Lazarus exclusive streaming premiere on Dice.fm

“I’ve got drama, can’t be stolen”

The headline says it all, keep reading for the press release.

London 17th December 2020

LAZARUS

BY David Bowie and Enda Walsh

DIRECTED BY Ivo van Hove

INSPIRED BY THE NOVEL The Man Who Fell To Earth by Walter Tevis

Exclusive Premiere Streaming on Dice.fm - TICKETS HERE NOW

Friday 8 January, 7pm – David Bowie’s birthday

Saturday 9 January, 7pm

Sunday 10 January, 3pm – fifth anniversary of David Bowie’s death

“WILD, FANTASTICAL, EYE-POPPING. A SURREALISTIC TOUR DE FORCE.” – Rolling Stone

To remember David Bowie on his birthday and to mark the fifth anniversary of his untimely death, producers Robert Fox and RZO Entertainment Inc are exclusively releasing the stream of the London production of Lazarus, captured live on stage. The streaming will be available for three performances only. This will be the UK premiere of the filmed version of this remarkable show.

Lazarus includes songs from Bowie’s iconic catalogue as well as new songs written for the stage including the title song, Lazarus.

Inspired by the book, The Man Who Fell To Earth, by Walter Tevis (“The Queen’s Gambit”) Lazarus focuses on Thomas Newton, as he remains still on Earth - a 'man' unable to die, his head soaked in cheap gin and haunted by a past love. We follow Newton over the course of a few days where the arrival of another lost soul - might finally set him free.

Michael C Hall (“Dexter”, “Six Feet Under”) stars as Newton, the character famously portrayed by David Bowie in the 1976 screen adaptation of The Man Who Fell To Earth directed by Nicolas Roeg. Lazarus co-stars Sophia Anne Caruso (“Beetlejuice” on Broadway) and the production is directed by Ivo van Hove (“All About Eve”, “Network” and “A View From The Bridge”).

Lazarus opened at The New York Theatre Workshop in November 2015. The London production opened in November 2016 where it played a sold-out run.

This live-streamed event will be available for three performances only in multiple time zones (GMT, AEDT, EST, PST, CST) from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 January 2021.

The Lazarus Cast Album is available on RCA / ISO Records

#LazarusMusical #LazarusStreaming #BowieLazarus #LazarusLondon #LazarusFilming #TMWFTE #TJNewton #LazarusSoundtrack

Station To Station 45th red or white vinyl

“The return of the Thin White Duke”

DAVID BOWIE STATION TO STATION 45th ANNIVERSARY RED / WHITE VINYL

‘BRICKS & MORTAR’ EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION RELEASED 22nd JANUARY 2021

Originally released 23rd January 1976, Station To Station was David Bowie’s tenth studio album. To celebrate its 45th anniversary Parlophone is proud to announce a special limited edition ‘bricks & mortar’ only pressing of the album on both red & white vinyl.

Considered a classic among fans and critics alike, the record was unusual for a Bowie album in that it contained just six tracks, even though it still clocked in at a little over thirty-eight minutes.

For the first time ever, a David Bowie album was a bigger commercial success Stateside than in the UK. It reached #3 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the official UK album chart.

Four of Station To Station’s six songs were released as commercial A-sides by RCA, with Golden Years being the pre-album hit on both sides of the Atlantic. The song scored Bowie yet another top ten just in time for the Christmas UK chart in 1975, where it remained right up to the release of the album in January 1976.

45 years on from its release, Station To Station is now seen as a musical bridge between the ‘plastic soul’ of 1975’s Young Americans and the start of Bowie’s Berlin era with 1977’s Low.

Side 1

Station To Station

Golden Years

Word On A Wing

Side 2

TVC 15

Stay

Wild Is The Wind

FOOTNOTE: Due to the continued restrictions of the pandemic, you should be able to find this release in the online stores of your favoured high street vinyl outlets.

#BowieStationToStation #BowieS2S45th #BowieVinyl

David Bowie birthday single 2021 details

“Trying to get to heaven before they close the door”

We’re proud to be able to announce details of how we’re marking what would have been David Bowie’s 74th birthday on the 8th January, 2021.

Stay tuned for more information regarding ordering and keep reading for the press release.

