Today we have lined up for you a series of fantastic tribute albums for some trully legendary musicians from our back catalog. Keep an eye out for a Rolling Stones all country tribute coming soon as well!

Artist: Various Artists
Title: We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie
Label: Manimal Vinyl Records
Genre: Pop : Alternative
UPC: 5055300317230
Territory: Americas, UK
Release Date: 09.06.10

We Were So Turned On is a charity compilation that pays homage to the man who invented the art of reinvention, David Bowie. The record benefits War Child, a charity that simply helps children affected by war across the globe, and is heavily backed by Bowie himself. Soon after its launch, Devendra Banhart (Megapuss), Vivian Girls and Carla Bruni all came on board to contribute tracks. By the summer of 2009, the record surged with the addition of UK pop legends Duran Duran, ex-Slits Viv Albertine and legendary avant-garde musician Mick Karn. Manimal alumni’s Warpaint, Chairlift, and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros soon followed. With a final tracklist that is as diverse as it is chameleon-like, just like the thin-white duke himself, We Were So Turned On has something for every Bowie lover.

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Unpiecing the Jigsaw – A Tribute to The Velvet Underground
Label: Ozit
Genre: Rock : Alternative
UPC: 811702010422
Territory: World
Release Date: 11.23.09

The fertile music breeding ground of New York City arguably reached its peak in the second half of the 60’s, headed by Bob Dylan on the folk side and a band that achieved nowhere near Dylan’s sales numbers but still generated a tidal wave of influence that only spread and expanded with time, their effect still felt in present day: The Velvet Underground. In their relatively short 4 active years as a core unit, Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and drummer Maureen Tucker (with, of course, Warhol superstar Nico, and later Doug Yule) created four of the most prolific records ever: The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967), White Light/White Heat (1968), The Velvet Underground (1969), and Loaded (1970). Though internally turbulent with members often clashing (notably the founders Reed and Cale), the group managed to experiment with rock music in ways never before attempted. Unpiecing the Jigsaw – A Tribute to The Velvet Underground, is a collection of excellent Velvet covers from your favorite artists. While there has been covers compilations in the past, Unpiecing the Jigsaw features a collection of the best of the best, assembled in part by Lou Reed himself and also as a deal-sweetener features two rare 1980’s bootlegs of Nico performing her songs from TVU & Nico and a 48 minute interview with Reed himself. This is the most complete and inclusive VU covers compilation to date.

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Be Yourself – A Tribute to Graham Nash’s “Songs for Beginners”
Label: Grass Roots Records
Genre: Indie : Psychedelic Folk
UPC: 897620001100
Territory: US, Canada
Release Date: 05.25.10

As one part of the legendary Crosby, Stills, and Nash trio, Graham Nash definitely deserves a tribute on the level of Be Yourself – A Tribute to Graham Nash’s “Songs for Beginners.” Out on Grass Roots Records in conjunction with (((folkYEAH!))), the album is a tour de force of current indie-folk artists featuring Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Robin Pecknold (of Fleet Foxes), Brendan Benson (of The Raconteurs), Vetiver, Sleepy Sun, Port O’Brien with The Papercuts, The Moore Brothers and Graham’s own daughter, Nile Nash. All of these contemporary artists have come together to honor and celebrate Graham’s first solo LP, Songs For Beginners. The artists put a unique spin on each song, making it his or her own while also honoring the timeless vibe of the original recordings. From Pitchfork to Rolling Stone many of the indie tastemakers have hailed and provided extensive coverage of the album. Each track is sure to delight and introduce these already epic and timeless songs to a new generation of music lovers

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Subterranean Homesick Blues: A Tribute to Bob Dylan’s ‘Bringing It All Back Home
Label: Re-Imagine
Genre: Folk
UPC: 847108085542
Territory: World
Release Date: 10.05.10

Subterranean Home Sick Blues: A Tribute to Bob Dylan’s Bringing It All Back Home, is a tribute to the aforementioned 1965 classic LP (as well as other Dylan songs from that time period). “The 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home comes from Bob Dylan’s transition period, the moment where he was split between the acoustic Greenwich Village folk music of his early records and the divisive electric-guitar folk-rock stuff he’d embrace more fully on Highway 61 Revisited later that year. Bringing It All Back Home has some of the man’s most iconic tracks: ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues,’ ‘Mr. Tambourine Man,’ ‘Maggie’s Farm.’ And even the songs that haven’t appeared on a million soundtracks remain fascinating” (a very accurate description of the album’s importance from Pitchfork). The compilation features some of today’s top artists like the Morning Benders, Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John), J. Tillman (Fleet Foxes), Castanets, Asobi Seksu, and Mirah covering the record in its entirety plus some outtake goodies.