David Bowie – ReIssue & Archive – Thread

VH1 Storytellers (CD/DVD)

Release Date: 6 Jul 2009
Label: EMI
Format: CD (two)

VH1 Storytellers began in 1996 with intimate TV performances…..David Bowie appeared on the show 23rd August 1999. Tracks 9 to 12 are bonus tracks excluded from the original TV prog.

CD Album + DVD

CD
1. Life On Mars? (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
2. Rebel Rebel (Truncated) (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
3. Thursday’s Child (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
4. Can’t Help Thinking About Me (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
5. China Girl (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
6. Seven (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
7. Drive In Saturday (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
8. Word On A Wing (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)

DVD
1. Life On Mars? (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
2. Rebel Rebel (Truncated) (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
3. Thursday’s Child (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
4. Can’t Help Thinking About Me (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
5. China Girl (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
6. Seven (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
7. Drive In Saturday (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
8. Word On A Wing (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
9. Survive (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
10. I Can’t Read (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
11. Always Crashing In The Same Car (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)
12. If I’m Dreaming My Life (Live At The Manhattan Center, New York)

SPACE ODDITY – DOUBLE CD 40TH ANNIVERSARY SPACE ODDITY

Disc one contains the full original album that first appeared as David Bowie on the Philips label in November 1969 and as Man Of Words, Man Of Music on Mercury in the US.

Disc two contains fifteen tracks including eight previously unreleased versions.

Here’s the full breakdown…

DAVID BOWIE – Space Oddity 40th Anniversary Edition

CD 1:
01 – Space Oddity (5.14)
02 – Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed (inc. Don’t Sit Down) (6.51)
03 – Letter To Hermione (2.32)
04 – Cygnet Committee (9.31)
05 – Janine (3.21)
06 – An Occasional Dream (2.54)
07 – Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (4.46)
08 – God Knows I’m Good (3.17)
09 – Memory Of A Free Festival (7.09)

CD 2:
01 – Space Oddity (demo) (5.10) *
02 – An Occasional Dream (demo) (2.49) *
03 – Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (single B-side with spoken intro) (4.56)
04 – Brian Matthew interviews David/Let Me Sleep Beside You (BBC Radio session D.L.T. Show) (4.45)
05 – Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed (BBC Radio session D.L.T. Show) (3.54) *
06 – Janine (BBC Radio session: D.L.T. Show) (3.02)
07 – London Bye Ta-Ta (stereo version) (3.12)
08 – Prettiest Star (stereo version) (3.12)
09 – Conversation Piece (stereo version) (3.06) *
10 – Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 1) (single A-side) (4.01)
11 – Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 2) (single B-side) (3.30)
12 – Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (alternate album mix) (4.45) *
13 – Memory Of A Free Festival (alternate album mix) (9.22) *
14 – London Bye Ta-Ta (alternate stereo mix) (2.34) *
15 – Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola (full length stereo version) (5.14) *

* Previously unreleased

Every effort was made to source from original tapes for this project, with close attention to the sound of an original vinyl first pressing for reference.

Don’t Sit Down has been restored to its original place, at the end of Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed, and not listed as a separate track. Also original fade out/in lengths and gaps between tracks have been observed.

I will be going in to more detail regarding the tracks on the bonus disc shortly, suffice to say that all the tracks marked with an asterisk truly are previously unreleased.

This means these versions haven’t even surfaced on bootleg, excepting the DLT show version of Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed…which now completes the official release of that particular BBC session.

The release will be accompanied by extensive sleeve notes with rare pictures and memorabilia pertaining to the original release.

The Space Oddity 40th Anniversary Edition is due for an October release.

Release Date: 25 Jan 2010
Label: Decca
Format: CD (two)

David Bowie’s 1967 debut album for Decca finally receives the Deluxe Edition treatment. Disc One features the original stereo and mono mixes of the album stunningly remastered by Peter Mew and Tris Penna at Abbey Road Studios . This is the first time that the mono mix has been available in any format since the late ’60s and is obviously the first time on CD. Disc Two features the singles, unreleased stereo mixes, the legendary unreleased single “London Bye Ta-Ta” and 5 Previously Unreleased tracks recorded for John Peel’s Top Gear programme in 1967. All in all, there are a total of 26 tracks appearing on CD for the very first time. Comes with sleeve notes by Tris Penna and Kevin Cann.

