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
Live album by
Léo Ferré
Released1973 (1973)
Recorded1972, November 11 & 12
VenueOlympia, Paris
GenreChanson
Length115:56
LabelBarclay Records
ProducerRichard Marsan
Léo Ferré chronology
Il n'y a plus rien
(1973)		 Seul en scène
(1973)		 Et... Basta !
(1973)

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.

Original vinyl side one
No.TitleLength
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") 
Original vinyl side two
No.TitleLength
6."Vingt Ans" ("Twenty Years") 
7."Les Amants tristes" ("Sad Lovers") 
8."Avec Le Temps" ("As Time Goes By") 
Original vinyl side three
No.TitleLength
9."Préface" 
10."Ton Style" ("Your Style") 
11."Nigh and day" 
12."Les Étrangers" ("Strangers") 
13."Mister the wind" 
14."Comme à Ostende" 
Original vinyl side four
No.TitleLength
13."Ne chantez pas la mort" 
14."Richard" 
15."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.TitleLength
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.TitleWriter(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 Caussimon3:33
11."Ne chantez pas la mort"Jean-Roger Caussimon6:18
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

Production
  • Engineering: Claude Achallé
  • Executive producer: Richard Marsan
  • Artwork: Patrick Ullmann

References
  1. "Léo Ferré – Seul En Scène Léo Ferré 73".
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