Jacques Brel: Infiniment (2 CD): version 1
Saved 2026-09-13 12:58 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added **Jacques Brel: Infiniment (2 CD)**, GTIN 0602498083963 (wanted row, old title "infiniment the best of jacques brel"), plus a new family stub `family/infiniment-jacques-brel`. It reuses the existing `brand/barclay`, `company/universal-music-france`, `company/universal-manufacturing-logistics` and `company/cinram`. - **Identity:** the MusicBrainz release 93eae62d and Discogs releases 802457, 15121615 and 12769928 all carry barcode 602498083963, Barclay catalogue 980 839-6 and LC 00126. The French Wikipedia edition table maps 980 839-6 / 0602498083963 to the 2-CD jewel-case (Cristal) edition. No catalogue named anything else. - **Release and Tracks:** 40 tracks with durations from MusicBrainz, ℗/© 2003 Barclay, a total running time of 140.7 minutes, and credits from Discogs 802457. - **Relations:** marketed_by Universal Music France (French Wikipedia). There are two manufactured_by rows, Universal M & L Germany and Cinram, from Discogs matrix data; different pressings share this barcode. - **Markets:** DE (Bear Family, EAN printed, EUR 15.15), NL (Sounds.nl, barcode printed, not deliverable), GB (South London Music, barcode printed, GBP 19.99, out of stock), all observed 2026-09-13. FR is backed by the MusicBrainz release event and Discogs; fnac, Cdiscount and E.Leclerc Réunion were walled. - **About:** covers the five unreleased Les Marquises songs, the 25th-anniversary release and the controversy, citing both Wikipedias. It also mentions the SNEP and BEA certifications of the compilation. - **Family:** 8 editions with their EANs, from French Wikipedia and Discogs. - **Not settled (in research_gaps):** no source names who registered GS1 prefix 0602498, so there is no gs1_prefix_owner edge. The sources give different release days (23, 25, 29 and 30 Sep 2003), so released is set to 2003-09. Sounds.nl says 44 tracks against 40 everywhere else. There is no licensed cover image. - The 2007 Barcodepedia archive page is cited for identity only. Before this, I skipped wanted row 0525002741350: its prefix is in the reserved 05x range, and OFF (Gofio de mais) disagreed with the old title "welcome luca".. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Jacques Brel: Infiniment (2 CD) <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 00602498083963 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Jacques Brel: Infiniment (2 CD) | |
| 6 | 6 | family: family/infiniment-jacques-brel | |
| 7 | 7 | default_observation: cd-2003 | |
| 8 | 8 | summary: 2003 double-CD Jacques Brel compilation on Barclay, catalogue number 980 839-6, with five previously unreleased 1977 songs. | |
| 9 | 9 | brand: brand/barclay | |
| 10 | 10 | category: category/10001459 | |
| 11 | 11 | country_of_sale: FR, DE, NL, GB | |
| 12 | 12 | pack_format: slim double jewel case | |
| 13 | 13 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 16 | 16 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 17 | 17 | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 18 | 18 | | marketed_by | company/universal-music-france | | 2003 | | | sourced | ^frwiki | Barclay belonged to Universal Music France, whose chairman decided to issue the unreleased songs; Discogs 12769928 lists Universal Music as record company | | |
| 19 | 19 | | manufactured_by | company/universal-manufacturing-logistics | | | | | sourced | ^discogs-802457 | One pressing: matrix reads MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L (also Discogs 15121615); other copies of this barcode were pressed by Cinram | | |
| 20 | 20 | | manufactured_by | company/cinram | | | | | sourced | ^discogs-12769928 | Another pressing: matrix reads Made in the E.U. by Cinram Optical Discs; which plant made a given copy depends on its matrix | | |
| 21 | 21 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 22 | 22 | ||
