#BowieForever
Thank you
“Your love's amazing”
It was very moving to see all the love shown for David Bowie on what would have been his 75th birthday yesterday.
With all the personal and collective tributes through words, music, and art around the globe, it seems 8th January truly is World David Bowie Day.
But then again, wasn’t it always thus?
#BowieForever #WorldDavidBowieDay #Bowie75
Bowie unveils Ziggy fifty years ago today
“Ziggy threw a party that lasted all night”
With what would have been David Bowie’s 75th birthday today, we can rewind exactly 50 years to his 25th birthday and a party at his then home, Haddon Hall. But first, some background.
The very same day as his 25th, Melody Maker (MM) ran the full-page Hunky Dory advert (slightly adjusted) that Billboard had run in the US two months earlier.
For the partygoers on their way to Beckenham who hadn’t seen him for a while, the long-haired Bowie was how they imagined the current Bowie to be, as confirmed by that day’s MM advert.
However, the hair had started its journey to the Ziggy cut the previous November, when Trevor Bolder trimmed the top short, but left the back long. The length was then cut in time for the Bowie family Christmas visit to Cyprus in December.
Inspired by Alex Chatelain's photos of Christine Walton for Vogue (see colour image) David’s locks were cut into the style that greeted the Haddon Hall guests.
In 1990, journalist Lisa Robinson remembered the moment like this: “Bowie greeted us at the door of his London house wearing the patterned Ziggy jumpsuit, red vinyl boots and his hair was chopped off in that short spiky orange style – all of it a far cry from the Greta Garbo of the year before – and I remember saying to him, ‘Ahh, so you’ve seen Clockwork Orange’.”
Eighteen years is a long time to expect anybody to remember an event with complete accuracy. At this point David’s hair wasn’t dyed and he had yet to see A Clockwork Orange.
Sadly, photographs from the party have never surfaced. A missed opportunity considering that aside from the soon to be named Spiders From Mars (David wasn’t actually Ziggy yet either), both Lionel Bart and Lou Reed were among the guests purportedly in attendance.
The closest we have are Barry Wentzell’s images we’ve used today of Bowie in the same outfit, taken the following week at the Gem offices in Regent Street. The session was for the famous 22nd January MM Bowie cover feature: Oh You Pretty Thing. But that’s another story.
FOOTNOTE: See the Facebook version of this story for more pictures.
#BowieNewYear2022 #ZiggyStardust50 #Bowie75
Shadow Man streaming single and lyric video
“He’ll show you tomorrow”
A fair few of you around the globe already basking in the light of the 7th of January are no doubt enjoying the latest streaming single release on ISO Records via Parlophone. It takes the form of the beautiful Shadow Man (Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix).
This 2000 recording is coupled with Shadow Man (Early Version) recorded thirty years earlier in 1970, which is exclusive to this streaming single.
The eagle-eyed among you wondered what happened to the TOY 2 45 and now you know.
For those of you stuck in the 6th and still waiting for tomorrow, enjoy the lyric video here and check out the press release below.
Live image of Bowie by @blamsnap from the Roseland show in 2000.
#BowieBrilliantAdventure #BowieThinkingAboutMe #BowieToy #BowieShadowMan
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“SHADOW MAN (UNPLUGGED & SOMEWHAT SLIGHTLY ELECTRIC MIX)"
AVAILABLE FROM 7TH JANUARY AS STREAMING SINGLE ON ISO RECORDS VIA PARLOPHONE
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED B-SIDE “SHADOW MAN (EARLY VERSION)” EXCLUSIVE TO THIS SINGLE
A-SIDE TAKEN FROM TOY (TOY:BOX) 3CD & 6 x 10” VINYL BOXSET AVAILABLE FROM 7TH JANUARY ON ISO RECORDS VIA PARLOPHONE
ISO Records/Parlophone Records are proud to announce the release of SHADOW MAN (UNPLUGGED & SOMEWHAT SLIGHTLY ELECTRIC MIX), which is a stripped-down mix of a re-recording of a song David Bowie initially recorded in late 1970. SHADOW MAN appears on the album TOY, which features in the DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001) boxset and the Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric Mix is on CD3/10” #2 in the TOY (TOY:BOX) boxsets which are both available from 7th January.
The 'unplugged' studio recording is coupled with an early studio demo version recorded in the closing months of 1970 — not recorded during the Ziggy Stardust album sessions as often stated, and is exclusive to this single.
Bowie initially recorded SHADOW MAN in late 1970, once more in Autumn 1971 and then thirty years later for the legendary ‘lost’ album TOY. The song finally saw the light of day in 2002 on singles from the album HEATHEN and again on the NOTHING HAS CHANGED compilation in 2014.
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.
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”.
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.
