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Brilliant Adventure and TOY press release

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“Impermanent toys like peace and war, A gentle face you've seen before...”

As promised, keep reading for full press release and purchase links.

#BowieBrilliantAdventure #BowieToy #BowieHabit

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DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001) - BOXSET HERE

TOY (TOY:BOX) - THE LEGENDARY UNRELEASED ALBUM BOXSET HERE

‘YOU’VE GOT A HABIT OF LEAVING’ (RADIO EDIT) TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM TOY AVAILABLE NOW AS A DIGITAL SINGLE HERE

Parlophone Records/ISO Records are proud to announce two David Bowie landmarks: 26th November 2021 will see the release of DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001), the fifth in a series of box sets chronicling his career from 1969 to the 21st century. Then on 7th January 2022, the day before David’s birthday, TOY (TOY:BOX) will receive its long awaited official release, finally making the legendary previously unreleased album available in three CD / six 10” vinyl versions.

The latest in an award-winning and critically acclaimed series of box sets including DAVID BOWIE 1. FIVE YEARS (1969 – 1973), DAVID BOWIE 2. WHO CAN I BE NOW? (1974 – 1976), DAVID BOWIE 3. A NEW CAREER IN A NEW TOWN (1977 – 1982) and DAVID BOWIE 4. LOVING THE ALIEN (1983-1988), DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001) is an eleven CD box, eighteen-piece vinyl set and standard digital download box set. The collection is named after the Koto led instrumental penultimate track from the ‘hours...’ album. The box sets include newly remastered versions, with input from the original producers and collaborators, of some of Bowie’s most underrated and experimental material: BLACK TIE WHITE NOISE, THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA (available on vinyl for the first time in nearly 30 years), 1.OUTSIDE, EARTHLING and ‘hours…’ along with the expanded live album BBC RADIO THEATRE, LONDON, JUNE 27, 2000, the non-album / alternative version / B-sides and soundtrack music compilation RE:CALL 5 and the legendary previously unreleased TOY.

TOY was recorded following David's triumphant Glastonbury 2000 performance. Bowie entered the studio with his band, Mark Plati, Sterling Campbell, Gail Ann Dorsey, Earl Slick, Mike Garson, Holly Palmer and Emm Gryner, to record new interpretations of songs he’d first recorded from 1964-1971. David planned to record the album ‘old school’ with the band playing live, choose the best takes and then release it as soon as humanly possible in a remarkably prescient manner. Unfortunately, in 2001 the concept of the ‘surprise drop’ album release and the technology to support it were still quite a few years off, making it impossible to release TOY, as the album was now named, out to fans as instantly as David wanted. In the interim, David did what he did best; he moved on to something new, which began with a handful of new songs from the same sessions and ultimately became the album HEATHEN, released in 2002 and now acknowledged as one of his finest moments.

Now twenty years after its originally planned release, David’s co-producer Mark Plati says, "Toy is like a moment in time captured in an amber of joy, fire and energy. It’s the sound of people happy to be playing music. David revisited and re-examined his work from decades prior through prisms of experience and fresh perspective - a parallel not lost on me as I now revisit it twenty years later. From time to time, he used to say ‘Mark, this is our album’ - I think because he knew I was so deeply in the trenches with him on that journey. I’m happy to finally be able to say it now belongs to all of us”.

Available in 3CD or 6x10” vinyl formats, TOY (TOY:BOX) is a special edition of the TOY album. The ‘capture the moment’ approach of the recording sessions are extended to the sleeve artwork designed by Bowie featuring a photo of him as a baby with a contemporary face. The package also contains a 16-page full-colour book featuring previously unseen photographs by Frank Ockenfels 3.

The seeds of TOY were first sown in 1999 during the making of an episode of VH-1 Storytellers. David wanted to perform something from his pre-‘Space Oddity’ career, so he reached back to 1966 and dusted off ‘Can’t Help Thinking About Me’ for the first time in thirty years. The song remained in the setlist for the short promotional tour for the ‘hours…’ album, and in early 2000 David and producer Mark Plati compiled a list of some of Bowie’s earliest songs to re-record.

TOY finishes with a new song from which the album takes its title, 'Toy (Your Turn To Drive)’ was constructed from a jam at the end of one of the live takes of ‘I Dig Everything’. The track is based around rearranged sections of Sterling Campbell's drums, Gail Ann Dorsey's bass and sections of Mike Garson’s piano were looped along with a guitar line of Earl Slick’s that was sampled, time stretched and used as a repeating figure. Lastly, some of Holly and Emm’s backing vocals from the body of ‘Dig Everything’ were cut up and reassembled. Producer Mark Plati "As it was culled from ‘I Dig Everything’ it makes sense to bookend the album with this track - it’s also a fitting postscript to the TOY era”.

Included in TOY:BOX is a second CD/set of 10”s of alternative mixes and versions including proposed B-Sides (versions of David’s debut single ‘Liza Jane’ and 1967’s ‘In The Heat Of The Morning’), later mixes by Tony Visconti and the ‘Tibet Version’ of ‘Silly Boy Blue’ recorded at The Looking Glass Studio time at the of the 2001 Tibet House show in New York featuring Philip Glass on piano and Moby on guitar.

The third CD/set of 10”s features 'Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric’ mixes of thirteen TOY tracks. Producer Mark Plati "While we were recording the basic tracks Earl Slick suggested that he and I overdub acoustic guitars on all the songs. He said this was a Keith Richards’ trick, sometimes these guitars would be a featured part of the track, and at other times they’d be more subliminal. Later while mixing, David heard one of the songs broken down to just vocals and acoustic guitars; this gave him the idea that we ought to do some stripped-down mixes like that and that maybe one day they'd be useful. Once we put a couple of other elements in the pot, it felt like it could be a completely different record. I was only too happy to finish that thought some two decades after the fact”.