| 23 | 23 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 24 | 24 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 25 | 25 | | ------- | ------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- | | |
| 26 | 26 | | FR | sourced | ^mb | MusicBrainz release event France 2003-09; Discogs 15121615 also lists France; fnac and Cdiscount listings could not be fetched (walled) | | | | | | |
| 27 | 27 | | DE | sourced | ^bearfamily | Listing prints EAN 0602498083963; temporarily out of stock | 2026-09-13 | new | | EUR 15.15 | | |
| 28 | 28 | | NL | sourced | ^sounds | Listing prints barcode 0602498083963; marked niet leverbaar (not deliverable) | 2026-09-13 | new | | | | |
| 29 | 29 | | GB | sourced | ^slms | Listing prints barcode 602498083963; out of stock | 2026-09-13 | new | | GBP 19.99 | | |
| 30 | 30 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 31 | 31 | ||
| 32 | 32 | ## Release <!--release--> | |
| 33 | 33 | artists: Jacques Brel | |
| 34 | 34 | label: brand/barclay | |
| 35 | 35 | record_company: company/universal-music-france | |
| 36 | 36 | copyright: © 2003 Barclay | |
| 37 | 37 | phonographic_copyright: ℗ 2003 Barclay | |
| 38 | 38 | catalogue_number: 980 839-6 | |
| 39 | 39 | label_code: LC 00126 | |
| 40 | 40 | media: cd | |
| 41 | 41 | discs: 2 | |
| 42 | 42 | released: 2003-09 | |
| 43 | 43 | release_country: FR | |
| 44 | 44 | genre: Chanson française | |
| 45 | 45 | runtime_min: 140.7 | |
| 46 | 46 | languages: fr | |
| 47 | 47 | edition: 2-CD remastered compilation, jewel case (Cristal) | |
| 48 | 48 | <!--/release--> | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ## Tracks <!--tracks--> | |
| 51 | 51 | | position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers | | |
| 52 | 52 | | -------- | --------------------------- | ------------ | -------- | ------ | ---- | ------- | | |
| 53 | 53 | | 1-1 | La Quête | Jacques Brel | 2:40 | ^mb | | | | |
| 54 | 54 | | 1-2 | La Cathédrale | Jacques Brel | 4:49 | ^mb | | | | |
| 55 | 55 | | 1-3 | L’amour est mort | Jacques Brel | 4:05 | ^mb | | | | |
| 56 | 56 | | 1-4 | Mai 40 | Jacques Brel | 3:41 | ^mb | | | | |
| 57 | 57 | | 1-5 | Avec élégance | Jacques Brel | 2:59 | ^mb | | | | |
| 58 | 58 | | 1-6 | Sans exigences | Jacques Brel | 3:10 | ^mb | | | | |
| 59 | 59 | | 1-7 | Les Marquises | Jacques Brel | 3:55 | ^mb | | | | |
| 60 | 60 | | 1-8 | Orly | Jacques Brel | 4:22 | ^mb | | | | |
| 61 | 61 | | 1-9 | La ville s’endormait | Jacques Brel | 4:40 | ^mb | | | | |
| 62 | 62 | | 1-10 | Jojo | Jacques Brel | 3:16 | ^mb | | | | |
| 63 | 63 | | 1-11 | J’arrive | Jacques Brel | 4:47 | ^mb | | | | |
| 64 | 64 | | 1-12 | Quand on n’a que l’amour | Jacques Brel | 2:35 | ^mb | | | | |
| 65 | 65 | | 1-13 | Le Plat Pays | Jacques Brel | 2:44 | ^mb | | | | |
| 66 | 66 | | 1-14 | Mon enfance | Jacques Brel | 5:41 | ^mb | | | | |
| 67 | 67 | | 1-15 | Les Vieux | Jacques Brel | 4:07 | ^mb | | | | |
| 68 | 68 | | 1-16 | La Chanson de Jacky | Jacques Brel | 3:26 | ^mb | | | | |
| 69 | 69 | | 1-17 | La Valse à mille temps | Jacques Brel | 3:52 | ^mb | | | | |
| 70 | 70 | | 1-18 | Le Prochain Amour | Jacques Brel | 4:27 | ^mb | | | | |
| 71 | 71 | | 1-19 | La Chanson des vieux amants | Jacques Brel | 4:31 | ^mb | | | | |
| 72 | 72 | | 1-20 | Ne me quitte pas | Jacques Brel | 4:10 | ^mb | | | | |
| 73 | 73 | | 2-1 | Amsterdam | Jacques Brel | 3:21 | ^mb | | | | |
| 74 | 74 | | 2-2 | La Bière | Jacques Brel | 3:15 | ^mb | | | | |
| 75 | 75 | | 2-3 | Bruxelles | Jacques Brel | 3:01 | ^mb | | | | |
| 76 | 76 | | 2-4 | Le Diable "Ça va" | Jacques Brel | 2:28 | ^mb | | | | |
| 77 | 77 | | 2-5 | Il nous faut regarder | Jacques Brel | 2:25 | ^mb | | | | |
| 78 | 78 | | 2-6 | L’Enfance | Jacques Brel | 2:55 | ^mb | | | | |
| 79 | 79 | | 2-7 | Ces gens-là | Jacques Brel | 4:42 | ^mb | | | | |
| 80 | 80 | | 2-8 | Les Bonbons | Jacques Brel | 3:33 | ^mb | | | | |
| 81 | 81 | | 2-9 | Les Flamandes | Jacques Brel | 2:38 | ^mb | | | | |
| 82 | 82 | | 2-10 | Les Bourgeois | Jacques Brel | 2:55 | ^mb | | | | |
| 83 | 83 | | 2-11 | Jef | Jacques Brel | 3:38 | ^mb | | | | |
| 84 | 84 | | 2-12 | Mathilde | Jacques Brel | 2:38 | ^mb | | | | |