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 at the time 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 the aforementioned 'Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric’ mixes of thirteen TOY tracks.
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Four live songs in 360RA online tonight and more
“Welcome to Reality”
Experience an exclusive livestream of 4 tracks from David Bowie’s A Reality Tour in immersive 360 Reality Audio! Put on headphones to experience Bowie Like Never Before 🎧 TODAY - January 6th 2022 @ 7PM EST here.
Keep reading for the full press release.
#Bowie75 #BowieARealityTour #Bowie360RA #360RA
The David Bowie Estate Announces Reissues Of Five Albums Mixed In Sony’s 360 Reality Audio For Bowie 75
Archival Live Performance Footage To Be Livestreamed In 360 Reality Audio In Conjunction With CES 2022 Today At 4pm PST/7pm EST
Reality, A Reality Tour (Live), Heathen, The Next Day, And ★ To Be Released January 21st In 360 Reality Audio For The First Time Ever On Amazon Music Unlimited, Deezer & Tidal
JANUARY 6, 2022 - NEW YORK, NY - The David Bowie Estate today announced a series of releases from David Bowie’s catalog that have been remixed and reimagined exclusively in 360 Reality Audio, a new immersive music experience driven by Sony’s spatial sound technology. The content is the latest David Bowie music to be mixed in 360 Reality Audio, following Space Oddity, which is currently available on 360 Reality Audio-supported streaming platforms.
In conjunction with the ongoing Bowie 75 - an extended celebration of David Bowie’s 75th birthday on January 8th, 2022 featuring two physical pop up locations in NYC and London equipped with 360 Reality Audio listening experiences at each location - longtime Bowie producer Tony Visconti crafted 360 Reality Audio mixes of Heathen, Reality, A Reality Tour (Live), The Next Day, and ★ (pronounced “Blackstar”). The albums will be available for streaming in 360 Reality Audio beginning January 21st on Amazon Music Unlimited, Deezer, and TIDAL.
Additionally, the David Bowie Estate and Sony are making available four archival live performance recordings that have been mixed and reimagined in 360 Reality Audio (which makes it possible to create a lifelike music experience, giving listeners the feeling that they are in a live concert setting). The four songs are from David Bowie’s A Reality Tour, featuring live audio and video from Bowie’s final concert tour, to be livestreamed in 360 Reality Audio today, January 6th at 4:00 pm PST / 7:00 pm EST on the Online Platform "Sony Square" (via David Bowie’s YouTube channel). Listeners everywhere can use any set of headphones to hear the music in 360 Reality Audio.
Immediately following the livestream, viewers will be able to stream this performance with the Artist Connection app on a smartphone. With Sony certified headphones and the Sony | Headphones Connect app, users can also optimize their experience by analyzing their individual ear shape to enjoy a custom immersive musical field. This sound field personalization feature is only available for streaming with the Artist Connection experience.
Both the YouTube livestream and the Artist Connection viewing experiences will be available to the general public.
“The fan response to Bowie 75 has been nothing short of amazing,” said Lawrence Peryer, Producer of Bowie 75. “David was always on the cutting edge of the latest developments in technology, so it was a natural fit to collaborate with Sony’s 360 Reality Audio team to bring fans a whole new way to experience his music. The reimagining of David’s music, which can be experienced at the pop-ups or via streaming, has given his lifelong fans and new listeners alike a reason to celebrate.”
Tune into the livestream here.
Download, Watch & Listen on Artist Connection here.
“It’s been an honor partnering with the David Bowie Estate to help deliver special new fan experiences as part of Bowie 75,” said Jordy Freed, Head of Partner Marketing & Strategy, Sony Corporation of America. “We hope David Bowie fans everywhere enjoy listening to this iconic music in 360 Reality Audio.”
The Bowie 75 pop up locations will remain open through late January, 2022. The Bowie 75 locations are at 150 Wooster Street, NY — steps away from Bowie’s longtime downtown New York City neighborhood — and 14 Heddon Street — the London location where the cover of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was shot.
The pop-ups offer visitors a unique and immersive career-spanning deep dive into the sound and vision of David Bowie, with features including:
Immersive audio and HD video screening rooms in partnership with 360 Reality Audio, an immersive music experience using Sony’s spatial sound technologies. With music in 360 Reality Audio, fans will be able to hear and see Bowie content available for the first time in immersive audio, exclusively in the Bowie 75 locations.
Hours of video content including previously unseen behind-the-scenes material, rare footage from the Heathen and Reality eras, and more.
Opportunities to purchase limited edition releases of exclusive Bowie apparel and collectibles, as well as limited run LPs and CDs.
Exclusive fine art photography including gallery installations documenting Bowie’s many iconic eras, personae, and Ch-changes.
