What's your favourite al*** of cover versions?

Posted by: Jonn on 26 October 2010

Just been listening to "Great Expectations" by the Jolly Boys with covers of songs from artists as diverse as Blondie, New Order, Stranglers, The Stones, Ami Whitehouse and Lou Reid.
The best album of cover versions I've heard in a long while.

Any other contenders?

ATB
Jon

Posted on: 26 October 2010 by JamieL_v2

I thought we had a thread very similar to this just a few weeks ago, anyway:

Two acoustic covers albums by Mark Kozelek, the first 'What's Next to the Moon' under his own name is an album of gentle covers of early AC/DC tracks (Bonn Scott era), 'Tiny Cities' as Sun Kil Moon has covers of Modest Mouse tracks.
His other albums as the above, or in The Red House Painters have tracks covering artists as diverse as The Cars, Stephen Sondhiem, Kiss, Yes and Paul McCartney.

Posted on: 26 October 2010 by Lontano

Love it - a superb album

Scratch My Back - Peter Gabriel

Posted on: 26 October 2010 by DenisA

A favourite of mine is...

Fire In The Hole - Sara Isaksson & Rebecka Törnqvist Sing Steely Dan

An interview & some videos are here

The original forum recommendation from Gunnar Jansson in 2006 is here

Posted on: 26 October 2010 by Redkev

This is my favourite covers album.Featuring songs from artists from the 50's & 60's from the likes of The Seeds,The Shirelles,The Chanters,Roy Head,Micky & Sylvia,Dion & a few others.

Posted on: 26 October 2010 by Philip Tate

Posted on: 26 October 2010 by GraemeH

Stina Nordenstam 'People are Strange'

Posted on: 26 October 2010 by BigH47

Probably as much of a surprise as Lontano's choice?

Posted on: 26 October 2010 by fred simon

Many favorites, but this is my most recent fave:

Listening Booth: 1970 - Marc Cohn

Posted on: 27 October 2010 by Joe Bibb

quote:
Originally posted by munch:
This is a fave of mine at the mo.

+1

Joe

Posted on: 27 October 2010 by Huwge

Posted on: 05 November 2010 by markah

quote:
Originally posted by Joe Bibb:
quote:
Originally posted by munch:
This is a fave of mine at the mo.

+1

Joe

I'm not a big fan of covers albums but for me this works a treat. I have played it a lot since its' release - just love it.

As a side note I had a ticket to see her in Manchester on Tuesday night, but got caught up in the most horrendous traffic after an accident on the M56 (I moved 1 mile in 1 hour 20 minutes) and so missed the show. I had been looking forward to it since March, quite gutted really.

Posted on: 05 November 2010 by kevinrt

The soundtrack album to a movie called 'I Am Sam' contains covers of Beatles songs by various artists. Very good.

Kevin

Posted on: 05 November 2010 by BigH47

This ain't bad either:-

Posted on: 05 November 2010 by MilesSmiles

Whole album full of Tom Waits covers.

Posted on: 05 November 2010 by graham55

Johnny Cash's final 'American' recordings were all rather special, with startling choices of songs on each.

Posted on: 06 November 2010 by Steve2

Munch!

Thank you, thank you and once more thank you....

I had never heard of Kate Walsh until your post and I doubt if I had come across her in HMV or wherever she would have occupied more than one tenth of a moment of my time. As I type this she is singing to me thanks to Spotify.

I shall get the album.

Posted on: 06 November 2010 by lutyens

I am very fond of this.