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Despite multiple reissue campaigns, some David Bowie gems remain out of print – here’s ten of the best A group of men walked past stacks of dusty master tapes gathering in hallways, and found the concrete cell they were looking for. They had wandered around a jail-like New Jersey storage facility (without climate control) anticipating this moment. The Holy Grail. For inside this bunker was David Bowie’s tape library (masters, multi-tracks etc) from the 1970s. If that wasn’t enough, it also contained original artwork, including the hand painted photo used on the cover of Ziggy Stardust. It was early 1989, and small US label Rykodisc had stunned industry competition by securing the rights to reissue the RCA-era David Bowie catalog. Everything from 1969’s Space Oddity to 1980’s Scary Monsters would be reissued, with Rykodisc responsible for producing all the new packaging and artwork and remastering the entire catalog.

The label’s presence wasn’t strong outside North America so EMI handled the rest of the world –Rykodisc would send them the art and the masters and EMI would simply add their logos. Cakewalk Express Gold Free Download more. The whole reissue campaign would go on to win widespread acclaim for the quality of the packaging and the care and thought that went into the track listings and remastering. As a teaser for this campaign, Rykodisc issued a lavish 50-track Box Set called Sound+Vision which contained around three or four tracks from each Bowie album from the reissue campaign.

As well as three CDs, it also featured an additional CDV (CD Video – now obsolete) containing a further 3 audio tracks along with the video to Ashes to Ashes. What is significant is that amongst the well known tracks such as Young Americans and Changes, Sound+Vision also included eight previously unreleased tracks and some rare single mixes.

This reflected what was to come, as Rykodisc reissued Bowie’s catalog in stages, from 1990 to 1992, with most (but not all) albums containing previously unreleased outtakes and demos. None of the rarities from the Sound+Vision box were repeated on the individual CD releases, meaning that you had to own the box and the individual album reissues to ensure you had everything. In the late 1990’s Bowie’s entire catalog was reissued again, this time without any of the additional bonus tracks found on the earlier Rykodisc/EMI reissues, which were effectively out of print. In the last decade various anniversary editions and deluxe editions have included some of these ‘lost’ bonus tracks, but not all of them. Indeed, there are many tracks released by Rykodisc during the catalogue reissue campaign which are still out of print today. The only way to get most of them today, is to track down the original CD releases from the period via ebay or your local used record shop (if you can find one!). Here we take a look at the top ten Rykodisc-era ‘lost’ tracks by David Bowie (dates are when the track was recorded).

Candidate [ Diamond Dogs demo, 1973] Recorded in 1973, this track is notionally a demo of the album version of Candidate but bears no similarity at all to it’s namesake and doesn’t sound much like a demo. The lyrics, tune and arrangement are all totally different.

However this track is a corker and it’s amazing to consider that it sat unreleased for almost 20 years. It turned up again on the 30th Anniversary edition of Diamond Dogs, but like the original Rykodisc reissue, that is now out of print. After Today [ Young Americans Outtake, 1974] Issued on the Sound+Vision box set and never issued on any Young Americans CD, including the 1991 Ryko and the most recent EMI deluxe reissue from 2007, this is a classic slice of Bowie’s ‘plastic’ soul which by all accounts would have made the album were it not for Bowie writing Fame with John Lennon and Carlos Alomar and then deciding to cover Across The Universe. All the elements are present and correct, Bowie’s falsetto, David Sanborn’s sax, a great funky rhythm track and some solid Bowie lyrics. A fine track which ends charmingly – as the music finally breaks down after 3:50, Bowie almost carries on singing, then laughing, declares “ooh, I was just getting into that!” 3. Growin’ Up [ Diamond Dogs Outtake, 1973] Bowie was an early admirer of Bruce Springsteen and recorded this track from The Boss’ debut Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. With Ron Wood on guitar, Aynsley Dunbar on drums and Mike Garson on piano.

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It was originally released as a bonus track on the 1990 Rykodisc reissue of covers album Pin Ups, but actually dates from early in the Diamond Dogs sessions. Bowie would end up recording Springsteen for three albums in a row (excluding Pin Ups) because a demo of It’s Hard to be a Saint in the City (from the same Asbury Park album) was recorded with the Young Americans band, and then a finished version of the same track was recorded during the Station to Station sessions. This final version appeared on the Sound+Vision box set and is currently available on David Bowie: Best of 1974-1979. Space Oddity [ Remake, 1979] Often referred to as the ‘Kenny Everett version’ courtesy of it having been performed on the UK radio presenter’s television show (see unique performance below), this track was originally the b-side to the Alabama Song single from 1979. It’s a completely new recording of Bowie’s breakthrough single that Rykodisc added to the 1991 reissue of Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). A bleak, stripped down version of the song with dramatic piano chords, the despair and isolation of ‘Major Tom’ is all too apparent.

