David Bowie / "Heroes"
Artist David Bowie
Album Title: "Heroes"
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Art Rock
Format CD
Released 10/14/1977
Reissue Date 00/00/1991
Label Rykodisc
Catalog No RCD 10143
Bar Code No 0 14431-0143-2 1
Reissue Yes
Remastered Yes
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Beauty and the Beast (3:36)
2. Joe the Lion (3:07)
3. Heroes (6:10)
4. Sons of the Silent Age (3:19)
5. Blackout (3:50)
6. V-2 Schneider (3:11)
7. Sense of Doubt (3:56)
8. Moss Garden (5:04)
9. Neukoln (4:35)
10. The Secret Life of Arabia (3:47)
11. Abdulmajid (3:36)
12. Joe the Lion (1991) (3:09)
Date Acquired 08/30/1991
Personal Rating
Acquired from Down In The Valley
Purchase Price 15.00

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Notes

Recorded at Hansa by the Wall, Berlin.
Mixed at Mountain Studios, Montreux.
Mastered at Northeastern Digital Recording.
Track 11: 'Abdulmajid', previously unreleased track recorded 1976-1979, mixed 1991.
Track 12: 'Joe The Lion' remixed version 1991.
© & ℗ 1977, 1991 Belway Bros. Music/MainMan S A.
Manufactured and Marketed by Rykodisc under exclusive license.
RYKODISC, Pickering Wharf, Bldg C, Salem, MA 01970, USA.
Backing Vocals – Antonia Maass (tracks: 1 to 10, 12), David Bowie (tracks: 1 to 10, 12), Tony Visconti (tracks: 1 to 10, 12)
Bass – George Murray (tracks: 12)
Design [Package] – Reiner Design Consultants, Inc.
Drums – Dennis Davis (tracks: 12)
Electric Bass – George Murray (tracks: 1 to 10)
Engineer – Colin Thurston, Tony Visconti
Engineer [Assistant] – Dave Richards, Eugene Chaplin
Instruments – Brian Eno (tracks: 11), David Bowie (tracks: 11)
Lead Guitar – Robert Fripp (tracks: 1 to 10, 12)
Mastered By [Digital Mastering] – Jonathan Wyner, Dr. Toby Mountain
Percussion – Dennis Davis (tracks: 1 to 10, 12)
Photography By – Sukita
Producer – Bowie, Visconti
Rhythm Guitar – Carlos Alomar (tracks: 1 to 10, 12)
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Effects [Guitar Treatments] – Brian Eno (tracks: 1 to 10, 12)
Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Saxophone, Koto – David Bowie (tracks: 1 to 10, 12)
Copyright © – Bewlay Bros. Music
Copyright © – MainMan S.A.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Bewlay Bros. Music
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MainMan S.A.
Manufactured By – Rykodisc
Marketed By – Rykodisc
Licensed To – Rykodisc
Published By – Bewlay Bros. Music
Published By – Fleur Music Ltd.
Published By – E.G. Music
Published By – 100 MPH Music Corp.
Published By – Screen Gems-EMI Music
Published By – Screen Gems-EMI Music Publishing
Published By – 100 Mile Per Hour Music
Recorded At – Hansa Tonstudios
Engineered At – Mountain Studios
Mixed At – Mountain Studios
Mastered At – Northeastern Digital
Barcode (Text): 0 14431-0143-2 1
Barcode (Scanned): 014431014321
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): RCD10143 01@ C
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): RCD10143 01@ G
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): RCD10143 01@ H
Matrix / Runout (On plastic hub): MADE IN USA
SPARS Code (Tracks 1 to 10): AAD
SPARS Code (Tracks 11, 12): ADD
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: ASCAP

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Analyzed: David Bowie / "Heroes"
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR12     +0.00 dB   -13.56 dB      3:36   01-Beauty and the Beast
DR12     +0.00 dB   -13.34 dB      3:07   02-Joe the Lion
DR11     +0.00 dB   -12.80 dB      6:10   03-"Heroes"
DR11     +0.00 dB   -12.35 dB      3:19   04-Sons of the Silent Age
DR12      -0.08 dB   -13.90 dB      3:50   05-Blackout
DR12     +0.00 dB   -13.59 dB      3:11   06-V-2 Schneider
DR11      -2.21 dB   -18.62 dB      3:57   07-Sense of Doubt
DR10      -3.98 dB   -17.95 dB      5:04   08-Moss Garden
DR11      -2.16 dB   -19.06 dB      4:35   09-Neuköln
DR12      -0.18 dB   -14.33 dB      3:48   10-The Secret Life of Arabia
DR13      -1.11 dB   -16.24 dB      3:36   11-Abdulmajid
DR12      -0.10 dB   -13.51 dB      3:09   12-Joe the Lion (remix)
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Number of tracks:  12
Official DR value:    DR12
Samplerate:             44100 Hz
Channels:                2
Bits per sample:     16
Bitrate:                     905 kbps
Codec:                     FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Repeating the formula of Low's half-vocal/half-instrumental structure, Heroes develops and strengthens the sonic innovations David Bowie and Brian Eno explored on their first collaboration. The vocal songs are fuller, boasting harder rhythms and deeper layers of sound. Much of the harder-edged sound of Heroes is due to Robert Fripp's guitar, which provides a muscular foundation for the electronics, especially on the relatively conventional rock songs. Similarly, the instrumentals on Heroes are more detailed, this time showing a more explicit debt to German synth pop and European experimental rock. Essentially, the difference between Low and Heroes lies in the details, but the record is equally challenging and groundbreaking.
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