Exclusive to DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001) box set are BBC RADIO THEATRE, LONDON, JUNE 27, 2000 and RE:CALL 5. The former was recorded two days after the famous Glastonbury performance in front of 500 lucky fans at the BBC’s art deco theatre in central London. Selections from the show were available as the third CD in a very limited 3CD edition of BOWIE AT THE BEEB in September 2000 but the full concert has never before been available on vinyl. RE:CALL 5 features 39 non-album / alternative version / b-sides and soundtrack songs over 3CDs and 4LPs.

The physical box set’s accompanying book, 84 pages in the CD box and 128 in the vinyl set, will feature rarely seen and previously unpublished photos by photographers including Frank W. Ockenfels 3, Nick Knight, John Scarisbrick and Nina Schultz Terner and others, as well as memorabilia, technical notes about the albums from producers/engineers Brian Eno, Nile Rodgers, Reeves Gabrels and Mark Plati as well as a new an interview with THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA collaborator Erdal Kizilçay.

The CD box set will include faithfully reproduced mini-vinyl versions of the original albums where applicable, and the CDs will be gold coloured rather than the usual silver. The vinyl box set has the same content as the CD set and is pressed on audiophile quality 180g vinyl.

DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001)

LP Box Set:

84 Page hardback book

Black Tie White Noise (remastered) (2LP)

The Buddha Of Suburbia (a very limited release on vinyl previously, remastered) (2LP)

1.Outside (remastered) (2LP)

Earthling (remastered) (3 sided - 2LP)

‘hours...' (remastered) (1LP)

BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27, 2000 (remastered and expanded 20 track version, previously unreleased on vinyl) (3LP)*

Toy (previously unreleased) (3 sided - 2LP)

Re:Call 5 (non-album singles, edits, single versions, b-sides and soundtrack music) (remastered) (4LP)*

* Exclusive to BRILLIANT ADVENTURE LP box

CD Box Set:

128 Page hardback book

Black Tie White Noise (remastered) (1CD)

The Buddha Of Suburbia (remastered) (1CD)

1.Outside (remastered) (1CD)

Earthling (remastered) (1CD)

‘hours...' (remastered) (1CD)

BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27th, 2000 (remastered and expanded 20 track version) (2CD)*

Toy (previously unreleased) (1CD)

Re:Call 5 (non-album singles, edits, single versions, b-sides and soundtrack music) (remastered) (3CD)*

*Exclusive to BRILLIANT ADVENTURE CD box

DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001) RELEASED ON PARLOPHONE/ISO RECORDS 26th NOVEMBER

TOY RELEASED ON ISO RECORDS VIA PARLOPHONE 8th JANUARY 2022

DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001)

CD Tracklistings

BLACK TIE WHITE NOISE

The Wedding

You've Been Around

I Feel Free

Black Tie White Noise (featuring Al B. Sure!)

Jump They Say

Nite Flights

Pallas Athena

Miracle Goodnight

Don't Let Me Down & Down

Looking for Lester

I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday

The Wedding Song

THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA

Buddha of Suburbia

Sex and the Church

South Horizon

The Mysteries

Bleed Like a Craze, Dad

Strangers When We Meet

Dead Against It

Untitled No. 1

Ian Fish, U.K. Heir

Buddha of Suburbia (featuring Lenny Kravitz on guitar)

1.OUTSIDE

Leon Takes Us Outside

Outside

The Hearts Filthy Lesson

A Small Plot of Land

Baby Grace (A Horrid Cassette)" (segue)

Hallo Spaceboy

The Motel

I Have Not Been to Oxford Town

No Control

Algeria Touchshriek (segue)

The Voyeur of Utter Destruction (as Beauty)

Ramona A. Stone/I Am with Name (segue)

Wishful Beginnings

We Prick You

Nathan Adler (segue)

I'm Deranged

Thru' These Architects Eyes

Nathan Adler (segue)

Strangers When We Meet

EARTHLING

Little Wonder

Looking for Satellites

Battle for Britain (The Letter)

Seven Years in Tibet

Dead Man Walking

Telling Lies

The Last Thing You Should Do

I'm Afraid of Americans

Law (Earthlings on Fire)

‘hours…'

Thursday's Child

Something in the Air

Survive

If I'm Dreaming My Life

Seven

What's Really Happening?

The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell

New Angels of Promise

Brilliant Adventure

The Dreamers

BBC RADIO THEATRE, LONDON, JUNE 27, 2000 2xCD

CD1

Wild Is the Wind

Ashes to Ashes

Seven

This Is Not America

Absolute Beginners

Always Crashing in the Same Car

Survive

The London Boys

I Dig Everything

Little Wonder

CD2

The Man Who Sold the World

Fame

Stay

Hallo Spaceboy

Cracked Actor

I'm Afraid of Americans

All the Young Dudes

Starman

"Heroes"

Let's Dance

TOY

I Dig Everything

You've Got A Habit Of Leaving

The London Boys

Karma Man

Conversation Piece

Shadow Man

Let Me Sleep Beside You

Hole In The Ground

Baby Loves That Way

Can't Help Thinking About Me

Silly Boy Blue

Toy (Your Turn To Drive)

RE:CALL 5 3xCD

CD1

Real Cool World (Sounds From The Cool World Soundtrack Version)

Jump They Say (7” version)

Lucy Can’t Dance

Black Tie White Noise (feat Al B. Sure!) (Radio Edit)

Don’t Let Me Down & Down (Indonesian Vocal Version)

Buddha Of Suburbia (Single Version) (featuring Lenny Kravitz on guitar)

The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Radio Edit)

Nothing To Be Desired

Strangers When We Meet (edit)

Get Real

The Man Who Sold The World (Live Eno Mix)

I’m Afraid Of Americans (Showgirls Soundtrack Version)

Hallo Spaceboy (Remix)

I Am With Name (Alternative Version)

A Small Plot Of Land (Long Basquiat Soundtrack Version)

CD2

Little Wonder (Edit)

A Fleeting Moment (aka Severn Years In Tibet - Mandarin Version)

Dead Man Walking (Edit)

Seven Years In Tibet (Edit)

