''Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1964'' is

Jacques Brel Jacques Romain Georges Brel (; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical songs. He generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout the world ...

's second live album. The original 25 cm LP version only contained track 1-8. Also known as ''Olympia 64'', the album was reissued with a total of 15 chansons in 1988 as part of CD Box "Integrale", and on 23 September 2003 under the title ''Enregistrement Public à l'Olympia 1964'' as part of the 16-CD box set ''

Boîte à bonbons ''Boîte à bonbons'' (''Box of Candies'') is a 16-CD box set compilation of the recorded songs of Jacques Brel. The limited edition box set was released to mark the 25th anniversary of Jacques Brel's death. The box set includes 15 albums remaster ...

'' by Barclay (980 817-1). The album was included in Robert Dimery's

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'' is a musical reference book first published in 2005 by Universe Publishing. Part of the ''1001 Before You Die'' series, it compiles writings and information on albums chosen by a panel of music criti ...

.^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. . On the double CD "Olympia 1964-1966" issued in 2016 (Barclay no. 4774913), a different track sequence is provided, "more closely resembling the original sequence as performed by Brel", with "Amsterdam" as third chanson.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jacques Brel, except where noted. # "

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" # "Les Timides" # "Le Dernier Repas" # "Les Jardins du casino" (Brel,

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) # " Les Vieux" (Brel, Jouannest) # "Les Toros" (Brel, Jouannest) # "Tango funèbre" (Brel, Jouannest) # "

Le Plat Pays "Le Plat Pays" (Translation: ' The Flat Country') is a French-language song by Belgian singer Jacques Brel about his home country. It also exists in a Dutch-language version as "Mijn vlakke land" ('My Flat Country'), also performed by him. The Fr ...

" #:Bonus tracks on the reissues on CD in 1988, 2003 and 2013: # "Les Bonbons" (Brel, Jouannest) # " Mathilde" # "Les Bigotes" (Brel, Jean Corti) # "Les Bourgeois" # "Jef" # "Au suivant" (Brel, Jouannest, Corti) # "Madeleine"

Credits

* Gérard Jouannest - ensemble leader * François Rauber -

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Enregistrement Public a l'Olympia 1964 Jacques Brel albums Albums recorded at the Olympia (Paris) 1964 live albums French-language live albums 1960s French-language albums Barclay (record label) live albums Universal Records live albums Albums conducted by François Rauber