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List Price: $7.98 | | Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
Salesrank: 3416
Released: March 1, 2008 |
| Our Price: $3.63 |
| Used Price: $5.99 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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New Skin for the Old Ceremony Track Listing:
1. Is This What You Wanted
2. Chelsea Hotel No. 2
3. Lover, Lover, Lover
4. Field Commander Cohen
5. Why Don't You Try
6. There Is a War
7. Singer Must Die
8. I Tried to Leave You
9. Who by Fire
10. Take This Longing
11. Leaving Greensleeves
Editorial Review:
By the time Leonard Cohen began his recording career in 1967, the iconoclastic Canadian troubadour was already well established as a poet and author. He quickly emerged as one of the era's most original and influential singer-songwriters, building a large and legendary body of work that continues to inspire artists and listeners alike.
Much of Cohen's reputation and mystique was established by his early work for Columbia Records, particularly the five albums he recorded between 1967 and 1974. Now, these five classic albums, unavailable on vinyl for two decades, have been lovingly restored to their original LP format.
For their new Sundazed editions, all five albums have been meticulously remastered and have been sourced from the original Columbia Records stereo masters in order to preserve the sound of the original albums. In keeping with the exacting standards for which Sundazed has become known, each album will be pressed on high-definition vinyl, with complete original cover art.
1974's New Skin for the Old Ceremony saw Cohen taking a turn away from the spare sound of his earlier releases, with such numbers as "Chelsea Hotel #2," "There Is a War" and "A Singer Must Die" featuring expanded instrumental arrangements and some of the most expressive vocal performances of Cohen's career.
New Skin for the Old Ceremony Reviews:
great reissue! (about the LP reissue on Sundazed) 
2009-06-14 - Really nice reissue on Sundazed: quiet, flat, thick vinyl (about 160 gram).
Sound has a little more 'low' than my old version from the 70-ies.
The songs are great,this is my favourite Cohen album: play it loud!
Warm and entertaining album 
2009-05-29 - As for as Leonard Cohen albums go, this one will most likely not disappoint. The songs seem a bit more put together and produced than his past efforts, but they are pretty creative and entertaining all the same. I'm not very in to Cohen, but I'm sure any Cohen fan that does not yet have this album will be very pleased with it.
Truly amazing work
2009-05-09 - Cohen is able to craft such wonderful songs that are just unreveled by anything else. This man is a true visionary and poet.
Pretty Good
2009-03-16 - I have had Cohens first three albums for several years and enjoy them profusely. The small stories he tells range from desolation, sardonic views of the world, to drunken hysteria. The album title shows that a lot of the songs are about love and this is true. This collection is not the strongest prose of Cohens but there are some very poppy and uplifting songs.
New Skin for the Old Ceremony
2008-09-26 - New Skin for the Old Ceremony is grand record from Cohen. Once more Cohen showcases his immense talent with tracks such as Chelsea Hotel and Who By Fire. Cohen's lyrics are filled with immense intelligence, wit and sometimes a quirky sense of humour. The cover is very beautifull and depicts the spiritual union of the male and female principle. For some reason they made a cheap book-let and that is such a shame for such a wonderful recording.
