“I ran to the window, looked for a trailer or two“
Those Parlophone types have posted the second in a series of short trailers they have created for Nothing Has Changed.
Go here to view part 2, which, as you’ve probably guessed, represents CD2 of the 3 disc set.
Go here for part 1, which we posted last week.
Order the Top Ten Album, Nothing Has Changed, here:
3CD http://smarturl.it/BowieNHC3CD
2CD http://smarturl.it/BowieNHC2CD
“Black struck the kiss”
As previously mentioned on these pages, Columbia have created a rather desirable Record Store Day exclusive for this coming Black Friday in North America.
On November 28th participating indie record stores in the US and Canada will be offering Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) backed by ’Tis A Pity She Was A Whore as a limited edition 10" black vinyl single, as pictured here.
Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) is taken from Nothing has changed - The Very Best of David Bowie and it’s in NME’s best fifty tracks of 2014 this week.
As with all previous David Bowie RSD releases, this 10" is destined to become very collectable, not to mention a wise investment if eBay prices of earlier RSD Bowie vinyl issues are anything to go by.
Check here for your nearest participating store.
Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) 10” tracklisting
A/ 1. Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) (7.24)
B/ 1. 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore (5.27)
2. Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) (radio edit) (4.01)
#RSDBF
“Closer than others I was your, I was your man”
On November 23rd 1975, David Bowie appeared in a fifteen minute segment for CBS TV’s Cher show.
The Bowie performances commenced with him sporting slicked back hair (Thin White Duke colouring and style) in blue jacket and shirt with grey slacks, singing his first US #1 single, Fame, which had peaked a couple of months earlier in September.
Fame was followed by a moving rendition of Can You Hear Me, performed as a duet with Cher. Both Fame and Can You Hear Me were live vocals sung over a pre-recorded backing track.
Bowie wore the same outfit for Can You Hear Me as he had for Fame, while Cher wore a black number and a black bob, which may have been a wig. Cher was as famous for her wigs as Bowie was for his actual hairstyle changes.
The fifteen minute performance concluded with a six and a half minute medley duet, which featured snippets of no less than thirteen different songs, and it’s one of the strangest bits of Bowie TV of all time.
The pair wore all white for the duet, aside from Bowie’s tweed jacket and Cher’s red wig, echoing Bowie’s own hair colour.
It seemed the more conservatively Bowie dressed during this period, the more bizarre he looked. Though it has to be said that his apparel remained beautifully stylish without a trace of irony.
The same can be said of the medley itself. On paper it looks a little cheesy, but if you’ve not seen it we think you’ll agree that both singers’ performances are sincere and heartfelt.
It shouldn’t have worked, what with Cher’s house band performing the backing and the choice of snippets performed, but it did. Here's a list of the songs featured in the medley.
Young Americans Medley
Young Americans
Song Sung Blue
One
Da Doo Ron Ron
Wedding Bell Blues
Maybe
Mabye Baby
Day Tripper
Blue Moon
Only You (And You Alone)
Temptation
Ain’t No Sunshine
Young Blood
Young Americans (reprise)
You can watch the full thing here on YouTube.
Finally, here’s a great piece by Gavin Edwards on RollingStone.com from earlier this year, wherein Gavin accuses Bowie and Cher of taking the medley to “someplace glorious and insane”. Fair cop.
“Beh, potrei allungarlo fino a Mercoledì” *
Hamish Hamilton’s David Bowie is documentary will be shown in Italy over the next couple of days.
So if you’re an Italian Bowie fan who has not yet managed to visit the David Bowie is exhibition, try and get along on the 25th and/or the 26th to one of the many screenings in Italy, to get a flavour of what gave the Victoria & Albert Museum their most successful exhibition to date.
Look for your nearest participating cinema here.
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* Today’s lyric quotation should translate somewhere close to: “Well, I might stretch it till Wednesday” from the song Love You Till Tuesday. Please feel free to point out how wrong we are?
“Paris or maybe Heaven”
Tickets for the David Bowie Is exhibition in Paris are on sale now.
The exhibition runs from 3 March to 31 May 2015 at Philharmonie de Paris.
These advance tickets are for March only. Tickets for April and May will be on sale from 26 January 2015.
