LEONARD COHEN Death Of A Ladies' Man 1977 UK CBS 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
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LEONARD COHEN Death Of A Ladies' Man 1977 UK CBS 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
LEONARD COHENDeath Of A Ladies' Man
UK CBS (S CBS 86042) FIRST PRESSING (December 1977)
NICE COPY WHICH LOOKS ONCE PLAYED
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST "SUNSET' CBS LABELS
MATRIX: CBS S 86042 - A1 / CBS 01-86042-1B-2, 86042-B
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD COVER “Interpak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER PRINTED IN BLACK
One of the most controversial partnerships in either man's career was inaugurated the day Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector decided to make an album together. In the course of just three weeks together, the pair had written 15 new songs, described by Spector as "some great f-in' music." And though the recording took somewhat longer, Death of a Ladies' Man still emerged as an album that, while it certainly lives up to Spector's billing, can also be viewed as the most challenging record of both Cohen and Spector's careers. Certainly, Cohen fans were absolutely taken aback by the widescreen wash that accompanied their idol's customary tones, and many hastened to complain about the almost unbridled sexuality and brutal voyeurism that replaced Cohen's traditionally lighter touch -- as if the man who once rhymed "unmade bed" with "giving me head" was any stranger whatsoever to explicitness. It is also true that a cursory listen to the album suggests that the whole thing was simply a ragbag of crazy notions thrown into the air to see where they landed.
Pay attention, however, and it quickly makes sense. The brawling "Memories" bowls along, an echo-laden vaudeville drinking song that invites everyone who hears it to join in with the so-perfectly timed refrain of "won't you let me see...your naked body." "Iodine," meanwhile, swings on one of Nino Tempo's most seductive rhythm arrangements, while Steve Douglas' sax squalls behind Cohen and co-singer Ronee Blakley's rambunctious duet; and anybody looking for a dance smash to sidle wholly out of left field could turn to "Don't Go Home with Your Hard-On," a number that not only captured an almost irresistible funk edge, but also roped Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg into its rambunctious backing chorus.
Cohen himself was never been happy with the record -- Spector's mix, he complained, stripped "the guts out of the record," but when he suggested the producer have another go, his entreaties were ignored. Finally agreeing to write the album off as "an experiment that failed" and trust that his fans would be able to pick out its "real energising capacities," Cohen allowed it to be released as Spector left it -- and then effectively retired for the next five years. His judgment, and that most commonly passed down by rock history, has not been borne out by time. Alongside Songs of Love and Hate, Death of a Ladies' Man represents the peak of Cohen's first decade or so as a recording artist, both lyrically and stylistically stepping into wholly untapped musical directions -- and certainly setting the stage for the larger scale productions that would mark out his music following his return. It might even be his masterpiece.
Side 1:
True Love Leaves No Traces (4:23)
Iodine (5:01)
Paper Thin Hotel (5:39)
Memories (5:56)
Side 2:
I Left A Woman Waiting (3:25)
Don't Go Home With Your Hard-On (5:33)
Fingerprints (2:55)
Death Of A Ladies' Man (9:20)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just one light spindle trace per side
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Apart from 5 ticks at the very end of "Paper Thin Hotel" (no evidence for the on the vinyl surface) the record plays perfectly with nothing else to fault
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from some storage rub to the corners the cover is crisp and clean with sharp edges and spine where all text is clear and bold
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
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 1292 (GS 8.3.6 (1292))
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