BOOTLEGS - CONCERTS FROM THE 80'S Songs of a Serious Old Man (Wiesbaden 1985) Double 12" vinyl album recorded in Wiesbaden on February 2, 1985. Record 1: 1. Bird on the wire 2. Hey, that’s no way to say goodbye 3. The law 4. Coming back to you 5. Who by fire 6. There is a war 7. War song? (Night comes on) 8. Dance me to the end of love 9. Diamonds in the mine 10. Gipsy wife (The gypsy’s wife) 11. So long, Marianne Record 2: 1. Leonard's talking 2. Chelsea Hotel (#2) 3. Story of Isaac 4. Famous blue raincoat 5. Lover lover lover 6. Introduction 7. Sisters of mercy 8. Suzanne 9. I tried to leave you 10. New (Memories) 11. I need you now (The guests) (Correct titles given in brackets) Total time: 90 min Publisher: Metropol, Cat # Leo-WI22/85. Italy 1985. Technical quality: reasonable audience recording. Diamonds in the Mine Field (Montreux 1985) Picture CD, recorded in Montreux on July 9, 1985. 1. Bird on a wire 2. The law* 3. They, that’s no way to say goodbye* 4. There is a war* 5. Who by fire 6. Dance me to the end of love* 7. Diamonds in the mine field 8. Night comes on 9. Gypsy’s wife 10. Hallelujah 11. A singer must die 12. The stranger song 13. Chelsea Hotel # 2 14. Famous blue raincoat* Total time: 75:43 Publisher: Bigmusic, Cat # BIG036. Italy 1992 Technical quality: excellent Heart Housed in Thorn-bush (Montreux 1985) Another CD recorded in Montreux on July 9, 1985. Songs marked with "*" are on both Montreaux bootlegs. 1. The law* 2. That’s no way to say goodbye* 3. There is a war* 4. Dance me to the end of love* 5. Famous blue raincoat* 6. Lover lover lover 7. The partisan 8. Sisters of mercy 9. Memories 10. Passing thru 11. If it be your will 12. Coming back to you 13. I tried to leave you 14. Suzanne Total time: 75:17 Publisher: Trade Service’s Rare Recording Collection, Cat # RRC 022. Italy. Technical quality: excellent Cohen in Warsaw (Warsaw 1985) Double cassette, recorded on March 22, 1985, in Warsaw. The cassettes (2 x 60 min, with lyrics and Polish translations) contain 21 songs from the concert. Extremely interesting monologues between the songs. Cassette 1: 1. Who by fire 2. The law 3. Dance me to the end of love 4. There is a war 5. The gipsy’s wife 6. Partisan 7. Sisters of mercy 8. The night comes on 9. Diamonds in the mine 10. Avalanche 11. Chelsea Hotel # 2 Cassette 2: 1. Lover lover lover 2. Famous blue raincoat 3. Suzanne 4. Hallelujah 5. Passin’ thru 6. If it be your will 7. Hey, that’s no way to say goodbye 8. So long, Marianne 9. Tennessee waltz 10. I tried to leave you Total time: 58:10 + 57:30 Publisher: Akademickie Radio Pomorze, Szczecin, Cat # ARP 036/1-2. Poland 1985. Cassette release produced by Maciej Zembaty, Marek Wojcik and Henryk Waniek. Technical quality: moderate - and a must for every serious Cohen collection! Last of the Bohemians (Athens 1988, Germany 1979) This picture CD is a compilation of songs from various sorces. Tracks 8-13 come from the ZDF TV programme RockPop Special from 1979 (see “Live in New York”). According to the back sleeve tracks 1-5, 7, 16 and 18-21 are recorded live at the Lykabettus Theater, Athens, 1988, track 14 in Leonard’s home on the Greek island of Hydra and track 6 in rehearsal with Greek folk-musicians. Obviously these have been copied from the soundtrack of the BBC documentary “Songs from the Life of Leonard Cohen”. 1. First we take Manhattan 2. Dance me to the end of love 3. Chelsea Hotel 4. Who by fire 5. Take this waltz 6. Famous blue raincoat 7. Hallelujah 8. So long Marianne 9. The window 10. Famous blue raincoat 11. Memories 12. The guests 13. Suzanne 14. Minimal art (Solo on harmonica) 15. Poem 16. Bird on a wire 17. Second poem 18. Suzanne 19. So Long Marianne 20. Tower of song 21. There ain’t no cure for love. Total time: 76:51 Publisher: Beautiful Losers Records. Switzerland 1993 Technical quality: good - some tracks are incomplete Leonard Cohen / Koln 1988 (Cologne 1988) The CD was recorded live at The Philharmonie in Köln (Cologne), Germany on April 10, 1988. All photos in the inserts seem to come from The Leonard Cohen Files (without permission!). 1. Bird on a wire 2. Hey, thats no way to say goodbye 3. Who by fire 4. Ain't no cure for love 5. Dance me to the end of love 6. The law 7. Heart with no companion 8. I'm your man 9. Coming back to you 10. First we take Manhattan 11. Avalanche 12. Chelsea Hotel # 2 13. The stranger song 14. Tower of song Total time: 75:46 Publisher: Leonard Cohen Recordings, EU Technical quality: moderate (audience recording). Picture CD. I'm Your Live Man (Bergen 1988) A double 12" vinyl album contains parts of the concert at Nygardsparken in Bergen, Norway, on June 28, 1988. Very stylish limited edition of 200 copies, pressed on white vinyl. Tour book of the "I'm your man" tour was attached to very album. Record 1: 1. Dance me to the end of love 2. First we take Manhattan 3. Ain’t no cure for love 4. Everybody knows 5. I’m your man 6. Take this waltz 7. Heart with no companion 8. Bird on the wire Record 2: 9. Joan of Arc 10. The partisan 11. So long, Marianne 12. Suzanne 13. Whither thou goest 14. There is a war 15. Coming back to you 16. Sisters of mercy 17. Dance me to the end of love Total time: about 90 min Publisher: ACL, Cat # 005 Technical quality: moderate audience recording Warm Reception (Toronto 1988) The CD was recorded live in Toronto, Exhibition Hall, on November 9, 1988 1. Ain’t no cure for love 2. Bird on the wire 3. I’m your man 4. Heart with no companion 5. Take this waltz 6. Tower of song 7. Joan of Arc 8. Jazz Police 9. First we take Manhattan 10. Coming back to you 11. Suzanne 12. I tried to leave you Total time: 69:17 Publisher: International Broadcoast Recordings (should be Broadcast?), Cat # IBR 2165. Italy 1993 Technical quality: excellent