#BowieBirthdaySingle2021 #BowieMotherHeaven45

DAVID BOWIE BIRTHDAY SINGLE: MOTHER/TRYIN’ TO GET TO HEAVEN

TO BE RELEASED 8 JANUARY 2021 ON PARLOPHONE/ISO RECORDS

7” SINGLE LIMITED TO 8147 COPIES, INCLUDING 1000 ON CREAM VINYL

To celebrate what would have been David Bowie’s 74th birthday on the 8th January, 2021, two previously unreleased cover versions, John Lennon’s MOTHER and Bob Dylan’s TRYIN’ TO GET TO HEAVEN, will be released as a very special limited edition 7” single.

The 7” single is limited to 8147 numbered copies, 1000 of which will be on cream coloured vinyl available only from the official David Bowie store and Warner Music’s Dig! store (the remainder will be black). Both tracks will be available to stream and download.

Originally recorded by Lennon for his 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Bowie's version of MOTHER was produced by Tony Visconti in 1998 for a Lennon tribute that never came to fruition. Bob Dylan’s original TRYIN’ TO GET TO HEAVEN was released on his 1997 Album of the Year GRAMMY winning Time Out Of Mind. David’s version was recorded in February 1998 during the mixing sessions for the ‘LiveAndWell.com’ album.

MOTHER

Produced by David Bowie, Tony Visconti and Reeves Gabrels

Engineered by Dave Amlen and Zach Wind (NYC) and Reeves Gabrels (Bermuda)

Recorded in Bermuda in 1997 and Sound On Sound Studios, New York, July, 1998

David Bowie – vocals

Reeves Gabrels – guitars

Tony Visconti – bass, harmony vocals

Andy Newmark – drums

Jordan Ruddess - piano

Richard Barone – harmony vocals

TRYIN’ TO GET TO HEAVEN

(Bob Dylan)

Produced by David Bowie. Co-produced by Reeves Gabrels and Mark Plati

Mixed by Mark Plati

Recorded at Looking Glass, New York City, February 1998. Mixed at Sony Studios New York City.

David Bowie – vocals, guitar and saxophone

Reeves Gabrels – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel, synths and vocals

Mark Plati – synths and programming

Gail Ann Dorsey – bass and vocals

Zach Alford - drums

7” SINGLE

A/ Mother

AA/Tryin’ To Get To Heaven (single edit)

8147 copies numbered worldwide limited edition, 1000 cream vinyl exclusive to the David Bowie store and Dig! The remainder will be black vinyl.

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD & STREAMING

1. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven

2. Mother

‘MOTHER’ & ‘TRYIN’ TO GET TO HEAVEN’ are released on Parlophone/ISO Records 8th January, 2021

BLA Part 3 - LIVEANDWELL.COM

“Earthling On Fire...”

Here's the press release for the third of six parts that make up Brilliant Live Adventures, available to pre-order here now.

#BowieLiveAndWell #DBBLA #BrilliantLiveAdventures

DAVID BOWIE ‘BRILLIANT LIVE ADVENTURES’ (1995-1999) - A SERIES OF SIX LIVE ALBUMS FROM THE 1990s

VINYL, CD AND LIMITED-EDITION BOXES TO HOUSE COMPLETE SETS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY VIA THE DAVID BOWIE OFFICIAL STORE & WARNER MUSIC GROUP’S DIG! STORE

‘BRILLIANT LIVE ADVENTURES’ PART 3: ‘LIVEANDWELL.COM’ THIRD LIVE ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON 15TH JANUARY ON CD AND 2xLP FEATURING NEWLY DESIGNED ARTWORK

Parlophone Records is proud to announce the third in a series of six very special David Bowie live releases from the 90’s that will be released on CD and vinyl over the coming months.

DAVID BOWIE LIVEANDWELL.COM is a live album previously released in 2000 in limited quantities to BowieNet subscribers. This expanded edition includes two bonus tracks: Pallas Athena and V-2 Schneider.

