Bowie’s Heroes Celebrates 40th Anniversary
David Bowie’s iconic track “Heroes” turns 40 years old.
To celebrate the track’s birthday, there will be a limited edition 7″ picture disc on Parlophone.
“Heroes” was originally released on 23rd of September 1977. It was the first single and title track of the second album of the ‘Berlin Trilogy’. The song became a world wide hit and was recorded in English, French and German. It’s also one of his most covered songs by famous artists such as King Crimson, Prince, Blondie and many more.
Bowie first public performance this song was on Marc Bolan’s ‘Marc’ ITV show on the 7th of September ’77. The AA of this limited edition release will contain a previously unreleased recording of that performance. It became such a touching performance due to Marc being killed in a car accident shortly after filming. See below for full track-listing.
A-Side “HEROES” (Single version 2017 Remaster)
(Lyrics by David Bowie, Music by David Bowie and Brian Eno)
Produced by David Bowie & Tony Visconti
Recorded at Hansa by the Wall, Berlin and Mountain Studios, Montreux
AA-Side “HEROES” (‘Marc’ show version)
(Lyrics by David Bowie, Music by David Bowie and Brian Eno)
Recorded for the television show ‘Marc’ on 7th September 1977 and broadcast on 20th September 1977
Previously unreleased