VARIOUS / ERIC BLAU / MORT SHUMAN - Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris (Reissue) - 2LP - Vinyl [FEB 6]

2LP - Standard Edition Black Vinyl (2026 Reissue). 

David Bowie fans who claimed he was a fan of Jacques Brel at the start of his career have got it all wrong, just like those who persist in talking about his minnow eyes or his "Berlin trilogy produced by Brian Eno”. In truth, Bowie first became acquainted with Brel’s songs through the voice of Scott Walker, who recorded no less than eight of them on his first three albums. But above all, David realised their potential when he saw the musical Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris in London in 1968, with his girlfriend Hermione Farthingale in the show. The record that David Bowie is said to have kept his whole life.

Tracklist: 

A1        Marathon = Les Flamandes
A2        Alone = Seul
A3        Madeleine
A4        I Loved = J'Aimais
A5        Mathilde
A6        Bachelor's Dance = La Bourée Du Célibataire

B1        Timid Frieda = Les Timides
B2        My Death = La Mort
B3        Jackie = La Chanson De Jacky
B4        Desperate Ones = Les Désespérés
B5        Sons Of... = Files De...
B6        Amsterdam

C1        The Bulls = Les Toros
C2        Old Folks = Les Vieux
C3        Marieke
C4        Brussels = Bruxelles
C5        Fanette = La Fanette

D1        Funeral Tango = Tango Funebre
D2        You're Not Alone = Jef
D3        Next = Au Suivant
D4        Carousel = La Valse À Mille Temps
D5        If We Only Had Love = Quand On A Que L'Amour