The Berlin Tapes (album)


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 Australia – this time credited simply to Icehouse. It was re-released in Australia in August 2004 and re-titled as Heroes, 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", a cover of David Bowie's original hit, was released in August 2004 and peaked at #93 on the Australian singles charts.

Track listing

Australian 1995 release

  1. "Loving the Alien" – 5:34
  2. "Sister Europe" – 3:59
  3. "Heaven" – 4:27
  4. "Complicated Game" – 5:27
  5. "Berlin" – 0:49
  6. "All the Way" – 3:16
  7. "All Tomorrow's Parties" – 4:35
  8. "Let There Be Love" – 4:33
  9. "Disappointed" – 5:26
  10. "A Really Good Time" – 3:23
  11. "At Night" – 3:57
  12. "Love Like Blood" – 5:47
  13. "Heroes" – 4:29

    Australian 2CD release #1

Disc One – The Berlin Tapes
Disc Two – Boxes
  1. "Early Images" – 3:48
  2. "Terra Incognita" – 1:47
  3. "Solitaire" – 4:22
  4. "A Break In The Clouds" – 4:14
  5. "Love Dance" – 2:57
  6. "No Promises" – 6:02
  7. "The Tempest – Part One" – 2:20
  8. "The Tempest – Part Two" – 2:27
  9. "Gravity" – 1:40
  10. "Indian Summer" – 3:45
  11. "Russian Dolls" – 5:13
  12. "Regular Boys" – 2:37
  13. "Familiar Winds" – 2:01
  14. "The Walker" – 1:25
  15. "No Promises " – 1:21
  16. "Surgery" – 2:36
  17. "Regular Boys " – 3:17
  18. "Labyrinth – Part One" – 1:20
  19. "Labyrinth – Part Two" – 1:00
  20. "Liberation – Part One" – 1:23
  21. "Liberation – Part Two" – 1:55

Australian 2CD release #2

Disc One – The Berlin Tapes
Disc Two
  1. "Dedicated to Glam"
  2. "Melt Steel Part 1"
  3. "Orbital Line"
  4. "Melt Steel Part 2"
  5. "Pas de Trois" – 4:46
  6. "Giant and Child Fugue" – 2:15
  7. "Melt Steel Part 3"
  8. "Crazy "
Note
Track listing for 1-13 is identical to single CD issue.

Australian 2002 reissue

Track listing for 1-13 is identical to original single CD issue.
Notes
This version drops "Disappointed" and "At Night" from the original track listing, and adds a new mix of "Heroes".
  1. "Heroes"
  2. "Loving the Alien"
  3. "Sister Europe"
  4. "Heaven"
  5. "Complicated Game"
  6. "Berlin"
  7. "All the Way"
  8. "All Tomorrow's Parties"
  9. "Let There Be Love"
  10. "Really Good Time"
  11. "Love Like Blood"
  12. "Heroes"

    Australian 2012 reissue

This version adds the additional tracks from the 2002 reissue, plus the Athens Mix of Heroes from the 2004 release of the same name.
Track listing for 1-13 is identical to original single CD issue.

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.