Planet Of Dreams - David Bowie and Gail Ann Dorsey

I’m Afraid Of Americans (V1 - Edit)

I Can’t Read (The Ice Storm Long Version)

A Foggy Day In London Town - David Bowie and Angelo Badalamenti

Fun (BowieNet Mix)

The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (Stigmata Soundtrack Version)

Thursday’s Child (Radio Edit)

We All Go Through

No One Calls

CD3

We Shall Go To Town

1917

The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (Edit)

Thursday’s Child (Omikron: The Nomad Soul Version)

New Angels Of Promise (Omikron: The Nomad Soul Version)

The Dreamers (Omikron: The Nomad Soul Version)

Seven (Demo)

Survive (Marius De Vries mix)

Something In The Air (American Psycho Remix)

Seven (Marius De Vries Mix)

Pictures Of Lily

DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001)

LP Tracklistings

BLACK TIE WHITE NOISE 2xLP

Side 1

The Wedding

You've Been Around

I Feel Free

Side 2

Black Tie White Noise (featuring Al B. Sure!)

Jump They Say

Nite Flights

Side 3

Pallas Athena

Miracle Goodnight

Don't Let Me Down & Down

Side 4

Looking for Lester

I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday

The Wedding Song

THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA 2xLP

Side 1

Buddha of Suburbia

Sex and the Church

South Horizon

Side 2

The Mysteries

Bleed Like a Craze, Dad

Side 3

Strangers When We Meet

Dead Against It

Untitled No. 1

Side 4

Ian Fish, U.K. Heir

Buddha of Suburbia (featuring Lenny Kravitz on guitar)

1.OUTSIDE 2xLP

Side 1

Leon Takes Us Outside

Outside

The Hearts Filthy Lesson

A Small Plot of Land

Side 2

Baby Grace (A Horrid Cassette)" (segue)

Hallo Spaceboy

The Motel

I Have Not Been to Oxford Town

Side 3

No Control

Algeria Touchshriek (segue)

The Voyeur of Utter Destruction (as Beauty)

Ramona A. Stone/I Am with Name (segue)

Wishful Beginnings

Side 4

We Prick You

Nathan Adler (segue)

I'm Deranged

Thru' These Architects Eyes

Nathan Adler (segue)

Strangers When We Meet

EARTHLING 2xLP

Side 1

Little Wonder

Looking for Satellites

Battle for Britain (The Letter)

Side 2

Seven Years in Tibet

Dead Man Walking

Telling Lies

Side 3

The Last Thing You Should Do

I'm Afraid of Americans

Law (Earthlings on Fire)

Side 4 - etching

‘hours…'

Side 1

Thursday's Child

Something in the Air

Survive

If I'm Dreaming My Life

Side 2

Seven

What's Really Happening?

The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell

New Angels of Promise

Brilliant Adventure

The Dreamers

BBC RADIO THEATRE, LONDON, JUNE 27, 2000 3xLP

Side 1

Wild Is the Wind

Ashes to Ashes

Seven

Side 2

This Is Not America

Absolute Beginners

Always Crashing in the Same Car

Side 3

Survive

The London Boys

I Dig Everything

Little Wonder

Side 4

The Man Who Sold the World

Fame

Stay

Side 5

Hallo Spaceboy

Cracked Actor

I'm Afraid of Americans

All the Young Dudes

Side 6

Starman

"Heroes"

Let's Dance

TOY 2 x LP

Side 1

I Dig Everything

You've Got A Habit Of Leaving

The London Boys

Karma Man

Side 2

Conversation Piece

Shadow Man

Let Me Sleep Beside You

Hole In The Ground

Side 3

Baby Loves That Way

Can't Help Thinking About Me

Silly Boy Blue

Toy (Your Turn To Drive)

Side 4 - Etching

RE:CALL 5 4xLP

Side 1

Real Cool World (Sounds From The Cool World Soundtrack Version)

Jump They Say (7” version)

Lucy Can’t Dance

Black Tie White Noise (Radio Edit) (featuring Al B. Sure!)

Side 2

Don’t Let Me Down & Down (Indonesian Vocal Version)

Buddha Of Suburbia (Single Version) (featuring Lenny Kravitz on guitar)

The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Radio Edit)

Nothing To Be Desired

Strangers When We Meet (edit)

Get Real

Side 3

The Man Who Sold The World (Live Eno Mix)

I’m Afraid Of Americans (Showgirls Soundtrack Version)

Hallo Spaceboy (Remix)

I Am With Name (Alternative Version)

A Small Plot Of Land (Long Basquiat Soundtrack Version)

Side 4

Little Wonder (Edit)

A Fleeting Moment (aka Severn Years In Tibet - Mandarin Version)

Dead Man Walking (Edit)

Seven Years In Tibet (Edit)

Planet Of Dreams - David Bowie and Gail Ann Dorsey

Side 5

I’m Afraid Of Americans (V1 - Edit)

I Can’t Read (The Ice Storm Long Version)

A Foggy Day In London Town - David Bowie and Angelo Badalamenti

Fun (Bowienet Mix)

The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (Stigmata Soundtrack Version)

Side 6

Thursday’s Child (Radio Edit)

We All Go Through

No One Calls

We Shall Go To Town

1917

Side 7

The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (Edit)

Thursday’s Child (Omikron: The Nomad Soul Version)

New Angels Of Promise (Omikron: The Nomad Soul Version)

The Dreamers (Omikron: The Nomad Soul Version)

Seven (Demo)

Side 8

Survive (Marius De Vries mix)

Something In The Air (American Psycho Remix)

Seven (Marius De Vries Mix)

Pictures Of Lily

DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001)

RELEASED ON PARLOPHONE/ISO RECORDS 26th NOVEMBER, 2021

DAVID BOWIE – TOY (TOY:BOX) CD

CD1 TOY

I Dig Everything

You've Got A Habit Of Leaving

The London Boys

Karma Man

Conversation Piece

Shadow Man

Let Me Sleep Beside You

Hole In The Ground

Baby Loves That Way

Can't Help Thinking About Me

Silly Boy Blue

Toy (Your Turn To Drive)

