| Diamonds
in the Mine Trading Library Celebrating the film and television recordings of Leonard Cohen |
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in the Mine - Film
& Television List - Gallery |
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My Leonard Cohen
DVD Trading Collection |
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The DVDs Documentaries/Major Interviews Song of Leonard Cohen - 1979 *** Songs from the Life of Leonard Cohen - 1988 BBC *** Leonard - Adrienne Clarkson's Summer Festival - 1989 Stina om Leonard Cohen - 2001 *** Spring '96 - A Film by Armelle Brusq - 1996 (shortly to be released on DVD so no longer available for trading) Live Shows RockPop 1979 *** I Am A Hotel 1983 Warsaw 1985 *** San Sebastian, Spain 1988 *** Reykjavik, Iceland 1988 Take this Waltz – Oslo, Norway 1988 Austin City Limits 1988 *** Austin City Limits 1993 |
Compilations DVDiamonds #1 - Clips from the 60's and 70's - DVDiamonds #2 - Clips from 1988 DVDiamonds #3 - Clips from the late 80's through to 2001 DVDiamonds #4 - Clips from Canadian TV 1966-1993 DVDiamonds #5 - Clips from Toronto 2006; 1993& 1985!! DVDiamonds #6 - Clips from Norway 2007; Misc. TV clips 1990s; 'What Leonard Cohen Means To Me'. DVDiamonds #7 - Clips from 2009 Interview (42m); 1993 Interviews; 1976 European TV; Lullaby 2008 (audio) DVDiamonds #8 - Clips from Prague 2008 (audience); TV: 1993 Closing Time; 1988 Manhattan + Interviews NEW Audience Films 1980s - Dortmund 1980 - Copenhagen 1985 NEW**- Milan 1985 2nd show - Roskilde 1985 - Cologne 1988 NEW - Milan 1988 Audience Films 1993 Tour - London 1993 - Frankfurt 1993 - Boston 1993 - Munich 1993 Audience Films 2008> - Dublin 2008 - Glastonbury 2008 - Amsterdam Encores 2008 Coming Back to YouTube - Manchester 18 June 2008 - Brighton 28 November 2008 Tel Aviv, Israel - 24 September 2009 - NEW** - 2009 Tour Compilation - NEW** Tribute Shows - 2008 Montreal Jazz Festival - 2008 Polish TV Audio DVD-R - Audio MP3 Collection |
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The
Song of Leonard Cohen - November 1980 - CBC TV Documentary Excellent
film - good quality transfer - french subtitles - *** |
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Songs
from the Life of Leonard Cohen –
1988 Omnibus BBC Five star documentary directed by Bob Portway. Includes film of Hydra and interviews with Jennifer Warnes and Judy Collins. This Video includes many concert clips, some complete, from the 1988 tour, including: First We Take Manhattan / Suzanne / Chelsea hotel # 2 / Take this waltz / Hallelujah / Who by fire / Bird on a wire / Red river valley / So long Marianne / Famous blue raincoat / The partisan / Joan of Arc / Ain’t no cure for love / Tower of song / Dance me to the end of love Excellent film in superb quality - *** PAL |
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Leonard
- Adrienne Clarkson's Summer Festival - 1989 CBC Leonard was 55 on September 21. CBC celebrated with Adrienne Clarkson's Summer Festival, in which her conversations with Leonard in his Montreal house at work on his Collected Poems was the main focus of the programme. Leonard was also filmed in a variety of informal locations: shopping for olives, inside a supermarket (the same on as in Ladies and Gentlemen... in 1965), sitting on a bench and talking to the camera in a snowy Parc du Portugal just outside his home, and then inside, at work on his computer. Many of the clips are drawn from the BBC Omnibus and Ladies and Gentlemen films. Excellent film in very good quality - ** NTSC |
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Spring
'96 - 1996 - 52m |
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Stina
om Leonard Cohen 2001 - 50m PAL |
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October 1979 - Rockpop Special - ZDF Studios, München, Germany
- 44m
PAL |
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May
1983 - I Am A Hotel - TV Special
