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  CDCHD1437CD  £10.00

Label

Ace

Various Artists

Nick Cave Heard Them Here First

60s 70s Nick Cave one of the most compelling uncompromising and influential singersongwriters of the last 30 years has never concealed his influences This edition in Ace's occasional 'Heard Them Here First' series offers a view of his career as seen through the original versions of songs he chose to cover The collection opens with the Stooges' protopunk anthem 'Fun House' which Cave's band the Birthday Party recorded in 1982 and concludes with 'Burnin' Hell' by John Lee Hooker as recorded by Cave for the soundtrack of the film Lawless in 2012 and covers all points between including the originals of six of the songs he and the Bad Seeds recorded on their 1986 covers album 'Kicking Against The Pricks' As Cave's followers might expect the CD features music of all genres and eras from the firstever recording of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's 'Moritat' better known as 'Mack The Knife' from 1928 via country numbers by Lefty Frizzell and Cave hero Johnny Cash to gospel by the Pilgrim Travelers and pop from Pulp and Miss Toni Fisher Other featured artists include Bob Dylan Leonard Cohen Nina Simone and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band all of whom were very influential on Cave's work Compiled by Mick Patrick and Cave biographer Ian Johnston who also wrote the notes

Tracklist

• 1. Fun House - The Stooges
  2. I Put A Spell On You - Nina Simone
  3. Muddy Waters - Johnny Cash
  4. The Long Black Veil - Lefty Frizzell
  5. Jesus Met The Woman At The Well - The Pilgrim Travelers
  6. Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart - Gene Pitney
  7. Hammer Song - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
  8. Hey Joe - The Leaves
  9. Long Time Man - Tim Rose
  10. Tower Of Song - Leonard Cohen
  11. Bedazzled - Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
  12. Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus - Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin
  13. Death Is Not The End - Bob Dylan
  14. Knoxville Girl - The Louvin Brothers
  15. The Big Hurt - Miss Toni Fisher
  16. Moritat (Mack The Knife) - Harald Paulsen
  17. Disco 2000 - Pulp
  18. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
  19. I Feel So Good - JB Lenoir & his African Hunch Rhythm
  20. There's No Night Out In The Jail - Chad Morgan
  21. John The Revelator - Blind Willie Johnson
  22. Burnin' Hell - John Lee Hooker