LIVEANDWELL.COM was recorded in New York, Amsterdam and Rio De Janeiro during the 1997 Earthling tour. It’s first 10 tracks have until now been physically available only on the BowieNet release, while the two bonus tracks were released as a 12” single under the name The Tao Jones Index (the alias Bowie and his band employed to play an unannounced set in the dance tent at the Phoenix Festival in England in 1997). These limited-edition vinyl and CD sets are released in newly designed artwork featuring a cover shot of Bowie taken by Scarlet Page while rehearsing for his June 1997 London Hanover Grand shows.

LIVEANDWELL.COM was Produced by David Bowie, co-produced by Reeves Gabrels and Mark Plati and mixed by Mark Plati at Looking Glass Studios, NYC. The musicians on the live recordings are David Bowie – vocals, guitar, saxophone, Zachary Alford - drums, Gail Ann Dorsey - bass, vocals, keyboards, Reeves Gabrels – guitars, synthesisers, vocals and Mike Garson – piano, keyboards, synthesisers.

DAVID BOWIE - LIVEANDWELL.COM TRACKLISTING

CD

I'm Afraid Of Americans (David Bowie/Brian Eno) (Radio City Music Hall New York, 15th October, 1997)

The Hearts Filthy Lesson (David Bowie/Brian Eno/Michael Garson/Sterling Campbell/Erdal Kizilcay/Reeves Gabrels) (venue unknown, 1997)

I'm Deranged (David Bowie/Brian Eno) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)

Hallo Spaceboy (David Bowie/Brian Eno) (Rio de Janeiro, Metropolitan, 2nd November, 1997)

Telling Lies (David Bowie) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)

The Motel (David Bowie) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)

The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty) (David Bowie/Brian Eno/Reeves Gabrels) (Rio de Janeiro, Metropolitan, 2nd November, 1997)

Battle for Britain (The Letter) (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels/Mark Plati) (Radio City Music Hall New York, 15th October, 1997

Seven Years In Tibet (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels) (Radio City Music Hall New York, 15th October, 1997)

Little Wonder (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels/Mark Plati) (Radio City Music Hall New York, 15th October, 1997)

Pallas Athena (David Bowie) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)

V-2 Schneider (David Bowie) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)

LP

Side 1

I'm Afraid Of Americans (David Bowie/Brian Eno) (Radio City Music Hall New York, 15th October, 1997)

The Hearts Filthy Lesson (David Bowie/Brian Eno/Michael Garson/Sterling Campbell/Erdal Kizilcay/Reeves Gabrels) (venue unknown, 1997)

I'm Deranged (David Bowie/Brian Eno) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)

Side 2

Hallo Spaceboy (David Bowie/Brian Eno) (Rio de Janeiro, Metropolitan, 2nd November, 1997)

Telling Lies (David Bowie) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)

The Motel (David Bowie) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)

Side 3

The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty) (David Bowie/Brian Eno/Reeves Gabrels) (Rio de Janeiro, Metropolitan, 2nd November, 1997)

Battle for Britain (The Letter) (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels/Mark Plati) (Radio City Music Hall New York, 15th October, 1997

Seven Years In Tibet (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels) (Radio City Music Hall New York, 15th October, 1997)

Little Wonder (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels/Mark Plati) (Radio City Music Hall New York, 15th October, 1997)

Side 4

Pallas Athena (David Bowie) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)

V-2 Schneider (David Bowie) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)

DAVID BOWIE LIVEANDWELL.COM IS AVAILABLE ON ISO RECORDS/PARLOPHONE RECORDS ON 15TH JANUARY ON CD AND 2xLP

Strangers When We Meet single is 25

“Cold tired fingers, Tapping out your memories”

Top left in our montage is a single-sided flat for Strangers When We Meet, taken from the album 1. Outside and released as a single 25 years ago today.

The 14th November to 7th December leg of The Outside World Tour was also advertised on this flat. Indeed, on 20th November, the day of the single’s release, Bowie was playing the first of two shows at Birmingham NEC.

He would return to the city the following month for the last show of the 1995 leg of The Outside World Tour for the Big Twix Mix Show. That performance was released today as No Trendy Réchauffé, a title taken from the Strangers When We Meet lyric. As old Leonardo Da Vinci said: “Realise that everything connects to everything else.”.

The image bottom right is a still from Sam Bayer’s beautiful video, which we posted on Facebook earlier:

#BowieStrangersWhenWeMeet

★ video arrived five years ago today

“He trod on sacred ground he cried aloud into the crowd”

Five years ago today, Johan Renck’s video for ★ was premiered.