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22 March 1985 - Warsaw, Poland
- Pro-shot unbroadcast concert 2 DVD set. *** Marvellous Full length Concert film. Includes the whole set: Disc One: 1) Bird on the Wire 2) Who by Fire 3) Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye 4) Dance Me to the End of Love 5) There Is a War 6) The Gypsy's Wife 7) The Law 8) The Partisan 9) Sisters of Mercy 10) Night Comes On 11) Diamonds in the Mine 12) Avalanche 13) Chelsea Hotel #2 14) The Stranger Song 15) Story of Isaac 16) Lover Lover Lover 17) Famous Blue Raincoat Disc Two 19) Hallelujah 20) Passing Through 21) If It Be Your Will 22) Memories 23) So Long, Marianne 24) I Tried to Leave You 25) Tennessee Waltz ++ Hallelujah in Moll: 1) Hallelujah 2) New York 3) Berlin 4) Paris ++ Festival Elixir: 1) Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye PAL |
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20
May 1988 - San Sebastian, Spain PAL |
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24
June 1988 - Reykjavik, Iceland
NTSC |
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June 1988 - Take this Waltz – Oslo, NRK TV Norway - 50m Interview & First We Take Manhattan, Joan of Arc, I'm Your Man, Ain't No Cure For Love, Chelsea Hotel # 2, Hallelujah, Tower of Song, Take This Waltz. Excellent film - Excellent quality PAL |
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October 1988 - Austin City Limits 1988 – 57m Excellent
film - super quality (new upgraded version). |
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July 1993 - Austin City Limits 1993 PAL |
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Compilations A series of DVDs collecting together some of the diamonds in Leonard Cohen's film mine - TV shows, interviews, concert clips and other films. Enjoy! Note the highly variable quality of these clips - some are low generation transfers from VHS/VCD, but still probably the best quality in circulation. If not - let me know!!! One side benfit of the lower quality is that I've been able to squeeze over 2 and half hours onto each disc. ***-excellent quality; **-good quality; *-poor quality (these refer to the video quality, not the performances, which are all of course, excellent!) |
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DVDiamonds
#1 This Hour Has Seven Days - 1966 - 9m - ** Take 30 - 1966 - 11m - ** Julie Felix Show 1968: The Stranger Song / That's No Way to Say Goodbye - 7m - *** Isle of Wight 1970: Suzanne - 3m - *** Poem from Dynamite Chicken 1971: What Am I Doing Here? - 1m - *** 1976 Soundstage - The Stranger Song and Suzanne (duet with Judy Collins) - 10m - ** Promotional Videos - Dance me to the end of Love - 4m - *** 20 May 1985 - Mike Walsh Show - Australian TV - Dance Me To The End Of Love / Interview. - 12m - *** 24 May 1985 - Midday Show with Ray Martin - Australian TV - Interview / Coming Back To You - 15m - *** 9 February 1985 Copenhagen - Danish TV - Sisters of Mercy / Memories / So Long, Marianne / The Night Comes On / Passin' Thru / Bird On The Wire - 35m - * 5 March 1985 - Basel, Sweden - Karussell, DRS-TV - Soundcheck - Sisters Of Mercy / Dance Me To The End Of Love / Interview - 7m - ** 1985 - Ohne Malkorb - German TV- Interview - 15m - ** 1985 - Miami Vice: French Twist- Cameo acting appearance - 3m- *** 1987 - Jennifer Warnes Promo - First we Take Manhattan - 3m - *** PAL |
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#4 1 May 1966 - This Hour Has Seven Days - 9m - *** 23 May 1966 - Take 30 - The Stranger Song - 26m - *** 8 February 1979 - Authors - 31m - *** 27 March 1980 - Take 30 - 6m - *** 12 February 1993 - Friday Night with Ralph Benmergui - Closing Time / The Future / interview - 25m - *** 3 December 1993 - Prime Time - 15m - *** PAL |
