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Leonard Cohen: Songs of Leonard Cohen (Columbia)

uncredited writer, KRLA Beat, 24 February 1968

THIS IS THE first album for a very talented Canadian poet. Prior to this album, Cohen's reputation rested mainly on his film scoring for Nobody Waved Goodbye and recordings of his material by other artists such as Judy Collins and Buffy Sainte-Marie.

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