Produced by David Bowie & Mark Plati

Engineered by Pete Keppler

Mixed by Mark Plati Assisted by Hector Castillo, Steve Mazur, and Todd Parker

Recorded at Sear Sound, The Looking Glass & Alice's Restaurant in New York City, Summer 2000

CD 2 TOY- Alternatives & Extras

Liza Jane

You've Got A Habit of Leaving (alternative mix) *

Baby Loves That Way (alternative mix) *

Can't Help Thinking About Me (alternative mix)

I Dig Everything (alternative mix)

The London Boys (alternative version)

Silly Boy Blue (Tibet version)

Let Me Sleep Beside You (alternative mix) *

In The Heat Of The Morning

Conversation Piece (alternative mix) *

Hole In The Ground (alternative mix)

Shadow Man (alternative mix) *

Toy (Your Turn To Drive) (alternative mix) *

Produced by David Bowie & Mark Plati except ‘The London Boys’ additional production by Tony Visconti

‘Silly Boy Blue’ (Tibet version) Produced by David Bowie & Tony Visconti

Engineered by Pete Keppler at Sear Sound, assisted by Todd Parker

Engineered by Mark Plati at Alice’s Restaurant

Recorded at Sear Sound, The Looking Glass & Alice's Restaurant in New York City, Summer 2000

Except ‘Silly Boy Blue’ (Tibet version) recorded at The Looking Glass, 2001

Mixed by Tony Visconti, assisted by Darren S. Moore at the Manhattan Center, early 2001

Except ‘Liza Jane’ & ‘In The Heat Of The Morning’ mixed by Mark Plati, assisted by Hector Castillo at The Looking Glass.

*Previously released

CD 3 TOY - Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric

In The Heat Of The Morning (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

I Dig Everything (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

You've Got A Habit of Leaving (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

The London Boys (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Karma Man (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Conversation Piece (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Shadow Man (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Let Me Sleep Beside You (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Hole In The Ground (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Baby Loves That Way (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Can't Help Thinking About Me (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Silly Boy Blue (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Toy (Your Turn To Drive) (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Produced by David Bowie & Mark Plati

Engineered by Pete Keppler

Mixed by Mark Plati, assisted by Hector Castillo, Steve Mazur & Todd Parker

Recorded at Sear Sound, The Looking Glass & Alice's Restaurant in New York City, Summer 2000

All songs written by David Bowie except ‘Liza Jane’ written by Leslie Conn.

DAVID BOWIE – TOY (TOY:BOX) 10” VINYL BOXSET

10” no. 1

Side 1

I Dig Everything

You've Got A Habit of Leaving

The London Boys

Side 2

Karma Man

Conversation Piece

Shadow Man

10” no. 2

Side 3

Let Me Sleep Beside You

Hole In The Ground

Baby Loves That Way

Side 4

Can't Help Thinking About Me

Silly Boy Blue

Toy (Your Turn To Drive)

10” no. 3

Side 5

Liza Jane

You've Got A Habit of Leaving (alternative mix)

Baby Loves That Way (alternative mix)

Side 6

Can't Help Thinking About Me (alternative mix)

I Dig Everything (alternative mix)

The London Boys (alternative version)

10” no. 4

Side 7

Silly Boy Blue (Tibet version)

Let Me Sleep Beside You(alternative mix)

In The Heat Of The Morning

Conversation Piece (alternative mix)

Side 8

Hole In The Ground (alternative mix)

Shadow Man (alternative mix)

Toy (Your Turn To Drive) (alternative mix)

10” no. 5

Side 9

In The Heat Of The Morning (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

I Dig Everything (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

You've Got A Habit of Leaving (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Side 10

The London Boys (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Karma Man (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Conversation Piece(Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

10” no. 6

Side 11

Shadow Man (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Let Me Sleep Beside You (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Hole In The Ground (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Baby Loves That Way (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Side 12

Can't Help Thinking About Me (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Silly Boy Blue (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Toy (Your Turn To Drive) (Unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

TOY MUSICIANS:

David Bowie: lead & backing vocals, Korg Triton

Sterling Campbell: drums, claps

Gail Ann Dorsey: bass, clarinet, backing vocals

Mike Garson: piano, organ, synth, Fender Rhodes

Emm Gryner: backing vocals, clarinet

Holly Palmer: backing vocals, percussion

Mark Plati: acoustic & electric guitars, bass, Mellotron, backing vocals

Earl Slick: acoustic & electric guitars

Augmented by the following musicians on certain recordings:

Tony Visconti: bass, string arrangements

Lisa Germano: violin, accordion, mandolin, recorder, backing vocals

Gerry Leonard: electric guitar

Cuong Vu: trumpet

Strings - The Scorchio Quartet

Moby - electric guitar

Philip Glass – piano

DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001) RELEASED ON PARLOPHONE/ISO RECORDS 26th NOVEMBER

DAVID BOWIE TOY (TOY:BOX) RELEASED ON ISO RECORDS VIA PARLOPHONE 7th JANUARY 2022

tags: 2021 September
Wednesday 09.29.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Get the streaming Habit now

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“Sometimes I'm so glad, so glad”

Depending where you are on the planet, you may already be enjoying 29th September. If that’s the case, you might also be streaming the radio edit of You've Got A Habit Of Leaving from the forthcoming Toy album, via your favourite streaming service.

We recently revealed the cover of the Era Five box, Brilliant Adventure (1992 – 2001), with the promise of full details before the end of the month and so we will be posting the full lowdown later today.

#BowieBrilliantAdventure #BowieHabit #BowieToy


tags: 2021 September
Tuesday 09.28.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Global Deal Sets WMG as Definitive Home for Bowie

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You’ve no doubt already seen the great news regarding the David Bowie Estate and Warner Music’s Announcement of a Landmark, Career-Spanning Partnership.