Watch it here.

#Blackstar #imablackstar #BlackstarIsFive

When did The Man Who Sold The World arrive?

“And I asked “Why not?” and I replied “I don't know.””

Extra points for any of you that have remained awake by the end of this train-spotter special.

In a recent post regarding Metrobolist (AKA The Man Who Sold The World), we suggested we weren’t comfortable with the accepted release date of Wednesday 4th November, 1970, in the USA. Aside from Wednesday not being a normal release day for albums back then, we've yet to source an original review or press advert that was published before January 1971.

When one takes into consideration the Thanksgiving and Christmas break it’s possible that journalists weren’t tied to their desks at the time. But two months is still a long time after an album release for reviews to start appearing, particularly as they are normally published ahead of release date.

Of course, it could have been Bowie’s US promotional press trip in January/February 1971 that sparked journalists into action and gave Mercury the impetus to publish the one advert for The Man Who Sold The World we’ve managed to uncover, but it seems unlikely.

Also, two sets of tape boxes (four boxes in total) with the final version of The Man Who Sold The World (but still bearing the title Metrobolist), exist in the archive. One of those sets was transferred at Mercury Sound Studios in New York on November 10th, 1970, fifty years ago today.

That doesn't prove anything about the release date, safety masters can be made at any time, but it does confirm that the final running order that we know was still called Metrobolist, even though the album went through different sequencing before this one was settled upon.

So, we’re asking if anybody out there reading this has any actual concrete evidence of The Man Who Sold The World having a release of Wednesday 4th November, 1970, in the USA? Obviously information in books published since doesn’t count as evidence.

We’ll be scanning the forum for any suggestions. Fingers crossed.

#Bowie1970 #BowieMetrobolist #BowieTMWSTW

BLA Part 2 - No Trendy Réchauffé (Live Birmingham 95)

“Slinky secrets, Hotter than the sun”

VINYL AND CD AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY VIA THE DAVID BOWIE OFFICIAL STORE & WARNER MUSIC GROUP’S DIG! STORE (https://lnk.to/DB-BLA2)

‘BRILLIANT LIVE ADVENTURES’ PART 2: 'NO TRENDY RÉCHAUFFÉ (LIVE BIRMINGHAM 95)’ SECOND LIVE ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON CD AND 2xLP 20 NOVEMBER

Parlophone Records is proud to announce further details for DAVID BOWIE 'BRILLIANT LIVE ADVENTURES', a series of six live albums from the 1990s which will be released on vinyl and CD as limited one run only pressings. There will also be special limited edition boxes for both vinyl and CD to house the full collection. The albums and boxes will be available only via the David Bowie official store and Warner Music Group’s Dig! store.

The first three albums and the special limited edition boxes will be released pre-Christmas, with the remaining three albums coming early next year.

The second release on CD and double vinyl is NO TRENDY RÉCHAUFFÉ (LIVE BIRMINGHAM 95) a previously unreleased live album recorded live at the Birmingham NEC 13th December 1995. This was the final show of the Outside tour in 1995 and was the first night of a five night festival promoted as "The Big Twix Mix Show”.

The set list features rare live performances of 'Jump They Say’ and 'Strangers When We Meet’—the latter featuring lyrics that inspired the album’s title.

The album also features two versions of 'Hallo Spaceboy,’ the second of which was filmed as ’Spaceboy’ was the intended next single at the time. The video was never completed, as the track was subsequently remixed by the Pet Shop Boys for single release and an alternative promotional video made.

Excerpts from the show were broadcast by the BBC, and 'Moonage Daydream' and 'Under Pressure' were mixed by David Richards for release on the 'Hallo Spaceboy' CD single. Both versions on this album are previously unreleased, included here as played and mixed on the night they were performed.

NO TRENDY RÉCHAUFFÉ was produced by David Bowie and performed by Bowie – vocals and saxophone, Carlos Alomar – rhythm guitar, Reeves Gabrels – lead guitar and vocals, Gail Ann Dorsey – bass and vocals, Zachary Alford – drums, Peter Schwartz - musical director, keyboards and synthesisers, George Simms – vocals, and Mike Garson – piano and keyboards.

