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The Collection

~ David Bowie
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  • Audio CD (2 May 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: EMI Gold
  • ASIN: B0007PLZ5C
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 87,981 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed (1999 Digital Remaster) 6:15£0.69
Listen  2. The Width Of A Circle (1999 Digital Remaster) 8:07£0.69
Listen  3. Andy Warhol (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:47£0.69
Listen  4. Soul Love (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:36£0.69
Listen  5. Cracked Actor (1999 Digital Remaster) 2:58£0.69
Listen  6. Sweet Thing (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:39£0.69
Listen  7. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1999 Digital Remaster) 6:31£0.69
Listen  8. Word On A Wing (1999 Digital Remaster) 6:02£0.69
Listen  9. Always Crashing In The Same Car (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:31£0.69
Listen10. Beauty And The Beast (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:37£0.69
Listen11. Repetition (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:01£0.69
Listen12. Teenage Wildlife (1999 Digital Remaster) 6:55£0.69

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This EMI David Bowie set seems like it was compiled by a devoted fan; a fan on intimate terms with the early albums andbent on showing casual listeners "the real Bowie". (Rumour has it, in fact, that Bowie himself picked the 12 cuts here). To wit, COLLECTION sidesteps the mega-hits: "Space Oddity", "Changes", and "Suffragette City" are nowhere to be found.Instead, COLLECTION cherry-picks one track from each of Bowie's albums from SPACE ODDITY to SCARY MONSTERS, and the results play like the world's greatest Bowie mix-tape.
The great protean sprawl of Bowie's best decade can be traced in abbreviated form here with early psychedelic folk-rock ("Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed"), witty social satire ("Andy Warhol"), groovy glam rock ("Soul Love"), blue-eyed R&B ("Somebody Up There Likes Me"), futuristic avant-pop (Beautyand the Beast"), and streamlined, decade-closing anthems ("Teenage Wildlife"). The songs equal, and in some cases surpass, Bowie's better-known hits, reminding us that he was a first-rate craftsman of brilliant creativity, and that he churned out enough stellar material in the '70s to pack at leasttwo or three more discs like this with hidden treasures.

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1.0 out of 5 stars ...playback problems may be encountered., 2 Feb 2006
By Jason Parkes "We're all Frankies'" (Worcester, UK) - See all my reviews
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Like the great Blue Aeroplanes reissue 'Swagger Deluxe' this is a cd with COPY CONTROL TECHNOLOGY on it - which means that in my instance I can't play in the car, on my computer, and therefore not put on my mp3 player. The compilation looks great, but is ornamental as far as I'm concerned - ironically I'd be more satisifed illegally downloading. Though I'm the kind of soul who buys lots of original albums/cds and doesn't download. E.M.I....doh!!!!!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Bowie, 9 Feb 2006
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This makes a lovely accompaniment to go alongside 'The Platinum Collection' but also, if you are new to Bowie, having only ever purchased one of his many 'best of' compilations (the above for example), but not any of his albums, then this little gem is a further stepping stone through his 1969-80 back catalogue, helping you to decide which albums to purchase from this period.

'The Collection' features a classic selection of album tracks that takes in everything from: Folk, Heavy Metal, Glam Rock, prototype Goth (Sweet Thing), Soul & Funk and Synth Rock, and it is at least as good as the singles lifted from them, plus you can't go wrong with the price.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A differerent kind of best of, 17 Aug 2005
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What's the point of this album?; well it seems to me to be a very good attempt to take the best track from every original album during the golden period. Width of a circle, Soul Love, Cracked Actor, Sweet Thing, Word on a wing, Beauty and the Beast and Teenage Wildlife certainly all fall into this category, and the remaining ones (except Andy Warhol) come close.

So maybe not an essential buy but still great for a lazy hours listening.

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