Last Shadow Puppets Cover Bowie On Debut 7

Like the ragged boy who races with the wind…

As I’m sure you’ve already learned from either the original NME item or various reports since, Domino records will release the debut single by The Last Shadow Puppets, entitled The Age Of The Understatement, on Monday the 14th of April 2008. The album, of the same name, will follow a week later on the 21st of April.

The Last Shadow Puppets are Alex Turner (from Arctic Monkeys) and Miles Kane (from The Rascals). The boys made it clear in the original press release what their influences had been: “Firm friends ever since Arctic Monkeys toured with Kane?s previous group, The Little Flames, the pair were so inspired by listening to the likes of Scott Walker, early Bowie and David Axelrod, that they hatched a plan.”

As announced in that NME piece, The Last Shadow Puppets love of early Bowie has extended to them releasing a cover of In The Heat Of The Morning as one of the extra tracks on the forthcoming single along with a version of Billy Fury?s Wondrous Place.

However, despite the reports suggesting that the Bowie cover would be on the CD, I could find no mention of it as an extra track at any of the usual online stores.

After a bit of digging it appears the track will appear on the second of two 7″ singles.

The Age Of The Understatement will be available on CD (RUG288CD), 2 x 7?s (RUG288 & 228X) and via digital download (RUG288D). Here’s the tracklisting for each of the formats…

7? # 1
A – The Age Of The Understatement
B – Two Hearts in Two Weeks

7? # 2
A – The Age Of The Understatement
B – In The Heat Of The Morning

CD
1 – The Age Of The Understatement
2 – Two Hearts In Two Weeks
3 – Wondrous Place