Vibrato 07

Play on Words (Other People's)

I think cover songs are like puns in several respects. One thing the two seem to have in common is that people either appreciate and enjoy them or they hate them. I'm hoping that you are to be found in the former category, as I have put together a two CD compilation of cover songs for your listening pleasure. --NWshoegazer

DISC 1
1. Chapterhouse - Losing Touch With My Mind [Spacemen 3] from the second disc of the out of print 1996 Slumberland compilation "Rownderbowt"
2. Th' Faith Healers - Mother Sky [Can] from the out of print 1992 Elektra release "Lido"
3. Moose - Everybody's Talking [Glen Campbell] from the out of print 1992 Hut release "...xyz"
4. Drop Nineteens - Angel [Madonna] from the out of print 1992 Caroline release "Delaware"
5. Bleach - Relax [Frankie Goes to Hollywood] from the out of print 1993 Musidisc "Fast" EP
6. Spirea X - Signed D.C. [Arthur Lee] from the out of print 1992 4AD release "Fireblade Skies"
7. Loop - Rocket USA [Suicide] the first of three bonus tracks on the out of print 1987 Head release "Heaven's End"
8. The Charlottes - Venus [Frankie Avalon] from the 1991 Cherry Red release "Things Come Apart"
9. The Flatmates - If Not for You [Bob Dylan] from the 2005 Cherry Red compilation "Potpourri {Hits, Mixes and Demos '85-'89}"
10. The Dandy Warhols - Stars [The Brian Jonestown Massacre] from the second disc of the 2004 self-released "The Black Album/Come On Feel the Dandy Warhols"
11. The Primitives - As Tears Go By [The Rolling Stones] from the 2006 Castle Music compilation "Buzz Buzz Buzz" Buy Here --the original version of this song was playing when, for the first time, I danced with a girl of my own volition. This, in turn, led to my first kiss, so this song occupies a special place in my memory.
12. The Boo Radleys - Boo! Faith [New Order] from the 2001 Pinnacle re-issue of "Learning to Walk"
13. Curve - I Feel Love [Donna Summer] from the out of print 2004 BMG UK & Ireland release "The Way of Curve" --my alias at the time, Tao Jones, can be found near the middle of the fourth column of fan names listed in the last pages of the booklet.
14. Spacemen 3 - Any Way That You Want Me [The Troggs] from the second disc of the 2003 Space Age/Orbit release "Playing With Fire"
15. Luna - Bonnie and Clyde (The Bonnie Parker Version) [Serge Gainsbourg] a duet in French featuring the voice of Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier from the out of print 1995 Beggars Banquet "Bonnie and Clyde/Chinatown" EP

DISC 2
1. Tam - No Cars Go [Arcade Fire] from the 2006 self-titled release on Ecstatic Peace
2. Fleeting Joys - Masters of War [Bob Dylan] unreleased
3. Garlands - Being Boiled [The Human League] from the 2001 3D compilation "Reproductions: Songs of the Human League"
4. Bardo Pond - Cry Baby Cry [The Beatles] from the 2007 ATP release "Ticket Crystals"
5. Jim Reid - And Your Bird Can Sing [The Beatles] from the compilation "Revolver Reloaded" included with the July 2006 issue of Mojo magazine
6. Manual - Blue Skied An' Clear [Slowdive] from the first disc of the 2002 MORR compilation "Blue Skied An' Clear"
7. Jessica Bailiff - Down [Low] from the 2004 Fractured Disc compilation "We Could Live In Hope: A Tribute to Low"
8. Dump - Rasberry Beret [Prince] from the 2001 Shrimper release "That Skinny Motherf*cker With the High Voice?" --Yo La Tengo's bassist (most of the time) does an entire CD of Prince covers. Good luck finding a cheap copy, however; I didn't even know it existed until a friend loaned it to me--thanks Dan.
9. Lake Trout - Street Fighting Man [The Rolling Stones] from the 2005 Palm Pictures/Rx release "Not Them, You"
10. Heather Duby - Love Is a Battlefield [Pat Benatar] from the 2006 self-titled release on Sonic Boom
11. Televise - Mercy Seat [Ultra Vivid Scene] from the 2006 Club AC30 release "Songs to Sing in A & E"
12. Diesel Park West - All Come to Meet Her [Alexander "Skip" Spence] from the 1999 Birdman compilation "More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album"
13. Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane [The Velvet Underground] from the 1990 RCA release "The Trinity Session"
14. Future 3 - Alison [Slowdive] from the first disc of the 2002 MORR compilation "Blue Skied An' Clear"
15. Lotte Kestner - Leif Erikson [Interpol] an unmastered version of the song the singer from Trespassers William has promised to include on her upcoming solo release. The original is my favorite Interpol song and quite possibly the finest last song to be found on any CD.


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