LEONARD COHEN New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 UK CBS 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
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LEONARD COHEN New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 UK CBS 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
LEONARD COHENNew Skin For The Old Ceremony
1974 UK CBS (69087) FIRST PRESSING
BEAUTIFULLY COPY WHICH LOOKS UNPLAYED
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SOLID ORANGE CBS LABELS
MATRIX: CBS·S·69087-A2 / CBS·S·69087-B1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE PRINTED BY "Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE
Leonard Cohen was a poet long before he decided to pick up a guitar.
Despite singing in a dry baritone over spare arrangements, Cohen is a gifted lyricist who captivates the listener. New Skin for the Old Ceremony may be Leonard Cohen's most musical album, as he is accompanied by violas, mandolins, banjos, and percussion that give his music more texture than usual.
The fact that Cohen does more real singing on this album can be seen as both a blessing and a curse -- while his voice sounds more strained, the songs are delivered with more passion than usual.
Furthermore, he has background vocalists including Janis Ian that add significantly to create a fuller sound.
It is no surprise, however, that he generally uses simple song structures to draw attention to the words ("Who By Fire").
The lyrics are filled with abstract yet vivid images, and the album primarily uses the metaphor of love and relationships as battlegrounds ("There Is a War," "Field Commander Cohen").
Cohen is clearly singing from the heart, and he chronicles his relationship with Janis Joplin in "Chelsea Hotel No. 2." - one of finest best albums
Side 1:
Is This What You Wanted
Chelsea Hotel No. 2
Lover Lover Lover
Field Commander Cohen
Why Don't You Try
Side 2:
There Is A War
A Singer Must Die
I Tried To Leave You
Who By Fire
Take This Longing
Leaving Green Sleeves
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of labels with no spindle traces or any sign the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
This barely, if ever played copy sounds fresh, clean and clear throughout and plays with little to fault.
Only an odd one-off tick noted, nothing really, like found on brand new vinyl and I am sure these will disappear after the record is cleaned and given a few spins
SLEEVE: MINT
As clean, crisp and fresh as the day it was made
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way 1271 (GS 8.3.4 (1271))
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