Various - Original Seeds Vol.1: Songs That Inspired Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (@256)

Mojo's past issue (n.184/ March 2009) had Nick Cave on the front cover. Is this because Cave has entered the vintage category of artists from which Mojo and Uncut select their front covers, or is this a transition for the magazine to artists that emerged after the late 70's? Anyway, the article about Cave was nothing less than brilliant, and came along with a premium cd with Cave's roots and collaborations. It reminded me of an older release (which is uploaded here) with the same concept; Johnny Cash and Scott Walker are included in both compilations, which is also the case for Tupelo Blues by John Lee Hooker, Katie Cruel by Karen Dalton, and Long Time Man by Tim Rose. Most of the songs of this release have been covered by Cave, while the rest inspired him to form new songs. For those that will find this interesting, there is also a vol.2 of the same series.

see also here for a very informative list of the songs that Nick Cave has released/ performed throughout his career up to 2001.

Tracklisting:
01-Tim Rose - Long Time Man
02-Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps - Cat Man
03-Leonard Cohen - Avalanche
04-Karen Dalton - Katie Cruel
05-Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Hammer Song
06-Tom Jones - Weeping Annaleah
07-The Loved Ones - Sad Dark Eyes
08-Scott Walker - The Big Hurt
09-John Lee Hooker - Tupelo Blues
10-Lefty Frizzell - The Long Black Veil
11-Johnny Cash - The Folk Singer
12-Odetta - Another Man Done Gone
13-Blind Willie Johnson - I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge
14-The Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day
15-Gerge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus
16-Isaac Hayes - By The Time I Get To Phoenix

download link: here (includes liner notes where the link between each track and works by Cave is described)