Leonard Cohen | Reykjavik 1988 (2cd) | 2CD

Leonard Cohen was a Canadian poet, singer and songwriter, born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1934 and died in Los Angeles in 2016. His first poetry collection, Let Us Compare Mythologies, was published in 1956, and he moved to the United States in 1967 to pursue a career as a folk musician. He recorded 14 studio albums and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a performer in 2008.

Reykjavik 1988 is a two disc live recording of Leonard Cohen, issued on 5 June 2020 by Leftfield Media. It is an unofficial release recorded from a live FM broadcast at Laugardalshöll in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 24 June 1988. The discs run for 83 and 82 minutes.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Dance Me To The End Of Love
2. Ain't No Cure For Love
3. Who By Fire
4. Bird On The Wire
5. I'm Your Man
6. Sisters Of Mercy / Heart With No Companion
7. First We Take Manhattan
8. Avalanche
9. Chelsea Hotel
10. Tower Of Song
11. Stranger Song
12. Everybody Knows
13. Joan Of Arc

Disc 2

1. Story Of Isaac
2. Hallelujah
3. Passing Through
4. Take This Waltz
5. The Partisan
6. If It Be Your Will
7. Coming Back To You
8. Suzanne
9. So Long, Marianne
10. I Can't Forget
11. A Singer Must Die
12. First We Take Manhattan (Second Performance)
13. Famous Blue Raincoat
14. I Tried To Leave
15. Whither Thou Goest