This was Bowie ending his incredibly creative decade the way it had begun. It should really have been saved as the b-side to Ashes to Ashes given the ‘Major Tom’ name-check in that song. 1984/Dodo [ Diamond Dogs session track, 1973] Another track originally featured on the Sound+Vision box set, this dates from when Bowie had decided to write material for a musical based on George Orwell’s 1984.

However, in the end Orwell’s widow withheld the rights and Bowie was left to reshape the material he had into what would become Diamond Dogs. This song is also notable for being the last to be recorded with The Spiders in November 1973. Dodo was also tried as a standalone track. It didn’t make the final album, but did appear on the Rykodisc reissue of Diamond Dogs in 1990 as a bonus track, and again on the anniversary edition of the same album in 2004 (both now out of print). Velvet Goldmine [ The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars Outtake, 1971] This track never made it to the final album, but was the b-side of the re-released Space Oddity single in 1975.

The title is probably better known than the actual song, since it became the name of the 1998 glam-rock film starring Ewan McGregor. Velvet Goldmine was a bonus track on the 1990 Rykodisc reissue of Ziggy Stardust and appeared on the 30th anniversary reissue in 2002. Since then, it can only be found on David Bowie: Best of 1969-1974. Lightning Frightening [ The Man Who Sold The World Outtake, 1970) Recorded in 1970 this track was a bonus track on the 1990 Rykodisc reissue of The Man Who Sold The World and has been long out of print.

Sweet Head [ The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars Outtake, 1972] Recorded during the Ziggy sessions, this track would stay in the vaults until Rykodisc reissued the album in 1990. It has that classic Spiders period sound and is a solid if not outstanding track. Certainly deserving of release, although probably considered too provocative at the time. Reappeared on the now out of print 30th Anniversary Edition of Ziggy Stardust in 2002. Ballad of the Adventurers [Baal EP, 1981] Bowies appearance in the BBC TV production of Bertolt Brecht’s Baal was transmitted in February 1982 and a five-track EP was released in the UK to coincide with this. Ballad of the Adventurers is one of the tracks on the EP and remains unreleased on CD. Rykodisc’s reissues from the early nineties did not include any of the Baal EP and since then only two of the five tracks – Baal’s Hymn and Drowned Girl – have appeared on the CD format (both appeared on the reissued and expanded Sound+Vision box from EMI in 2003 and Drowned Girl also popped up on David Bowie: Best of 1980-1987).

The other two unreleased-on-CD tracks are Remembering Marie A and The Dirty Song. Bowie stalwart Tony Visconti produced. I Pray, Ole [Lodger Outtake, 1979] Recorded during the sessions for the rather underrated Lodger album, this track was a solo Bowie composition that features Brian Eno on synthesizer as well as the usual Lodger rhythm team of George Murray on Bass and Dennis Davis on Drums. Hasn’t been heard of since it’s inclusion on the 1991 Rykodisc reissue of the album.

The EMI 2003 expanded Sound+Vision box is still available and can be ordered by Let us know if you agree with this selection? What would you include? Leave a comment below! You might also like. Two gems on the box set SOUND AND VISION and were issued on the 40th anniversary of Space Oddity are the demo of Space Oddity with spoken introduction to the publishers ( it’s a duet with mate Hutch) and the cello version of Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud ( this is a gem that alone is worth getting the anniversary edition which also contains the dramatic Italian version of Space Oddity aka Ragazza Solo, Ragazza Solo which hysterically for those who speak Italian would be aware that the lyric has nothing to do with space travel. I’m glad I kept all of my Ryko reissues, despite their inferior sound now compared to the EMI versions. I also still have the original Ryko box, and the EMI box, as well as the anniversary issues.

It is time for some updates, however. My only beef with the EMI reissues is they did not include the bonus tracks on the standard discs. However, in Japan, where I’ve lived for almost 17 years, the EMI and Sony releases were all given the paper sleeve/replica LP mini packaging (the Sony stuff were all doubles, with additional mixes). So, I am fairly satisfied. And I will say this is a pretty good list! I love this article, though I would (of course) have some different choices. A few notes: 1.

