Tin Machine (song)
| "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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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