Check out the dedicated site for ticket links and much more regarding the exhibition.
“I’m reaching the very edge, you know”
Speaking of Paris (see previous story), one of our very favourite Parisians, Jérôme Soligny, will be on Ouï FM on the L’EXCESsive Vinyl Session this evening between 19:00 and 20:00, Parisian time.
Jérôme will be promoting his new book, Writing On The Edge, and Nothing Has Changed - The Very Best of David Bowie.
Both the book and 10" vinyl copies of Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) will be given away during the show.
Writing On The Edge is a collection of Jérôme’s work over the last 25 years, including lots of Bowie articles.
We will post a more in-depth piece on the book shortly.
If you’re reading this after the broadcast, there’s a listen again feature on the same link.
FOOTNOTE: Jérôme is pictured with David Bowie after the 1999 Elysée Montmartre show.
“Wham Bam thank you fans!“
Congratulations to David Bowie on the arrival at #9 on the Official UK Album Chart of Nothing Has Changed - The Very Best of David Bowie.
And a very appreciative thankyou is also due to all of you reading this that helped put it there.
If you want to contribute to the album’s continued success, go here for buy links.
#NothingHasChanged
“I, I'm underground (get me underground)”
Tickets are still available for tomorrow’s last-chance-to-see David Bowie Is at the beautiful @rooftopfilmclub subterranean winter hideaway.
The Underground Film Club is situated below London’s Waterloo Station and this is the final screening in the capital for all you London Boys and Girls.
“Don't let me hear you say life’s taking you nowhere, angel”
Thirty nine years ago today, on November 21 1975, David Bowie’s Golden Years 45 was released in the UK on the very day that the re-issued Space Oddity was ending a two week stay at #1 on the UK chart.
1975 was a good year for Bowie chart action. The previous month, Fame had given Bowie his first #1 Stateside and aforementioned Space Oddity rerelease was his first UK #1...even though the original 1969 release had peaked at #5.
The UK press advert for Golden Years reflected this success with the bold prediction:
October No. 1...Fame...USA
November No. 1...Space Oddity...UK
December No. 1...Golden Years...WORLDWIDE
In the event, Golden Years did make it into the Top Ten in the UK, but only as far as #8.
Nevertheless, it was a great advert for the upcoming Station To Station album, even though it was a bit of a curveball stylistically. Listen to the original UK single edit here.
The general upbeat flavour of Golden Years didn't begin to hint at the emotionally cold Thin White Duke who was soon to walk among us.
“Julie, Remember me, All the days of your life”
Can you remember your reaction upon hearing ’Tis A Pity She Was A Whore for the first time?
Well, a young lady who goes by the name of The Vampire Julie has posted a delightful video of her first reaction to the track on YouTube.
So if you don't remember your initial feelings towards the song, we have a strong suspicion you will remember Julie’s!
#Julie’sReaction
FOOTNOTE: Today’s Bowie lyric quotation is from the song Julie. Julie was released as the B-side of the Day-In Day-Out single in 1987 and it was included as a bonus on the re-released 1995 Virgin issue of the Never Let Me Down CD. For those of you wondering about the familiar background in our picture of The Vampire Julie, it’s detail from the Day-In Day-Out single sleeve.
“Just about the best you can hear“
Nothing Has Changed – The Very Best of Bowie is released in Japan today (Wednesday 19).
As with Argentina and Mexico, Japan has a single CD version of the album alongside the other formats, as previously mentioned on these pages.
The CD contains an extra 32-page lyric booklet, and here’s the tracklisting for it.
David Bowie - Nothing Has Changed - 1 CD Version (Japan)
01 - Let's Dance (single version)
02 - Ashes To Ashes (single version)
03 - Under Pressure – Queen & David Bowie
04 - “Heroes” (single version)
05 - Changes
06 - Space Oddity (UK single edit)
07 - Lady Stardust
08 - Life On Mars?
09 - Starman (original single mix)
10 - Ziggy Stardust
11 - The Jean Genie (original single mix)
12 - Rebel Rebel
13 - Fame
14 - Sound And Vision
15 - Hallo Spaceboy (PSB Remix) - with The Pet Shop Boys
16 - China Girl (single version)
17 - Dancing In The Street - David Bowie & Mick Jagger
18 - Absolute Beginners (edit)
19 - Where Are We Now?
