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 Brels 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 Boure Du Clibataire

B1 Timid Frieda = Les Timides
B2 My Death = La Mort
B3 Jackie = La Chanson De Jacky
B4 Desperate Ones = Les Dsesprs
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 Mille Temps
D5 If We Only Had Love = Quand On A Que L’Amour