Fans can place themselves in iconic costumes and set pieces to create fun and shareable social media moments
And more— For store hours, events calendars and other announcements and information, sign up and stay tuned to www.bowie75.com
ABOUT DAVID BOWIE
David Bowie redefined musical genres and the potential of live performance for generations of music lovers. Creating and discarding a variety of personae and restlessly challenging musical boundaries, Bowie released timeless albums including The Man Who Sold The World, Space Oddity, Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust…, Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs, Young Americans, Station to Station, Low, “Heroes,” Lodger, Scary Monsters..., Let’s Dance, Heathen, The Next Day and many more. ★ (pronounced “Blackstar”), Bowie’s 28th and final studio album, was released on his 69th birthday—January 8, 2016—and charted at #1 in more than 20 countries (including his first #1 in the U.S.), later winning five Grammy Awards. David Bowie died on January 10, 2016, two days after the release of ★. His body of work, his influence on the worlds of music, art, fashion, film, theater and beyond, and his legacy of fearless innovation and endless reinvention will live on forever.
ABOUT 360 REALITY AUDIO
360 Reality Audio is a new immersive music experience that uses Sony's object-based 360 Spatial Sound technologies. Individual sounds such as vocals, chorus, piano, guitar, bass and even sounds of the live audience can be placed in a 360 spherical sound field, giving artists and creators a new way to express their creativity. Listeners can be immersed in a field of sound exactly as intended by artists and creators. Music content created in this new format for 360 Reality Audio can be enjoyed through compatible music streaming services Amazon Music Unlimited, Deezer, nugs.net and TIDAL.
For additional details:
360 Reality Audio official website
Creating music in 360 Reality Audio
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TOY cassette is coming too
“And ten thousand cassettes split into small shops...” *
Just five days until the release of TOY:BOX on Vinyl and CD this coming Friday 7th January 2022. Pre-order here.
As the tape collectors among you will know, the last Bowie album to receive an official commercial release on cassette was Reality back in 2003. (Don’t be fooled by the numerous fake cassettes released since then.)
Nineteen years later we’re pleased to announce a Bowie75 special edition of TOY on cassette. As you can see from our montage, it’s green and it’s housed in an O card sleeve.
The TOY cassette is a one-off run of 10k and will be available at the various Bowie75 stores around the globe from 7th January 2022.
Any left after the stores close will be made available online in the Bowie Official Store at some point.
The TOY cassette track-listing is the main album version, as follows...
Face 1
01 - I Dig Everything (5.02)
01 - You've Got A Habit of Leaving (4.50)
01 - The London Boys (3.48)
01 - Karma Man (3.46)
01 - Conversation Piece (3.52)
01 - Shadow Man (4.41)
Face 2
01 - Let Me Sleep Beside You (3.14)
01 - Hole In The Ground (3.31)
01 - Baby Loves That Way (4.39)
01 - Can't Help Thinking About Me (3.28)
01 - Silly Boy Blue (5.35)
01 - Toy (Your Turn To Drive) (4.09)
* As you most likely noticed, today’s lyric quotation is a perversion of “And ten thousand peoploids split into small tribes” from the opening track on Diamond Dogs: Future Legend. Sorry about that, but you try and find a relevant Bowie lyric with an appropriate use of the word cassette. And no, Baby Grace (A Horrid Cassette) doesn’t work. No, it really doesn’t.
#BowieBrilliantAdventure #BowieToy #BowieToyBox #BowieToyCassette
A Happy New Year from DBHQ
“And 25 years pass him...”
Welcome to 2022 the year that marks 50 years since the arrival on Earth in 1972 of a certain alien rock god going by the name of Ziggy Stardust, more of that later. A Happy New Year to all, stay tuned for more leading up to January 8th and what would have been DB’s 75th birthday.
‘Droog’ shot of Bowie taken by Brian Ward, 50 years ago this month.
#BowieNewYear2022 #ZiggyStardust50 #Bowie75
Festive greetings to all
“Hand in hand in love with love...”
Twenty years ago this month, friends and associates of Bowie’s received an envelope containing the annual greeting card for 2001. Some were personally signed by David. Packs of the cards were also made available to purchase in aid of CRUSAID.
Though the image was listed on the back of the card as UNTITLED David Bowie, it was in fact a photograph that David had taken of his daughter Lexi’s hand.
Of course, the image was used again earlier this year for the limited edition 7” single birthday release: David’s cover versions of John Lennon’s Mother and Bob Dylan’s Tryin’ To Get To Heaven.
The picture of Lexi with her proud parents in our montage was taken by Brian Aris in 2000.
Season’s Greetings to all and thanks for the Bowie love throughout 2021.
