{"product_id":"a-merge-group-plays-heroes-david-bowie-philip-glass-indie-exclusive-vinyl-lp","title":"A Merge Group: Plays \"Heroes\" (David Bowie, Philip Glass, Indie Exclusive) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Merge Group consists of Dan Bejar of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=destroyer\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Destroyer%22\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Destroyer Music on Vinyl LP\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDestroyer\u003c\/a\u003e, Superchunk frontman \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=Merge%20Records\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Merge Records Music on Vinyl LP\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMerge\u003c\/a\u003e co-founder Mac McCaughan, guitarist William Tyler, Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak, Megafaun's Brad Cook, and jazz composer\/saxophonist Ken Vandermark. To celebrate Philip Glass's 80th birthday, the squad gathered in Chapel Hill to record this album as a tribute to the revered composer's interpretation—\u003ci\u003eSymphony No. 4\u003c\/i\u003e—of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=david%20bowie\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22David%20Bowie%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22David%20Bowie%20%2F%20Tom%20Verlaine%22\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"David Bowie Music on Vinyl LP + David Bowie Merchandise\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/a\u003e's classic 1977 LP, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/david-bowie-heroes-pic-disc-vinyl-7\" target=\"_blank\" title='David Bowie Heroes Pic Disc Vinyl 7\"' rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeroes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Glass, in conjunction with the aforementioned artists, decided on the tracklist: \"Abdulmajid\" was added, plus \"Beauty and the Beast\" and \"Joe the Lion,\" which Glass left off for \u003ci\u003eSymphony No.4\u003c\/i\u003e, are also included. Check out \"Heroes,\" which is A Merge Group's version of Glass's version of a Bowie smash (co-written by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=brian%20eno\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Brian%20Eno%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Brian%20Eno%20%2F%20Kevin%20Shields%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Brian%20Eno%20X%20Nicolas%20Jaar%20X%20Grizzly%20Bear%22\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Brian Eno Music on Vinyl LP \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBrian Eno\u003c\/a\u003e), and you can sense the excitement of everyone involved with the project, something that can also be said of the entire 8-tracker. Check out \"Sons of the Silent Age,\" \"Neukoln,\" and \"Sense of Doubt.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erecorded live on 3\/5\/17 in Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, NC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Merge Records 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by singing in japanese 02\/19\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"A Merge Group","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":16088798298202,"sku":"lp-10392","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/mergegroup-heroes.jpg?v=1762276504","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/a-merge-group-plays-heroes-david-bowie-philip-glass-indie-exclusive-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}