Leonard Cohen
9 April 1988
Internationale Congress Centrum Berlin, West Berlin, West Germany

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Lineage:
2 x Sony ECM-150T > Sony WM-D6C > type IV cassette master > DAT backup > Casio DA-R100 > M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 > Sound Forge Pro 10.0c > Trader's Little Helper 2.6.0 > .flac16

Taped by LTB.
"LTB was there, but the point is that he can put you there too."

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TT: 172:45.00

Soundcheck 27:30.00

01. [0:22.41] //Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen/Sharon Robinson) (instrumental)
02. [0:41.26] The Law (instrumental)
03. [0:38.36] (instrumental)//
--- tape cut ---
04. [0:29.25] //Take This Waltz (Leonard Cohen after Federico Garcia Lorca) (instrumental)
--- tape cut ---
05. [0:56.64] //First We Take Manhattan
 #1

06. [8:34.54] Bird on the Wire #1
07. [7:05.67] Who by Fire
08. [3:26.50] First We Take Manhattan #2
09. [1:50.52] Bird on the Wire #2
10. [3:23.35] (acoustic guitar/keyboard doodles)

1-5 without Leonard Cohen
10 Leonard Cohen solo

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Concert 145:15.00

Set One:
01. [6:32.59] Bird on the Wire
02. [4:17.10] Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
03. [7:03.42] Who by Fire
04. [5:26.43] Ain't No Cure for Love
05. [6:51.66] Dance Me to the End of Love
06. [5:28.50] The Law
07. [5:24.64] Heart with No Companion
08. [5:51.18] I'm Your Man
--- tape flip ---
09. [4:10.62] Coming Back to You
10. [7:00.19] First We Take Manhattan (1)

Set Two:
11. [4:00.40] Avalanche
12. [4:17.10] Chelsea Hotel #2
13. [5:24.08] The Stranger Song
14. [7:25.50] Tower of Song
15. [4:42.44] I Can't Forget
16. [5:37.65] One of Us Cannot Be Wrong
--- tape flip ---
17. [5:57.60] Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen/Sharon Robinson)
18. [7:49.36] Take This Waltz (Leonard Cohen after Federico Garcia Lorca)
19. [6:32.31] There Is a War
20. [4:17.08] Suzanne
21. [8:15.32] Hallelujah

Encore #1:
22. [4:16.34] Sisters of Mercy
23. [4:35.60] Passin' Through (Richard C. Blakeslee)
--- tape flip ---

Encore #2:
24. [6:34.24] First We Take Manhattan (2)

Encore #3:
25. [7:20.40] I Tried to Leave You

11-13 Leonard Cohen solo

Complete concert.

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LenTalk:

* after WHO BY FIRE:
Mr John Bilezikjian!

* after AIN'T NO CURE FOR LOVE:
Miss Julie Christensen! Miss Perla Batalla!

* after THE LAW:
Mr Steve Zirkel on the very ...... trumpet!

* before FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN:
Berlin! At last! Yes, the final piece in my vast geopolitical jigsaw. Berlin
at last. The worshippers of the Bear, how happy I am to be among you!

* before "Take This Waltz":
Oh, thank you so much, friends. Thank you for your hospitality, I feel very
welcome here, but I must be very careful about the time, because if I play one
minute past a certain time, we are penalized many thousand Deutsch Marks. And
if I'm penalized many thousand Deutsch Marks, I do not make a profit on this
concert. And if I do not make a profit on this concert then the entire theory of
West Berlin is put in the question. So, forgive me if I consult my watch from
time to time now... It's becoming critical. It's a very serious situation. It
can only be remedied by a song. Here we go.

* before the final chorus of "Hallelujah"
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen!

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The band is: 

Leonard Cohen - vocals, acoustic guitar 

Perla Batalla - vocals 
Julie Christensen - vocals 

Bob Metzger - guitars, steel guitar 
John Bilezikjian - oud 
Bob Furgo - keyboards, violin 
Tom McMorran - keyboards 
Steve Zirkel - bass, keyboard, trumpet 
Steve Meador - drums, electric drums 

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