Time to start saving again what with this and the Mick Rock book in the same month!
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maarten
Posted: 22nd Jun 2015, 8:37 pm
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That is strange... it mentions Warner as a label, so seems to be official. I wonder what's on the two LP's on the right, Ziggy cover variation could be Ziggy B-sides/bonus tracks, and the other 2LP is called Re-call 1... BBC sessions?
If legit I'm sure more will be announced soon...
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maarten
Posted: 22nd Jun 2015, 8:47 pm
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Commencing countdown, engines on, check ignition and may God's love be with you…
DAVID BOWIE FIVE YEARS 1969 – 1973
The first in a series of David Bowie Box Sets to be released on September 25th.
June 23rd 2015 London
On this day in 1971, David Bowie performed for the first time at what was then known as the ‘Glastonbury Fair’. Today in 2015 as the Glastonbury Festival approaches once more, Parlophone Records are proud to announce DAVID BOWIE FIVE YEARS 1969 – 1973, the first in a series of box sets spanning his career.
The ten album / twelve CD box, ten album / thirteen-piece vinyl set and digital download featurs all of the material officially released by Bowie during the nascent stage of his career from 1969 to 1973. All of the formats include tracks that have never before appeared on CD/digitally as well as new remasters.
Exclusive to the box sets will be Re:Call 1, a new 2-disc compilation of non-album singles, single versions & B-sides. It features a previously unreleased single edit of All The Madmen, which was originally set for a US release but was never actually issued. Also included is the original version of Holy Holy, which was only ever released on the original 1971 Mercury single and hasn’t been available on any official release since.
Also exclusive to all versions of Five Years 1969 – 1973 will be a 2003 stereo remix of ‘The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars’ by the album’s original co-producer, Ken Scott, previously only available on DVD with the LP/DVD format of the 40th anniversary edition of the album.
The vinyl box set has the same content as the CD set pressed on audiophile quality 180g vinyl.
The box set’s accompanying book, 128 pages in the CD box and 84 in the vinyl set, will feature rarely seen photos as well as technical notes about each album from producers Tony Visconti and Ken Scott, an original press review for each album and a short foreword by legendary Kinks front man Ray Davies.
The CD box set will include faithfully reproduced mini-vinyl versions of the original albums and the CDs will be gold rather than the usual silver.
An alternate cover has been created for the 2003 mix of Ziggy Stardust by Ken Scott, which features an outtake from the original Heddon Street photo session. There is also newly originated artwork for Re:Call 1 featuring a 1973 in-studio image from renowned photographer Mick Rock.
DAVID BOWIE FIVE YEARS 1969 – 1973
6 Original Studio Albums:
David Bowie AKA Space Oddity* The Man Who Sold The World* Hunky Dory* The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars Aladdin Sane PinUps*
*New 2015 Remasters.
2 Live Albums: Live Santa Monica ‘72 Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture Soundtrack
Exclusive to the Box Sets:
The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (2003 Ken Scott mix) Re:Call 1 (2CD set)
Re:Call 1 tracklisting
CD1 Space Oddity (original UK mono single edit)* Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (original UK mono single version)* Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola The Prettiest Star (original mono single version)* Conversation Piece* Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 1) Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 2) All The Madmen (mono single edit)* previously unreleased Janine* Holy Holy (original mono single version)* only ever issued on original ‘71 Mercury single Moonage Daydream (The Arnold Corns single version)* Hang On To Yourself (The Arnold Corns single version)*
CD 2 Changes (mono single version)* Andy Warhol (mono single version)* Starman (original single mix) John, I’m Only Dancing (original single version) The Jean Genie (original single mix) Drive-In Saturday (German single edit) Round And Round John, I’m Only Dancing (sax version) Time (U.S. single edit) Amsterdam Holy Holy (Spiders version) Velvet Goldmine
All tracks stereo except *mono.
The vinyl box set has the same content as the CD box set pressed on audiophile 180g vinyl.
Formats: CD Box Set 0825646284085 (UK Cat No: DBX 1) Vinyl Box Set 0825646284092 (UK Cat No: DBXL 1) Digital download 0825646070602
DAVID BOWIE FIVE YEARS 1969 – 1973 is released 25th September on Parlophone Records
I'm a sucker who'll probably buy it just for the original "Holy Holy" (finally on CD after 45 years), though I'm interested to hear all of the new 2015 remasters as well (and see how much Shooky dislikes them ).
Though, if they were going to all of this trouble, you'd think they could have given us the rest of the Arnolds Corns tracks, too ("Man in the Middle" and a real favorite of mine, "Looking for a Friend", heard best in this version). Maybe in 2055?
