This section of Compilations covers the albums Rock Galaxy (1981) to Early Years (1987). The division between LPs and CDs is rather arbitrarily chosen, as in the late 80s and early 90s most compilations were released both on vinyl and CD; titles marked with an * have been reissued on CD. Soundtracks and most of the albums containing Decca/Deram material are treated under Soundtracks and Early Works respectively, while several semi-official compilations are discussed under Pirates.
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Rock Galaxy (RCA NL 43493), June 1981 (Germany) Double LP with Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust. |
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ChangesTwoBowie (RCA BOWLP 3), November 1981 (UK)* Aladdin Sane/Oh! You Pretty Things/Starman/1984/Ashes To Ashes/Sound And Vision/Fashion/Wild Is The Wind/John I'm Only Dancing (Again)/DJ. Contains the single edits of Ashes To Ashes/Fashion/DJ. |
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David Bowie (RCA RS 1001/SF 8287/SF 8244), 1981?* A box set made for the Norwegian book club "Bokklubben Nye Bøker", containing Aladdin Sane, Ziggy Stardust and Hunky Dory. |
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At The Tower Philadelphia (RCA PL 42993), January 1982 (The Netherlands) Reissue of Rock Concert. |
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Portrait Of A Star (RCA PL 37700), August 1982 (France) A 3LP box with Lodger, "Heroes" and Low. This is one of the few albums containing the full length bilingual "Héros", the French/English version of "Heroes". |
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Rare (RCA PL 45406), December 1982 (UK) Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola/Round And Round/Amsterdam/Holy Holy (1972)/Panic In Detroit (live)/Young Americans/Velvet Goldmine/"Helden"/John I'm Only Dancing (Again)/Alabama Song/Crystal Japan. Includes the single edits of 'Young Americans' and 'John I'm Only Dancing (Again)' and the English/German version of "Heroes". This title was reissued only as a counterfeit. |
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Space Oddity/The Man Who Sold The World (RCA NL 37727), 1983 (France) Two early albums in a single sleeve. |
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David Bowie (RCA TRC 5005), 1983 (South Africa) An untitled album in the Best Buy Series, comparable to the French double LP above. This compilation has the complete Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane albums. |
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Golden Years (RCA BOWLP 4), August 1983 (UK)* Fashion/Golden Years/Red Sails/Joe The Lion/Look Back In Anger/Scary Monsters/I Can't Explain/Wild Is The Wind/Ashes To Ashes. |
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Fame And Fashion (David Bowie's All Time Greatest Hits) (RCA PL 84919), May 1984 (UK)* Space Oddity/Changes/Starman/1984/Young Americans/Fame/Golden Years/TVC 15/"Heroes"/DJ/Fashion/Ashes To Ashes. |
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Love You Till Tuesday (Deram BOWIE 1), May 1984 (UK)* Love You Till Tuesday/The London Boys/Ching-A-Ling/The Laughing Gnome/Liza Jane/When I'm Five/Space Oddity/Sell Me A Coat/Rubber Band/Let Me Sleep Beside You/When I Live My Dream. Contains the single versions of 'Love Till Tuesday' (lacking the violin extro), 'Rubber Band' and 'When I Live My Dream' (which was never actually released as a single). Furthermore, it contains the previously unreleased original 'Space Oddity' version (with John Hutchinson joining in on vocals), 'Ching-A-Ling' (both are edited), 'Sell Me A Coat' (featuring background vocals from Hermione Farthingale and John Hutchinson) and 'When I'm Five'. |
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Early Years (RCA NL 89494), January 1987 (France) A 3LP box with Aladdin Sane, Hunky Dory and The Man Who Sold The World. |
