| "Tin Machine/Maggie's Farm" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Tin Machine | ||||
| from the album Tin Machine | ||||
| B-side | " Maggie's Farm" / "Bus Stop" (live country version) | |||
| Released | September 1989 | |||
| Recorded | August 1988 - early 1989; studio material recorded at Mountain Studios, Montreux Switzerland, and Compass Point Studios, Nassau live recording 25th of June 1989; at La Cigale, Paris | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:34/4:29 | |||
| Label |
EMI MT 73 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bowie, Gabrels, Sales, Sales | |||
| Producer(s) | ||||
| Tin Machine singles chronology | ||||
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"Tin Machine" is a song by Anglo-American hard rock band Tin Machine, and the song from which they took their name, [1] a track from their debut album, also of the same name. It was released as a single in September 1989, as a double A-side with a live cover of Bob Dylan’s “ Maggie's Farm”. [2] [3]
Song development and live performances
According to guitarist Reeves Gabrels, naming the band after the song was the idea of the Sales brothers, who reasoned "It’s like having your own theme tune". [1]
"Maggie’s Farm" and the other live tracks were recorded at the band’s gig at La Cigale, Paris on 25 June 1989. Both songs had videos – "Tin Machine" featured in an excerpt from Julien Temple’s promotional film as a mock performance where the fans stormed the stage, [4] leaving lead vocalist David Bowie with a nosebleed; and "Maggie’s Farm" was recorded live. Despite this, the double-A side entered the chart at its UK No. 48 peak.
The live version of "Bus Stop" (also released as the Country version, or Live Country version) would later appear as a bonus track on 1995 Virgin Records reissue of Tin Machine.
Track listing
7" version
- "Tin Machine" (Bowie, Gabrels, Sales, Sales) – 3:34
- " Maggie's Farm" (Live) (Dylan) – 4:29
12" version
- "Tin Machine" (Bowie, Gabrels, Sales, Sales) – 3:34
- "Maggie’s Farm" (Live) (Dylan) – 4:29
- " I Can't Read" (Live) (Bowie, Gabrels) – 6:13
CD version
- "Tin Machine" (Bowie, Gabrels, Sales, Sales) – 3:34
- "Maggie's Farm" (Live) (Dylan) – 4:29
- "I Can't Read" (Live) (Bowie, Gabrels) – 6:13
- " Bus Stop" (Live) (Bowie, Gabrels) – 1:52
Credits and personnel
Producers
Musicians
- David Bowie – vocals, guitar
- Reeves Gabrels – lead guitar
- Hunt Sales – drums, vocals
- Tony Sales – bass, vocals
Additional musicians
- Kevin Armstrong – rhythm guitar
References
- ^ a b Levy, Joe (July 1989), "I'm with the Band", Spin Magazine, 5 (4): 35–36
- ^ Pegg, Nicholas (October 2016). "The Complete David Bowie New Edition: Expanded and Updated". Titan Books.
- ^ O'Leary, Chris (2019). Ashes to Ashes The Songs of David Bowie 1976–2016. Repeater Books. ISBN 9781912248308.
- ^ McLennan, Scott (3 June 2019). "David Bowie & I: Socks, Sax & Sex Shops". Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5
