Leonard Cohen @ Manchester Opera House, 18/06/2008
"first we take manchester, then we take bolton"
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Very happy with this recording of Leonards sublime second show of his four night residency at Manchester Opera House.
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Almost complete bar the final 30 seconds of "Boogie Street" when I had to change minidiscs over. Worth it though, as we then get a complete and absolutely perfect rendition of Hallelujah.
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Lineage
1st generation recording: Sony MZ-RH1 MD recorder - Sony ECM-719 mic - PCM/HiMD mode -> Audacity

Recording taken from a central position on Row R of the stalls.
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Setlist:
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First Set

Dance Me To The End Of Love
The Future
Ain't No Cure For Love
Bird On The Wire
Everybody Knows
In My Secret Life
Who By Fire
Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Anthem

Second Set

Tower Of Song
Suzanne
The Gypsy's Wife
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
Democracy
I'm Your Man
Thousand Kisses Deep (recital)
Take This Waltz


Encores

So Long, Marianne
First We Take Manhattan

Sisters Of Mercy
If It Be Your Will
Closing Time

I Tried To Leave You
Famous Blue Raincoat
Whither Thou Goest?
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Do not under anyÊcircumstancesÊsell this recording on, but please do distribute amongst non-Dimecentric Leonard fans as much as possible.
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