Cover Versions
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Neon Lights (feat. Dave Sharpe)
This is my cover version of the Kraftwerk track and features vocals by Dave Sharpe. Another cover version just for a bit of fun. The original is just short of 9mins long so I thought I'd have a go at shortening the second half of the track a bit. This proved to be a harder task than first thought cause the original just flows effortlessly from one melody to another. I think this sounds OK though, especially the end section.
The original was released in 1978 and is taken from The Man Machine album.
Nobody's Diary (feat. Dion)
This track came about because I had just finished working on a couple of cover versions for my friend's Chapter 9 album (below), which I enjoyed doing, and I fancied having a go at one myself. I had also just bought a Roland Jupiter 4 synth and I wanted to do a track using that. So I had a go at recreating some of the sounds off this track and got pretty close. Most of the melody lines are the Jupiter 4 with the Roland SH101 used for bass. In the video for the Yazoo track Vince Clarke was playing the SH101 so I guess it was used for some parts in the original.
The original was released in 1983 and was the only single from their second album, You and Me Both.
Chapter 9 - Tonight Matthew We're Going To Be:
This covers album project was put together by Kev Butler, along with a number of other talented musician friends working on each track with him. Most of the 14 tracks were recorded in 2008 and cover a range of different musical styles.
I worked on 2 tracks on this album and also mastered the CD.
The first track is Faith Healer by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. This is a cover of the version from their 1975 'Live' album. Kev played lead and bass guitar, Dave Sharpe provided vocals and I did the drums, keyboards, programming & mixing.
The second track is When Things Explode by Unkle from their War Stories album. Kev played guitars, Paul Hine was on vocals and I added the synths, beats, programming & mixing.
If you're a fan of either The Sensational Alex Harvey Band or Unkle and have listened to these cover versions, I would love to hear what you think of them, please get in touch.