NO TRENDY RÉCHAUFFÉ (LIVE BIRMINGHAM 95) TRACKLISTING

CD

Look Back In Anger (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (David Bowie)

The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty) (David Bowie/Brian Eno/Reeves Gabrels)

The Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie)

Hallo Spaceboy (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

I Have Not Been To Oxford Town (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

Strangers When We Meet (David Bowie)

Breaking Glass (David Bowie/George Murray/Dennis Davis)

The Motel (David Bowie)

Jump They Say (David Bowie)

Teenage Wildlife (David Bowie)

Under Pressure (David Bowie/Freddie Mercury/Roger Taylor/John Deacon/Brian May)

Moonage Daydream (David Bowie)

We Prick You (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

Hallo Spaceboy (version 2) (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

LP

Side 1

Look Back In Anger (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (David Bowie)

The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty) (David Bowie/Brian Eno/Reeves Gabrels)

The Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie)

Side 2

Hallo Spaceboy (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

I Have Not Been To Oxford Town (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

Strangers When We Meet (David Bowie)

Breaking Glass (David Bowie/George Murray/Dennis Davis)

Side 3

The Motel (David Bowie)

Jump They Say (David Bowie)

Teenage Wildlife (David Bowie)

Side 4

Under Pressure (David Bowie/Freddie Mercury/Roger Taylor/John Deacon/Brian May)

Moonage Daydream (David Bowie)

We Prick You (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

Hallo Spaceboy (version 2) (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

Recorded live at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, 13th December, 1995. Produced by David Bowie

Photography © Getty Images

#BowieBirmingham95 #DBBLA #BrilliantLiveAdventures

The Man Who Sold The World lyric video

“President Joe once had a dream...” *

To mark today’s release of Metrobolist (AKA The Man Who Sold The World), enjoy this rather beautiful lyric video for the title track.

Also, well worth a read is this piece regarding the album by Alan York over on the Dig! Site.

* For those not yet familiar with Metrobolist/The Man Who Sold The World for one reason or another, today’s lyric quotation is from the song Saviour Machine which appears on it.

#Bowie1970 #BowieMetrobolist #BowieTMWSTW #TMWSTW2020Mix

The Man Who Sold The World is 50 today

“In the corner of the morning in the past...”

Here's an exclusive photograph kindly donated by writer/journalist/musician and occasional photographer, John Mendelssohn.

John took the shot during a session at the Holiday Inn in San Francisco in February 1971, while Bowie was in the city for a brief press junket in America to promote The Man Who Sold The World.

We've posted it in celebration of what is recorded as the 50th anniversary of the release of The Man Who Sold The World in the US, Wednesday, 4th November, 1970.

The accuracy of that date has been called into question recently, but we'll present the findings of our investigation to those that care about such details in the near future. If you have any actual real evidence of the release date, aside from the myriad Bowie books where the date is repeated, then we’d love to hear from you.

The inset in our montage is from John’s Rolling Stone review for The Man Who Sold The World, dated 18th February, 1971.

Here’s a short excerpt from it:

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In an album that, save for the impotently sarcastic 'Running Gun Blues', is uniformly excellent, at least four tracks demand special attention: 'Saviour Machine' demonstrates that Bowie far from exhausted his talent for quietly moralistic rock sci-fi in his earlier 'Space Oddity'. The almost insufferably depressive 'After All' contains the strangest refrain perhaps ever conceived — a haunting, mantric "Oh, by jingo". 'The Width of the Circle' is both a hallucination with religious overtones that recall both Dante and Adam and Eve and a sound of enormity.

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That last phrase was even picked up for the strapline for the only advert we've managed to find for this first release of the album.

For those of you wondering about the DailyBowieThing hashtag, search #DailyBowieThing on Instagram and Facebook to find out what it’s all about.

#DailyBowieThing #Bowie1970 #BowieMetrobolist #BowieTMWSTW #BowieMendelssohn

Ouvrez Le Chien out now

“Zane, Zane, Zane”

David Bowie’s Ouvrez Le Chien (Live Dallas 95) is out now.

Further details here for those that missed the original news item.

