifully curated collection of his most iconic chansons. From the heart- wrenching title track to classics like “Quand On N’a Que L’amour” and “La Valse À Mille Temps,” this album captures Brel’s unmatched emotional intensity, lyrical brilliance, and dramatic storytelling. Featuring beloved songs such as “Marieke,” “Le Moribond,” and “La Tendresse,” every track showcases his ability to blend passion, vulnerability, and powerful orchestration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Passion","offers":[{"title":"LP - Brown \/ Black Marbled","offer_id":50489920487755,"sku":"2046108","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Solid Yellow and Solid Orange Mixed","offer_id":57542440911179,"sku":"R0887-6079","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cl7-4t_207b0676_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727646236"},{"product_id":"la-tendresse","title":"La Tendresse","description":"\u003cp\u003eDouble Vinyl reissue. Jacques Brel was born on 8 April 1929 in a suburb of Brussels called\u003cbr\u003eSchaerbeek. Jacques played the piano a little and was part of the school theatre troupe, directed by Father Deschamps; they put on little shows. Thanks to his teacher he discovered Victor Hugo and\u003cbr\u003eChateaubriand. To quell his avid need for escape, he would read novels by Jack London, Stevenson, Conrad, Kipling and Fenimore Cooper. He began writing his journal in 1942 and started writing some little short stories too. This was when he wrote \u003ci\u003eLe Grand Feu\u003c\/i\u003e, at the end of his second-time round in fourth year of High School. By the end of 1951, young Brel was already the father of a little girl born\u003cbr\u003eon 6 December; he banished his spleen by leading the Franche Cordée group through some rather sodden and smoke-ridden evenings where he and his friends would set the world to rights. 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