About this title: This double-disc set issued by Barclay's DRG label contains two complete concerts by adopted French son Jacques Brel at the height of his career (Brel originally hailed from Amsterdam). The discs were originally issued as two separate LPs. The 1961 gig offers the premier recordings of "Madeleine" and "Les Bourgeois" in addition to 13 hits. Brel's humor is sharp, like a stiletto. His reading of his hit "La Valse à Mille Temps" reveals him to be in great spirits and apparently included a bit of theater with a prop. In addition, the reading of his classic "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (Please Don't Leave ...
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