| 85 | 85 | | 2-13 | Marieke | Jacques Brel | 2:46 | ^mb | | | | |
| 86 | 86 | | 2-14 | Madeleine | Jacques Brel | 2:42 | ^mb | | | | |
| 87 | 87 | | 2-15 | Les Bigotes | Jacques Brel | 2:44 | ^mb | | | | |
| 88 | 88 | | 2-16 | Vesoul | Jacques Brel | 3:09 | ^mb | | | | |
| 89 | 89 | | 2-17 | Le Moribond | Jacques Brel | 3:08 | ^mb | | | | |
| 90 | 90 | | 2-18 | Au suivant | Jacques Brel | 3:08 | ^mb | | | | |
| 91 | 91 | | 2-19 | Le Dernier Repas | Jacques Brel | 3:29 | ^mb | | | | |
| 92 | 92 | | 2-20 | Je suis un soir d’été | Jacques Brel | 4:08 | ^mb | | | | |
| 93 | 93 | <!--/tracks--> | |
| 94 | 94 | ||
| 95 | 95 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 96 | 96 | | id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number | | |
| 97 | 97 | | ------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ---------------------- | ------------ | | |
| 98 | 98 | | cd-2003 | 2003 double CD, jewel case, catalogue 980 839-6 | edition | | fr | 2003-09 | | | supported | | | | ^mb | Packaging per Discogs 12769928 (standard slim double jewel case, 12-page booklet) and the Cristal column of the French Wikipedia edition table | | | | slim double jewel case | 980 839-6 | | |
| 99 | 99 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 100 | 100 | ||
| 101 | 101 | ## Credits <!--credits--> | |
| 102 | 102 | | observation | name | role | source | note | | |
| 103 | 103 | | ----------- | ------------------ | ---------------------------------- | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | |
| 104 | 104 | | cd-2003 | Jacques Brel | Performer | ^discogs-802457 | | | |
| 105 | 105 | | cd-2003 | François Rauber | Arranger and conductor (orchestra) | ^discogs-802457 | | | |
| 106 | 106 | | cd-2003 | Laurent Guéneau | Mixing | ^discogs-802457 | Tracks 1-2 to 2-6 mixed at Studios de la Seine | | |
| 107 | 107 | | cd-2003 | Jean-Marie Guérin | Mastering | ^discogs-802457 | | | |
| 108 | 108 | | cd-2003 | Sylvain Taillet | Executive producer | ^discogs-802457 | | | |
| 109 | 109 | | cd-2003 | Jean-Pierre Leloir | Cover photography | ^discogs-802457 | | | |
| 110 | 110 | <!--/credits--> | |
| 111 | 111 | ||
| 112 | 112 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 113 | 113 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 114 | 114 | | ----------- | ------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | | |
| 115 | 115 | | | relationships | unknown | No source names the licensee of GS1 prefix 0602498 (a US/Canada-range prefix used on Universal Music releases); gs1_prefix_owner omitted | | | |
| 116 | 116 | | cd-2003 | identity | disputed | Release day differs: MusicBrainz release group 2003-09-23, Sounds.nl 25-09-2003, French Wikipedia 29 September 2003, English Wikipedia and Discogs 30 September 2003; released kept at 2003-09 | ^frwiki | | |
| 117 | 117 | | cd-2003 | identity | disputed | Sounds.nl describes the article as 44 tracks; MusicBrainz, Discogs and both Wikipedias list 40 | ^sounds | | |
| 118 | 118 | | cd-2003 | media | unknown | Several pressings share this barcode (Universal M & L Germany, Cinram, and a repress, Discogs 14774889, with a Universal-logo mirror band); no photo here shows which matrix a copy carries | ^discogs-12769928 | | |
| 119 | 119 | | | images | unknown | No licensed cover photo found; Cover Art Archive artwork carries no reuse licence | | | |
| 120 | 120 | | | markets | stale | All three retailer listings that print the barcode showed it out of stock on 2026-09-13; current availability in France not verified | | | |
| 121 | 121 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 122 | 122 | ||
| 123 | 123 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 124 | 124 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 125 | 125 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-13 | |
| 126 | 126 | note: Built from the barcode outward: MusicBrainz and Discogs records carrying 602498083963, both Wikipedias, and three retailer listings that print the barcode. | |
| 127 | 127 | <!--/research--> | |