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#5 2005 - Because Of (Promo) 13 May 2006 - Toronto - Book of Longing Launch: Favourite Drunk (untitled poem) / Never Got To Love You / So Long, Marianne / That's No Way To Say Goodbye 5 February 2006 - Toronto - Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame -Everybody Knows (Rufus Wainwright)- Bird on a Wire (Willie Nelson) Inauguration into the Hall of Fame - Hallelujah (k.d. lang) 15 May 1993 - Barcelona - Democracy / Closing Time / Sisters of Mercy / I Can't Forget / Hallelujah / I Tried To Leave You 1985 - Leonard Cohen - Halleluja in Moll (30m) - Georg Stefan Troller interviews Leonard in New York, Berlin and Paris / clips from the New York rehearsals with the band (recorded on 7 January 1985) / a recitation of Hallelujah. PAL |
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#6 2007 - Interview on Norwegian TV 2007 - Norwegian TV Talk show (inc. 2 songs from Anjani) 2007 Promo Video - Go No More A-Roving 1993 - The David Letterman Show - The Future 1993 - The Jay Leno Show - The Future / Interview 1997 - Laurie Brown CBC Interview 2006 - What Leonard Cohen Means To Me Documentary PAL |
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DVDiamonds #7 Q-TV CBC Interview 2009 (42m) 1993 Paula Yates Interview Canadian AM 1993 Interview Austria 1976 - Un As Der Rebbe Singt 1976 Soundstage with Judy Collins (Extra Track Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye) 1976 - Le Grand Echiquier - Lover, Lover, Lover Invite du Dimanche - The Guests 1979 PopRock Outtakes - Bird on a Wire; The Guests Lullaby 2009 New Song (Live Audience audio) |
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DVDiamonds #8 Prague 27-09-2008 (Audience Film): Bird on a Wire / Everybody Knows / In My Secret Life / Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye / Anthem / Famous Blue Raincoat / Whither Thou Goest; 1993 European TV: Closing Time; 1988 European TV: First We Take Manhattan / First We Take Manhattan; 1988 Dutch TV Interview; 1976 Austria TV Interview (overdubs); 1997 LA interview (overdubs) PAL |
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Audience
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November 1980 - Dortmund, Germany - (Audience Film)
- 40m
Early
Audience film - NEW UPGRADED copy just in from source tape - now a very
nice film from the largely un-filmed 1980 tour. Only 40 minutes so just
a minute or two from each song. PAL |
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9 February 1985 –
Falkoner Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark – Audience Film – 120m Set One: 01. //Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye 02. Coming Back to You// 03. //Diamonds in the Mine 04. Dance Me to the End of Love Set Two: 05. Avalanche 06. Chelsea Hotel #2 07. The Stranger Song 08. Story of Isaac 09. Famous Blue Raincoat 10. Lover Lover Lover 11. Tennessee Waltz 12. Suzanne 13. Hallelujah Encores: 14. I Tried to Leave You 15. Sisters of Mercy 16. Memories 17. So Long, Marianne 18. Night Comes on 19. (band introductions) 20. Passin’ Through A 2 hour film of the 1985 show at Copenhagen. Starts a bit wobbly but quickly settles down to a very clear well lit film, focussing almost entirely on Leonard (you’d never know there was anyone else on stage). Odd heads partly obscure most of the shots, but not in an obtrusive way. Engaging film and worthy addition to a Lohen collection. |
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March 1985 - Milan, Italy (2nd show) - (Audience Film)
- 1hr 40m
Audience
film - dark, distant, shaky picture, some songs incomplete - low sound
levels. Still an interesting film! PAL |
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28 June 1985 - Roskilde, Denmark -
(Audience Film) 1) Bird on the Wire 2) The Law 3) Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye 4) Who by Fire 5) There Is a War 6) Dance Me to the End of Love 7) Diamonds in the Mine 8) Hallelujah 9) Tennessee Waltz 10) Lover Lover Lover 11) So Long, Marianne 12) The Partisan 13) Memories 14) Suzanne 15) I Tried to Leave You 16) Passing Through Very wobbly, lots of heads and audience chatter. PAL |