#BowieDallas95 #DBBLA #BrilliantLiveAdventures

A Bowie Celebration streaming event

“Just for one day”

For those of you who don't subscribe to Mike Garson’s newsletter, he has just sent out a mailshot to subscribers regarding “an amazing star-studded streaming show”, in the form of A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day which livestreams on January 8, 2021 at 6pm PT and will be available to stream for 24 hours to follow.

We are duty bound to point out, however, that though we are happy to publicise this event, it isn't officially endorsed by or affiliated to the Bowie Estate.

Here’s an edited excerpt from the newsletter with links...

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The Celebration Returns January 8!

We're performing an amazing star-studded streaming show for the world and you're the first to know with tickets available now!

In 2016, David Bowie left this planet far too soon. In 2020, our A Bowie Celebration tour and the live music industry was shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic. Today, we're announcing to you first exclusively that on January 8, an enormous group of fabulous artists are coming together with Mike Garson for the weekend of the fifth anniversary of David's passing and what would have been his birthday to reconnect, heal, and share the music. David's music means so much to so many that we can't wait to perform a beautiful setlist of some of his most memorable hit songs along with a collection of deep cut Bowie gems... and we would love for you to join the Celebration!

The concert will feature performances from Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), William Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), Bowie’s good friend and Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman, Gavin Rossdale (Bush), Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Grammy-winning singer Macy Gray, Ian Astbury (The Cult), Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), Gail Ann Dorsey (David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz), Bernard Fowler (Rolling Stones), Corey Glover (Living Color), Tony-winning rocker Lena Hall, vocal phenom Judith Hill (Grammy winner for 20 Feet From Stardom), and many, many more still to be announced!

We're bringing together dozens of Bowie alumni band members spanning David's career from his 1969 self-titled album to Blackstar including David’s complete final touring band of Mike Garson, Gail Ann Dorsey, Earl Slick, Sterling Campbell, Gerry Leonard, and Catherine Russell along with Zack Alford, Carlos Alomar, Kevin Armstrong, Alan Childs, Robin Clark, Emm Gryner, Omar Hakim, Clare Hirst, Erdal Kızılçay, Tim Lefebvre, Martha Mooke, Holly Palmer, Mark Plati, Carmine Rojas, Charlie Sexton, Bowie’s long-time record producer and musician Tony Visconti, and many more to be announced...

A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day livestreams on January 8, 2021 at 6pm PT and will be available to stream for 24 hours to follow. More info and ticket bundles here.

Mike Garson

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Photo of Mike and David backstage at Glastonbury 2000 by Mark Adams

#ABowieCelebration #BowieGarson

Watch Bowie’s Lennon tribute now

“Imagine all the people”

To mark what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday today, David Bowie’s tribute to his friend (an emotional performance of Imagine live in Hong Kong on 8th December, 1983), has been restored from the original film to 4K and is available to view here.

#BowieLennon

Geoff MacCormack Bowie exhibition in Brighton

“No one else I’d rather be…”

You may have already heard about this one and usually we try not advertise events outside of the country that they are happening in.

But it would be mean to deprive anybody of the wonderful image on the left of Geoff and David having a bit of a caper in Moscow in 1973.

The previously unpublished image has just come to light at the eleventh hour and we got the exclusive. Here's the blurb...

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An exhibition of unique photographs taken by David Bowie’s close friend and travelling companion Geoff MacCormack between 1973-76.

From Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and the ground-breaking Diamond Dogs’ tour across the USA, Japan and the UK via Russia (on the Trans-Siberian Express) to Bowie’s first major film The Man Who Fell To Earth, and the recording of Station To Station, this exhibition of intimate photographs gives a glimpse of a close friendship and life on the road with one of the greatest rock stars of all time.

The exhibition includes recently rediscovered and never previously seen images of Bowie alongside rarely seen film footage shot by Bowie of the May Day Parade in Moscow, 1973, film of Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, and a specially created exhibition playlist.

Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust

73-76 Rock ‘N’ Roll With Me

Photographs by Geoff MacCormack

17 October 2020 - 6 June 2021

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

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The exhibition commences next week in Brighton in the UK and after a false start, tickets are on sale now.

#GeoffMacBowie

The Man Who Sold The World (2020 mix) digital single

“You’re face to face”

Parlophone is proud to announce DAVID BOWIE's THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD (2020 MIX) digital single release.