#BowieBirthdaySingle2021 #BowieCard #BowieForever #PeaceOnEarth
Changes 2021 Alt Mix and Hunky Dory picture disc
“...and lo it was midnight, Back o' the kitchen door...”
As mentioned here on 4th December, David Bowie’s Hunky Dory LP was released fifty years ago tomorrow in the UK, on 17th December 1971.
For those of you already poking around in the 17th, you may be enjoying the latest Bowie streaming single: CHANGES (2021 ALTERNATIVE MIX)
If you’re not, why not try this Changes lyric video featuring images from the Hunky Dory cover session (including some previously unpublished), until your clock strikes midnight?
#HunkyDory #BowieHunkyDory50 #DavidBowieChanges
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DAVID BOWIE - TWO SPECIAL RELEASES TO CELEBRATE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF HUNKY DORY
CHANGES (2021 ALTERNATIVE MIX) SINGLE AVAILABLE TO STREAM FROM 17th DECEMBER:
WATCH THE LYRIC VIDEO FOR THE ORIGINAL MIX FEATURING PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED PHOTOS FROM THE HUNKY DORY ALBUM SESSION HERE
HUNKY DORY LIMITED EDITION 50th ANNIVERSARY VINYL PICTURE DISC TO BE RELEASED 7th JANUARY 2022
16th DECEMBER 2021 - Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s classic fourth studio album, HUNKY DORY, and to celebrate, Parlophone Records is proud to announce release details for two very special releases to mark the album’s Golden Jubilee.
A streaming single CHANGES (2021 ALTERNATIVE MIX) is available from 17th December and has been mixed from the original multi tracks by HUNKY DORY co-producer Ken Scott. Of this new mix, Ken says:
“The new version of ‘Changes’ is a fresh look at David’s classic. When listening to the original multi-track I discovered a few things that I had eliminated from the original mix and also a completely different sax solo at the end. It was those things that led me to try a new mix, trying for a slightly harder, more contemporary edge to it.”
On 7th January, 2022, the day before what would have been Bowie’s 75th birthday and 50 years to the day since the U.K. release of CHANGES as a single, HUNKY DORY will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary picture disc, featuring the 2015 vinyl remaster and a poster of David’s original version of the annotated back cover image.
Although now widely acknowledged as one of the best albums of all time, HUNKY DORY didn’t make a dent on the U.K. album charts upon its 1971 release. It wasn’t until August 1973 that it finally peaked in the U.K. Top 5 in the wake of a reissue of LIFE ON MARS?, following the 1972 release of Bowie’s breakthrough album THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS.
Despite being one of David’s most recognisable songs and aside for 40th anniversary versions, CHANGES was never a top 40 hit in the U.K., although it did peak at #41 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. It has long since stood alongside LIFE ON MARS? as one of the several beloved Bowie classics featured on HUNKY DORY, which also include KOOKS, QUEEN BITCH, OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS, QUICKSAND and THE BEWLAY BROTHERS.
DAVID BOWIE HUNKY DORY TRACKLISTING
Side One
Changes – 3:37
Oh! You Pretty Things – 3:12
Eight Line Poem – 2:55
Life On Mars? – 3:43
Kooks – 2:53
Quicksand – 5:08
Side Two
Fill Your Heart – 3:07
Andy Warhol – 3:56
Song For Bob Dylan – 4:12
Queen Bitch – 3:18
The Bewlay Brothers – 5:22
CHANGES (2021 ALTERNATIVE MIX) STREAMING SINGLE AVAILABLE 27TH DECEMBER ON PARLOPHONE
HUNKY DORY LIMITED EDITION VINYL PICTURE DISC AVAILABLE 7TH JANUARY, 2022 ON PARLOPHONE
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Hunky Dory hits half a century
“Oh, look out you rock ’n rollers”
David Bowie’s Hunky Dory LP (his first for RCA), was purportedly released on this day (4th December 1971) in the US, a couple of weeks before the UK release on the 17th.
The attendant single, Changes, was also issued around this time in the US, a whole month before the UK release.
Brian Ward’s iconic cover image was first revealed publicly as early as August 1971 (for a feature in the UK‘s Sounds magazine), albeit flipped and yet to receive Terry Pastor’s colourisation treatment.
We’ll get even more trainspottery for you with the UK celebration of Hunky Dory in a couple of weeks.
(See the Facebook or Instagram version of this post for more)
#HunkyDory #BowieHunkyDory50
Rubber Band 45 is 55 today
“How I wished that I had joined your Rubber Band”
Released on 2nd December 1966, David Bowie’s first release for DERAM was his fourth single release that year.
This review of the single from Disc and Music Echo is not unfair.