| 128 | 128 | ||
| 129 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 130 | + | | asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | observation | | |
| 131 | + | | ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- | | |
| 132 | + | | front-b781d1bc.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/93eae62d-ebed-444a-9b08-445bb4a843db/cover-art | 2026-09-13 | | 93eae62d-ebed-444a-9b08-445bb4a843db | 16354177755 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/93eae62d-ebed-444a-9b08-445bb4a843db/16354177755.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/93eae62d-ebed-444a-9b08-445bb4a843db/16354177755.jpg | 2026-09-13T19:14:28.609Z | 602498083963 | barcode | 1 | 500 | 495 | 500 | 495 | | | |
| 133 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 134 | + | ||
| 129 | 135 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 130 | 136 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 131 | 137 | | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------------------- | ---------- | | |
| 132 | 138 | | mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/93eae62d-ebed-444a-9b08-445bb4a843db?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Jacques Brel, Infiniment (2×CD, Barclay 980 839-6) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 93eae62d-ebed-444a-9b08-445bb4a843db | barcode, label-info, release events, media | CC0 | | | | |
| 133 | 139 | | discogs-802457 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/802457 | Discogs release 802457: Brel, Infiniment (Barclay/Universal 980 839-6, Europe) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | 2003-09-30 | 802457 | identifiers, companies, credits, notes | CC0 | | | | |
| 134 | 140 | | discogs-15121615 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/15121615 | Discogs release 15121615: Brel, Infiniment (Barclay/Universal 980 839-6, France) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 15121615 | identifiers, matrix | CC0 | | | | |
| 135 | 141 | | discogs-12769928 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/12769928 | Discogs release 12769928: Brel, Infiniment (980 839-6, Cinram pressing) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 12769928 | identifiers, companies, notes | CC0 | | | | |
| 136 | 142 | | frwiki | https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infiniment_(album) | Wikipédia: Infiniment (album) | 2026-09-13 | Wikipédia | publication | | | Chansons inédites; Différentes éditions; Certifications | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | | | |
| 137 | 143 | | enwiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infiniment | Wikipedia: Infiniment | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | | | |
| 138 | 144 | | bearfamily | https://www.bear-family.com/brel-jacques-infiniment-best-of-jacques-brel-2-cd.html | Bear Family Records: Jacques Brel, Infiniment - Best of Jacques Brel (2-CD) | 2026-09-13 | Bear Family Records | retailer | | | EAN, price | | | | | |
| 139 | 145 | | sounds | https://www.sounds.nl/detail/1584736/cd/jacques_brel/infiniment | Sounds.nl: Jacques Brel, Infiniment, 2 CD | 2026-09-13 | Sounds | retailer | | 1584736 | barcode, release date | | | | | |
| 140 | 146 | | slms | https://southlondonmusicshop.co.uk/products/jacques-brel-infiniment-2cd-universal | South London Music: Jacques Brel Infiniment 2CD Universal | 2026-09-13 | South London Music | retailer | | | barcode, price | | | | | |
| 141 | 147 | | barcodepedia-2007 | https://web.archive.org/web/20070907120654/http://en.barcodepedia.com/602498083963/infiniment-the-best-of-jacques-brel | Barcodepedia (archived 2007-09-07): Infiniment: The Best of Jacques Brel | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia | other | 2007-09-07 | | identity only | | Wayback Machine capture | Amazon.com | | |
| 142 | 148 | <!--/references--> | |
| 143 | 149 | ||
