Review: Sometimes the best records hinge on a simple premise, and here's one. Why not present two scintillating versions of one of David Bowie's eternally cherished classics on a seven inch? 'Heroes' was only six years old when Bowie performed it in 1983 at the Montreal Forum, and the quality of the recording and performance on this version is truly something to savour, not least thanks to the power of the backing vocalists. Flip the record over and fast-forward seven years to hear Bowie performing to many an adoring fan in 1990 as he closes out a show at the Tokyo Dome. Both tracks were broadcast on radio an so have been bootlegged plenty, but now you can hear them in gorgeous high fidelity, just the way they should be.
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