(Contemporary Folk, Folk Rock) [LP][24/96] Leonard Cohen - Recent Songs - 1979 (Original US pressing), FLAC (tracks)

#777 A1 The Guests
- acoustic guitar & vocals – Leonard Cohen
- bass – Abraham Laboriel
- organ – Randy Waldman
- oud – John Bilezikjian
- violin – Raffi Hakopian
A2 Humbled In Love
- vocals – Leonard Cohen
- electric guitar – Mitch Watkins
- electric piano – Bill Ginn
- saxophone – Paul Ostermeyer
- bass – Charles Roscoe Beck
- drums – Steve Meador
- backing vocals – James Gilstrap, Julia Tillman, Maxine Willard,
Roger St. Kenerly, Stephanie Spruill
A3 The Window
- acoustic guitar & vocals – Leonard Cohen
- solo violin – Raffi Hakopian
- cello – Edgar Lustgarden
- organ – Randy Waldman
- oud – John Bilezikjian
- bass – Abraham Laboriel
- backing bocals – Jennifer Warnes
A4 Came So Far For Beauty
- vocals – Leonard Cohen
- piano – John Lissauer
- bass – John Miller
A5 The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien Errant)
- vocals – Leonard Cohen
with "Mariachi Band":
- violin & conductor – Luiz Briseño
- guitar – Ricardo Gonzalez
- biguela – Filipe Perez
- guitarrón – Everado Sandoval
- trumpets – Jose Perez, Pablo Sandoval
- violins – Agostin Cervantes, Armando Quintero, Miguel Sandoval
B1 The Traitor
- acoustic guitar & vocals – Leonard Cohen
- solo violin – Raffi Hakopian
- organ – Randy Waldman
- oud – John Bilezikjian
- bass – Abraham Laboriel
- strings arranged & conductor – Jeremy Lubbock
B2 Our Lady Of Solitude
- vocals – Leonard Cohen
- electric guitar – Mitch Watkins
- piano – Bill Ginn
- Yamaha piano – Garth Hudson
- oboe – Earle Dumler
- bass – Charles Roscoe Beck
- drums – Steve Meador
B3 The Gypsy's Wife
- acoustic guitar & vocals – Leonard Cohen
- accordion – Garth Hudson
- oud – John Bilezikjian
- violin – Raffi Hakopian
- bass – Charles Roscoe Beck
B4 The Smokey Life
- duet vocals & acoustic guitar – Leonard Cohen
- duet vocals – Jennifer Warnes
- drums – Steve Meador
- electric piano – Bill Ginn
- english horn – Earle Dumler
- strings arranged & conductor – Jeremy Lubbock
B5 Ballad Of The Absent Mare
- vocals & guitar – Leonard Cohen
with "Mariachi Band":
- violin & conductor – Luiz Briseño
- guitar – Ricardo Gonzalez
- biguela – Filipe Perez
- guitarrón – Everado Sandoval
- trumpets – Jose Perez, Pablo Sandoval
- violins – Agostin Cervantes, Armando Quintero, Miguel Sandoval

The System:
* RCM: Nitty Gritty 1.5 fi
* TT: Linn LP12 Valhalla
* Arm: Akito
* Cart: Denon DL-110
* Phono: Grado PH-1
* Pre-Amp: McCormack Line Stage TLC-1 Deluxe
* Cables: DH Labs Silver Sonic from Grado to pre, Vampire RCA to mini to:
* Computer: MacBook Pro 2.2 Intel Core i7
* Software: Audacity 1.3.13
* ClickRepair 3.7
* Izotope RX 2 v2.02 Advanced
* XAct
* Rarify

The Drill:
Washed on RCM, Linn/Akito/Denon > Grado > SilverSonic > McCormack > Vampire > MacBook Pro > Audacity@24/96, each side broken into tracks and meta data added > Click Repair at 25, manual, pitch protection, reverse, simple, noise output on > FLAC’ed with XAct, numbering added to the FLAC titles > Rarified.

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