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I do not think Rubber Band is a hit. What it is is an example of how David Bowie has progressed himself into being a name to reckon with, certainly as far as songwriting is concerned. He is not the David Bowie we once knew. Even a different voice - distinctly reminiscent of a young Tony Newley - has emerged.
Listen to this record then turn it over and listen to The London Boys, which actually I think would have been a much more impressive topside. But both are worth thinking about.
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Rubber Band was re-recorded for the DERAM album released the following year. Bowie was fond enough of The London Boys (not The London Boy’s, as the original label and publicity material stated), to revisit the song for TOY, which it seems a few of you have been enjoying.
(Label scans courtesy of the Tris Penna Archive)
#BowieRubberBand #BowieLondonBoys
BOWIE - LEGACY five years in UK Top 100
“Five years, what a surprise”
Congratulations are due to the best-of collection known as BOWIE - LEGACY. Entering the chart on 24th November 2016, the double platinum album has now enjoyed five continuous years on the official UK Top 100 album chart.
Released on 11th November 2016, BOWIE - LEGACY is currently down from last week’s position of #60 to #66. Here’s to five more continuous years on the chart along with a great big thankyou to all of you who have bought the album over the years.
#BowieLegacy
Goodbye Mick Rock
It is with much sadness that we convey the passing of our dear friend, Michael David Rock. Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this difficult time.
Here’s the statement posted on his official pages a few hours ago.
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It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share our beloved psychedelic renegade Mick Rock has made the Jungian journey to the other side. Those who had the pleasure of existing in his orbit, know that Mick was always so much more than ’The Man Who Shot The 70s.’ He was a photographic poet — a true force of nature who spent his days doing exactly what he loved, always in his own delightfully outrageous way.
The stars seemed to effortlessly align for Mick when he was behind the camera; feeding off of the unique charisma of his subjects electrified and energized him. His intent always intense. His focus always total. A man fascinated with image, he absorbed visual beings through his lens and immersed himself in their art, thus creating some of the most magnificent photographs rock music has ever seen. To know Mick was to love him. He was a mythical creature; the likes of which we shall never experience again.
Let us not mourn the loss, but instead celebrate the fabulous life and extraordinary career of Michael David Rock. While you do so in your own way, we must ask that the privacy of his nearest and dearest be respected at this time. Therefore, there will be no further comments.
Can’t Help Thinking About Me streaming single
“I’m on my own, I’ve got a long, long way to go...”
Some of you are already dipping a tentative toe into the 19th of November and may already be listening to the latest streaming single release via ISO Records/Parlophone Records. It takes the form of a re-recording from 2000 of Bowie’s 1966 composition, Can’t Help Thinking About Me. This studio recording is coupled with a live version recorded at Maida Vale Studios on 25th October 1999 for the Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 1 Show, which is exclusive to this streaming single.
For those of you stuck in the 18th and still waiting for tomorrow, enjoy this live video of Bowie performing the song live in Paris in 1999.
Keep reading for the full press release.
#BowieBrilliantAdventure #BowieThinkingAboutMe #BowieToy #BowieRadcliffeRiley
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DAVID BOWIE - "CAN’T HELP THINKING ABOUT ME” c/w "CAN’T HELP THINKING ABOUT ME (LIVE MARK RADCLIFFE SHOW BBC RADIO 1 SESSION)"
AVAILABLE FROM 19TH NOVEMBER AS A STREAMING SINGLE ON ISO RECORDS VIA PARLOPHONE
A-SIDE FROM THE ALBUM TOY — INCLUDED IN THE FORTHCOMING 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001) & TOY (TOY:BOX) BOXSETS
B-SIDE EXCLUSIVE TO THIS SINGLE
WATCH THE PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN LIVE FOOTAGE OF THE SONG FROM PARIS IN 1999 HERE
ISO Records/Parlophone Records today announces the release of CAN’T HELP THINKING ABOUT ME, a previously unreleased re-recording of David Bowie’s 1966 single taken from the forthcoming album TOY which features in the DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001) and TOY (TOY:BOX) boxsets. The studio recording is coupled with a live version recorded at Maida Vale Studios on 25th October 1999 for the Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 1 Show, exclusive to this single.
CAN’T HELP THINKING ABOUT ME was David Bowie’s first single of three for the Pye label and was resurrected for the first time in over 30 years when David performed it on the VH-1 Storytellers show in August 1999. The song remained on the setlist for the short promotional tour for the ‘hours…’ album. The previously unreleased video for the track was recorded at The Elysée Montmartre in Paris on 14th October that year.
The live version of the song was recorded for the Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 1 show. Mark and his co-presenter Marc Riley remember the day fondly. Mark Radcliffe: "I'm so pleased that this track is being released as it was such a joy and surprise when he included it in his set at Maida Vale that day. I remember that occasion so fondly. David was wearing an excellent shirt and was on such great, twinkly form. I recall David dancing with Gail Ann Dorsey to 'I Try' by Macy Gray which was playing on the radio. I interviewed Gail Ann a year or so ago, and she too remembered that moment vividly. It was one of the few cherished and special days I got to spend with him for which I remain ever grateful."
