xfm - Xfm=92s James Hyman In Recovery

Xfm=92s James Hyman In = Recovery

Xfm's very own = King of Beats=20 James Hyman is set to release a compilation album of=20 little-known, unexpected, bizarre and frequently inspired = cover=20 versions, catchily entitled 'Covered'.

The album is due out on June 16 and = is=20 available as 20 track CD and a 12-track double vinyl package = split=20 into Electro, Lounge, Indie and Rock sections on the=20 Obsessive label (appropriately enough).

Culled from Hyman=92s own = collection of=20 nearly 300,000 albums, the compilation includes numerous = unreleased=20 tracks, rarities, B-sides and exclusive versions of some = classic=20 tunes.

Amongst the highlights are = Tiga's=20 version of Nelly=92s 'Hot In Here', = Mirwais' take=20 on the Rolling Stones' 'Miss You' and = Flunk's=20 loungecore cover of New Order 'Blue=20 Monday'.

Elsewhere, Roots Manuva,=20 Squarepusher and The Droyds put in appearances = not to=20 mention Lenny Costanza & The Les Battersby = Cubano=20 Orchestra=92s legendary reworking of Kylie=92s = classic=20 'Can't Get You Out Of My Bed'.

The full tracklisting for = 'Covered'=20 is:

CD: Bad Livers 'Lust For = Life',=20 Reel Big Fish 'Take On Me', The Slits 'I Heard = It=20 Through The Grapevine', Embrace '3 Is A Magic = Number',=20 LB 'Ashes To Ashes', Lenny Costanza & The Les = Battersby=20 Cubano Orchestra 'Can't Get You Out Of My = Bed', Flunk=20 'Blue Monday', Tiga 'Hot In Herre', The Droyds = 'Girls On Pills', Mirwais feat Craig Wedren 'Miss=20 You', Simian 'Let's Spend The Night Together', = Kelly=20 Osbourne 'Papa Don't Preach', Ambulance '21 = Seconds',=20 Placebo 'Johnny & Mary', Oasis 'My=20 Generation', Squarepusher 'Love Will Tear Us = Apart',=20 Feeder 'Can't Stand Losing You', Neon Heights = 'That's=20 Entertainment', The Guy Behind The Guy 'New = Sensation',=20 Roots Manuva 'Yellow Submarine'.

LP: Lounge: A1 - Lenny = Costanza &=20 The Les Battersby Cubano Orchestra =91Can't Get = You Out Of=20 My Bed=92, A2 - Neon Heights =91That's = Entertainment=92, A3 -=20 Flunk =91Blue Monday=92. Electro: B1- = Squarepusher=20 =91Love Will Tear Us Apart=92, B2 - The Droyds = =91Girls On=20 Pills=92, B3 - Mirwais feat Craig Wedren =91Miss = You=92.=20 Indie: C1 - Ambulance '21 Seconds', C2 - The = Slits=20 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' C3 - Simian = 'Let's=20 Spend The Night Together'. Rock: D1- Oasis 'My = Generation', D2- Reel Big Fish 'Take On Me', D3 - = Feeder=20 'Can't Stand Losing You'.

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Matt Everitt

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