The Berlin Tapes (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Berlin Tapes
Type = soundtrack
Artist = Iva Davies & Icehouse


Background =
Released = AUS: October 1995
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Recorded = dIVA Studios, Whale Beach, Australia
Genre = rock
Length = 46:09 Original single CD release
Label = dIVA/Massive/For Life
Producer = Iva Davies
Reviews =
* Allmusic (2002) Rating|2.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wpfyxqqaldse~T1 link]
Last album = "Full Circle"
(1994)
This album = "The Berlin Tapes"
(1995)
Next album = "The Singles"
(1996)
Misc = Singles
Name = The Berlin Tapes
Type = single
Single 1 = Heaven
Single 1 date = September 1995
Single 2 = Complicated Game
Single 2 date = February 1996

Infobox Album | Name = Heroes
Type = soundtrack
Artist = Icehouse


Released = 16 August 2004
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Diva / Warner
Producer = Iva Davies
Reviews =
Last album = "Meltdown"
(2002)
This album = "Heroes"
(2004)
Next album = "Bi-Polar Poems"
(TBA)
Misc = Singles
Name = Heroes
Type = single
Single 1 = Heroes
Single 1 date = 16 August 2004

"The Berlin Tapes" is a covers / soundtrack album by Australian rock musician Iva Davies and his band Icehouse. The record was a collaboration between Davies and classical music composer Max Lambert to accompany the Sydney Dance Company's production of the ballet "Berlin", for which Icehouse performed live on stage. The covers are mostly acoustic, with piano, strings and subtle electronica incorporated into most tracks. The record was initially released as a single or double disc set, with the second disc consisting of instrumental Icehouse tracks performed with the ballet. A 1996 Japanese re-release included three bonus tracks; a 2002 digitally remastered version with five bonus tracks was released in the US.cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wpfyxqqaldse |title="The Berlin Tapes" (2002) Review |publisher=allmusic guide |accessdate=2008-07-07 ] It was re-released in Australia in August 2004 re-titled as "Heroes" (see second infobox at below right), [cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kxftxq8rldse~T1 |title="Heroes" (2004) Review |publisher=allmusic guide |accessdate=2008-07-12 ] coinciding with Seven Network's TV broadcast of the Athens Olympic Games, which had two tracks removed and a second mix of "Heroes" added. "Heroes" (The Athens Mix), a cover of David Bowie's original hit, was released in August 2004 and peaked at #93 on the Australian singles charts.cite web |title = australian-charts.com - Icehouse |publisher = australian-charts.com |url = http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Icehouse |accessdate = 2008-07-09 ]

Track listing

Australian 1995 release

# "Loving the Alien" (David Bowie) - 5:34
# "Sister Europe" (The Psychedelic Furs) - 3:59
# "Heaven" (Talking Heads) - 4:27
# "Complicated Game" (XTC) - 5:27
# "Berlin" (Lou Reed) - 0:49
# "All the Way" (Frank Sinatra) - 3:16
# "All Tomorrow's Parties" (The Velvet Underground) - 4:35
# "Let There Be Love" (Simple Minds) - 4:33
# "Disappointed" (Public Image Ltd) - 5:26
# "Really Good Night" (Roxy Music) - 3:23
# "At Night" (The Cure) - 3:57
# "Love Like Blood" (Killing Joke) - 5:47
# "Heroes" (David Bowie) - 4:29

Australian 2CD release

Disc One
# "Loving the Alien" (David Bowie) - 5:34
# "Sister Europe" (The Psychedelic Furs) - 3:59
# "Heaven" (Talking Heads) - 4:27
# "Complicated Game" (XTC) - 5:27
# "Berlin" (Lou Reed) - 0:49
# "All the Way" (Frank Sinatra) - 3:16
# "All Tomorrow's Parties" (The Velvet Underground) - 4:35
# "Let There Be Love" (Simple Minds) - 4:33
# "Disappointed" (Public Image Ltd) - 5:26
# "Really Good Night" (Roxy Music) - 3:23
# "At Night" (The Cure) - 3:57
# "Love Like Blood" (Killing Joke) - 5:47
# "Heroes" (David Bowie) - 4:29

