To mark what would have been David Bowie's 74th birthday, his previously unreleased covers of John Lennon's 'Mother' and Bob Dylan's 'Tryin' To Get To Heaven' have been finally made public – and are available to stream now.

Bowie recorded his cover of Lennon's 1970 track 'Mother' in 1998, with longtime producer Tony Visconti. The rendition was originally set to feature on a Lennon tribute album, which was ultimately shelved. The cover of Dylan's Time Out Of Mind track 'Tryin' To Get To Heaven' was also recorded in 1998 – while Bowie was working on his live album LiveAndWell.com.

The two new Bowie recordings are also being released as a limited edition 7" single, limited to 8,147 copies .

 

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Listen to Bowie cover 'Mother' and 'Tryin' To Get To Heaven' below:

Revisit the original recordings from John Lennon and Bob Dylan: