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LEONARD COHEN

One of the most fascinating and enigmatic -- if not the most successful -- singer/songwriters of the late '60s, Leonard Cohen retained an audience across six decades of music-making, interrupted by various digressions into personal and creative exploration, all of which have only added to the mystique surrounding him. Second only to Bob Dylan (and perhaps Paul Simon), he commanded the attention of critics and younger musicians more firmly than any other musical figure from the '60s who continued to work in the 21st century, which is all the more remarkable an achievement for someone who didn't even aspire to a musical career until he was in his thirties.

"VIAGGIO IN UNA STANZA (SONGS FROM A ROOM)"

Produced by Bob Johnston

1970      LP     CBS RECORDS       S 63587   STEREO

MADE IN ITALY    2nd or 3rd PRESSING

Released in a single unlaminated cover with flipback. 

With company inner sleeve.

NOTES: This version with "Made in Italy" on bottom label, DR printed/boxed on both labels and SIAE stamp on Side A. 

"UNDERGROUND MUSIC" on front 

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: CBS - ORANGE LABEL -  BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (front) 63587     (spine & rear) S 63587

Catalog on labels: S 63587 (CI S 63587-1L)  /  S 63587 (CI S 63587-2L)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): CI-S-63587-1L  -5-5-70 I

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): CI-S-63587-2L  -5-5-70 I

On labels: top rim text reads "Riservati Tutti......Questo Disco"

bottom rim text reads "Made in Italy"

STEREO

℗1970     DR (boxed)

Rights Society / Publishing: DR(boxed), S.I.A.E. (stamped on Side A)

On Front Cover: Stereo Può essere suonato su giradischi mono

(bottom left) UNDERGROUND MUSIC

On Front Cover & Spine: VIAGGIO IN UNA STANZA

On Back Sleeve: Tracklist & Credits

CBS is a Trademark of the Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.

CBS ITALIANA S.p.A. - Milano - Distribuzione Messaggerie Musicali - Milano - Roma.

Stampa Reparto Grafico C.G.D.

tracklisting

Side A: BIRD ON THE WIRE - STORY OF ISAAC - A BUNCH OF LONESOME HEROES

THE PARTISAN - SEEMS SO LONG AGO, NANCY

Side B: THE OLD REVOLUTION - THE BUTCHER -YOU KNOW WHO I AM

LADY MIDNIGHT - TONIGHT WILL BE FINE

RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Leonard Cohen's first album was an unqualified triumph which announced the arrival of a bold and singular talent, and many who heard it must have wondered what Cohen could do for an encore. By comparison, Cohen's second album, 1969's Songs from a Room, was something of a letdown. While it's a fine LP, it ultimately feels neither as striking nor as assured as Songs of Leonard Cohen. Bob Johnston stepped in as producer for Songs from a Room, and his arrangements are simpler than those John Simon crafted for the debut, but they're also full of puzzling accents, such as the jew's harp that punctuates several tracks, the churchy organ line in "The Old Revolution," and the harsh synthesizer flourishes on "A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes." Johnston also had trouble coaxing strong vocal performances from Cohen; his singing here sounds tentative and his meter is uncertain, which regardless of how one feels about Cohen's much-debated vocal prowess is not the case with his other work. And finally, the quality of the songs on Songs from a Room is less consistent than on Songs of Leonard Cohen; as fine as "Bird on a Wire," "You Know Who I Am," "The Story of Isaac" and "Seems So Long Ago, Nancy" may be, "The Butcher" and "A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes" simply aren't up to his usual standards. Despite the album's flaws, Songs from a Room's strongest moments convey a naked intimacy and fearless emotional honesty that's every bit as powerful as the debut, and it left no doubt that Cohen was a major creative force in contemporary songwriting...(AllMusic)