I've been trying to avoid the 40th anniversary picture discs (you can only collect so much). However, I broke down and picked up Heroes for the Marc show version that is previously unreleased. I then started looking at the other releases, and I could go through each one carefully, but I thought it might be easier to ask:

Which of these picture discs actually have unreleased content that a collector of the MUSIC would need to buy?

So far, I know:
- Heroes: Marc version of Heroes
- Be My Wife: Art Decade from Perth
- Beauty and the Beast: Blackout from Berlin

Any others where the content is unreleased officially?

Thanks in advance!

Graham

There are many boots but if going on 100% official pressing on vinyl. (Some are available officially on CD).

Starman TOTP
Jean Genie TOTP
Drive in Saturday Russel Harty
Life on Mars Boston 72
Sorrow Vancouver 83
1984 Dick Cavett
Young Americans "Its Gonna be me" with strings
TVC15 "Wild is the Wind" Harry Maslin Single Mix
Sound and Vision 3013 Mix.

Thanks for that. That's more than I thought. I do mean "official", but also meant on CD (or even DVD, I suppose). I should have been more clear.

Graham

Starman TOTP - was on the Best of Bowie DVD
Jean Genie TOTP
Drive in Saturday Russel Harty - Best of Bowie DVD
Life on Mars Boston 72 - Aladdin Sane 30th CD
Sorrow Vancouver 83 - Serious Moonlight DVD
1984 Dick Cavett - Young Americans 2007 Special Edition DVD
Young Americans "Its Gonna be me" with strings - 2007 Special Edition CD
TVC15 "Wild is the Wind" Harry Maslin Single Mix - Station To Station 2010 Special Edition CD
Sound and Vision 3013 Mix - Promo only CD-R.

So basically just the three you mentioned and Jean Genie for truly officially unavailable material.

Thanks very much for that, Maarten. It's exactly what I was looking for. I know I could have searched through and figured this all out myself, but I figured someone on here probably knew it off the top of his or her head, so I thought I'd ask first. Thanks again!

I've really been trying to avoid these releases, but I guess I'll pick some of them up, based on this.

Graham

Curiously enough I dug out my picture discs the other day to determine an answer to the same question - one of them Fame or Young Americans says it's a single edit of a Tony Visconti remix so isn't that also exclusive?

Mic

the Young Americans remix edit is, as i recall, on the 3CD edition of Nothing Has Changed.

But you are correct that I forgot to add it it on the earlier list that deals only with vinyl.

It makes the Young American single the only 40th picture single to be unique on both sides in terms of pure vinyl (I say "pure" tongue in cheek with these defective discs).

Right - thanks for correcting me. That detail had escaped my notice.

Mic