Tony Visconti has said there is another, slower version of “After Today” in the vaults; he was surprised Ryko chose the version they did or the S&V box. “Growin’ Up” and “Hard to be a Saint” weren’t the only Springsteen songs from ASBURY PARK that Bowie covered; he also produced a version of “Spirits in the Night” for the Astronettes (a side project of Bowie’s which saw eventual release in the 1990s). Visconti also doesn’t remember “I Pray Ole” being recorded during the LODGER sessions. On the Illustrated DB Discography site (), there is an active debate going on about whether or not “I Pray Ole” is really a Tin Machine-era recording, at least in part, perhaps using some backing tracks from the LODGER sessions. Personally, as far as Ryko’s LODGER goes, I adore the 1988 “Look Back in Anger” — that’s a “lost” track for my list!

Thanks again for a thoughtful article. Do you know of any bootleg that exists with a cut of Iggy Pop and Bowie’s “Drink to Me” on it? Don’t care if it is a rough cut, I have been wanting to hear that song for years since I read the RS interview with Bowie in the 70s during one of my searches for rare/older music. And where can one find any of those other titles of those lost racks you mentioned? I know some mentioned are already on the remastered releases of the earlier Bowie albums; but what about the ones that were never officially released? There are two tracks that are absolute gems which have either never been released, or, missing since the Ryko reissues.

One is the single version of Memory of a free festival which is far better than the album version, and was the first track ever cut with Mick Ronson. The other track which has never been officially released is Miss Peculiar ( aka How lucky you are) There are a couple of different versions of this song, the versions on YouTube are quite sedate, but there is a massive John Barry type arrangement which is astonishing.

Big blasting horn sections and changing time signatures. It’s lyrically very sexist, on par with young Jagger, and that’s the only reason I can guess it’s never been released, but Bowie must if liked the song as he kept trying to record it. It’s a brilliant melodic song. A while ago Record Collector published a serious feature about NEVER (officially and sometimes also unofficially) released DB tracks/versions suggesting he is waiting 2012 when his EMI license will expire for some release.

To me it starts to resemble to Beach Boys’ Smile release this year(interestingly since the announcement of its release no website selling music has a release date, again). If you align just the studio recordings avalialble only on bootlegs (themselves most of the time unavailable) the lack of official DVD release of at least the Cracked Actor BBC documentary in full, the entirety of BBC recordings (once more Bowie at the BEEB is not complete), you can think of something like an 8-10 CD and 2-3 DVD official box set; maybe throwing in a couple of concerts from the ’70 more interesting than “Live” and “Stage” (some disappointment too for the Nassau released with the last “Station To Station” because it is not complete with talking between songs) as well. Incidentally, a CD release as well of Baal will be a good idea: do people understand the problems of sound quality because of compression when buying digital immaterial music? Stefano, Milano, Italy. Good list- agree with most of it. On the Rykodisc issue of Hunky Dory (the mastering of which was rather thin and ‘toppy’, there were some demo versions and outtakes.

The demo of Quicksand was epic- fraught, intense and used to make my dog howl uncontrollably. Sadly I ‘lost’ the disc in a relationship split up (she didn’t have great taste but loved Bowie, worst luck!) but of course I have the 99 EMI issue of one of Bowie’s greatest ever albums. And presumably some kind of Deluxe Hunky Dory must be due some time soon.

Hi Tim – thanks for your comments. From his ‘classic’ period Man Who Sold the World, Hunky Dory, Low, Heroes, Lodger and Scary Monsters are the only albums to have not had any kind of anniversary/deluxe edition (this doesn’t include live albums and pin ups) I would agree that Hunky Dory is probably next. Don’t forget that Let’s Dance has it’s 30th anniversary in 2013 – I can imagine Bowie doing a good deal with a label on that album for a big Super Deluxe Edition with demos/serious moonlight tour/remixes etc. Many years ago the thought of me ever owning a david bowie release never entered my head.one day an old school friend of my sister who was over from australia visiting brought in a cassette for me it contained 2 tracks the first was a big hit at the time in oz by a band called men at work the track of course was ‘down under’, she told me it was going to be massive over here. The sencond was a track by a certain english man who was spending a lot of time in australia right then, yeah david bowie the track ‘let’s dance’ it blew my mindnow this aint bowies best work we know but to me for some reason i was stunned by it.

Now many years later with several bowie albums in my collection, i actually find myself looking out for news of bowie re-issues and rareties, he is and always will be a genius i often find myself sitting and thinking what to play and bowie is one of those regulars that come to mind, this set you talk about here looks like a golden nugget for fans and collectors of his work, how i wish i had this in my collection now that i fully understand his craft like works.heres hoping for more Bowie beauties like this in the near future.

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