Marc Riley: "The thought of David Bowie doing a session for us was mind blowing to be frank. David said to us “One of you requested we do 'Drive In Saturday'?” I gulped. How presumptuous of me! “Yes David” says I. “We can do that! Here’s the current live set list, what else do you fancy?” I don’t think I’ve ever moved so fast in my life. Before Mark could lift his hand from his pocket, I’d taken the piece of paper from David and let my eyes drop from top to bottom. “You do 'Can’t Help Thinking About Me'!!!” “We do…do you want that one too?” “Yes!!!”. The session was incredible, and David even gave us an extra tune, a brilliant rendition of ‘Repetition’ from Lodger."
~ DAVID BOWIE CAN’T HELP THINKING ABOUT ME c/w CAN’T HELP THINKING ABOUT ME (LIVE MARK RADCLIFFE SHOW BBC RADIO 1 SESSION) AVAILABLE 19th NOVEMBER, 2021, AS A STREAMING SINGLE ON ISO RECORDS VIA PARLOPHONE
~ DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001) RELEASED ON ISO RECORDS VIA PARLOPHONE 26th NOVEMBER, 2021
~ DAVID BOWIE TOY (TOY:BOX) RELEASED ON ISO RECORDS VIA PARLOPHONE 7th JANUARY, 2022
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Planet Of Dreams streaming single
“We’re walking under golden sun”
For those of you beginning your 29th of October, you may already be listening to the latest streaming single release via PARLOPHONE/ISO RECORDS of DAVID BOWIE & GAIL ANN DORSEY - PLANET OF DREAMS.
Keep reading for the full press release and experience this hidden treasure via your preferred music provider as soon as you hit Friday.
(Original picture of David and Gail by Mark Adams)
#BowieBrilliantAdventure #BowiePlanetOfDreams
DAVID BOWIE & GAIL ANN DORSEY - PLANET OF DREAMS
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME AS A STREAMING SINGLE ON PARLOPHONE/ISO RECORDS
TAKEN FROM DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001) RELEASED 26th NOVEMBER 2021
Parlophone Records/ISO Records announces PLANET OF DREAMS by David Bowie & Gail Ann Dorsey a rare track taken from the forthcoming DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001) boxset.
PLANET OF DREAMS was originally released on the Long Live Tibet charity album in 1997, the track has been unavailable since then and this single release marks its streaming debut.
The track was recorded in the Winter of 1996 in Toronto at Metalworks studio while David and his then band were filming the video for EARTHLING’s second single “Dead Man Walking” with Floria Sigismondi directing.
David’s guitarist and collaborator Reeves Gabrels: “While getting ready to go to Toronto to film the video, David received a request for a track for a Free Tibet benefit album. Our video filming schedule was spread over several days and allowed us a day off. Metalworks Studio were more than happy to accommodate David Bowie on short notice, so Mark Plati flew up from New York and flew back the following day to mix the song. We arrived at the studio with a written song sketch, and by the time we had recorded an instrumental performance we were happy with, David had finished the lyrics. While he was doing his vocal, he had the idea to have it be more of a duet with Gail.”.
PLANET OF DREAMS
Produced by DAVID BOWIE
Co-produced by MARK PLATI and REEVES GABRELS Engineered by Mark Plati
Recorded at Metalworks Studio, Toronto
Mixed by Mark Plati at The Looking Glass, NYC Studio assistant – Dante DeSole
David Bowie — vocals, Gail Ann Dorsey — bass and vocals, Reeves Gabrels — guitars and guitar synth, Zachary Alford — drums, Mike Garson — piano & Mark Plati — keyboards and programming.
PLANET OF DREAMS IS AVAILABLE NOW AS A STREAMING SINGLE ON PARLOPHONE/ISO RECORDS
Bowie 75 NY and London open today
“They’ve opened shops down on the West side...”
The DAVID BOWIE Pop-Ups in New York’s Wooster Street and London’s Heddon Street open their doors to the public this afternoon (Monday 25th) at 14:00 hours.
Admission is free, you will only need tickets for the special events which you can access from our linktree
After today’s launch, opening hours will be...
LONDON - 14 HEDDON STREET - Open Monday to Saturday 11am – 8pm, Sunday 12pm to 6pm
NEW YORK CITY - 150 WOOSTER STREET - Open seven days 11am – 7pm
Have fun folks!
