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Bowie Heard Them Here First
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Album: Bowie Heard Them Here First
# Song Title   Time
1)    LOUIE - GO HOME - Paul Revere & The Raiders More Info...
2)    I PITY THE FOOL - Bobby Bland More Info...
3)    FILL YOUR HEART - Biff Rose More Info...
4)    IT AIN'T EASY - Ron Davies More Info...
5)    WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT - The Velvet Underground More Info...
6)    EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT - The Mojos More Info...
7)    FRIDAY ON MY MIND - The Easybeats More Info...
8)    ROSALYN - The Pretty Things More Info...
9)    SORROW - The Merseys More Info...
10)    WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TIMES GONE - The Kinks More Info...
11)    AROUND AND AROUND - Chuck Berry More Info...
12)    KNOCK ON WOOD - Eddie Floyd More Info...
13)    AMSTERDAM - Jacques Brel More Info...
14)    WILD IS THE WIND - Johnny Mathis More Info...
15)    ALABAMA SONG - Lotte Lenya & The Three Admirals More Info...
16)    KINGDOM COME - Tom Verlaine More Info...
17)    CRIMINAL WORLD - Metro More Info...
18)    DON'T LOOK DOWN - Iggy Pop More Info...
19)    DANCING IN THE STREET - Martha & The Vandellas More Info...
20)    IF THERE IS SOMETHING - Roxy Music More Info...
21)    NITE FLIGHTS - The Walker Brothers More Info...
22)    CACTUS - Pixies More Info...
23)    PABLO PICASSO - The Modern Lovers More Info...
24)    I TOOK A TRIP (ON A GEMINI SPACESHIP) - The Legendary Stardust Cowboy More Info...
2)    I Pity the Fool More Info...
3)    Fill Your Heart More Info...
4)    It Ain't Easy More Info...
5)    White Light/White Heat More Info...
6)    Everything's Alright More Info...
7)    Friday On My Mind More Info...
8)    Rosalyn More Info...
9)    Sorrow More Info...
10)    Where Have All the Good Times Gone More Info...
11)    Around and Around More Info...
12)    Knock On Wood More Info...
13)    Amsterdam More Info...
14)    Wild Is the Wind More Info...
15)    Alabama Song More Info...
16)    Kingdom Come More Info...
17)    Criminal World More Info...
18)    Don't Look Down More Info...
19)    Dancing in the Street More Info...
20)    If There Is Something More Info...
21)    Nite Flights More Info...
22)    Cactus More Info...
23)    Pablo Picasso More Info...
24)    I Took a Trip On a Gemini Spaceship More Info...
 

Album: Bowie Heard Them Here First
# Song Title   Time
1)    LOUIE - GO HOME - Paul Revere & The Raiders More Info...
2)    I PITY THE FOOL - Bobby Bland More Info...
3)    FILL YOUR HEART - Biff Rose More Info...
4)    IT AIN'T EASY - Ron Davies More Info...
5)    WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT - The Velvet Underground More Info...
6)    EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT - The Mojos More Info...
7)    FRIDAY ON MY MIND - The Easybeats More Info...
8)    ROSALYN - The Pretty Things More Info...
9)    SORROW - The Merseys More Info...
10)    WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TIMES GONE - The Kinks More Info...
11)    AROUND AND AROUND - Chuck Berry More Info...
12)    KNOCK ON WOOD - Eddie Floyd More Info...
13)    AMSTERDAM - Jacques Brel More Info...
14)    WILD IS THE WIND - Johnny Mathis More Info...
15)    ALABAMA SONG - Lotte Lenya & The Three Admirals More Info...
16)    KINGDOM COME - Tom Verlaine More Info...
17)    CRIMINAL WORLD - Metro More Info...
18)    DON'T LOOK DOWN - Iggy Pop More Info...
19)    DANCING IN THE STREET - Martha & The Vandellas More Info...
20)    IF THERE IS SOMETHING - Roxy Music More Info...
21)    NITE FLIGHTS - The Walker Brothers More Info...
22)    CACTUS - Pixies More Info...
23)    PABLO PICASSO - The Modern Lovers More Info...
24)    I TOOK A TRIP (ON A GEMINI SPACESHIP) - The Legendary Stardust Cowboy More Info...
2)    I Pity the Fool More Info...
3)    Fill Your Heart More Info...
4)    It Ain't Easy More Info...
5)    White Light/White Heat More Info...
6)    Everything's Alright More Info...
7)    Friday On My Mind More Info...
8)    Rosalyn More Info...
9)    Sorrow More Info...
10)    Where Have All the Good Times Gone More Info...
11)    Around and Around More Info...
12)    Knock On Wood More Info...
13)    Amsterdam More Info...
14)    Wild Is the Wind More Info...
15)    Alabama Song More Info...
16)    Kingdom Come More Info...
17)    Criminal World More Info...
18)    Don't Look Down More Info...
19)    Dancing in the Street More Info...
20)    If There Is Something More Info...
21)    Nite Flights More Info...
22)    Cactus More Info...
23)    Pablo Picasso More Info...
24)    I Took a Trip On a Gemini Spaceship More Info...
 
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  • Liner Note Author: Ian Johnston.
  • Illustrators: Colm O'Brien; Neil Dell; Vicki Fox; Roger Armstrong; Tony Rounce; Mick Patrick.
  • Photographer: Michael Putland.
  • An open secret in David Bowie's oeuvre is he, alone among superstars, never shies away from a well-selected cover version. This was as true at the dawn of his career as it is at the twilight and even many of his best-known albums -- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Station to Station, Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) -- are anchored by covers. This is a roundabout way of saying that Ace's 2014 compilation Bowie Heard Them Here First (another installment of their excellent ongoing series) is hardly a collection that showcases Pin Ups and nothing else. No, this 24-track set is ambitious, opening with the Raiders' "Louie - Go Home," which Bowie cut in 1964 as Davie Jones when he led the King Bees, and closing with the Modern Lovers' "Pablo Picasso," which appeared on 2003's Reality, and "I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship," which is on 2002's Heathen. In between these points comes Bowie's career, as the compilation proceeds in chronological order according to when the Thin White Duke sang a song. So, this opens with songs from Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust -- Biff Rose's "Fill Your Heart" and Ron Davies' "It Ain't Easy," contemporary songs both -- and, halfway through, snaps back to 1957 for Johnny Mathis' "Wild Is the Wind" and Lotte Lenya's "Alabama Song," two versions that may not have been the inspirations for Bowie's own interpretations (respectively, Nina Simone and the Doors are more likely). Such flaws don't hurt this compilation, nor does the absence of some fairly significant covers in Bowie's catalog -- licensing likely prevented the Beatles' "Across the Universe," the handful of Bruce Springsteen songs Bowie recorded in the mid-'70s, and Morrissey's "I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday," while his take on Iggy Pop's "China Girl" is a staple of his hits collections -- because Bowie Heard Them Here First emphasizes its idiosyncrasies as it flits between British beat, cabaret pop, and art rock. The biographical march doesn't make for the easiest listen -- the changes in era and style can give whiplash -- but it does go a long way in illustrating Bowie's range, wit, and taste. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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