Leonard Cohen

11-5-09 Leonard Cohen

LP SIX MONTREAL POETS (V.A.) FOLKWAYS US FL 9805

1957 6 TRKS spoken word, mono – with 5 other Montreal poets (Irving Layton etc.)

LP SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN COLUMBIA US CS 9533

1968 10 TRKS 1st; insert, autographed

CD SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN re SONY JPN MHCP 1333

1968 12 TRKS (2 x bonus tracks) ('07 issue) kami sleeve

LP SONGS FROM A ROOM COLUMBIA US CS 9767

1969 10 TRKS 2nd

CD SONGS FROM A ROOM re COLUMBIA US 4740.2

1969 12 TRKS ('07 issue) (2 x bonus tracks)

LP SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE COLUMBIA US C 30103

1970 8 TRKS 3rd; insert

CD SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE re COLUMBIA US 4741.2

1971 9 TRKS ('07 issue) (1 x bonus track)

LP LIVE SONGS CBS NL S 65224

1973 10 TRKS 4th; Live

CD LIVE SONGS CBS EUROPE CDCBS 65224

1973 10 TRKS Live

CD NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY CBS EUROPE CDCBS 69087

1974 11 TRKS

LP NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY COLUMBIA US KC 33167

1974 11 TRKS 5th; promo, photo cover

LP DEATH OF A LADIES' MAN WARNER US BS 3125

1977 8 TRKS 6th; Phil Spector, prod.

CD DEATH OF A LADIES' MAN CBS EUROPE CDCBS 86042

1977 8 TRKS Phil Spector, prod.

CD RECENT SONGS CBS EUROPE CDCBS 86097

1979 10 TRKS

LP RECENT SONGS COLUMBIA US JC 36264

1979 10 TRKS 7th

CD VARIOUS POSITIONS CBS EUROPE CDCBS 26222

1984 9 TRKS

LP VARIOUS POSITIONS CBS NL CBS 26222

1984 9 TRKS 8th

CD I'M YOUR MAN CBS EUROPE 460642.2

1988 8 TRKS

LP I'M YOUR MAN CBS DE 460642.1

1988 8 TRKS 9th

CD FUTURE, THE COLUMBIA US CK 53226

1992 9 TRKS 10th

CD LIVE! FROM THE COMPLEX 4/93 promo COLUMBIA US CSK 5249

1993 8 TRKS Live, promo-only

CD COHEN LIVE COLUMBIA US CK 66327

1994 13 TRKS 11th; Live

CD FIELD COMMANDER COHEN: TOUR OF 1979 COLUMBIA US CK 66210

2000 12 TRKS, Live '79 CD Text

CD TEN NEW SONGS COLUMBIA US CK 85953

2001 10 TRKS CD Text

LP TEN NEW SONGS COLUMBIA US C 85953

2001 10 TRKS 12th

CD DEAR HEATHER COLUMBIA US CK 92891

2004 13 TRKS 13th

There have been a few titles since “Dear Heather” – at least 2 x (newer) live albums (one recent, one from 1970). I also have some 45’s and unauthorized LP’s & CD’s. And there are proper DVD’s and laser discs, too.

I never saw an LP for “The Future”, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. I don’t expect there was an LP for either the promo-only ’93 live CD or for “Field Commander Cohen” – but it was super easy to find an LP for “Ten New Songs” in ’01. But with “Dear Heather”, we’re back to “CD-only release?” status.

Earlier this year, I saw the show that Philip Glass did out in Claremont, CA – from “The Book Of Longing” by Leonard Cohen. I guess they’re friends (Glass & Cohen).

If you get the chance to see Leonard Cohen perform, don’t pass it up. He’s not going to be here forever, except in our hearts (& ears).