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10 April 1988 - Cologne
- (Audience Film)
1:34
- NEW Bird on a Wire (inc) / Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye / Who by Fire / Ain't No Cure For Love / Dance Me to The end of Love / Heart With No Companion / I'm Your Man / Coming Back To You / Avalanche / Chelsea Hotel / The Stranger Song / Tower of Song / Hallelujah / Suzanne / Sisters of Mercy / There is a War / Take This Waltz A little dark, but steady, unobstructed, great film from the balcony - many songs complete. PAL |
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17 May
1988 - Milan, Italy - (Audience Film) PAL |
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11 May 1993 - Royal Albert Hall,
London - (Audience Film - 2 DVD set) Disc One - 1) Dance Me to the End of Love 2) The Future 3) Ain't No Cure for Love 4) Bird on the Wire 5) Everybody Knows 6) Anthem 7) First We Take Manhattan (1) 8) Avalanche 9) Suzanne 10) Tower of Song 11) Democracy 12) Waiting for the Miracle 13) I'm Your Man 14) Joan of Arc 15) Closing Time Disc Two - 16) Sisters of Mercy 17) Take This Waltz 18) So Long, Marianne 19) Hallelujah 20) First We Take Manhattan (2) 21) I Tried to Leave You 22) One of Us Cannot Be Wrong Audience film - from the side of the main stage, mostly the side/back of LC obscured by the chorus - Good sound and very watchable though.
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May 1993 -Frankfurt - (Audience Film) PAL |
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May 1993 - Circus Krone, Munich, Germany - (Audience Film) PAL |
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July 1993 - Boston, USA- (Audience Film) |
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13/15 June
2008 - Dublin 2008- (Audience Film + R&R Hall of Fame) 10 March 2008 - 23nd Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 13 June 2008 - 1. Dance Me to the End of Love 2. The Future 3. Ain't No Cure for Love 4. Waiting for the Miracle 5. If It Be Your Will 6. Closing Time 15 June 2008 - 1. Who by Fire 2. Heart with No Companion 3. Anthem 4. I'm Your Man 5. A Thousand Kisses Deep (poem) 6. So Long, Marianne 7. I Tried to Leave You 8. Whither Thou Goest Audience film from 2 nights at Dublin first from well back in daylight; second section from nearer the front (shaky & heads) but very sharp picture. Nice film. PAL |
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29 June 2008 - Glastonbury Festival (Audience film) Audience film from a couple of different sources. Some nice close-up work and some more distant film of the big screen. PAL |
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12 July 2008 - Amsterdam Encores (Audience film) Audience film of the big screen for the 7 encores songs only - still nice though! PAL |
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2008 Audience Compilation -
Coming Back To YouTube (Audience film)(3
hours)***
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18 June 2008 Manchester Opera House (Audience
film)(2 DVD set 164m)*** DVD - 1 01. Dance Me To The End Of Love; 02. The Future; 03. Ain't No Cure For Love; 04. Bird On The Wire; 05. Everybody Knows; 06. In My Secret Life; 07. Who By Fire; 08. Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye; 09. Anthem; 10. Tower Of Song; 11. Suzanne; 12. The Gypsy's Wife; 13. Boogie Street; 14. Hallelujah; DVD – 2 15. Democracy; 16. I'm Your Man; 17. Thousand Kisses Deep (recital); 18. Take This Waltz; 19. So Long, Marianne; 20. First We Take Manhattan; 21. Sisters Of Mercy; 22. If It Be Your Will; 23. Closing Time; 24. I Tried To Leave You; 25. Famous Blue Raincoat; 26. Whither Thou Goest?; Bonus Tracks: 06.19..2008 - If it be your will ; Closing time Great audience film of almost the full show from 18/06/08 - Only missing 'Raincoat' I believe. PAL |
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28 November 2008 Brighton (Audience
