David Bowie recorded his Lennon cover for a tribute album which didn’t see the light of day.
David Bowie’s covers album Pin Ups, and its mixed results, are well known, but the two covers he recorded with Tony Visconti in 1998 which were ultimately never released are less so.
This will change on January 8th when, to mark what would’ve been Bowie’s 74th birthday, versions of John Lennon‘s Mother and Bob Dylan’s Tryin’ To Get To Heaven will be released on digital and 7″ vinyl formats.
“To celebrate what would have been David Bowie’s 74th birthday on the 8th January, 2021, two previously unreleased cover versions, John Lennon’s MOTHER and Bob Dylan’s TRYIN’ TO GET TO HEAVEN, will be released as a limited edition 7” single,” a social media announcement reads.
“The 7” single is limited to 8147 numbered copies, 1000 of which will be on cream coloured vinyl available only from the official store and Warner Music’s Dig! store (the remainder will be black). Both tracks will be available to stream and download.”
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