Home / Music / Leonard Cohen banned drums from his first albumMusic linernotes album music leonard-cohenLeonard Cohen banned drums from his first albumCohen stipulated no drums on Songs of Leonard Cohen. Producer John Simon added them to some tracks anyway. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesSongs of Leonard Cohen spent a year and a half on the UK Albums ChartThe back cover of Songs of Leonard Cohen features a Mexican religious image found in a botánicaA Casio keyboard inspired Leonard Cohen's synth-pop turnLeonard Cohen wanted sparse; John Simon added strings anywayI'm Your Man was recorded across two cities in four monthsExploreMotema Music is a jazz and world music label founded in 2003Mother Love Bone's "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns" is an elegy on the Singles soundtrackMotomami is Rosalía's concept album about fame and creative freedomRollin' Stone collects Muddy Waters' essential Chess singlesMurray Head is the voice behind "One Night in Bangkok" and Jesus Christ SuperstarPrevious Leonard Cohen recorded his debut at Columbia Studio A in New York.Next Led Zeppelin II was assembled in studios across America and the UK while the band toured.