{"product_id":"leonard-cohen-discography-tube-map","title":"Leonard Cohen Discography Tube Map Art Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gift for Leonard Cohen fans who picture him alone with a guitar, because this shows how crowded some of those records really were, with every credited musician running their own line across 15 albums. They own the records already. This is the company he kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe stations run chronologically from Songs of Leonard Cohen in 1967 to Thanks for the Dance in 2019. One-off contributors branch off as short spurs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this Leonard Cohen discography tube map art makes a gift fans keep\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape of this map is a surprise even to people who know the songs. It runs narrow and quiet for a decade, swells enormously in 1977, then thins out again for the rest of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot an algorithm - every connection on this map was made by hand, by an obsessive fan. The clustering is the whole point, and it is only visible when the credits are drawn rather than listed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContributing musicians on the map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeath of a Ladies' Man in 1977 is the busiest station by a long way, with more than forty credited musicians. That is Phil Spector's production, and it pulls in session players like Hal Blaine and Jim Keltner alongside two names nobody expects on a Cohen record: Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg, both on backing vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJennifer Warnes has the longest line on the map. She first appears on Recent Songs in 1979 and turns up again as late as Thanks for the Dance, forty years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small group of players give the later records their particular sound. John Bilezikjian's oud and Raffi Hakopian's violin recur across three albums each, and Garth Hudson of The Band appears on two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnjani Thomas sings across four albums from I'm Your Man onward. The early records are far sparser: Songs from a Room leans on Charlie Daniels, Ron Cornelius and Elkin Bubba Fowler, and Songs of Love and Hate adds Paul Buckmaster's arrangements and the children's voices of the Corona Academy in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final album is its own small gathering. Beck plays Jew's harp and acoustic guitar, Damien Rice and Jessica Staveley-Taylor sing, Daniel Lanois plays piano, and Cohen's son Adam appears on classical guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlison Krauss sings on Steer Your Way, from You Want It Darker in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow I make each print\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A2 or A1, unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUK\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUSA \/ CAN \/ AUS equivalent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eOrientation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e24 x 18 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e36 x 24 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many albums are on the map?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15, from Songs of Leonard Cohen in 1967 to Thanks for the Dance in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich album has the most musicians?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeath of a Ladies' Man in 1977, with more than forty credited players, is by far the busiest station on the map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid Bob Dylan really appear on a Leonard Cohen album?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, on backing vocals on Death of a Ladies' Man, alongside Allen Ginsberg on the same record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is the longest-serving collaborator?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Warnes, whose line runs from Recent Songs in 1979 through to Thanks for the Dance in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Beck really on the last album?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, playing Jew's harp and acoustic guitar on Thanks for the Dance, alongside Damien Rice and Daniel Lanois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the framing options?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Music Maps\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full range of gifts for music fans at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/music-wall-art-prints\" title=\"all music discography tube map art prints\"\u003eGifts for Music Fans collection\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/solo-artists-music-maps\" title=\"solo artists discography tube map art prints\"\u003eSolo Artists collection\u003c\/a\u003e at mikebellmaps.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of literary songwriting, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/nick-cave-discography-tube-map\" title=\"Nick Cave discography tube map art print\"\u003eNick Cave Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/billy-bragg-discography-tube-map\" title=\"Billy Bragg discography tube map art print\"\u003eBilly Bragg Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e are natural companion pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MikeBellMaps","offers":[{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080264524151,"sku":"10-COHEN-A2-UNF","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080264556919,"sku":"30-COHEN-A2-BLK","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080264622455,"sku":"20-COHEN-A1-UNF","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080264655223,"sku":"50-COHEN-A1-BLK","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0445\/9551\/1464\/files\/leonard-cohen-present-for-fans-a1-f-f-art-print.jpg?v=1785940601","url":"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/it\/products\/leonard-cohen-discography-tube-map","provider":"MikeBellMaps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}