Track Listing:

DISC ONE –STEREO VERSION
01: Uncle Arthur ( 2.07 )
02: Sell Me A Coat ( 2.58 )
03: Rubber Band ( 2.17 )
04: Love You Til Tuesday ( 3.10 )
05: There Is A Happy Land ( 3.11 )
06: We Are Hungry Men ( 2.57 )
07: When I Live My Dream ( 3.22 )
08: Little Bombardier ( 3.25 )
09: Silly Boy Blue ( 3.51 )
10: Come And Buy My Toys ( 2.07 )
11: Join The Gang ( 2.18 )
12: She’s Got Medals ( 2.23 )
13: Maids of Bond Street ( 1.43 )
14: Please Mr Gravedigger ( 2.36 )
THE ORIGINAL MONO VERSION
15: Uncle Arthur ( 2.06 )
16: Sell Me A Coat ( 2.57 )
17: Rubber Band ( 2.16)
18: Love You Til Tuesday ( 3.09 )
19: There Is A Happy Land ( 3.14 )
20: We Are Hungry Men ( 2.58 )
21: When I Live My Dream ( 3.21 )
22: Little Bombardier ( 3.23 )
23: Silly Boy Blue ( 3.52 )
24: Come And Buy My Toys ( 2.07 )
25: Join The Gang ( 2.17 )
26: She’s Got Medals ( 2.24 )
27: Maids of Bond Street ( 1.43 )
28: Please Mr Gravedigger ( 2.35 )

DISC TWO
01: Rubber Band – Mono Single A-side ( 2.01 )
02: The London Boys – Mono Single B-side ( 3.19 )
03: The Laughing Gnome – Mono Single B-side ( 2.56 )
04: The Gospel According To Tony Day – Mono Single B-side ( 2.46 )
05: Love You Till Tuesday – Mono Single A-side ( 2.59 )
06: Did You Ever Have A Dream – Mono Single B-side ( 2.06 )
07: When I Live My Dream – Mono Single master ( 3.49 )
08: Let Me Sleep Beside You – Mono Single master ( 3.24 )
09: Karma Man – Mono Decca master ( 3.03 )
10: London Bye Ta Ta – Mono Decca master ( 2.36 ) Previously Unreleased
11: In The Heat of the Morning – Mono Decca master ( 2.44 )
12: The Laughing Gnome – New Stereo mix ( 2.59 ) Previously Unreleased
13: The Gospel According To Tony Day – New Stereo mix ( 2.49 ) Previously Unreleased
14: Did You Ever Have A Dream- New Stereo mix ( 2.05 ) – Previously Unreleased
15: Let Me Sleep Beside You – Stereo single version – ( 3.20 ) Previously Unreleased
16: Karma Man – New Stereo version ( 3.03 ) Previously Unreleased
17: In The Heat of the Morning – Stereo mix ( 2.58 )
18: When I’m Five ( 3.05 )
19: Ching-A-Ling – Full Length Stereo mix ( 2.48 ) Previously Unreleased
20: Sell Me A Coat – 1969 Re-recorded version ( 2.58 )
21: Love You Till Tuesday ( 2.56 ) BBC version – Previously Unreleased
22: When I Live My Dream ( 3.33 ) BBC version – Previously Unreleased
23: Little Bombardier ( 3.25 ) BBC version – Previously Unreleased
24: Silly Boy Blue ( 3.22 ) BBC version – Previously Unreleased
25: In The Heat of the Morning ( 4.16 ) BBC version – Previously Unreleased

(Decca/Universal)

one.be.loIch bin ja normalerweise nicht so scharf auf superduper Special Edtions, aber hier würde ich wohl mal eine Ausnahme machen wollen. Aber was könnte der Spaß denn ungefähr kosten?

Siehe oben – als ERSTE Größenordnung, d.h.:
Special Edition – £14.99
Super Deluxe Limited Edition – Special Edition – £87.99

Aktuelle Links und Preise bei www.play.com (Hinweis: Zollgefahr !) :

Station To Station (3CD Special Edition) – 18.49 EUR
http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/15699693/Station-To-Station/Product.html
(Hinweis: die derzeitige Produktabbildung ist natürlich falsch !)

Station To Station (Super Deluxe Box Set 5CD, DVD & 3 Vinyl) – 118.49 EUR
http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/15699713/Station-To-Station/Product.html