LEONARD COHEN Songs Of Love And Hate 1971 UK CBS Nr MINT
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Jul 25, 2013
Sold Date
Jul 15, 2013
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LEONARD COHEN Songs Of Love And Hate 1971 UK CBS Nr MINT
COMPLETE w/THE RARELY SEEN SMALL CREDITS BOOKLET
LEONARD COHENSongs Of Love And Hate
UK CBS (69004) ORIGINAL PRESSING (March 1971) OF LEONARD COHEN'S "Songs Of Love And Hate"
LOVELY COPY OF ONE OF HIS FINEST RECORDS
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL (AND SELDOM SEEN) SMALL 12 PAGE CREDITS BOOKLET
VERY LITTLE USE - PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH FIRST ISSUE SOLID ORANGE CBS LABELS
MATRICES: S 69004 A3 / S 69004 B3
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE MATT SLEEVE
WITH THE ORIGINAL TINTED CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE (POP1)
Songs of Love and Hate is one of Leonard Cohen's most emotionally intense albums -- which, given the nature of Cohen's body of work, is no small statement.
While the title Songs of Love and Hate sums up the album's themes accurately enough, it's hardly as simple as that description might lead you to expect -- in these eight songs, "love" encompasses the physical ("Last Year's Man"), the emotional ("Famous Blue Raincoat"), and the spiritual ("Joan of Arc"), and the contempt in songs like "Dress Rehearsal Rag" and "Avalanche" is the sort of venom that can only come from someone who once cared very deeply.
The sound of the album is clean and uncluttered, and for the most part the music stays out of the way of the lyrics, which dominate the songs.
Bob Johnston's production is spare, but it's spare with a purpose, letting Cohen's voice and guitar tell their stories and using other musicians for intelligent, emotionally resonant punctuation (Paul Buckmaster's unobtrusive string arrangements and the use of a children's chorus are especially inspired).
Songs of Love and Hate captures Cohen in his finest hour as a songwriter, and the best selections (especially "Avalanche", "Dress Rehearsal Rag ", "Famous Blue Raincoat," "Joan of Arc," and "Love Calls You by Your Name" - in fact, most of the record) rank with the most satisfying works of his career
Side 1:
Avalanche (4:59)
Last Year's Man (5:58)
Dress Rehearsal Rag (6:02)
Diamonds In The Mine (4:00)
Side 2:
Love Calls You By Your Name (5:37)
Famous Blue Raincoat (5:06)
Sing Another Song, Boys (6:09)
Joan Of Arc (6:22)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean labels with just a couple of light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new - just some audibly insignificant hairlines visible under bright light
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Seen little use and my play-check at loud volume found no real issues of note - just the occasional light dust pop - no scratches, surface noise or any other audible issues of any kind - just about as good as it gets - lovely copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Clean and unmarked with just general light storage rub to the edges
BOOKLET: NEAR MINT
CBS INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £13.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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