But, but, but, what about the Era Five box, Brilliant Adventure (1992 – 2001), we hear you collectively scream? Well, here’s the cover and the promise of full details before the end of the month. It’s all so exciting.

We’ll leave you with the full press release regarding the newly signed partnership...

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

David Bowie Estate & Warner Music Announce Landmark, Career-Spanning Partnership

Global Deal Sets WMG as Definitive Home for Icon’s Body of Work

New Pact Encompasses Five Decades of Bowie Music

Warner Music Group (WMG) and the estate of David Bowie have signed a global, career-spanning partnership for Bowie’s timeless recorded music catalog. With this landmark new deal, Warner Music will now have worldwide rights to five decades of Bowie’s transcendent, culture-shifting work. Expanding on Warner Music’s current agreement with the estate, which encompasses Bowie material from 1968 to 1999, the new licensing agreement will include the entirety of Bowie's 2000-2016 creative outpouring. Heathen, Reality, The Next Day, and the worldwide No.1 album ★ (pronounced Blackstar) are among the acclaimed works that will come into the Warner Music fold in 2023.

Much of Bowie’s catalog became part of the Warner Music family in 2013, when WMG acquired the historic London-based Parlophone Label Group. Since then, Warner Music and the Bowie estate have jointly embarked on an extensive, award-winning program of releases highlighting the astonishing, game-changing evolution of his career. This includes Five Years, which won the NME Award for Best Reissue in 2016; Conversation Piece, which earned the 2021 Making Vinyl Packaging Award for Best Book + Media Package; and the lauded Glastonbury 2000 live audio & video set (2018).

Prominent among the flow of recent Bowie releases has been the acclaimed Era series of box sets, each one covering a key period in Bowie’s career. Launched in 2015, there have been four Era sets released to date. The fifth Era box, Brilliant Adventure (1992 – 2001), is slated for release this fall, with details to come. Guided by Bowie’s vision for his catalog, Nigel Reeve – Warner Music’s SVP, Content Development & Marketing, Global Catalog, has worked in close partnership with the Bowie estate to curate and present a landmark release campaign celebrating Bowie’s unparalleled legacy, with many more exciting releases on tap.

Max Lousada, CEO, Recorded Music, Warner Music Group said: “It’s an incredible honor to have been chosen as the stewards of one of the most important and dynamic bodies of creative work in modern culture. The impact of Bowie’s repeated reinvention and endless experimentation continues to resonate around the world – through the genres he transformed, the timeless songs and sounds he invented, and the immeasurable influence he’s had on music, art, and fashion. We’re excited that our expanded partnership with the Bowie estate will help us deliver innovative, career-spanning projects and attract new generations to his extraordinary musical universe.”

Kevin Gore, President, Global Catalog, Warner Recorded Music added: “To be entrusted with this phenomenal body of work is truly gratifying. For the past eight years, we’ve enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the Bowie estate, collaborating on a fantastic series of releases. Nigel and our entire catalog team have taken great care to be thoughtful and steadfast in our promise to stay true to his artistic vision, while revealing previously unheard music and framing his genius in fresh contexts. With the addition of his immensely powerful later work to the Warner Music portfolio, we’re looking forward to bringing Bowie’s music to fans across the globe for many years to come.”

David Bowie

David Bowie was born in 1947. Between the late-'60s and the mid-‘70s, he experimented with multi-media, recording the albums The Man Who Sold The World, Space Oddity, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs, Station to Station, and Young Americans. The track “Fame,” taken from the latter album, was his first U.S. No 1.

In 1976, he relocated to Berlin, recording Low and Heroes with Eno and Tony Visconti. In 1980, he made his Broadway debut in The Elephant Man and released the Visconti co-production, Scary Monsters and Super Creeps, followed in 1983 by the Nile Rodgers-produced Let’s Dance. Between the mid-‘80s and early ‘90s, he worked with his band Tin Machine, collaborated with the dance company La La La Human Steps, and wrote music for Hanif Kureishi's Buddha Of Suburbia.

1992 brought one of rock’s first CD-ROMs, Bowie’s Jump. In 1994, reunited once again with Eno, he produced the experimental Outside album, followed by Earthling in 1997 and hours… in 1999, the year he became a Commandeur dans L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Bowie’s next project was a further recorded collaboration with Tony Visconti, 2002’s Heathen. The accompanying live dates in Europe and America saw full performances of both Heathen and 1977’s classic Low. A year later, the Reality album was launched with the world’s largest interactive “live by satellite” event, followed by the rapturously received and critically acclaimed “A Reality Tour” of the world.

2006 saw Bowie return to acting, with the Chris Nolan-directed The Prestige (#1 at the box office) adding to such cinematic highlights as Nic Roeg’s The Man Who Fell to Earth, Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ, Tony Scott’s The Hunger, and Nagisa Oshima’s Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. In May 2007, Bowie was the inaugural curator of the highly successful 10-day “High Line” arts and music festival in New York. That June, he was honored at the 11th Annual Webby Awards (known as the “Oscars of the Internet”) with the Webby Lifetime Achievement Award for pushing the boundaries between art and technology.

Later in 2007, Bowie starred as himself in an acclaimed episode of Extras, Ricky Gervais’ series on HBO. 2012 saw the erection of a plaque in Heddon Street, London (the scene of the Ziggy Stardust cover shoot) to commemorate the extraordinary influence of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and, of course, David himself.

Further excitement accompanied the 2012 announcement that the David Bowie Archive had given unprecedented access to the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum for an exhibition to be curated solely by the V&A in London. It was the first time a museum had been given access to the David Bowie Archive. The exhibition went on to break records in the U.S., Berlin, and France.

On January 8, 2013, quite without fanfare and out of the blue, David Bowie released a new single entitled “Where Are We Now?” and announced the release of a new album. The Next Day was Bowie's first new studio album in 10 years. Critically lauded across the world, it features songs that are now widely seen as amongst his best.

