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Well lookee here, my mom's favorite television program just got itself a nice little soundtrack. Yes, "Hogan's Heroes", you'll have a place on our iPods at last.

Oh wait, make that just "Heroes". The previously mentioned aural companion piece to the hit NBC series about super-powered human individuals, according to a Billboard.com report, will come packed with-- get this-- quite a few of our musical heroes.

There's that new Jesus and Mary Chain tune, "All Things Must Pass", the band's first recording in some ten years. There are unimpeachable legends like Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop (on a new track by Brighton Port Authority), and David Bowie (doing, yes, that one). And there's a whole mess of music culled from the indie elite, including jams by Wilco (exclusive new tune "Glad It's Over"), My Morning Jacket, Death Cab for Cutie, and the New Pornographers, plus Nada Surf and Spank Rock (as featured on a Chemical Brothers track).

Oh, and naturally, selections from singers of the show's theme song and old pals o' Prince Wendy & Lisa also feature on the disc.

But here's the kicker: if you want all this in your hot little hands on March 18, you'll need to be in possession of the super power that allows you to walk into a Best Buy store with a clear conscience. The NBC Records release will only be available in CD form at the electronics retail giant, though a digital version will be offered by a number of dealers in bits and bytes.

Finally, there are some videos packed in with the release, featuring characters from the TV show. 'Nuff said!

Heroes:

01 Wendy & Lisa: "Heroes Title"
02 Wendy & Lisa: "Fire and Regeneration"
03 Brighton Port Authority: "He's Frank [ft. Iggy Pop]"
04 The New Pornographers: "All for Swinging You Around"
05 Wilco: "Glad It's Over"
06 Nada Surf: "Weightless"
07 Panic at the Disco: "Nine in the Afternoon"
08 My Morning Jacket: "Chills"
09 Wendy & Lisa: "Natural Selectio"
10 Sheila Chandra: "ABoneCroneDrone 3"
11 Imogen Heap: "Not Now but Soon"
12 Death Cab for Cutie: "Jealousy Rides With Me"
13 The Jesus and Mary Chain: "All Things Must Pass"
14 Wendy & Lisa: "Homecoming"
15 Bob Dylan: "Man in the Long Black Coat"
16 Yerba Buena: "Maya's Theme"
17 The Chemical Brothers: "Keeping My Composure [ft. Spank Rock]"
18 David Bowie: "Heroes"