#Bowie75
Karma Man lyric video and streaming links
“It's pictured on the arms of the Karma Man”
For those of you who haven’t been keeping an eye on the Bowie Official Linktree, you may have missed the lyric video for Karma Man on YouTube, not to mention links to the streaming DAVID BOWIE KARMA MAN c/w SILLY BOY BLUE (ALTERNATIVE ENDING MIX) single.
Why not have a dig around at the weekend for this and much more?
#BowieBrilliantAdventure #BowieKarmaMan #BowieToy
Karma Man/Silly Boy Blue streaming single
“A gentle face you've seen before”
If it’s the 15th of October where you are, you may already be streaming DAVID BOWIE KARMA MAN c/w SILLY BOY BLUE (ALTERNATIVE ENDING MIX) via your preferred online music portal.
Because Parlophone Records/ISO Records today announces the release of KARMA MAN, a previously unreleased track taken from the forthcoming DAVID BOWIE 5. BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992 – 2001) and TOY (TOY:BOX) boxsets. KARMA MAN is coupled with SILLY BOY BLUE (ALTERNATIVE ENDING MIX) which is exclusive to this single, the original mix also featuring on the album TOY.
KARMA MAN was initially recorded by Bowie in September 1967 and debuted on John Peel’s BBC Radio 1 show in the Spring of 1968, but it was not officially released until 1970 on The World Of David Bowie album. In 2000 the song was re-tracked by David, backed by his Glastonbury band for inclusion on the TOY album. SILLY BOY BLUE originally appeared on David’s 1967 self-titled debut album and along with KARMA MAN reflected his interest in Tibetan culture, a theme that continued into the 90’s with the song SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET from EARTHLING.
TOY co-producer Mark Plati “Karma Man is notable for Cuong Vu’s opening and closing lines, and especially the glorious backing vocals from Holly Palmer, Emm Gryner, and Lisa Germano - they had so much to do with the sound of Toy, and this is a prime example. When I re-listened to these tracks, the sound of fall 2000 came flooding out of the speakers, from a song I'd not heard since then. I’m not too proud to say I shed a bit of a tear, something that happened a few times while mixing it.”
#BowieBrilliantAdventure #BowieKarmaMan #BowieToy
Celebrating 75 years of David Bowie
CELEBRATE 75 YEARS OF DAVID BOWIE WITH TWO LIMITED-TIME POP-UP EXPERIENCES BEGINNING OCTOBER 25, 2021
LONDON - 14 HEDDON STREET
Open Monday to Saturday 11am – 8pm, Sunday 12pm to 6pm
NEW YORK CITY - 150 WOOSTER STREET
Open seven days 11am – 7pm
#Bowie75
"Now you’ve met The London Boys, things seem good again” & “New York’s A Go-Go” as the David Bowie Estate launches Bowie 75, a year-long celebration marking David Bowie’s 75th birthday, with the opening of two curated experiential pop-up shops—one at the site of the earliest confirmed Ziggy Stardust sighting, and one in the adopted hometown where Bowie’s final album ★ (pronounced “Blackstar”) was created.
For a very limited window previewing October 25, 2021, 75 days before the anniversary, through late January 2022, the Bowie 75 locations will be up and running at 14 Heddon Street -- the London location where the cover of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was shot and 150 Wooster Street — steps away from Bowie’s long-time downtown New York City neighbourhood.
The pop-ups will offer visitors a unique and immersive career-spanning deep dive into the sound and vision of David Bowie, with features including:
• Immersive audio and HD video screening rooms in partnership with 360 Reality Audio, an immersive music experience using Sony’s spatial sound technologies. With music in 360 Reality Audio, fans will be able to hear and see Bowie content available for the first time in immersive audio, exclusively in the Bowie 75 locations.
• Hours of video content including previously unseen behind-the-scenes material, rare footage from the Heathen and Reality eras, and more.
• Opportunities to purchase limited edition releases of exclusive Bowie apparel and collectibles, as well as limited run LPs and CDs from both the Warner/Parlophone Records and Sony catalogues.
• Exclusive fine art photography including gallery installations documenting Bowie’s many iconic eras, personae, and Ch-changes.
• Intimate special guest events to be announced.
• Fans can place themselves in iconic costumes and set pieces to create fun and shareable social media moments.
• And more— For store hours, events calendars and other announcements and information, sign up and stay tuned to www.bowie75.com
Laura Thursfield, Customer Partnership Manager at The Crown Estate, said:
“We want our spaces to be engaging and exciting, bringing new concepts and brands which complement the destination and give people new reasons to come to London’s West End. This pop up is not only an opportunity to build on Heddon Street’s history, as the location of the album cover shoot for 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars', but a really interactive, creative approach to retail.”