| 144 | 150 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 145 | 151 | Infiniment is a double-CD compilation of Jacques Brel's best-known songs, issued by the Barclay label under catalogue number 980 839-6 with this barcode.[^mb][^frwiki] Its 40 remastered tracks include five songs recorded for Les Marquises in autumn 1977 that Brel had held back: "La Cathédrale", "L'amour est mort", "Mai 40", "Avec élégance" and "Sans exigences".[^enwiki][^frwiki] It appeared in September 2003 to mark the 25th anniversary of his death.[^enwiki] Brel had written to Eddie Barclay that the songs were not to be released without his approval; Barclay, by then owned by Universal Music France, issued them with the consent of his widow and daughter, and the decision was controversial.[^frwiki] Discogs documents pressings of this barcode by Universal M & L in Germany and by Cinram.[^discogs-802457][^discogs-12769928] | |
| 146 | 152 | ||
| 147 | 153 | French Wikipedia lists the compilation as certified double gold by SNEP in France and gold in Belgium, and records single-disc, digipack, SACD and cassette editions under other barcodes.[^frwiki] The 2007 Barcodepedia page described the same 2003 Universal compilation as an audio CD.[^barcodepedia-2007] | |
| 148 | 154 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Jacques Brel: Infiniment (2 CD) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00602498083963
name: Jacques Brel: Infiniment (2 CD)
family: family/infiniment-jacques-brel
default_observation: cd-2003
summary: 2003 double-CD Jacques Brel compilation on Barclay, catalogue number 980 839-6, with five previously unreleased 1977 songs.
brand: brand/barclay
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: FR, DE, NL, GB
pack_format: slim double jewel case
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/universal-music-france | | 2003 | | | sourced | ^frwiki | Barclay belonged to Universal Music France, whose chairman decided to issue the unreleased songs; Discogs 12769928 lists Universal Music as record company |
| manufactured_by | company/universal-manufacturing-logistics | | | | | sourced | ^discogs-802457 | One pressing: matrix reads MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L (also Discogs 15121615); other copies of this barcode were pressed by Cinram |
| manufactured_by | company/cinram | | | | | sourced | ^discogs-12769928 | Another pressing: matrix reads Made in the E.U. by Cinram Optical Discs; which plant made a given copy depends on its matrix |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- |
| FR | sourced | ^mb | MusicBrainz release event France 2003-09; Discogs 15121615 also lists France; fnac and Cdiscount listings could not be fetched (walled) | | | | |
| DE | sourced | ^bearfamily | Listing prints EAN 0602498083963; temporarily out of stock | 2026-09-13 | new | | EUR 15.15 |
| NL | sourced | ^sounds | Listing prints barcode 0602498083963; marked niet leverbaar (not deliverable) | 2026-09-13 | new | | |
| GB | sourced | ^slms | Listing prints barcode 602498083963; out of stock | 2026-09-13 | new | | GBP 19.99 |
<!--/markets-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Jacques Brel
label: brand/barclay
record_company: company/universal-music-france
copyright: © 2003 Barclay
phonographic_copyright: ℗ 2003 Barclay
catalogue_number: 980 839-6
label_code: LC 00126
media: cd
discs: 2
released: 2003-09
release_country: FR
genre: Chanson française
runtime_min: 140.7
languages: fr
edition: 2-CD remastered compilation, jewel case (Cristal)
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | --------------------------- | ------------ | -------- | ------ | ---- | ------- |
| 1-1 | La Quête | Jacques Brel | 2:40 | ^mb | | |
| 1-2 | La Cathédrale | Jacques Brel | 4:49 | ^mb | | |
| 1-3 | L’amour est mort | Jacques Brel | 4:05 | ^mb | | |
| 1-4 | Mai 40 | Jacques Brel | 3:41 | ^mb | | |
| 1-5 | Avec élégance | Jacques Brel | 2:59 | ^mb | | |
| 1-6 | Sans exigences | Jacques Brel | 3:10 | ^mb | | |
| 1-7 | Les Marquises | Jacques Brel | 3:55 | ^mb | | |
| 1-8 | Orly | Jacques Brel | 4:22 | ^mb | | |
| 1-9 | La ville s’endormait | Jacques Brel | 4:40 | ^mb | | |
