On 9/21, Gammon Records releases The Late, Great Daniel Johnston : Discovered Covered a tribute to the legendary songwriter. The first disc features exclusive covers from today’s hottest indie rock bands. A second disc contains the original versions, some previously only available on cassette.
Tracklisting:
1) Teenage Fanclub W/ Jad Fair ~ My Life Is Starting Over Again
2) Clem Snide ~ Grievence
3) Gordon Gano ~ Impossible Love
4) Eels ~ Living Life
5) T.V. On The Radio ~ Walking The Cow
6) The Rabbit ~ Good Morning You
7) Calvin Johnson ~ Sorry Entertainer 
Bright Eyes – Devil Town
9) Death Cab For Cutie ~ Dream Scream
10) Beck – Things Last A Long Time
11) Sparklehorse w/ Flaming Lips – Go
12) Mercury Rev ~ Blue Cloud
13) Thistle – Love Not Dead
14) Vic Chesnutt ~ Like A Monkey In The Zoo
15) Starlight Mints ~ Dead Lovers Twisted Heart
16) M. Ward ~ Story Of An Artist
17) Guster ~ The Sun Shines Down On Me
18) Tom Waits – King Kong
Thanks to reader Mark for convincing Gammon Records to leak us two MP3s:
You can pre-order the album here.
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I got that e-mail too. I’m curious as to why they chose the Gordon Gano track as opposed to any of the other amazing acts on there — tv on the radio, death cab, beck, mercury rev, tom waits. Instead we get the guy from the Violent Femmes. Interesting, no?
Anyone heard the rest of the album?
A great cover of “Walking The Cow” was done by The Reivers — who were recording at the time as Zeitgeist — on their Translate Slowly disc. Look it up, if you can — Kim Longacre’s vocals are simply beautiful. Pearl Jam, of all bands, has covered it in concert, too.
A friend, who is currently blaming this album for the delay in releasing a new Sparklehorse, said what he heard was pretty good.
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Two things:
1) I love Clem Snyde.
2) I remember, a while back, you mentioning the Mandy Moore/Michael Stipe song from “Saved”– is it out there in downloadable format? Love it.
Except I can’t SPELL “clem snide”. oops.
I love the unknown…
I have not yet found Mandy & Mike’s surprisingly awesome “God Only Knows” — but if someone finds it … please send my way!
i love gordon gano.
i think nick zinner plays guitar on the bright eyes track
I have a live version of that beck track from long ago and it is amazing.
I was gonna say ‘Shit, Daniel Johnston died?’ but I guess this is just a clever title for an album.
Yeah… I sorta know the guy who runs Gammon and he’s really cool. A label worth supporting!
But this is not a cool name for the record. D.J. has serious mental problems and is a perpetual suicide risk. Not a good name for the album… i spent a few minutes today trying to get info on DJ’s death until I figured out it was apparently a joke.
That’s the first time I’ve ever heard Daniel Johnston. Have to say I liked the original better than Gano’s cover and I listened to the cover first. Anyway, might be a record worth checking out.
9/21 is my birthday
9/21 is my birthday, as well, Jen. Happy belated to you.
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