In 2014, to celebrate his 50th year in music, the compilation Nothing Has Changed was released, and yet again Bowie surprised everyone by releasing the seven-minute jazz murder ballad “Sue (or In a Season of Crime),” a collaboration with the Maria Schneider Orchestra. Bowie ended 2014 by revealing “Tis A Pity She Was a Whore,” an uncompromising piece that pointed to a possible future of even further experimentation.

Spring 2015 brought the announcement of the off-Broadway theatre production, Lazarus, a collaboration between Bowie and renowned playwright Enda Walsh. Directed by Ivo Van Hove, Lazarus also played in London at the King's Cross Theatre to rave reviews.

★ (pronounced Blackstar) was Bowie's 28th studio album, released on his 69th birthday, January 8, 2016. Co-produced by Bowie and Visconti, and featuring backing from local NYC jazz saxophonist Donny McCaslin and his quartet, ★ was released to overwhelming acclaim, garnering many of the best critical notices of Bowie’s entire career. ★ was the first David Bowie album to hit No. 1 in the U.S., topped the charts in more than 20 countries, and won five Grammy Awards.

On January 10, 2016, David Bowie died peacefully surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer. His body of work, multi-generational influence, and legacy of fearless innovation and endless reinvention will live on forever.

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tags: 2021 September
Friday 09.17.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Bowie celebrated with limited edition Stylophone

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“And I think my spaceship knows which way to go”

David Bowie’s career-long association with the world’s first ‘pocket synthesizer’ is being celebrated with the launch of a Bowie Stylophone.

The limited-edition Stylophone commemorates Bowie’s-longstanding association with the iconic instrument, which famously featured on his breakthrough 1969 single “Space Oddity” which was composed around the Stylophone’s unique sound.

The launch is the result of a collaboration between The David Bowie Archive and Dubreq, the British company that makes the instrument. Together they have released a selection of pictures of the music legend using the Stylophone. Whilst legendary American record producer Tony Visconti, who worked closely with Bowie over many years, has gifted the team a Bowie photo from his private collection.

“Space Oddity” appeared on Bowie’s second album which was produced by Tony Visconti – who recalls how the young Bowie was ecstatic to be chosen by the makers of the Stylophone to receive a complimentary unit.

Mr Visconti said: “He was one of the first to own one and to discover this new, quite radical way of making music. He immediately put it to work and wrote a song around the unique sound of the instrument, which was of course, Space Oddity.

“For many years to come Bowie and Stylophone were names that were matched in the same breath. He would be very proud of this new incarnation named after him.“

Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Bowie continued to use the instrument throughout his career. Even as recently as 2002 he recorded with the Stylophone for the song “Slip Away” on his Heathen album.

The limited-edition Stylophone goes on sale HERE on 16th September and is accompanied by a commemorative booklet that explores Bowie’s music.

John Simpson, managing director of Dubreq, the British company that makes Stylophone said: “There’s a big resurgence in interest in the mini synthesizer from young musicians. This limited edition Stylophone is a great way to commemorate David’s affection for the instrument and to inspire the next generation of musicians to create even more great music with the Stylophone.”

#SpaceOddity50 #BowieDubreqStylophone


tags: 2021 September
Thursday 09.16.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Labyrinth back in US cinemas tomorrow

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“Sister, sister please take me down…”

In case you haven’t already heard about this, Labyrinth is returning to the big screen in the US for a special 35th Anniversary run on September 12, 13 & 15 only.

Tickets are on-sale here now.

#BowieLabyrinth #Labyrinth35th


tags: 2021 September
Saturday 09.11.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

R.I.P. John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson

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Our thoughts are with the family and friends of John Hutchinson who passed in hospital yesterday after a long illness.

In his web page bio, John was described as “a semi-retired and little-known jazz guitarist – he is also a veteran of three important David Bowie bands for seven years between 1966 and 1973.“


tags: 2021 July
Sunday 07.25.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Happy Birthday Iman

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Many happy returns of the day to Iman from everybody here at DBHQ.

Iman is pictured with her husband almost twenty-five years ago when they attended a Children's Defense Fund fundraiser in NYC on 26 September 1996.

#ImanBirthday


tags: 2021 July
Sunday 07.25.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Vinyl, CD or Digital?

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“You like me and I like it all...”

With today’s digital audio release of I’M ONLY DANCING (THE SOUL TOUR 74) and with The Width Of A Circle (TWOAC) 2CD set currently * at #15 in the UK album chart, not to mention the TWOAC 4-track 10" vinyl at #1 in the UK vinyl singles chart (albeit listed as The Prettiest Star), we got to wondering if there’s a format that Bowie fans prefer?

Either way, thanks for continuing to make all the formats a success, it’s very much appreciated.

Here’s the purchase link for TWOAC if you still need it.

* By the time you read this, those positions will no longer be relevant as the new charts are imminent.

FOOTNOTE: The images in today’s montage aren’t necessarily to scale as nobody knows how big digital is.

#BowieTWOAC #BowieIOD74


tags: 2021 June
Friday 06.11.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Labyrinth 35th anniversary 4K Blu-ray limited edition

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“I’ll be there for you-ou-ou, As the world falls down…”

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will mark the 35th anniversary of Jim Henson's 1986 Labyrinth movie with a limited edition 4K Blu-ray of the film.

The new set is presented as a 28-page digibook featuring previously unpublished content from the Henson Archives, including rare artwork, photography and early script pages, styled to resemble Sarah's book of The Labyrinth from the film.

Fans of Jareth and Sarah, not to mention a cast of other loveable characters, will be pleased to learn that previously unreleased footage will also be a part of the package...

NEW: Deleted & Alternate Scene Oubliette

NEW: Over 25 minutes of never-before-seen lost and alternate scenes, with all-new commentary from Brian Henson

NEW: Sarah's Screen Tests

The release will be available for purchase on 17th August.

Read more here.

#BowieLabyrinth #Labyrinth35th


tags: 2021 June
Thursday 06.10.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Three days left to register for BLA

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“Someone passed some bliss among the crowd...”

For those of you that hadn't seen this the first-time round, here’s a reminder that Parlophone are making the Brilliant Live Adventures set available again. Go here to register your interest: bla.davidbowie.com

Please note that registration will close on Monday 14 June.

