Legacy Records re-released Leonard Cohen's first three albums: Songs of Leonard Cohen, Songs From A Room, and Songs Of Love And Hate on CD. It is the 40th anniversary of Cohen's first album. Each has previously unreleased bonus material. If you are a die hard fan, this is probably for you. Meanwhile, I have the album Songs of Love and Hate, that I bought at a flea market, still in a plastic wrapper. If you are new to his music, this is not the best choice for you. I do however recommend The Essential Cohen to introduce you to a span of years of his music.
Harp Magazine has a review of the three re-released CDs.
...if you simply listen to the songs again, without any visual distractions and keeping thoughts of this being Important and Influential Music at bay, you can’t help but be impressed by their conciseness, and the attention to detail, the way the use of a children’s choir or a mouth harp at a key point sends a shiver up your spine. Cohen’s first three albums also form an unintentional trilogy, a dark-darker-darkest progression, as if you start out in a small room and end up locked in a closet.
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