It has been made public that some unreleased covers done by David Bowie will be released on vinyl on what would have been the famous Glam rock, pop star’s 74th birthday. The covers in question were of John Lennon and Bob Dylan. The release will be early in 2021, five years on from the musician’s untimely death, it is not known yet if the vinyl will have more songs on it like a special compilation album but will still be a must for fans of the legendary rock star.
To mark what would have been David Bowie’s 74th birthday, 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 on 8th January next year. Full press release: https://t.co/cW5mqivAdI pic.twitter.com/dctlfk2T5P
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The new limited edition vinyl, named Special 7, will feature covers of John Lennon’s ‘Mother’ and Bob Dylan’s ‘Tryin’ to get to heaven’. Unfortunately, there will only be a limited number of vinyls that’ll be released so fans must be very quick to be in a chance to get their hands on the vinyl. for those that miss the chance to own one, the songs will be available to stream upon release with the vinyl being for collectors more than anything else.
This plan for a limited number of vinyls has left a number of fans fairly upset. Some fans have claimed that this whole limited edition will just be a chance for people to resell them at higher prices on eBay and that it shouldn’t be just a limited edition. Another complaint is that of the lack of numbers up for grabs, unfortunately, there is only 8147 ( a very random number), 1000 of these will be a rare even more limited edition cream coloured vinyl with the remaining 7147 being normal black. Despite some fans being upset, there are a lot who are excited.
