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Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications

There have been some fine tribute, cover, and dedication albums. A few examples in pop include:

The Bridge-A Tribute to Neil Young
Hank Williams-Timeless
Till The Night Is Gone-A Tribute to Doc Pomus
Shangrila-A Tribute to the Kinks

I would include albums of original material in which the dedications are presented thematically, like Lou Reed's "Magic & Loss"(Doc Pomus), or Lou Reed with John Cale "Songs for Drella"(Warhol).

The idea could be stretched into a general list of "best of" cover albums. I nominate Matthew Sweet's recent "Under the Covers Vol. I & II.

Any other good examples in pop, jazz, or classical?
dgarretson
gb24
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Return of the Grievous Angel - A Tribute to Gram Parsons and it is a very well done recording.
dgarretson OP
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Merle Haggard tribute "Tulare Dust"(1994). Respectful unadorned covers by Dwight Yoakam, Iris Dement, Joe Ely, John Doe, Marshall Crenshaw, Lucinda Williams.
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gawdbless
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Fields of the nephilim - 'Every dream home a heartache'
(Roxy Music).
nicotico
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In Jazz, try "Who Loves You? A Tribute to Jaco Pastorious" as well as the Jaco Patorious Big Band Albums.
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gawdbless
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a few off the old noggin,

Whiskey in the jar-Metallica (Trad.tin liz)
Hallalooljah- Jeffree buckley (cohen)
God save the queen-motorhead (pistols)
My way-sid-ern-ee vicious (an italian geezer)?
A New England-Kirsty Maccoll (billy bragg)
20th Century Boy-Placebo (T.Rex)
Your the one i want-Mcfly (grease)
Knockin on 'evans door- Sisters of Mercy (bob)
Any cover done by ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS!
Help/hey joe-Deep Purple, (beatles)
Tainted Love/Sweet dreams-M Manson (soft cell/euro group)
Anarchy in the UK-Megadeth (oh dear)..........
Satisfaction-Devo (Rolling and a Stoned)
A little respect-Wheatus (Erasure)
To love somebody-Jimmy Somerville (heebeegeebees)?
Don't leave me this way (Communards/Somerville)
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