#DBBLA #BrilliantLiveAdventures


tags: 2021 June
Thursday 06.10.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Iman’s anniversary message to David

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Today (June 6th), is the twenty ninth anniversary of David and Iman’s official church wedding at Saint James Episcopal Church, in Florence, Italy, in 1992.

We’ve superimposed the message Iman posted today, over one of Brian Aris’s beautiful shots taken on the day.

UPDATE: Iman posted a second message: “Oh, how I miss you!”

#imandaily #WeddingAnniversary #BowieForever #EternalLove


tags: 2021 June
Sunday 06.06.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Happy 50th to Duncan Jones

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“Soon you'll grow...”

Visit the official Bowie social pages to leave your fiftieth birthday wishes for David’s son, Duncan Jones. We’ll pass them on.

While you’re there, enjoy a random collection of pictures of the birthday boy with his father from across the years.

Hope you’re having a great day, Duncan. Lots of love from everybody here at DBHQ.

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Instagram = davidbowie

Twitter = DavidBowieReal

#DuncanJones50 #DavidAndDuncan #DuncanJones #CircleOfLife


tags: 2021 May
Sunday 05.30.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Brilliant Live Adventures update

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As promised, due to unexpected demand, we will be making the Brilliant Live Adventures available again. Go here to register your interest: bla.davidbowie.com

#DBBLA #BrilliantLiveAdventures


tags: 2021 May
Monday 05.24.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Holy Holy (2020 Mix) out now

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“Just a little bit evil”

Three weeks ahead of The Width Of A Circle 2 CD set, due 28th May, here’s a taster in the shape of the Holy Holy (2020 mix) streaming single released via your favourite service today, 7th May.

We hope you’ll agree that Tony Visconti has made a jolly good fist of this one.

Pre-order The Width Of A Circle here.

#BowieTWOAC #BowieHolyHoly2020Mix


tags: 2021 May
Thursday 05.06.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

The Width Of A Circle pre-order now

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“Well, I said hello and I said hello...”

As promised yesterday, here’s the link for the exclusive Bowie Official Store 10" vinyl, plus separate links for the 2CD set and the TMWSTW picture disc.

Please be patient if any of the links aren’t live yet, they will be, very shortly.

#BowieTWOAC #Bowie1970 #Bowie1971 #BowieTMWSTW #BowieMetrobolist


tags: 2021 April
Wednesday 04.14.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

The Width Of A Circle due next month

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“I said “Do It again, do it again””

Everything you want to know about this one is in the press release below. Stay tuned for pre-order links shortly.

#BowieTWOAC #Bowie1970 #Bowie1971 #BowieTMWSTW #BowieMetrobolist

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DAVID BOWIE - THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE

COMPANION PIECE TO METROBOLIST CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD

TWO CD SET FEATURING 21 UNRELEASED TRACKS

FOUR TRACK 10” SINGLE / HIGH RESOLUTION (96/24) DIGITAL E.P. FEATURING 4 NON-ALBUM SINGLES NEWLY REMIXED BY TONY VISCONTI

THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD ALBUM PICTURE DISC

RELEASED 28th MAY ON PARLOPHONE

Last week saw the 50th anniversary of the original UK release of The Man Who Sold The World, David Bowie’s landmark entry into the 1970s. The album began the collaboration with guitarist Mick Ronson that would continue with such Bowie classics as Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane.

The 2020 re-release of The Man Who Sold The World restored the album’s intended title Metrobolist, while featuring a new mix by original producer Tony Visconti. Taking its name from the album’s opening track, which was named after a painting by Bowie’s friend George Underwood, the new two-CD set The Width Of A Circle acts as a complementary piece to that album. Its 21 tracks feature non-album singles, a BBC In Concert session, music for a TV play and further Visconti remixes wrapping up David’s recordings from 1970 and revealing the first sonic steps toward Hunky Dory.

Also released on 28th May is a picture disc version of The Man Who Sold The World album, featuring the striking black and white imagery of the 1972 reissue.

DAVID BOWIE – THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE

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CD 1:

THE SUNDAY SHOW INTRODUCED BY JOHN PEEL

Recorded on 5th February, 1970 and broadcast on 8th February, 1970

Amsterdam *

God Knows I’m Good *

Buzz The Fuzz

Karma Man

London Bye, Ta-Ta

An Occasional Dream

The Width Of A Circle*

Janine

Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed*

Fill Your Heart

The Prettiest Star

Cygnet Committee*

Memory Of A Free Festival*

Performed by David Bowie and The Tony Visconti Trio (a.k.a. The Hype)

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CD 2:

THE LOOKING GLASS MURDERS AKA PIERROT IN TURQUOISE:

When I Live My Dream

Columbine

The Mirror

Threepenny Pierrot

When I Live My Dream (Reprise)

SINGLES

The Prettiest Star (Alternative Mix)

Single mix released on 6th March, 1970 on Mercury Records MF 1135. This is the unreleased alternative mix created for promotion in the US market.

London Bye, Ta-Ta*

Originally recorded and rejected as the follow up single to ‘Space Oddity’. This mono mix was finally released on the Sound & Vision box set in 1989.

London Bye, Ta-Ta (1970 Stereo Mix)*

This stereo mix of the above remained unreleased until the reformatted reissue of the Sound & Vision box set in 2003, replacing the mono mix.

Memory Of A Free Festival (Single Version Part 1)*

Memory Of A Free Festival (Single Version Part 2)*

The re-recorded electric version of the closing track from the David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) album released as a single on Mercury Records 6052 026 on 26th June, 1970.

Holy Holy*

This non-album single A side, backed by the album version of ‘Black Country Rock’ from The Man Who Sold The World album, was released on Mercury Records 6052 049 on 15th January, 1971.

