{"product_id":"leonard-cohen-various-positions","title":"Leonard Cohen – Various Positions","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Leonard Cohen - Various Positions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1984, Singer-Songwriter, Folk Rock and Folk Pop, Montreal, Canada 9\/26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e MOVLP 504\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e VG+, sounds great (TC) | Members: Leonard C (34' - 16') | Producer: John Lissauer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel Rejection:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Columbia Records famously declined to release Various Positions in the United States, even though it contained “Hallelujah,” a song that would eventually become one of Cohen’s most celebrated compositions.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSongwriting Lore:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cohen worked obsessively on “Hallelujah,” reportedly filling notebooks with dozens of discarded verses before arriving at the version recorded for the album.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark Inspiration:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Dance Me to the End of Love” was partly inspired by accounts of string musicians forced to perform beside crematoria in Nazi concentration camps, turning what sounds like a romantic song into something far darker about love in the presence of death.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48339908821179,"sku":null,"price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-967439-1403694350-6576.jpg?v=1788902712","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/leonard-cohen-various-positions","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}