David Bowie"Heroes"

Label:

RCA Victor – AFL1-2522

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Waddell Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Experimental

Tracklist

A1 Beauty And The Beast
Words By, Music ByBowie*
Written-ByBowie*
3:32
A2 Joe The Lion
Words By, Music ByBowie*
Written-ByBowie*
3:05
A3 "Heroes"
Lyrics ByBowie*
Music ByBowie*
6:07
A4 Sons Of The Silent Age
Words By, Music ByBowie*
Written-ByBowie*
3:15
A5 Blackout
Words By, Music ByBowie*
Written-ByBowie*
3:50
B1 V-2 Schneider
Written-ByBowie*
3:10
B2 Sense Of Doubt
Written-ByBowie*
3:57
B3 Moss Garden
Written-ByBowie*
5:03
B4 Neuköln
Written-ByBowie*
4:34
B5 The Secret Life Of Arabia
Lyrics ByBowie*
Music ByBowie*
3:46

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyRCA Corporation
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗RCA Records
  • Copyright ©RCA Records
  • Recorded AtHansa Tonstudios
  • Engineered AtMountain Studios
  • Mixed AtMountain Studios
  • Lacquer Cut AtSterling Sound
  • Mastered AtRCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
  • Pressed ByH.V. Waddell Co.
  • Copyright ©Bewlay Bros. Music
  • Copyright ©Fleur Music Ltd.
  • Copyright ©E.G. Music Ltd.
  • Copyright ©100 MPH Corp.

Credits

  • Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Tony Visconti
  • Electric BassGeorge Murray
  • EngineerTony Visconti
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineers]Eugene Chaplin
  • Lacquer Cut ByGC*
  • Lead GuitarRobert Fripp
  • PercussionDennis Davis
  • Photography By [Cover Photograph]Sukita*
  • Producer [Produced By]Visconti*
  • Rhythm GuitarCarlos Alomar
  • Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Keyboards, Guitar [Guitar Treatments]Eno*
  • Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Saxophone, KotoDavid Bowie

Notes

RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis (denoted by struck-through "I" stamp in runouts). Remainder of runouts etched, mastering and plating (e.g., A1, A2, etc.) stamped.

RCA on jacket, RCA Victor on labels.

Issued with a printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
Some copies include David Bowie fan club flyer.

Recorded at Hansa by the Wall, Berlin. Engineers: Mountain Studios, Montreux. Mixed at Mountain Studios, Montreux.

Track copyrights on inner sleeve:
A1, A2, A4, A5: Copyright © 1977 Bewlay Bros. Music and Fleur Music Ltd. (BMI)
A3: Copyright © 1977 Bewlay Bros. Music, Fleur Music Ltd. (BMI) and E.G. Music Ltd. (PRS)
B5: Copyright © 1977 Bewlay Bros. Music, Fleur Music Ltd. (BMI), 100 MPH Corp. (ASCAP) and E.G. Music Ltd. (PRS)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society (A1 to A5, B5): BMI
  • Rights Society (A3, B5): PRS
  • Rights Society (B5): ASCAP
  • Pressing Plant ID (In runouts): W
  • Matrix / Runout (Label A): AFL1-2522-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label B): AFL1-2522-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 1): AFL-1.2522-A-1 STERLING gc.
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 1): AFL.1.2522-B-1 STERLING gc.
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 2): AFL-1-2522-A-4 STERLING gc.
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 2): AFL.1.2522-B-2 STERLING gc.
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 3): AFL-1-2522-A-1 I̶ W STERLING gc. A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 3): AFL-1-2522-B-1 STERLING gc. W I̶ A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 4): AFL-1-2522-A-1 I̶ W STERLING gc. A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 4): AFL-1-2522-B-2 STERLING gc. W I̶ A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 5): AFL-1-2522-A-1 I̶ W A5 STERLING gc.
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 5): AFL-1-2522-B-1 STERLING gc. W I̶ A1

Other Versions (5 of 237)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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"Heroes" (LP, Album, Stereo) RCA PL - 12522, PL-12522 Netherlands 1977
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"Heroes" (LP, Album) RCA Victor APL1-2522 New Zealand 1977
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"Heroes" (LP, Album) RCA Victor PL 42372 1977
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"Heroes" (LP, Album) RCA Victor APL1 2522 Australia 1977
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"Heroes" (LP, Album, Stereo) RCA Victor PL 12522, AFL1 2522 Italy 1977

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Reviews

  • Bewlay1's avatar
    Bewlay1
    My version matches the matrix runouts indicated here with the scratched out I and a W but the pressing ring is smaller like the Indianapolis version, not 2.875". I can't find an entry to match this. Does this require a new entry?

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