Le Cimetière des arlequins
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Le Cimetière des arlequins is the second album by the French progressive rock
Progressive rock
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 band Ange
Ange
Ange is a French progressive rock band formed in September 1969 by the Décamps brothers, Francis and Christian .-History:...

, released in 1973.

Track listing

  1. "Ces gens-là" (Jacques Brel
    Jacques Brel
    Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...

    )
    – 4:45
  2. "Aujourd'hui c'est la fête chez l'apprenti-sorcier" (J.M. Brézovar/C. Décamps) – 3:30
  3. "Bivouac (1ère partie)" (C. Décamps/F. Décamps) – 5:27
  4. "L'Espionne lesbienne" (C. Décamps/D. Haas) – 2:50
  5. "Bivouac (final)" (C. Décamps/F. Décamps) – 3:00
  6. "De temps en temps" (C. Décamps/F. Décamps) – 4:04
  7. "La Route aux cyprès" (C. Décamps/D. Haas) – 3:20
  8. "Le Cimetière des arlequins" (C. Décamps/G. Jelsch) – 8:47

Personnel

  • Jean Michel Brezovar – guitar
    Electric guitar
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    , vocals
    Human voice
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  • Christian Décamps – piano
    Piano
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    , keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
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    , Hammond organ
    Hammond organ
    The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...

    , vocals
    Human voice
    The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, etc. Its frequency ranges from about 60 to 7000 Hz. The human voice is specifically that part of human sound production in which the vocal folds are the primary...

  • Francis Decamps – keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
    A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

    , vocals
    Human voice
    The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, etc. Its frequency ranges from about 60 to 7000 Hz. The human voice is specifically that part of human sound production in which the vocal folds are the primary...

    , mellotron
    Mellotron
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  • Daniel Haas – acoustic guitar
    Acoustic guitar
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    , bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , guitar
    Electric guitar
    An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...

  • Gerald Jelsch – percussion
    Percussion instrument
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    , drums
    Drum kit
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Release history

Date Format Label Catalog
1973 LP Philips
Philips
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9101022
1974 LP Philips 6325037
1990 CD Philips 842238
1998 CD Universal
Universal Music Group
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/Polygram
PolyGram
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