Seul en scène (Olympia 1972)
Seul en scène – Olympia 1972 (Alone on stage) is a double album by poet and singer-songwriter Léo Ferré, recorded live during his time at the Olympia in Paris, in November 1972. Published by Barclay Records in 1973, the record does not initially render the recital in its entirety.[1]
| Seul en scène | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1972, November 11 & 12 | |||
| Venue | Olympia, Paris | |||
| Genre | Chanson | |||
| Length | 115:56 | |||
| Label | Barclay Records | |||
| Producer | Richard Marsan | |||
| Léo Ferré chronology | ||||
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To celebrate the centenary of the birth of the artist, Universal released for the first time in September 2016 a complete version, which includes ten songs missing.
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Léo Ferré except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Les Oiseaux du malheur" ("Birds of Misfortune") | |
| 2. | "La Fleur de l'âge" (Prime of Life) | |
| 3. | "La Mélancolie" ("Melancholy") | |
| 4. | "Le Crachat" ("The Spit") | |
| 5. | "Les Souvenirs" ("Memories") |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Vingt Ans" ("Twenty Years") | |
| 7. | "Les Amants tristes" ("Sad Lovers") | |
| 8. | "Avec Le Temps" ("As Time Goes By") |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Préface" | |
| 10. | "Ton Style" ("Your Style") | |
| 11. | "Nigh and day" | |
| 12. | "Les Étrangers" ("Strangers") | |
| 13. | "Mister the wind" | |
| 14. | "Comme à Ostende" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Ne chantez pas la mort" | |
| 16. | "Richard" | |
| 17. | "Il n'y a plus rien" |
The track list here is based on the 2016 complete edition. Songs marked (*) were absent in the original vinyl edition and 2001 and 2003 CD editions.
Disc one
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Le Chien" (*) | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Les Copains d' la neuille" (*) | 2:39 |
| 3. | "Les Oiseaux du malheur" | 2:01 |
| 4. | "Rotterdam" (*) | 2:44 |
| 5. | "La Fleur de l'âge" | 3:54 |
| 6. | "La Mélancolie" | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Le Crachat" | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Les Souvenirs" | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Vitrines" (*) | 4:12 |
| 10. | "L'Oppression" | 3:23 |
| 11. | "Vingt ans" | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Les Amants tristes" | 8:35 |
| 13. | "Avec le temps" | 4:36 |
Disc two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Préface" (*) | 2:56 | |
| 2. | "Les Poètes" | 2:33 | |
| 3. | "Ton style" | 3:39 | |
| 4. | "La Damnation" (*) | 2:38 | |
| 5. | "Pépée" (*) | 2:53 | |
| 6. | "Les Étrangers" | 4:01 | |
| 7. | "Mister the wind" | 2:56 | |
| 8. | "La Mémoire et la Mer" (*) | 4:27 | |
| 9. | "Night and day" | 4:33 | |
| 10. | "Comme à Ostende" | Jean-Roger Caussimon | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Ne chantez pas la mort" | Jean-Roger Caussimon | 6:18 |
| 12. | "Richard" | 3:13 | |
| 13. | "La Solitude" (*) | 3:37 | |
| 14. | "Ni Dieu ni maître" (*) | 3:13 | |
| 15. | "Il n'y a plus rien" | 15:23 |
Personnel
- Léo Ferré – vocals
- Paul Castanier – piano
Production
- Engineering: Claude Achallé
- Executive producer: Richard Marsan
- Artwork: Patrick Ullmann
References
External links
- Album presentation (French)
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