Side 2 of a cassette compilation of cover versions, recorded 26th November 1999.
When I posted Side 1 in July 2024, I remarked "Who would have thought a quarter of
a century on, many of these artists would still be recording and
touring?"
The more sobering realisation is how many artists are sadly no longer with us since I originally recorded the mixtape at the end of the last century: Brian Wilson, Marc Moreland, Tony Ogden, Charlie Watts, Cathal Coughlan, Rod McKuen...and that's just in the first four songs of Side 2 alone.
The other thing that struck me was the 1993 was clearly a good year for cover versions, as demonstrated here by Spell aka Boyd Rice and Rose McDowall, Barry Adamson and Louise Ness, One Dove (Dot sings Dolly!) and Slowdive all turning in versions that hold up well against the originals.
And despite Frente! having the greater commercial success with their cover of a cover, it's the earlier acoustic driven version of Bizarre Love Triangle by Devine & Statton aka Ian Pinchcombe and Alison Statton that wins hands down every time.
1) Do It Again (Album Version): Wall Of Voodoo vs. The Beach Boys (1987)
2) She's A Rainbow (Left Hand Blue Mix By Fluke): World Of Twist vs. The Rolling Stones (1991)
3) Shiny Happy People: The Fatima Mansions vs. R.E.M. (1991)
4) Seasons In The Sun: Spell vs. Rod McKuen (1993)
5) Jolene (Edit By Khayem): One Dove vs. Dolly Parton (1993)
6) Some Velvet Morning: Slowdive vs. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood (1993)
7) Broken English (7" Extended) (Remix By Sunscreem & Phil Bodger): Sunscreem vs. Marianne Faithfull (1992)
8) White Rabbit: The Shower Scene From Psycho vs. The Great Society with Grace Slick (1985)
9) Purple Haze: Soft Cell vs. The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1983)
10) "Heroes": Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie vs. David Bowie (1990)
11) Bizarre Love Triangle: Devine & Statton vs. New Order (1989)
12) Je T'Aime ... Moi Non Plus: Barry Adamson & Louise Ness vs. Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin (1993)
1983: Soul Inside EP: 9
1985: White Rabbit/Cinnamon Girl EP: 8
1987: Happy Planet: 1
1989: Bizarre Love Triangle EP: 11
1990: Love Child EP: 10
1991: Bertie's Brochures: 3
1991: She's A Rainbow EP: 2
1992: Broken English EP: 7
1993: Seasons In The Sun: 4
1993: The Negro Inside Me EP: 12
1993: Volume Seven: 6
1993: Why Don't You Take Me EP: 5
Side One here
In September 2022, I posted another all-covers compilation, Hokey Karaoke (Volume One), which repeats some of the tracks from Versions Galore, and can be found here
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