--- title: 'Les vieux dossiers (live)' url: 'https://van-helden.net/en/records/les-vieux-dossiers-live' markdown: 'https://van-helden.net/en/records/les-vieux-dossiers-live.md' lang: en date: '2020-12-17' description: '2020, time to dig out the old files: a selection of live recordings from my concerts at the Botanique, the Petit Chapeau Rond Rouge, the 22bis and the Garcia Lorca.' taxonomy: tag: - live --- # Les vieux dossiers (live) - Live - CD - Download ![Les vieux dossiers (live)](https://van-helden.net/images/5/4/3/c/8/543c8abcff2aa11d78c3cec3789540a107ecf240-cover.webp "Les vieux dossiers (live)") Sometimes you have to dig up the old files... or maybe let a few skeletons out of the closet. So I put together a selection of my best live recordings, fished out of my digital archives. To fill a gap: over the years, only three of my songs were available to the “general public” (a big word, I admit). And yet I had hundreds of recordings of all kinds: in concert, in rehearsal, at parties, or early demos. After a long and painful sort, I picked thirteen of them to make an album. The sound, often recorded live straight to tape, has been remastered for the best possible compromise. The album is available here on compact disc and as a download, and on the usual digital platforms (Spotify, iTunes, Deezer, Amazon…). Recorded live from 2005 to 2011 Album released: 2020 ## Concert at the **[*Petit Chapeau Rond Rouge*](https://van-helden.net/en/actu/concerts/petit-chapeau-rond-rouge-2005)** 15 May 2005, with Jacques van Helden (double bass), Steph (guitar), Sandro (piano), Paulo (percussion), Bernard (flute and sax) - Vous - Petite Charlie ## Concert at the ***Collectif Federico Garcia Lorca*** 18 September 2009, solo - Absurdie - Malade ## Live at the **[*Botanique*](https://van-helden.net/en/actu/concerts/botanique-rotonde-mai-2010)** (Emergenza festival) 23 May 2010, with Thierry Hercod (guitar), Alan Booth (double bass) - Le vieux barbu - La véritable histoire - Que j’m’en tire - Comme le neurone d’une blonde ## Concert at the **[*22bis (le Cabaret aux Chansons)*](https://van-helden.net/en/actu/concerts/le-cabaret-aux-chansons-alias-le-22bis)** 21 May 2011, with Jacques van Helden (double bass), Thierry Hercod (guitar) - Silence ami - Happy Birthday To Me - N’importe quoi - J’ai pas envie - Over My Head (En pleine charrette) Lyrics and music by Olivier van Helden (except “La véritable histoire”: lyrics by Cécile Michel) Restoration & mastering: Kenneth Cullens [ ![](https://van-helden.net/images/3/5/9/3/3/359336114d8a57fe188aaf5516f23e9054cecb65-cover.webp) Watch the video on YouTube ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGxovsOvztw&list=OLAK5uy_l2KKctNfX4kfNzz2mHgQPjOARe5TAlkdM) - [ Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1HZG4Hj38uCehdGwjJiHip) - [ Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/ie/album/les-vieux-dossiers-live/1546076369) - [ Qobuz](https://www.qobuz.com/album/les-vieux-dossiers-live-olivier-van-helden/ntorbkv1kscja) - [ YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGxovsOvztw&list=OLAK5uy_l2KKctNfX4kfNzz2mHgQPjOARe5TAlkdM) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Records](https://van-helden.net/en/records.md) - Previous: [On n’a pas des métiers faciles (single)](https://van-helden.net/en/records/on-na-pas-des-metiers-faciles-single.md) - Next: [Comme le neurone d’une blonde (EP)](https://van-helden.net/en/records/neurone.md)