The track is taken from the 2020 re-release of Metrobolist (AKA The Man Who Sold The World), due on 6th November, which has been remixed by original producer Tony Visconti.

THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD (2020 MIX) is available from Friday, 9th October, some of you in certain time zones may have already had a listen.

Here’s the press release regarding Metrobolist which we posted last month.

#Bowie1970 #BowieMetrobolist #BowieTMWSTW #TMWSTW2020Mix

Brilliant Live Adventures slipcase box update

“Then I got the small red box”

As you are more than aware, last week we posted details of the Brilliant Live Adventures six album live set and the first release from it, Ouvrez Le Chien.

Along with other associated merchandise, we also offered LP and CD sized slipcase boxes to house the releases for those that intended to buy the full set of six albums.

Of course, estimating the demand for such a thing is far from an exact science. Even when trying to gauge quantities by asking people to register their interest beforehand, as did the DIG! site.

Clearly we underestimated and all copies from both the Official David Bowie Store and the Dig! (Rhino) store have now sold out.

HOWEVER… Due to the incredible interest and the fact that so many of you have been left disappointed, we will be manufacturing more of both slipcase boxes to meet the demand.

The new batch won’t go on sale till the new year, around the time of the sixth and last release of the Brilliant Live Adventures campaign. We’ll post details of how to pre-order well before then.

Thanks again for your enthusiasm and apologies for any distress caused.

#DBBLA #BrilliantLiveAdventures

Brilliant Live Adventures available for pre-order

“It’s happening now”

See below for the press release and pre-order links.

#DBBLA #BrilliantLiveAdventures

DAVID BOWIE ‘BRILLIANT LIVE ADVENTURES’ - A SERIES OF SIX DAVID BOWIE LIVE ALBUMS FROM THE 1990s

VINYL, CD AND LIMITED EDITION BOXES TO HOUSE THE COMPLETE SETS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY VIA THE DAVID BOWIE OFFICIAL STORE & WARNER MUSIC GROUP’S DIG! STORE

FIRST LIVE ALBUM TO BE RELEASED IS 'OUVREZ LE CHIEN (LIVE DALLAS 95)' CD AND 2xLP TO BE RELEASED ON 30th OCTOBER

Parlophone Records is proud to announce release details for DAVID BOWIE 'BRILLIANT LIVE ADVENTURES' a series of six live albums from the 1990s which will be released on vinyl and CD as limited one run only pressings. There will also be special limited edition boxes for both vinyl and CD to house the full collection. The albums and boxes will only be available via the David Bowie official store and Warner Music Group’s Dig! store.

The first three albums and the special limited edition boxes will be released pre-Christmas, with the remaining three albums coming early next year.

The first release on CD and double vinyl is DAVID BOWIE OUVREZ LE CHIEN (LIVE DALLAS 95), previously a streaming only live album which was recorded live at the Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, 13th October, 1995, during the U.S. leg of the Outside tour. The title OUVREZ LE CHIEN ("open the dog" in French) originally appeared in the song ‘All The Madmen’ taken from The Man Who Sold The World album which celebrates its 50th anniversary later this year. Bowie also used the phrase in the lyrics of his 1993 single ‘Buddha Of Suburbia’, once again spelling “ouvre" without a Z. The Z was restored when the phrase and its English translation were prominently featured in the stage set of the 1995 Outside tour.

OUVREZ LE CHIEN was produced by David Bowie and recorded by Steve Guest. The musicians are David Bowie – vocals and saxophone, Carlos Alomar – rhythm guitar, Reeves Gabrels – lead guitar and vocals, Gail Ann Dorsey – bass and vocals, Zachary Alford – drums, Peter Schwartz - musical director, keyboards and synthesisers, George Simms – vocals, Mike Garson – piano and keyboards.

The cover image of OUVREZ LE CHIEN was taken by Iman during the ’95 tour.