ABOUT DAVID BOWIE
David Bowie redefined musical genres and the potential of live performance for generations of music lovers. Creating and discarding a variety of personae and restlessly challenging musical boundaries, Bowie released timeless albums including The Man Who Sold The World, Space Oddity, Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust…, Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs, Young Americans, Station to Station, Low, "Heroes,” Lodger, Scary Monsters, Let's Dance, Heathen, The Next Day and many more. ★ (pronounced “Blackstar”), Bowie’s 28th and final studio album, was released on his 69th birthday—January 8, 2016—and charted at #1 in more than 20 countries (including his first #1 in the U.S.), later winning five Grammy Awards. David Bowie died on January 10, 2016, two days after the release of ★. His body of work, his influence on the worlds of music, art, fashion, film, theatre and beyond, and his legacy of fearless innovation and endless reinvention will live on forever.
ABOUT SONY 360 Reality Audio
360 Reality Audio is a new immersive music experience that uses Sony's object-based 360 Spatial Sound technologies. Individual sounds such as vocals, chorus, piano, guitar, bass and even sounds of the live audience can be placed in a 360 spherical sound field, giving artists and creators a new way to express their creativity. Listeners can be immersed in a field of sound exactly as intended by artists and creators. Music content created in this new format for 360 Reality Audio can be enjoyed through compatible music streaming services Amazon Music HD, Deezer, nugs.net and TIDAL.
For additional details:
360 Reality Audio official website
Creating music in 360 Reality Audio
ABOUT Perryscope Productions, LLC
Perryscope Productions, LLC is a New York-based global licensing and merchandising company proudly representing "iconic and eclectic" clients including Aretha Franklin, Charlie Parker, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Janis Joplin, The Band, Etta James, Humble Pie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny & Cher, The Police (in association with Easy Partners, LLC), Syd Barrett and David Gilmour, and Whitney Houston. Perryscope also represents AC/DC, Bon Scott, Bad Company, David Bowie, and Woodstock in association with partner Epic Rights. In addition to maximizing its clients’ licensing and Ecommerce opportunities, Perryscope also manages live events merchandise for its clients’ concert tours, as well as a number of shows and special events in other Entertainment areas such as Broadway and West End, and touring Exhibitions. For more information, visit www.perryscope.us.
ABOUT Epic Rights
Epic Rights is an industry-leading branding, merchandising, and artist’s services company representing a diverse roster of iconic music artists and brands such as KISS, Aerosmith, John Lennon, Def Leppard, Britney Spears, *NSYNC, Eric Clapton and more. We also represent AC/DC, David Bowie and Woodstock in conjunction with Perryscope Productions. Epic Rights offers a broad range of services, including retail licensing, tour merchandising, D2C e-commerce, VIP/fan experiences, merch bundles, and fan engagement opportunities. Epic Rights is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. For more information, visit: www.epicrights.com.
ABOUT Iconic Images
Iconic Images is one of the world’s leading photography owners and agents, specializing in fine-art, licensing and merchandising, editorial and publishing. Representing more than 35 of the world’s most renowned photographers, including Terry O’Neill, Gavin Evans and Norman Parkinson, Iconic Images proudly holds one of the most extensive career spanning archives of David Bowie.
ABOUT The Crown Estate:
The Crown Estate is a unique business with a diverse portfolio that stretches across the country. We actively manage our assets in line with our purpose: to create lasting and shared prosperity for the nation. Our portfolio includes some of central London’s best places to work, shop and experience, as well as regional retail and leisure destinations across the country, a substantial rural portfolio, and the Windsor Estate, including the world-renowned Windsor Great Park. We also manage the seabed and half the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and therefore play a fundamental role in the sustainable development of this important national asset, including in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector as well as marine aggregates, cables and pipelines and CCUS. Established by an Act of Parliament, we are tasked with generating profit for the Treasury for the benefit of the nation’s finances, this has totalled £3bn over the last ten years.
ABOUT Regent St:
Experience Regent Street, London’s distinctive home of fashion, dining, wellness and lifestyle. Regent Street’s Grade II listed facades represent some of the most distinguished architecture in London. When built, Regent Street was the original shopping street for the capital and has grown into a world-renowned destination that curates year-round memorable experiences that go beyond world-class shopping. 2019 marked a monumental year for Regent Street as it celebrated 200 years since it was named in 1819. The street has continually evolved during these 200 years, taking inspiration from the past whilst always innovating and looking to the future. Surrounded by diverse and dynamic smaller streets including Conduit Street, Mortimer Street, Princes Street, Great Marlborough Street and Brewer Street, Regent Street and the surrounding area offers a hand-picked blend of pioneering global names and independent brands that is unmatched.
To plan your visit head to www.regentstreetonline.com or follow @regentstreetw1 on social media.
Brilliant Adventure and TOY press release
“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