Disc Two
# "Dedicated to Glam"
# "Melt Steel Part 1"
# "Orbital Line"
# "Melt Steel Part 2"
# "Pas de Trois" - 4:46
# "Giant and Child Fugue" - 2:15
# "Melt Steel Part 3"
# "Crazy (Midnight Mix)"

[Note: Disc Two tracks are not covers but originally by Icehouse]

Japanese 1996 release

# "Loving the Alien" (David Bowie) - 5:34
# "Sister Europe" (The Psychedelic Furs) - 3:59
# "Heaven" (Talking Heads) - 4:27
# "Complicated Game" (XTC) - 5:27
# "Berlin" (Lou Reed) - 0:49
# "All the Way" (Frank Sinatra) - 3:16
# "All Tomorrow's Parties" (The Velvet Underground) - 4:35
# "Let There Be Love" (Simple Minds) - 4:33
# "Disappointed" (Public Image Ltd) - 5:26
# "Really Good Night" (Roxy Music) - 3:23
# "At Night" (The Cure) - 3:57
# "Love Like Blood" (Killing Joke) - 5:47
# "Heroes" (David Bowie) - 4:29
# "Be My Friend" (Free) - 4:04
# "Being Boiled" (The Human League) - 4:24
# "Blank Frank" (Brian Eno) - 3:37
# "How Do You Sleep?" (John Lennon) - 8:02

US 2002 release

# "Loving the Alien" (David Bowie) - 5:34
# "Sister Europe" (The Psychedelic Furs) - 3:59
# "Heaven" (Talking Heads) - 4:27
# "Complicated Game" (XTC) - 5:27
# "Berlin" (Lou Reed) - 0:49
# "All the Way" (Frank Sinatra) - 3:16
# "All Tomorrow's Parties" (The Velvet Underground) - 4:35
# "Let There Be Love" (Simple Minds) - 4:33
# "Disappointed" (Public Image Ltd) - 5:26
# "Really Good Night" (Roxy Music) - 3:23
# "At Night" (The Cure) - 3:57
# "Love Like Blood" (Killing Joke) - 5:47
# "Heroes" (David Bowie) - 4:29
# "Be My Friend" (Free) - 4:04
# "Being Boiled" (The Human League) - 4:24
# "How Do You Sleep?" (John Lennon) - 8:02
# "Giant and Child Fugue" - 2:15 (^)
# "Pas de Trois" - 4:46 (^)

(^) These tracks are not covers but originally by Icehouse.

Australian 2004 release as "Heroes"

# "Heroes" (The Berlin Mix) (David Bowie)
# "Loving the Alien" (David Bowie)
# "Sister Europe" (The Psychedelic Furs)
# "Heaven" (Talking Heads)
# "Complicated Game" (XTC)
# "Berlin" (Lou Reed)
# "All the Way" (Frank Sinatra)
# "All Tomorrow's Parties" (The Velvet Underground)
# "Let There Be Love" (Simple Minds)
# "Really Good Time" (Roxy Music)
# "Love Like Blood" (Killing Joke)
# "Heroes" (The Athens Mix) (David Bowie)

Personnel

Credited to: [cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wpfyxqqaldse~T2 |title="The Berlin Tapes" (bonus tracks) credits |publisher=allmusic guide |accessdate=2008-07-07 ]
*Greg Barrett — photography
*Don Bartley — mastering
*Steve Bull — bass guitar
*David Chapman — arranger, programming, engineer
*Iva Davies — guitar (acoustic), bass, keyboards, programming, vocals, engineer, digital remastering (2002),
*Bruce Elder — liner notes
*Simon Leadley — engineer
*Ryan Scott — digital remastering (2002 version)
*Adrian Wallis — cello
*Paul Wheeler — drums

References