| 1-10 | Jojo | Jacques Brel | 3:16 | ^mb | | |
| 1-11 | J’arrive | Jacques Brel | 4:47 | ^mb | | |
| 1-12 | Quand on n’a que l’amour | Jacques Brel | 2:35 | ^mb | | |
| 1-13 | Le Plat Pays | Jacques Brel | 2:44 | ^mb | | |
| 1-14 | Mon enfance | Jacques Brel | 5:41 | ^mb | | |
| 1-15 | Les Vieux | Jacques Brel | 4:07 | ^mb | | |
| 1-16 | La Chanson de Jacky | Jacques Brel | 3:26 | ^mb | | |
| 1-17 | La Valse à mille temps | Jacques Brel | 3:52 | ^mb | | |
| 1-18 | Le Prochain Amour | Jacques Brel | 4:27 | ^mb | | |
| 1-19 | La Chanson des vieux amants | Jacques Brel | 4:31 | ^mb | | |
| 1-20 | Ne me quitte pas | Jacques Brel | 4:10 | ^mb | | |
| 2-1 | Amsterdam | Jacques Brel | 3:21 | ^mb | | |
| 2-2 | La Bière | Jacques Brel | 3:15 | ^mb | | |
| 2-3 | Bruxelles | Jacques Brel | 3:01 | ^mb | | |
| 2-4 | Le Diable "Ça va" | Jacques Brel | 2:28 | ^mb | | |
| 2-5 | Il nous faut regarder | Jacques Brel | 2:25 | ^mb | | |
| 2-6 | L’Enfance | Jacques Brel | 2:55 | ^mb | | |
| 2-7 | Ces gens-là | Jacques Brel | 4:42 | ^mb | | |
| 2-8 | Les Bonbons | Jacques Brel | 3:33 | ^mb | | |
| 2-9 | Les Flamandes | Jacques Brel | 2:38 | ^mb | | |
| 2-10 | Les Bourgeois | Jacques Brel | 2:55 | ^mb | | |
| 2-11 | Jef | Jacques Brel | 3:38 | ^mb | | |
| 2-12 | Mathilde | Jacques Brel | 2:38 | ^mb | | |
| 2-13 | Marieke | Jacques Brel | 2:46 | ^mb | | |
| 2-14 | Madeleine | Jacques Brel | 2:42 | ^mb | | |
| 2-15 | Les Bigotes | Jacques Brel | 2:44 | ^mb | | |
| 2-16 | Vesoul | Jacques Brel | 3:09 | ^mb | | |
| 2-17 | Le Moribond | Jacques Brel | 3:08 | ^mb | | |
| 2-18 | Au suivant | Jacques Brel | 3:08 | ^mb | | |
| 2-19 | Le Dernier Repas | Jacques Brel | 3:29 | ^mb | | |
| 2-20 | Je suis un soir d’été | Jacques Brel | 4:08 | ^mb | | |
<!--/tracks-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ---------------------- | ------------ |
| cd-2003 | 2003 double CD, jewel case, catalogue 980 839-6 | edition | | fr | 2003-09 | | | supported | | | | ^mb | Packaging per Discogs 12769928 (standard slim double jewel case, 12-page booklet) and the Cristal column of the French Wikipedia edition table | | | | slim double jewel case | 980 839-6 |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | ------------------ | ---------------------------------- | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| cd-2003 | Jacques Brel | Performer | ^discogs-802457 | |
| cd-2003 | François Rauber | Arranger and conductor (orchestra) | ^discogs-802457 | |
| cd-2003 | Laurent Guéneau | Mixing | ^discogs-802457 | Tracks 1-2 to 2-6 mixed at Studios de la Seine |
| cd-2003 | Jean-Marie Guérin | Mastering | ^discogs-802457 | |
| cd-2003 | Sylvain Taillet | Executive producer | ^discogs-802457 | |
| cd-2003 | Jean-Pierre Leloir | Cover photography | ^discogs-802457 | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the licensee of GS1 prefix 0602498 (a US/Canada-range prefix used on Universal Music releases); gs1_prefix_owner omitted | |
| cd-2003 | identity | disputed | Release day differs: MusicBrainz release group 2003-09-23, Sounds.nl 25-09-2003, French Wikipedia 29 September 2003, English Wikipedia and Discogs 30 September 2003; released kept at 2003-09 | ^frwiki |
| cd-2003 | identity | disputed | Sounds.nl describes the article as 44 tracks; MusicBrainz, Discogs and both Wikipedias list 40 | ^sounds |
| cd-2003 | media | unknown | Several pressings share this barcode (Universal M & L Germany, Cinram, and a repress, Discogs 14774889, with a Universal-logo mirror band); no photo here shows which matrix a copy carries | ^discogs-12769928 |
| | images | unknown | No licensed cover photo found; Cover Art Archive artwork carries no reuse licence | |
| | markets | stale | All three retailer listings that print the barcode showed it out of stock on 2026-09-13; current availability in France not verified | |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Built from the barcode outward: MusicBrainz and Discogs records carrying 602498083963, both Wikipedias, and three retailer listings that print the barcode.
