''Enregistrement public au Théâtre Le Palace'' is the first live album by

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, released in 1980. It was reissued in 1987 on CD, but with half the tracks removed. In 2006, a new release titled ''Gainsbourg... et cætera - Enregistrement public au Théâtre Le Palace'' featured the complete concert for the first time. The album exhibits his then

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-influenced style.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Serge Gainsbourg; except where noted.

Original album

A-Side

# "Drifter" (Dennis Walks, Harry Mudie) - 3:45 # "Relax Baby Be Cool" - 3:52 # "Marilou Reggae Dub" - 5:02 # "Daisy Temple" - 4:34

B-Side

# "Brigade des Stups" - 4:04 # "Elle est si" (

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, Gainsbourg) - 1:15 # "Aux armes et cætera" (lyrics:

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; music: Gainsbourg) - 3:51 # "Pas long feu" - 4:06 # "Les Locataires" - 4:26

C-Side

# "Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde" - 3:38 # "Harley Davidson" - 4:57 # "Javanaise Remake" - 4:20 # "Des laids des laids" - 3:48 # " Vieille canaille (You Rascal You)" (lyrics: Jacques Plante; music:

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) - 3:17

D-Side

# "Présentation des musiciens" - 2:00 # "Bonnie and Clyde" - 4:32 # "Lola rastaquouère" - 4:16 # "Aux armes et cætera" - 4:20

CD re-release

# "Vieille canaille" - 3:46 # "Bonnie and Clyde" - 4:41 # "Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde" - 3:34 # "Aux armes et cætera" - 4:33 # "Brigade des Stups" - 4:17 # "Harley Davidson" - 5:08 # "Lola rastaquouère" - 4:24 # "Javanaise Remake" - 4:23 # "Des laids des laids" - 3:54 # "Pas long feu" - 5:03

2006 version

Disc 1

# "Ouverture" # "Drifter" # "Relax Baby Be Cool" # "Marilou Reggae Dub" # "Daisy Temple" # "Brigade des Stups" # "Elle est si" # "Aux armes et cætera" # "Pas long feu" # "J'aime bien les noirs" (interview)

Disc 2

# "Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde" # "Harley Davidson" # "Javanaise Remake" # "Des laids des laids" # "Les Locataires" # "Présentation des musiciens" # "Bonnie and Clyde" # "Vieille canaille" # "Relax Baby Be Cool" (Instrumental) # "Lola rastaquouère" # "Bis" # "Lola rastaquouère" (Previously Unreleased) # "Aux armes et cætera" (Previously Unreleased) # "Final" # "La Marseillaise" (interview)

Personnel

*Serge Gainsbourg - vocals *

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- bass * Lowell "Sly" Dunbar - drums *Kay Williams, Michelle Jackson, Candy McKenzie - chorus * Michael "Mao" Chung - guitar *Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan - rhythm guitar *

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- percussion ;Technical *Paul Scemama - recording *

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- mixing *Jacques Aubert - front cover photography

References

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