OK so only the rare singles compilation of any interest. (Unless the 2015 remasters break the trend of ruining past genius). If they don't also ruin these singles this could be a gem and later you may kick yourself if you don't buy!
Remastering Space Oddity again seems crazy unless an improvement as the last stab at it was (to be fair) pretty good.
All in all makes me cry inside that they don't just treat the vinyl properly and press from original analogue masters. I would pay Double !!!??
The rules should be simple MP3 version should be manipulated to make music listenable in this format so Digital remaster important. For CD some adjustment (remastering) is/can be necessary but with care to either get what the original should sound like or flag as a new mix (if it sounds the same as the MP3 you have been ripped off). Vinyl should sound like an analogue recording or you miss the point (if it sounds the same as the MP3 or even the CD you have been doubly ripped off). I will possibly buy this and be ripped off for the smell and artwork.
The upside is that if they get the current remaster treatment my rare original Mercury singles will still be unavailable in any other form except digital disaster.
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newton
Posted: 23rd Jun 2015, 7:30 am
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Can we already speculate what the name of the second box will be... probably the years 1974-1979"?
6 Original Studio Albums:
Diamond Dogs [remaster 2015] Young Americans [remaster 2007] Station to Station [remaster 2010] [plus: Harry Maslin Mix] Low [remaster 2015] Heroes [remaster 2015] Lodger [remaster 2015]
Can we already speculate what the name of the second box will be... probably the years 1974-1979"?
6 Original Studio Albums:
Diamond Dogs [remaster 2015] Young Americans [remaster 2007] Station to Station [remaster 2010] [plus: Harry Maslin Mix] Low [remaster 2015] Heroes [remaster 2015] Lodger [remaster 2015]
2 Live Albums:
David Live Stage
Exclusive to the Box Sets:
Re:Call 2
You are forgetting Nassau Coliseum '76! Would be great if these were all done well but.... some reference to where the devil lives and Danny John-Jules's character in Red Dwarf spring to mind
Some thought yes but let's not go overboard... For those that have not yet seen the bonus tracks cds, here you go.
Re:Call 1 tracklisting
CD1 Space Oddity (original UK mono single edit)* Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (original UK mono single version)* Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola The Prettiest Star (original mono single version)* Conversation Piece* Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 1) Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 2) All The Madmen (mono single edit)* previously unreleased Janine* Holy Holy (original mono single version)* only ever issued on original ‘71 Mercury single Moonage Daydream (The Arnold Corns single version)* Hang On To Yourself (The Arnold Corns single version)*
CD 2 Changes (mono single version)* Andy Warhol (mono single version)* Starman (original single mix) John, I’m Only Dancing (original single version) The Jean Genie (original single mix) Drive-In Saturday (German single edit) Round And Round John, I’m Only Dancing (sax version) Time (U.S. single edit) Amsterdam Holy Holy (Spiders version) Velvet Goldmine
All tracks stereo except *mono.
But this does show a new level of interest in the back catalogue sadly lacking of late but I hope it's not going to be at the expense of deeper exploration of the individual albums.
I'm assuming the total lack of BOWPROMO material means there is still a Hunky Dory deluxe in the pipeline.
Something quirky in the vinyl box would have been nice, perhaps a reproduction of the NZ Pin Ups single. But all up this does seem to be along the lines of the approach i've been hoping for.
Can we already speculate what the name of the second box will be... probably the years 1974-1979"?
"Soul/Doubt" sums those years nicely.
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leoconsole
Posted: 23rd Jun 2015, 10:13 am
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All these mono single versions I'd not heard of before (apart from Space Oddity). Can anyone confirm whether they're unique mixes or fold-downs?
Also, I didn't realise the single version of Wild Eyed Boy was mono?
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the_hype
Posted: 23rd Jun 2015, 11:02 am
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paleblinds wrote:
All in all makes me cry inside that they don't just treat the vinyl properly and press from original analogue masters. I would pay Double !!!??
Bloody frustrating to say the least...
Hoping David will open the vaults for the 'Berlin' (i know i know - not entirely) trilogy due up next in the series. Perhaps his latest project, 'The Man Who Felt To Earth' soundtrack will make up part of it
I hope as another ( Clash, Blur , suede etc ) box set that they will sell the LPs separately !
Just interested by Hunky dory and the man who sold the world ...
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Zig
Posted: 23rd Jun 2015, 5:03 pm
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From davidbowie.com-store:
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Available exclusively from the Official David Bowie Online Store free with your pre-order is The David Bowie Pin Ups Radio Show 10". Previously only available on Spotify, this program was issued to mark the 40th Anniversary of the album ‘Pin Ups’ in 2013. This collectable, one-sided EP features snippets from the Pin Ups album interspersed with observations from David Bowie regarding the bands he covers on the album.
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