Chansons ou versions inédites de jeunesse (Early Unreleased Songs or Versions) is an album of Jacques Brel rare early recordings first issued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons on 23 September 2003. This CD contains 28 titles: 26 songs from Radio Hasselt recorded 14 August 1953 and 21 August 1953, a recording from the Brel family's private collection, and a 1962 recording from Dutch television AVRO.

Track listing

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| 1 || "À deux" || In Two || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 2 || "Dites, si c'était vrai (poème)" || Say, If That Were True (Poem) || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 3 || "Les Gens" || The People || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 4 || "La Haine" || The Hatred || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 5 || "Départs" || Departures || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 6 || "Le Diable (Ça Va)" || The Devil (It's Fine) || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 7 || "Qu'Avons-nous fait, bonnes gens ?" || What Have We Done, Good People? || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 8 || "L'Ange déchu" || The Fallen Angel || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 9 || "Les pieds dans le ruisseau" || Trailing my Feet in the Stream || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 10 || "La Bastille" || The Bastille || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 11 || "Ce qu'il nous faut" || What We Need || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 12 || "L'Accordéon de la vie" || The Accordion of Life || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 13 || "Je suis l'ombre des chansons" || I Am the Shadow of Songs || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 14 || "S'il te faut" || If You Need || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 15 || "Ballade" || Ballad || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 16 || "L'Orage" || The Storm || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 17 || "Les Pavés" || Paving Stones || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 18 || "Le Fou du roi" || The Jester || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 19 || "La Foire" || The Fair || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 20 || "Sur la place" || On the Square || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 21 || "Il peut pleuvoir" || It May Rain || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 22 || "Les deux fauteuils" || The Two Chairs || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 23 || "Les Enfants du roi" || Children of the King || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 24 || "Le Troubadour" || The Troubadour || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 25 || "Il nous faut regarder" || We Need to Look || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 26 || "C'est comme ça" || That's How It Is || Jacques Brel || 1953-08

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| 27 || "Si tu revenais" || If You'd Return || Jacques Brel || likely 1953

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| 28 || "Le Pendu" || The Hanged Man || Jacques Brel || 1963

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  • Tracks 1–26 recorded on 14 August and 21 August 1953 at Radio Hasselt
  • Track 27 recorded in 1953, for Swiss radio Radio Suisse Romande
  • Track 28 recorded 20 February 1963 at Hilversum, Netherlands, for TV show 'Club Domino'. Broadcast 20 April 1963