20 - Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) (radio edit)
All the Japanese formats are available via the Japanese WMG shop.
“You’re always first online“
Those clever marketing types over at Parlophone have created a series of short trailers for Nothing Has Changed.
Go here for part 1, which represents CD1 of the 3 disc set.
Order Here:
3CD http://smarturl.it/BowieNHC3CD
2CD http://smarturl.it/BowieNHC2CD
“Seven“
Nothing has changed - The Very Best of David Bowie (released Monday 17 in the UK), has entered at #7 on the midweek Official UK Album Chart today.
The album has featured in lots of media advertising over the last few days, including TV ads, music press and advertising on public transport.
Our picture features one of the rail adverts in situ at Victoria Station in London. Scroll the images to see the three consecutive right-hand, full-page adverts in today’s NME.
Thanks very much for your support to those of you that have purchased Nothing has changed.
For those of you still wanting to buy either the single, Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime), or Nothing has changed, or both, go here for buy links and to view the video for Sue.
#NothingHasChanged
#BowieSueVideo
“I saw it in America“
Nothing Has Changed – The Very Best of Bowie is released today (Tuesday 18) in the nine territories listed below.
Argentina (including 1 CD version)
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Mexico (including 1 CD version)
Singapore
Spain
Thailand
USA
As you can see, Argentina and Mexico have their own single disc version (pictured) released alongside the standard 3CD and 2CD versions. Here’s the tracklisting for their 1CD version.
David Bowie - Nothing Has Changed
1 CD Version – Argentina and Mexico
01 - Let's Dance (single version)
02 - Ashes To Ashes (single version)
03 - Under Pressure – Queen & David Bowie
04 - “Heroes” (single version)
05 - Changes
06 - Space Oddity (UK single edit)
07 - Life On Mars?
08 - Starman (original single mix)
09 - Ziggy Stardust
10 - The Jean Genie (original single mix)
11 - Rebel Rebel
12 - Golden Years (single version)
13 - Fame
14 - Sound And Vision
15 - Hallo Spaceboy (PSB Remix) - with The Pet Shop Boys
16 - China Girl (single version)
17 - Dancing In The Street - David Bowie & Mick Jagger
18 - Absolute Beginners (edit)
19 - Where Are We Now?
20 - Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) (radio edit)
For those of you wanting to purchase either the single or the album, or both, go here for buy links and to view the video for Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime).
More information regarding other release dates to follow.
#NothingHasChanged
#BowieSueVideo
* For those of you that don’t recognise which Bowie song today’s lyric comes from, that’s because it’s from the Iggy Pop song, Play It Safe, which was co-written by Bowie and Iggy.
“All the days of my life“
Issue #46 of Dutch magazine, VARAgids, boasts four different Bowie covers for a six-page feature (plus a single page contest), wherein over forty experts, musicians and famous Bowie enthusiasts, choose the fifteen best ever Bowie songs.
Each front cover has the enigmatic line: Hero for 24,779 days. This is reference to the total number of days between Wednesday, January 8th, 1947 (Bowie’s birthdate), and Tuesday, November 11th, 2014 (publication date of this issue).
Each of the covers follows the same theme thus...
1965, the 6,629th day
1973, the 9,763th day
1983, the 13,142th day
1995, the 17,737th day
You do the math, as they say somewhere or other.
If you don’t want a spoiler for that top 15, then stop reading now as we have the full list below in descending order.
