Overview This 1963 EP was originally intended to contain a different track listing, but was changed at the last minute and ‘J’Aimais’ was replaced with ‘Les Fenetres’. This change was alluded to in the EP’s cover design, which shows the original track listing with a black cross through ‘J’Aimais’ and the replacement track scrawled atContinue reading “Jacques Brel – Les Toros”
Category Archives: 45rpm
Jacques Brel – Les Bigotes
Overview This 1962 EP comes in two distinct variants – one version containing the ‘official’ versions of the songs (the versions that appear on CD and on the subsequent albums), and another version which contains alternative takes of the songs. The two variants have exactly the same cover design – which makes it hard toContinue reading “Jacques Brel – Les Bigotes”
Jacques Brel – Le Plat Pays
This 1962 EP features one of Brel’s most iconic songs – the eponymous A side “Le Plat Pays” or “The Flat Country”.
Jacques Brel – Les Bourgeois
This 1962 EP features songs that would eventually be released on Brel’s first 12″ record, and the first album that he released on the Barclay’s label.
Jacques Brel – Les Paumes du Petit Matin
This 1962 EP was the first Brel 7″ to be issued by Barclay records, after Brel moved away from his first label Philips.
Jacques Brel – No. 12
This 1962 live EP is taken from the the album A l’Olympia ’61 was Brel’s last EP to be released on the Phillips label. It came with two very distinct covers, as you can see from above…
Jacques Brel – No. 11
This 1961 EP is an intriguing mixture of Brel’s classic style of chanson with the Latin-inspired jazz of the song “Clara”, which reflected Brel’s growing popularity in South American countries such as Argentina. “Clara” is an interesting song which revolves around a heartbreak set within the backdrop of Rio’s Carnival, where the narrator laments hisContinue reading “Jacques Brel – No. 11”
Jacques Brel – No. 10
The first track to this 1961 EP was translated (somewhat poorly) as “Seasons in the Sun”. Like most of the translations of Brel’s work, “Seasons in the Sun” takes away Brel’s dark humour and dumbs down the lyrics. The tracks are “The Dying Man (Seasons in the Sun)”, “We Don’t Forget” and “The Drunk”…
Jacques Brel – No. 9
The B-side to Jacques’ 7th single was reissued as an A-side for this 1961 release. The tracks include: A side: Ne Me Quitte Pas Dors Ma Mie B side: Seul Litanies Pour Un Retour These titles roughly translate as “If you go Away”, “Sleep, my Love”, “Alone” and “Litanies for a Return”. Lyrics You canContinue reading “Jacques Brel – No. 9”
Jacques Brel – No. 8
This 1960 EP’s tracks are: “The Flemish”, “Alone”, “Isabelle” and “The Dove”. “Isabelle” is a particularly stunning song composed for Brel’s daughter:
