･ LIMITED EDITION - SPECIAL 10-PANEL DIGIPACK
･ 3-CD SET
･ 24 BIT DIGITALLY REMASTERED
･ COMPREHENSIVE 16-PAGE BOOKLET WITH MEMORABILIA AND UPDATED LINER NOTES
Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel was one of the most important and iconic figures in France’s rich musical history. His songs have been covered by countless francophone performers， and English versions have been sung by such diverse artists as The Kingston Trio， Judy Collins， Dusty Springfield， Frank Sinatra， Leonard Cohen， Andy Williams， Nina Simone， Scott Walker， David Bowie， Ray Charles， and Nirvana， among countless others. He sold over 25 million records worldwide， including over 12 million albums and singles in France and Belgium alone.
This 3-CD 68-track set presents Brel’s most celebrated songs from the first stage of his career. It contains 6 complete albums， 5 of which were originally released as 10” LPs by the Philips label between 1955 and 1961. The sixth album included here in its entirety marked his first LP on the French label Barclay， which he would continue to record for until his death. We have also added 8 bonus tracks， 7 of which were first released on singles or EPs， including his two debut recordings (taped by Philips in 1953 and released that same year on a 78 rpm record). The final bonus track consists of a duet with the French singer Simone Langlois. These recordings chart Brel’s evolution from obscurity to one of the most influential European artists of the 20th century.

CD1:
1. LA HAINE
2. GRAND JACQUES (C’EST TROP FACILE)
3. IL PLEUT “LES CARREAUX”
4. LE DIABLE “ÇA VA”
5. IL PEUT PLEUVOIR
6. IL NOUS FAUT REGARDER
7. LE FOU DU ROI
8. C’EST COMME ÇA
9. SUR LA PLACE
10. QUAND ON N’A QUE L’AMOUR
11. QU’AVONS-NOUS FAIT BONNES GENS?
12. LES PIEDS DANS LE RUISSEAU
13. PARDONS
14. LA BOURRÉE DU CÉLIBATAIRE
15. L’AIR DE LA BÊTISE
16. SAINT-PIERRE
17. J’EN APPELLE
18. HEUREUX
19. LES BLÉS
20. LA FOIRE *
21. IL Y A *
22. LA BASTILLE *
23. S’IL TE FAUT *
24. PRIÈRE PAÏENNE *
25. VOIR *
26. L’AVENTURE *
27. SUR LA PLACE (with Simone Langlois) *

CD2:
1. NE ME QUITTE PAS
2. SEUL
3. LA DAME PATRONNESSE
4. JE T’AIME
5. LA VALSE À MILLE TEMPS
6. LES FLAMANDES
7. ISABELLE
8. LA MORT
9. LA TENDRESSE
10. LA COLOMBE
11. DEMAIN L’ON SE MARIE (LA CHANSON DES FIANCÉS)
12. AU PRINTEMPS
13. JE NE SAIS PAS
14. LE COLONEL
15. DORS MA MIE
16. LA LUMIÈRE JAILLIRA
17. DITES， SI C’ETAIT VRAI (POÈME)
18. L’HOMME DANS LA CITÉ
19. LITANIES POUR UN RETOUR
20. VOICI

JACQUES BREL， vocals on all tracks， plus orchestras conducted by André Grassi， André Popp， Michel Legrand， and François Rauber， among others. Recorded in Paris and Brussels between February 1954 & March 1962.
CD 1， 1-9: Jacques Brel et ses chansons (aka Grand Jacques) [Philips， 1955].
CD 1， 11-19: Jacques Brel 2 (aka Quand on n’a que l’amour) [Philips， 1957].
CD 2， 1-10: Jacques Brel 4 (aka La valse à mille temps) [Philips， 1959].
CD 2， 11-20: Jacques Brel 3 (aka Au printemps) [Philips， 1958].
CD 3， 1-9: Jacques Brel 5 (aka Marieke) [Philips， 1961].
CD 3， 11-21: Jacques Brel 6 (aka Les bourgeois) [Barclay， 1962].
*BONUS TRACKS: Jacques Brel (vocals). Recorded in Brussels & Paris， between 1953 & 1958.