Two artists are featured: David Bowie and Terry Allen. They've both been in the business for 40 years or so and they've recently issued new albums with similar covers. William looks at the new discs and plays a few gems from the back catalogues.

Complete Playlist

'Song title' (Composer) – Performers
Album title
(Label)

'The London Boys' (Bowie) – David Bowie
London Boy
(Karussell)

'Life on Mars?' (Bowie) – Sarah Bass
Seraphim
(Step )

'Conversation Piece' (Bowie) – David Bowie
Heathen
(ISO/Columbia)

'Seven Years in Tibet (Mandarin version)' (Bowie) – David Bowie
Earthling in the City EP
(AT&T)

'Fannin Street' (Brennan/Waits) – Scarlett Johansson
Anywhere I Lay my Head
(Rhino)

'Where are we now' (Bowie) – David Bowie
The Next Day
(ISO/Columbia)

'So She' (Bowie) – David Bowie
The Next Day
(ISO/Columbia)

'Dirty Boys' (Bowie) – David Bowie
The Next Day
(ISO/Columbia)

'Heat' (Bowie) – David Bowie
The Next Day
(ISO/Columbia)

'The Juarez Device' (Allen) – Terry Allen
Juarez
(Fate)

'Truckload of Art' (Allen) – Terry Allen
Lubbock (on everything)
(Special Delivery)

'Advice to Children' (Allen) – Terry Allen
The Silent Majority
(Fate)

'New Delhi Freight Train' (Allen) – Terry Allen
The Silent Majority
(Fate)

'Salivation' (Allen) – Terry Allen
Salivation
(Sugar Hill)

'Rio Ticino' (Allen) – Terry Allen
Salivation
(Sugar Hill)

'Do they dream of hell in heaven' (Allen) – Terry Allen
Bottom of the World
(Terry Allen)

'Emergency Human Blood Courier' (Allen) – Terry Allen
Bottom of the World
(Terry Allen)