also its sci-fi futuristic sound." On a separate EP in the series, German techno musician Thomas Brinkmann contributed a reinterpretation of "Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne" as a "loping dancefloor" anthem. Primal Scream invited French electronic musician Miss Kittin to collaborate on the track to help bring out the pop influences in the song. American singer and poet Lydia Lunch covered "Frankie Teardrop". Alan Vega and Martin Rev were two of Lunch's first friends when she arrived in Manhattan, and she has performed her rendition of "Frankie Teardrop" at an annual Suicide tribute concert. Several artists mentioned in the series' press release as contributing to the collection were absent from the finished product. Those include Grinderman (feat. Nick Cave), Spiritualized, Julian Cope, Vincent Gallo, Liars, HTRK, and S.C.U.M. Reception The tributary EPs that comprise the Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series were generally well received by music critics. Jim Allen of AllMusic said the Dream Baby Dream EP was likely to garner the most attention due to Springsteen's name recognition, and said his live performance was "ethereal and haunting". In a separate review, Allen said the Horrors' cover of "Shadazz" stayed true to the source material while the song also "switches up their usual garage-punk style for more of a sleek, electronic-tinged sound." Anthony Tognazzini of AllMusic said the pairing of Primal Scream's interpretation of "Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne" with an old demo of Suicide's "Ghost Rider", "makes for an intriguing post-punk curio, not to mention a thoroughly satisfying listen." Vega himself was very pleased with the results of the EP series and the covers of his songs. In a press release for Klaxon's Sweetheart EP, Vega said, "I'm knocked out by these new versions, they just keep on coming and coming and their like whole new worlds to me.... so completely different.... and some of these new upcoming bands man, they've really got into it. It's really great. It's like a soap opera you know, what's gonna happen in the next episode!" Track listings References External links Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series on Blast First Petite Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series on Discogs 2008 EPs 2009 EPs 2010 EPs EP series Alan Vega albums Suicide (band)