I got this one for a few different reasons, it is often referred to as his best album, it has a lot of Brian Eno on it, and it has the track Sound & Vision on it that just reminds me of when I started working at the place I work now, we used to have this track on all the time and grew pretty fond of it! I was surprised by the amount of instrumental stuff on this album and how different the tracks are from one another. But I haven't listened to this anywhere near enough.
My copy is pretty beaten up but whatever! Nice little Jacques Brel compilation from 1966 that was only released in France (hence the French notes on the back). It would be another few years until Scott Walker covered some of Brel's tracks and then he'd get a higher profile here I guess. I like a lot of these tracks, I did have a great live Brel vinyl but gave it to a friend as a birthday present about a year ago, Brel's pretty intense live.
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If you ever see a Brel vinyl cheap just pick up and pay for it as quickly as possible, as they sometimes are priced insanely cheap, granted this isn't in the best condition but I think I picked it up for £4 which is an absolute bargain. One of the first records I ever bought, fantastically packaged, the card is nice and sturdy, the print is amazing, the design is phenomenal and fits the music perfectly, the record itself is nice and heavy. I got this for £10 and it goes for over £50 nowadays.
Not that I'm selling it any time soon. In many ways I prefer the debut album over this one but this one is great too, much more experimental than The Noise Made By People and less song based. One of the most prized records in my collection that holds a special place for me, every time you put it on it just instantly transports you somewhere else, and it's the kind of album where the sleeve design can hold your attention for the duration of the album, not many sleeves can do that!