film) *** 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 / Chelsea Hotel #2 / Anthem / Tower Of Song / Suzanne / The Gypsy’s Wife / The Partisan / Boogie Street / Hallelujah / I’m Your Man / A Thousand Kisses Deep / Take This Waltz / So Long, Marianne / First We Take Manhattan / Famous Blue Raincoat / If It Be Your Will / Democracy / I Tried To Leave You / Whither Thou Goest Another excellent audience film of the full show - Widescreen. PAL |
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Tel Aviv, Israel - 24 September 2009
(2 DVD)(Audience
film) ***
First part - 1. Dance Me to the End of Love 2. The Future 3. Ain't No
Cure for Love 4. Bird On The Wire 5. Everybody Knows 6. In My Secret
Life 7. Who By Fire? 8. Chelsea Hotel 9. Lover Lover Lover 10. Waiting
for the Miracle 11. Intro / 12. Anthem P ALMostly of the big screen or quite distant & a fair bit of crowd chat here and there, but still a great watchable effort!! Note from the maker of the film: • There were no complete enough videos from Tel Aviv of "In My Secret Life" and "Closing Time" and these songs have been substituted by videos from the concert in Barcelona only three days before, on Leonard's 75th birthday. • Sound (only) of "Waiting for the Miracle" is taken from another concert, because of very audible talking all the way through in both the original videos that were available. Other than a slight sync problem at the beginning of the song, Leonard seems amazingly consistent in his delivery and for that reason the transplanted sound is hardly noticeable as such. • Sound for the second half of "Boogie St." is also taken from a different concert, because of unavailability of the original. Some of the video images in this second half, although of Sharon's Tel Aviv "Boogie", do not actually match the audio, for the same (un)availability reason. |
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2009 Compilation
(Audience
film)(1 or 3 DVD 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? / Chelsea Hotel / Lover Lover Lover / Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye / Waiting for the Miracle / That Don't Make It Junk / Heart With No Companion / Anthem - Tower of Song / Suzanne / Sisters of Mercy / The Gypsy's Wife / Feels So Good / The Darkness / The Partisan / Boogie Street / Hallelujah / I'm Your Man / A Thousand Kisses Deep / Take This Waltz So Long, Marianne / First We Take Manhattan Encore / Famous Blue Raincoat / If It Be Your Will / Lullaby / Closing Time / Democracy / I Tried To Leave You / Whither Thou Goest - Extras: Thanks for the Tour (photo montage) i & ii; Happy Birthday (photo montage) PAL Audience film compilation from various shows from 2009 - this comes as either a compressed single disc film or a better definition 3 DVD set. |
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2008 Montreal Jazz Festival
(1 DVD) Chris Botti: Hallelujah / Zachary Richard: Bird On A Wire / Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Partisan / Steven Page: A Singer Must Die / Adam Cohen: Take This Waltz / Adam Cohen with Serena Ryder: Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye Serena Ryder: Sisters Of Mercy / Madeleine Peyroux: Dance Me To The End Of Love / Katie Melua: In My Secret Life / Lhasa de Sela with Thomas Hellman: So Long, Marianne / Lhasa de Sela: Who By Fire / Steven Page with Joe Lovano on the saxophone: Memories Chris Botti (trumpet): A Thousand Kisses Deep / Garou: Everybody Knows / Michel Pagliaro: The Future / Leonard on the screen singing Closing Time / Suzanne |
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2008 Polish TV
(1 DVD) Magdalena Kumorek; Kinga Preis; Anna Radwan; Justyna Szafran; Bogna Woźniak; Arkadiusz Brykalski; Tomasz Karolak; Mariusz Kiljan; Wojciech Malajkat; Bartosz Porczyk; Marcin Przybylski; Zbigniew Zamachowski |
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I'm not a
huge collector of audio recordings - but here are some that I have acquired
for trade and can recommend |
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