DAVID BOWIE - OUVREZ LE CHIEN TRACKLISTING

CD:

Look Back In Anger

The Hearts Filthy Lesson

The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)

I Have Not Been To Oxford Town

Outside

Andy Warhol

Breaking Glass

The Man Who Sold The World

We Prick You

I’m Deranged

Joe The Lion

Nite Flights

Under Pressure

Teenage Wildlife

LP

SIDE ONE

Look Back In Anger (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

The Hearts Filthy Lesson (David Bowie/Brian Eno/Michael Garson/Sterling Campbell/Erdal Kizilcay/Reeves Gabrels)

The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty) (David Bowie/Brian Eno/Reeves Gabrels)

SIDE TWO

I Have Not Been To Oxford Town (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

Outside (David Bowie/Kevin Armstrong)

Andy Warhol (David Bowie)

Breaking Glass (David Bowie/George Murray/Dennis Davis)

SIDE THREE

The Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie)

We Prick You (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

I’m Deranged (David Bowie/Brian Eno)

Joe The Lion (David Bowie)

SIDE FOUR

Nite Flights (Scott Engel)

Under Pressure (David Bowie/Freddie Mercury/Roger Taylor/John Deacon/Brian May)

Teenage Wildlife (David Bowie)

Recorded live at the Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, 13th October, 1995

DAVID BOWIE - OUVREZ LE CHIEN (LIVE DALLAS 95) IS AVAILABLE ON PARLOPHONE RECORDS ON 30th OCTOBER ON CD AND 2xLP

Brilliant Live Adventures

“Sordid details following…”

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David Bowie Era Five box set update

“Looking at the future solid as a rock because of you...”

On the day that we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Station To Station box set, we thought it would be a good time to bring you up to speed with the plans for the Era 5 set.

It seems that every time we make a post on the official channels regarding new releases, a great number of you use the opportunity to comment on the lack of news regarding the Era 5 set. That's to be expected and your frustration is understandable.

But first, here's a reminder of the first four era box releases:

Era 1 = Five Years (1969–1973) - Released 2015 = 42 years

Era 2 = Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976) - Released 2016 = 40 years

Era 3 = A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) - Released 2017 = 35 years

Era 4 = Loving the Alien (1983–1988) - Released 2018 = 30 years

As you can see, the amount of time between the last year covered by each era box and its release date is decreasing exponentially, if that makes sense.

So with the Era 5 box which was originally going to cover the years 1993 to 1999, the plan was to release last year. Though that meant it was only a 20 year gap between 'hours...' and the release of the Era 5 box, it was considered a set that many fans were clamouring for due to the titles that hadn't been released on vinyl originally or were hard to find.

However, we then decided to increase the span of the box up to 2001, so to keep at least a 20 year gap between the last year covered and release date, it means the box won't now be released till next year.

Also, due to the effect of COVID, not only on everyday life, but its impact on plans within the music industry as a whole too, this has been an evolving situation and we thank you for your patience.

Of course, that doesn't mean you won't be getting anything new until next year. You may have noticed that various other releases have peppered the months in-between the era boxes, including live albums and the Conversation Piece set last year, along with other releases.

Indeed, stay tuned for the announcement of another exciting project before the end of next week.

May we also take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and for the enthusiasm shown for the era boxes.

#BowieEraBoxes

Space Oddity 45 reissued 45 years ago today

“I’ll be your King Volcano”

In the very same week that David Bowie achieved his first ever #1 US single with Fame (September 20th, 1975), RCA issued the Space Oddity EP. Though the original 1969 Philips issue furnished Bowie with his first top five hit in the UK, it was the 1975 reissue that gave him his first #1 UK single.

The 3-track EP was released forty years ago today (September 26th, 1975), and that's the original 1975 UK press advert in our montage, along with Steve Schapiro's beautiful shot and the Yugoslavian sleeve, possibly the only country to utilise the full colour version of the shot, albeit reversed.

It’s easy to see why the single was such a success in the UK and other European territories. Space Oddity was already well-known and loved by even the most casual appreciator of Bowie’s back catalogue, as was one of the bonus tracks, Changes.

However, for the long-term fan, the previously unreleased Ziggy-era song, Velvet Goldmine (from where today’s lyric quotation was lifted), was too hard to resist. Originally recorded in November 1971, Bowie was a little peeved that the recording had been issued without his consent, complaining that it hadn’t even been mixed properly.

David’s reservations aside, the fans weren’t complaining at this 59 new pence, picture sleeve bargain.

#SpaceOddity45