- Audio CD (26 Feb 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Original recording remastered
- Label: Sanctuary
- ASIN: B000F8NJWI
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 152,423 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a dream come true. An album collecting most covers done by other artists in the 1967-74 period. Many of these songs are so obscure that they haven't even been seen on bootlegs, among tape collectors or downloaders.
Even thou I've been a huge Bowie fan since 1980 and collecting as much as possible, was 13 of the songs totally new to me.
Since 1974 compilation albums like this has been promised the fans, but never materialized due to contractual reasons. The exception was in 1997 when The Bowie Songbook CD was released. It was a half-hearted attempt, but had reedeming qualities in Blondie's Heroes and Bauhaus' Ziggy Stardust. But no other such album has been out.
Among the highlights on the album are Oscar's Over The Wall We Go, Billy Fury's Silly Boy Blue and Ava Cherry's I Am A Laser. The last mentioned song was recorded in 1973, but unreleased at the time. The melody was used again by Bowie himself for Scream Like A Baby on Scary Monsters in 1980.
Finally it's also confirmed that Lou Reed's Wagon Wheel from Transformer in fact is a co-written song with David. A rumour that has existed since 1972.
This album has three previously unreleased tracks onboard as well: Dana Gillespie's Andy Warhol (1971 mix), Lulu's TMWSTW (alt. mix) and John Cougar Mellencamp's TMWSTW.
This CD also has a great glam frontcover and a 12-page foldout cover with track by track history and comments from the compiler himself.
To make a long story short: This CD is damn well selected and well made. I can't find any faults here. It's up on the standard of the products of Rhino Records in California.
Music-wise it's a roller-coaster ride, but all Bowie fans will accept that. The most important thing are that they finally get + 90 % of the 67-74 tracks they've been searching for at one place.
The reason for the few omissions are explained in the booklet. And the only reason are denied licensing. That's why Peter Noone's Right On Mother and a few others are missing. It's not the compilers fault.
Well, just one more thing to say: I really hope for a Vol.2 taking care of the 1974-82 period. Many with on that I think. It should be big seller as well.
Even thou I've been a huge Bowie fan since 1980 and collecting as much as possible, was 13 of the songs totally new to me.
Since 1974 compilation albums like this has been promised the fans, but never materialized due to contractual reasons. The exception was in 1997 when The Bowie Songbook CD was released. It was a half-hearted attempt, but had reedeming qualities in Blondie's Heroes and Bauhaus' Ziggy Stardust. But no other such album has been out.
Among the highlights on the album are Oscar's Over The Wall We Go, Billy Fury's Silly Boy Blue and Ava Cherry's I Am A Laser. The last mentioned song was recorded in 1973, but unreleased at the time. The melody was used again by Bowie himself for Scream Like A Baby on Scary Monsters in 1980.
Finally it's also confirmed that Lou Reed's Wagon Wheel from Transformer in fact is a co-written song with David. A rumour that has existed since 1972.
This album has three previously unreleased tracks onboard as well: Dana Gillespie's Andy Warhol (1971 mix), Lulu's TMWSTW (alt. mix) and John Cougar Mellencamp's TMWSTW.
This CD also has a great glam frontcover and a 12-page foldout cover with track by track history and comments from the compiler himself.
To make a long story short: This CD is damn well selected and well made. I can't find any faults here. It's up on the standard of the products of Rhino Records in California.
Music-wise it's a roller-coaster ride, but all Bowie fans will accept that. The most important thing are that they finally get + 90 % of the 67-74 tracks they've been searching for at one place.
The reason for the few omissions are explained in the booklet. And the only reason are denied licensing. That's why Peter Noone's Right On Mother and a few others are missing. It's not the compilers fault.
Well, just one more thing to say: I really hope for a Vol.2 taking care of the 1974-82 period. Many with on that I think. It should be big seller as well.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Finally good news for all the Bowie fans! Few early and hard to find Bowie songs together in a cd. For a long time it was possible to find this songs only in bootlegs without a very good sound quality. But now we have an original compilation full of great artists and songs not always famous but pretty and, sometimes, outstandings.
This is a very great stuff.
This is a very great stuff.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As a complete Bowie nut in the 1970s, I remember the massive gap in my life around '74 and '75, wondering what the hell DB was up to in the US after killing off Ziggy. I'm afraid the likes of 'David Live' only provided part of the answer until 'Young Americans' arrived. In the meantime, I was left scanning the pages of NME for reports on the Diamond Dogs (then Philly Dogs) tour for clues. It sounds crazy but 4 of the 23 tracks on this CD provide a long overdue insight to what was going on. The tracks on here from the likes of the Astronettes and Ava Cherry are fascinating. I can almost hear a coked-up DB wrestling with a combination of his new found fascination with the US funk around at the time and his UK rock roots. I can now plot part of the origins of the 'Young Americans' album. Well worth the dosh for these 4 tracks alone if you're a Bowie collector like me.
As an aside, Dana Gillespie's cover of 'Andy Warhol' is damn good too!
As an aside, Dana Gillespie's cover of 'Andy Warhol' is damn good too!
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