15 Let’s Dance (1983)
Album: Let’s Dance
14 Sound and Vision (1977)
Album: Low
13 Ziggy Stardust (1972)
Album: Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
12 Young Americans (1975)
Album: Young Americans
11 Changes (1971)
Album: Hunky Dory
10 Golden Years (1976)
Album: Station To Station
9 Starman (1972).
Album: Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
8 The Man Who Sold The World (1971)
Album: The Man Who Sold The World
7 Wild Is The Wind (1976)
Album: Station To Station
6 This Is Not America (with The Pat Metheny Group) (1985)
Album: The Falcon And The Snowman, Soundtrack
5 Ashes To Ashes (1980)
Album: Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
4 Life On Mars? (1971)
Album: Hunky Dory
3 The Jean Genie (1973)
Album: Aladdin Sane
2 Space Oddity (1969)
Album: David Bowie
1 “Heroes” (1977)
Album: ‘Heroes’
Listen to all fifteen on Spotify now: http://smarturl.it/VARAgids15Spotify
“It’s Monday“
If you’re in the UK, you can’t have failed to notice via the likes of the two-page Music Week advert and the spate of various TV adverts for Nothing Has Changed – The Very Best of Bowie, that the album is released there today.
Indeed, the single, Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime), and the album, Nothing Has Changed – The Very Best of Bowie, are both released today (Monday November 17) in the ten territories listed below.
Czech Republic
Denmark (Digital 14th)
France
Hungary
Hong Kong
Italy
Norway
Poland
South Africa
UK
Italy has apparently moved their release date forward a day to today, though their TV ad seems to suggest the 18th.
For those of you wanting to purchase either the single or the album, or both, go here for buy links and to view the video for Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime).
More information regarding other release dates to follow.
#NothingHasChanged
#BowieSueVideo
“Ireland, Australia, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Portugal, UK”*
A reminder that this coming week sees further screenings of Hamish Hamilton’s David Bowie is documentary.
If you’re in any of the countries in the list below right now, check here for local screenings and to book tickets.
Australia
Belgium
Germany
Ireland
Poland
Portugal
UK
Stay tuned for news of more upcoming screenings. Don't forget the screening at the Curzon in London’s Soho on Monday night.
*OK, artistic licence has been abused with today's lyric quotation. Can you guess what song it’s from? Clue: It’s a cover version.
“It’s happening now“
The single, Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime), and the album, Nothing Has Changed – The Very Best of Bowie, are both released today (Friday November 14) in the nine territories listed below.
Austria
Australia
Belgium
Finland
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands (Digital 17th)
New Zealand
Switzerland
For those of you wanting to purchase either the single or the album, or both, go here for buy links and to view the video for Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime).
#BowieSueVideo
“Bow wow, woof woof“
As we mentioned previously, the Duffy Archive has made a generous offer to users of DavidBowie.com.
If you’ve not yet had a chance to see the remarkable Duffy/Bowie - Five Sessions book by Kevin Cann and Chris Duffy, then frankly, you’re missing out.
This fine publication is filled with wonderful recollections from the people who were present during the making of these iconic Brian Duffy images.
Five Sessions provides fascinating insights into the three album sleeve collaborations for Aladdin Sane (1973), Lodger (1979) and Scary Monsters (1980). It also features sessions from 1972 and 1975.
The recently uncovered shot here of David with a Scottie Dog in London, 1979, is being made available exclusively to BowieNetters.
There is a separate offer for copies of the book signed by Kevin Cann and Chris Duffy, coupled with various other prints of Bowie.
So if you’re looking for something special for the Duffy-loving, Bowie fan friend or family member in your life, or perhaps you would just like to treat yourself, take a look at both the offers available exclusively to visitors of DavidBowie.com.
When prompted, enter the password: BOWIENET (all caps)
Offer 1: Signed Book & Mounted Print Offer
Offer 2: Bowie with Scottie Dog print
It should be noted that you can take advantage of both offers if you so wish.
“I kissed your face“
It is with much pleasure that we can announce the video premiere of Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) and publish a couple of beautiful new Jimmy King shots of David while we’re about it. (Scroll images to for more)
If you’re antsy to see the video immediately, go here now.
Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime), as you are well aware by now, is the new single from David Bowie taken from the forthcoming definitive collection of Bowie’s music, Nothing Has Changed.
The song was recorded earlier this year with the Maria Schneider Orchestra and produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti.
Shot in London, the film was directed by Tom Hingston and features studio footage from Jimmy King of David and the Maria Schneider orchestra in New York.
Earlier this week Bowie revealed the demo track ’Tis A Pity She Was A Whore, which is also featured on the limited edition 10’ single and digital bundle of Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime).
Watch the video here now, if you’re not already there!
#BowieSueVideo