This section of Albums covers the albums Aladdin Sane (1973) to "Heroes" (1977). For general information David Bowie albums, please see Album info. Please note that soundtracks and compilations are listed under Soundtracks and Compilations respectively.
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Aladdin Sane (RCA RS 1001), April 1973 (UK) Watch That Man/Aladdin Sane/Drive-In Saturday/Panic In Detroit/Cracked Actor/Time/The Prettiest Star/Let's Spend The Night Together/The Jean Genie/Lady Grinning Soul. 30th Anniversary 2CD Edition bonus disc: John I'm Only Dancing (Sax Version)/The Jean Genie (Original Single Mix)/Time (Single Edit)/All The Young Dudes/Changes (live1)/The Supermen (live1)/Life On Mars (live1)/John I'm Only Dancing (live1)/The Jean Genie (live2)/Drive-In Saturday (live3). Originally released in a gatefold cover, but many 1980s reissues dropped this and the lyrics printed on the inner sleeve. In Italy, the first edition appeared in a temporary "art sleeve" (RCA DLSP 4852). Picture disc released as RCA BOPIC 1 (third) in 1984; a second, unofficial picture disc is discussed under Pirates. Further reissues on vinyl are the 1990 Rykodisc (RALP 0135-2)/EMI (EMC 3579) editions, the 1999 Millenium Edition (EMI 7243 4994631 6) and the 2001 EMI/Simply Vinyl (SVLP 276) edition. First edition on CD released in 1984 (RCA PD 83890). The 1990 Rykodisc/EMI reissue was the only studio album from the series not to include any bonus tracks. Released in remastered format in 1999 (EMI 7243 521902 0 1) and yet again in 2003, as a 30th Anniversary 2CD Edition (EMI 7243 583120 2 7; bottom); see above for tracklisting. The live versions were recorded at 1 Boston, Music Hall, 01-10-72, 2 Santa Monica, Civic Hall, 20-10-72 and 3 Cleveland, Public Hall, 25-11-72. Note that the latter has been sourced from an audience recording; the complete concert can be found on Va Va Va Voom (Savage Hippo SH 120). The 2007 Japanese mini LP reissue (EMI TOCP-70145) was an exact copy, even including the fan club application card that came with the first UK LP; also see this box in which the entire series could be stored. Released as a Super High Material CD (SHM CD) in Japan in 2009 (EMI TOCP-95045) in the same artwork as the mini LP. |
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Diamond Dogs (RCA APL1-0576), March 1974 (UK) Future Legend/Diamond Dogs/Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (Reprise)/Rebel Rebel/Rock 'N' Roll With Me/We Are The Dead/1984/Big Brother/Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family. 1990 Rykodisc (RCD 10137)/EMI (CDP 79 5211 2) bonus tracks: Dodo/Candidate (demo). 30th Anniversary 2CD Edition bonus disc: 1984-Dodo/Rebel Rebel (US Single Version)/Dodo/Growin' Up/Alternative Candidate (a demo for a proposed 1984 musical)/Diamond Dogs (K-Tel Best Of... Edit)/Candidate (Intimacy Mix)/Rebel Rebel (2003). Most RCA re-releases dropped the original gatefold sleeve and the lyrics to 'Future Legend'. Also available as a picture disc (RCA BOPIC 5); see Pirates for a second, unofficial picture disc. The Rykodisc (RALP 0137-2)/EMI (EMC 3584) LPs contained the uncensored artwork. First CD release in 1985 (RCA PD 83889) with the censored sleeve; most of the subsequent releases contain the artwork in its full glory. The 1990 Rykodisc/EMI edition featured bonus tracks (see above). Again reissued in 1999 (EMI 7243 521904 0 9), in 2004 as a 30th Anniversary Edition 2CD (EMI 7432 5 77860 2 7; bottom) and in 2007 as a Japanese mini LP (EMI TOCP-70147) with the original artwork. Released as SHM CD in Japan in 2009 (EMI TOCP-95047) in the same artwork as the mini LP. |
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Station To Station (RCA APL1 1327), January 1976 (UK) Station To Station/Golden Years/Word On A Wing/TVC 15/Stay/Wild Is The Wind. 1991 Rykodisc (RCD 10141)/EMI (CDP 79 6435 2) bonus tracks: Word On A Wing (live)/Stay (live). Live Nassau Coliseum '76 Station To Station/Suffragette City/Fame/Word On A Wing/Stay/Waiting For The Man/Queen Bitch/Life On Mars/Five Years/Panic In Detroit/Changes/TVC 15/Diamond Dogs/Rebel Rebel/The Jean Genie. Singles Versions EP Golden Years/TVC 15/Stay/Word On A Wing/Station To Station. The original artwork consists of a framed black and white picture of David from the film 'The Man Who Fell To Earth'. Proofs were made of a sleeve with an unframed colour version of the same picture, but the album was never released on RCA in any form in a colour sleeve. The