SOUNDS OF THE 70’S: ANDY FERRIS SHOW

Recorded on 25th March, 1970 and broadcast on the 6th April, 1970

Waiting For The Man

The Width Of A Circle

The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud*

The Supermen (Bowie At The Beeb vinyl only)*

Performed by David Bowie and The Hype

2020 MIXES

The Prettiest Star (2020 Mix)

London Bye, Ta-Ta (2020 Mix)

Memory Of A Free Festival (Single Version - 2020 Mix)

All The Madmen (Single Edit 2020 Mix)

Holy Holy (2020 Mix)

(*denotes previously released)

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THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE 10” SINGLE & 96/24 digital E.P.

Available only from the official David Bowie store.

Side 1

1. The Prettiest Star (2020 Mix)

2. London Bye, Ta-Ta (2020 Mix)

Side 2

1. Memory Of A Free Festival (2020 Mix)

2. Holy Holy (2020 Mix)

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tags: 2021 April
Tuesday 04.13.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

The Man celebrates his 50th birthday

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“Oh no, not me, I never lost control”

Last week we posted the newly discovered evidence that the UK version of The Man Who Sold The World (TMWSTW), was released on Thursday 8th April 1971, fifty years ago today.

Judging by today’s celebrations all over Bowie socials, the small detail that we posted the item on 1st April did nothing to make fans suspicious of this new information. And rightly so, it's a good old-fashioned fact.

Also issued on the same day were two compilations containing Bowie tracks. Dimension Of Miracles was a double vinyl Mercury sampler which contained tracks from new and recent releases including The Width Of A Circle.

Meanwhile Philips released The Sound Of The Seventies, not a wholly convincing description of the content seeing as the Bowie track was from the previous decade in the shape of Space Oddity.

Today’s montage is just for fun and features reimagined versions of the front cover of TMWSTW, alongside the released version you all know and love.

#Bowie1971 #BowieTMWSTW #ManDress

tags: 2021 April
Thursday 04.08.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Bowie Thing hits #102

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Just a note to say that the #DailyBowieThing we started on the official Bowie Facebook and Instagram pages has morphed into #AnOccasionalBowieThing, albeit still with very frequent posts.

Today’s entry is pasted below, for the other 101 entries, try these pages:

Facebook

Instagram

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BOWIE THING – #102

“Listen to 8-tracks by Sam Therapy and King Dice...”

We’ve featured a lot of RFs* since we started #DailyBowieThing last November, so it’s surprising it’s taken this long to get around to the 8-track cartridge.

We’ve written enough about them over the years, so we won’t bore you with more detail, suffice to say, this once hugely popular format is no longer in production.

Bowie 8-tracks were produced from 1967 through to 1987 with all the territorial variations a collector would expect. In short, it’s not an area the faint-hearted should embark upon.

However, if this is an area of collecting that appeals, check out John Carroll & Leo Rodia’s exhaustive site: BowieOnTape.com – But, be warned, as brilliant a resource as it is, it may make you think twice before you embark upon this particular endeavour.

We have illustrated this item with the four earliest examples we are aware of, clockwise from top left...

1 = 1967 US Deram album debut, unfortunately missing its outer cardboard slipcase...presuming there was one.

2 = 1970 UK Decca The World Of David Bowie, still in original shrinkwrap.

3 = 1971 UK Mercury The Man Who Sold The World, again, no slipcase but impossible to find these days.

4 = 1971 US Mercury The Man Who Sold The World, in original shrinkwrap and does turn up fairly regularly.

There are suggestions that #4 is a counterfeit, but that’s a can of worms we’ll be opening another day.

* Redundant Fomats

#AnOccasionalBowieThing #DailyBowieThing #BowieOnTape #Bowie1967 #Bowie1970 #Bowie1971


tags: 2021 April
Thursday 04.01.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

TMWSTW release date correction

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“For which my reputation swept back home in drag”

Back in November of last year we said we weren’t sure about the accepted release date of Wednesday 4th November 1970, for Mercury’s US release of The Man Who Sold The World (TMWSTW).

We have since uncovered more information which points to the album coming out sometime in January 1971, though we don’t yet have an exact date. We will do a follow up with some of the ‘evidence’ that led us to that conclusion at some point.

Meanwhile, next week sees the 50th anniversary of the release of the UK version of TMWSTW, also via Mercury. The recorded release date for what is often referred to as the 'drag' or 'dress' sleeve is 10th April, 1971. Being a Saturday, this was another date that didn’t sit comfortably with us.

Tris Penna came to the rescue only yesterday with some items from his impressive collection, namely original release sheets and a reviewer’s copy with a date stamp on the back sleeve. (Look closely, it is there.)

So, here’s hard evidence that TMWSTW was actually released on Thursday 8th April 1971. With Friday 9th April 1971 being Good Friday, this Thursday release makes perfect sense. The release of Aladdin Sane was similarly affected by Easter.

Mercury’s failure to promote the release of TMWSTW won’t have helped the dismal UK sales, prompting Bowie to make this comment later the same year: “It sold like hotcakes in Beckenham, and nowhere else.”

#Bowie1970 #Bowie1971 #BowieTMWSTW #ManDress


tags: 2021 April
Thursday 04.01.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 

Bowie’s first solo single is 55 today

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“Thousand years and I’ll return...“

Hot on the heels of Can’t Help Thinking About Me, David Bowie’s Do Anything You Say/Good Morning Girl single was released on the Pye label on this day in 1966.

Bowie penned both songs and though he was backed by The Buzz on these Tony Hatch produced recordings, the single was the first to be credited to Bowie alone.

You can hear an alternate mix of the track along with Bowie’s other 1966 output on I Dig Everything: The 1966 Pye Singles: http://smarturl.it/Bowie1966

Our montage shows Bowie performing Can't Help Thinking About Me the previous month on Ready Steady Go!, and the Pye Records press release lifted from Kevin Cann’s remarkable tome, ANY DAY NOW – The London Years: 1947 – 1974, where you can read the full unobscured release along with so much more.

#Bowie1966 #BowieAndTheBuzz


tags: 2021 April
Thursday 04.01.21
Posted by Mark Adams
 
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