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------------------- | ---------- |
| mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/93eae62d-ebed-444a-9b08-445bb4a843db?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Jacques Brel, Infiniment (2×CD, Barclay 980 839-6) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 93eae62d-ebed-444a-9b08-445bb4a843db | barcode, label-info, release events, media | CC0 | | |
| discogs-802457 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/802457 | Discogs release 802457: Brel, Infiniment (Barclay/Universal 980 839-6, Europe) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | 2003-09-30 | 802457 | identifiers, companies, credits, notes | CC0 | | |
| discogs-15121615 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/15121615 | Discogs release 15121615: Brel, Infiniment (Barclay/Universal 980 839-6, France) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 15121615 | identifiers, matrix | CC0 | | |
| discogs-12769928 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/12769928 | Discogs release 12769928: Brel, Infiniment (980 839-6, Cinram pressing) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 12769928 | identifiers, companies, notes | CC0 | | |
| frwiki | https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infiniment_(album) | Wikipédia: Infiniment (album) | 2026-09-13 | Wikipédia | publication | | | Chansons inédites; Différentes éditions; Certifications | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| enwiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infiniment | Wikipedia: Infiniment | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| bearfamily | https://www.bear-family.com/brel-jacques-infiniment-best-of-jacques-brel-2-cd.html | Bear Family Records: Jacques Brel, Infiniment - Best of Jacques Brel (2-CD) | 2026-09-13 | Bear Family Records | retailer | | | EAN, price | | | |
| sounds | https://www.sounds.nl/detail/1584736/cd/jacques_brel/infiniment | Sounds.nl: Jacques Brel, Infiniment, 2 CD | 2026-09-13 | Sounds | retailer | | 1584736 | barcode, release date | | | |
| slms | https://southlondonmusicshop.co.uk/products/jacques-brel-infiniment-2cd-universal | South London Music: Jacques Brel Infiniment 2CD Universal | 2026-09-13 | South London Music | retailer | | | barcode, price | | | |
| barcodepedia-2007 | https://web.archive.org/web/20070907120654/http://en.barcodepedia.com/602498083963/infiniment-the-best-of-jacques-brel | Barcodepedia (archived 2007-09-07): Infiniment: The Best of Jacques Brel | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia | other | 2007-09-07 | | identity only | | Wayback Machine capture | Amazon.com |
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## About <!--about-->
Infiniment is a double-CD compilation of Jacques Brel's best-known songs, issued by the Barclay label under catalogue number 980 839-6 with this barcode.[^mb][^frwiki] Its 40 remastered tracks include five songs recorded for Les Marquises in autumn 1977 that Brel had held back: "La Cathédrale", "L'amour est mort", "Mai 40", "Avec élégance" and "Sans exigences".[^enwiki][^frwiki] It appeared in September 2003 to mark the 25th anniversary of his death.[^enwiki] Brel had written to Eddie Barclay that the songs were not to be released without his approval; Barclay, by then owned by Universal Music France, issued them with the consent of his widow and daughter, and the decision was controversial.[^frwiki] Discogs documents pressings of this barcode by Universal M & L in Germany and by Cinram.[^discogs-802457][^discogs-12769928]
French Wikipedia lists the compilation as certified double gold by SNEP in France and gold in Belgium, and records single-disc, digipack, SACD and cassette editions under other barcodes.[^frwiki] The 2007 Barcodepedia page described the same 2003 Universal compilation as an audio CD.[^barcodepedia-2007]
<!--/about-->