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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Original David Bowie,
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This review is from: London Boy (Audio CD)
This album is excellent if you love David and want to go back into his music roots. He very much admired Anthony Newley when he was younger and tried to sing like him on this album. I like the album because it really shows what imagination David had in those early days and the different varieties/styles of music he liked trying out. If your a collector of Bowie this is a must!
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Get the Deram Anthology instead,
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This review is from: London Boy (Audio CD)
This compilation reflects David Bowie's early career in that it is a mixed bag in terms of quality and style, but there is enough good stuff here to warrant a purchase for anybody interested in his early years.
Currently you can't get a CD of his 1967 debut album and although most of it is on this CD a couple of the original tracks are missing. Also, the version of Rubber Band isn't as good as the album take. I would recommend the Deram Anthology CD over this as all the songs from this period are on it and you get both the single and album mixes. But if this is cheap enough then buy it and download the missing tracks.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Origins of a truly great 'rock star'. Buy It.,
By B. Marold "Bruce W. Marold" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: London Boy (Audio CD)
'London Boy' is a CD collection of several of David Bowie's earliest (1960's) recorded tracks. Hearing the very first cut, the original'Space Oddity', brings back memories of a conversation I had with two late teen sophisticates where I touted David Bowie's early recordings, most of which appear on this CD. These young men of the world didn't quite see the value in Bowie's early material, and especially thought that 'Space Oddity' was just a bit corny.
Well, I had the last laugh, and this issue lets me relive this experience and realize that even in these very early tracks, Bowie was something special. The thing which most impresses me about his lyrics and arrangements is how dramatic they are. While he never did a piece as great as Pete Townsend's 'Tommy', there are strong similarities between his Broadway / London Music Hall style here and Townsend's story telling works going back even before his 'Tommy' masterpiece. The difference, and the thing which most sets Bowie apart from rockers Townsend and Daltry is how protean Bowie was over the years. He was constantly reinventing himself, so that he is one of the very few performers who arrived in the 1960's who is still fresh 20 and 40 years later. This album is the evidence which made me believe that Bowie was destined for great things. 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
One rare track,
By Emilio Dreyer Pacheco - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: London Boy (Audio CD)
The only reason collectors may want this set is that it includes the rare full-length version of "Space Oddity", which has a longer coda. The recording was edited for inclusion in the 1968 "Love You Till Tuesday" movie and it was the shorter version that first saw the light of day when the movie was finally released on video in 1984, along with a soundtrack album. Later the British Pickwick label reissued the album on CD and, probably by mistake, included the previously unheard full-length version of the track (and also the full-length version of "Ching-a-Ling", which unfortunately is not here - neither is "When I'm Five", which only appeared on the soundtrack album). Well, now that rare version is available again. It's no big deal, actually, it's just about one more minute of David and John Hutchinson going "doooo, do do do doooo..." before the song finally fades out, but it's a rare version, anyway. If you have or can get a hold of the Pickwick CD (which is long out of print) you really don't need this compilation, as all the other recordings can be found on "The Deram Collection" with more tracks and and a nice, informative booklet.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not to be ignored,
By Robbie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: London Boy (Audio CD)
A great collection from the king and queen of glammer rock. London Boy definitely shows the many sides of Bowie and is defenitely one of the best of Rock genre.
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