most recent release on vinyl is the 1991 edition (EMI EMD 1020), using the artwork in colour. The 1985 RCA CD (RCA PD 8132) used the original artwork, whereas the Rykodisc/EMI reissue (second) was released with a colour cover. The live tracks on this edition were recorded in Uniondale, Nassau Coliseum, 23-03-76. Released in 1997 in the AU20 series as Rykodisc RCD 80141. The 1999 remaster (EMI 7243 521906 0 7) too carried the colour cover, so as a consequence the original artwork is difficult to find on CD. This is the only non-Japanese reissue that includes the lyrics. The 2007 Japanese mini LP replica (EMI TOCP-70149) reinstated the black and white cover. Released as SHM CD in Japan in 2009 (EMI TOCP-95049) in the same artwork as the mini LP. The 2010 Special Edition (EMI BOWSTSX2010) features the original analogue master, Live Nassau Coliseum '76 (see above for track listing), plus a set of post cards. The 2010 Deluxe Edition (EMI BOWSTSD2010) is a 3LP/4CD/DVD box set containing the original analogue master and Live Nassau Coliseum '76 on both CD and LP, the 1985 RCA master and Singles Versions EP on CD, two versions of the album on DVD (two versions of the original master plus a new Harry Maslin mix both in surround and stereo), plus a large set of goodies: poster, 'onstage folder' (with replica backstage pass, biography, ticket, band line-up and three press shots) and replica 'fan club holder' (with fan club membership card, fan club certificate, two collectors cards, two photo prints, replica biography and two badges). Live Nassau Coliseum '76 (bottom), subtitled Recorded Live At The Nassau Coliseum Uniondale NY USA, finally meant an official release of this heavily bootlegged concert recorded on 23-03-76. Contrary to the bootlegs, it features the complete concert including the Life On Mars/Five Years medley, but 'Panic In Detroit' is edited. Despite all the bonus material of the Deluxe Edition, an unedited version of 'Panic In Detroit' is available only as part of the download. |
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Low (RCA PL 12030), January 1977 (UK) Speed Of Life/Breaking Glass/What In The World/Sound And Vision/Always Crashing In The Same Car/Be My Wife/A New Career In A New Town/Warszawa/Art Decade/Weeping Wall/Subterraneans. 1991 Rykodisc (RCD 10142)/EMI (CDP 79 7719 2) bonus tracks: Some Are/All Saints/Sound And Vision (Remixed Version). The first edition came without a track listing on the rear sleeve; most copies therefore have a sticker with the track listing on the rear. The original Canadian cassette (RCA CPK1 2030) uses Low's working title New Music: Night And Day on the tape labels. A few records of the UK edition were pressed on red vinyl, probably by a fan working at the record plant; beware of counterfeits! The last version of Low on vinyl dates from 1991 (EMI EMD 1027), which includes a lyric sheet. See Pirates for an unofficial 2007 picture disc. First released on CD in 1985 (RCA PD 83856). The 1991 Rykodisc/EMI edition contains bonus tracks (see above); in 1996, Rykodisc also released this album in the AU20 series as RYKO RCD 80142. The 1999 EMI remaster (EMI 7243 521907 0 6) includes lyrics. Released on CD in its original UK LP form as a 2007 Japanese mini LP replica (EMI TOCP-70150), which even included a miniature sticker with the track listing. Released as SHM CD in Japan in 2009 (EMI TOCP-95050) in the same artwork as the mini LP. |
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"Heroes" (RCA PL 12522), October 1977 (UK) Beauty And The Beast/Joe The Lion/"Heroes"/Sons Of The Silent Age/Blackout/V-2 Schneider/Sense Of Doubt/Moss Garden/Neuköln/The Secret Life Of Arabia. 1991 Rykodisc (RCD 10143)/EMI (CDP 79 7720 2) bonus tracks: Abdulmajid/Joe The Lion (Remixed Version). The original LP came with a lyric sheet, which was dropped with later RCA budget editions. German (RCA PL 42372) and French (RCA PL 42373) pressings featured German/English and French/English versions of "Heroes". The EMI reissue (EMD 1025) appeared in a gatefold sleeve. See Pirates for an unofficial 2007 picture disc. RCA released this album on CD in 1985 (PD 83857). The 1991 Rykodisc/EMI edition featured bonus tracks (see above); also released in the 1997 Rykodisc AU20 CD-series (RYKO RCD 80143). Other reissues are the 1999 EMI remaster (EMI 7243 521908 0 5) and the 2007 Japanese mini LP replica (EMI TOCP-70151). Released as SHM CD in Japan in 2009 (EMI TOCP-95051) in the same artwork as the mini LP. |