David Bowie - David Bowie (CD, Album, RE + CD, Comp + RM, Spe)

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40th Anniversary Edition of original LP released in 1969, packaged in 6-panel double Digipak with 32-page booklet. Remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London. Track 1-2 ends with the unlisted track Don't Sit Down (0:40). CD1 Ⓟ 1969 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC under exclusive license to EMI Records Ltd. Digital remaster Ⓟ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC under exclusive license to EMI Records Ltd. Track 2-1: One of the earliest demos of "Space Oddity" recorded around January 1969 with John "Hutch" Hutchinson. Previously unreleased. Track 2-2: A demo with John "Hutch" Hutchinson in March/April 1969. Sadly, a more exact date is not possible. Previously unreleased. Track 2-3: Rare, alternate version featuring the Paul Buckmaster introduction recorded at Trident Studio in June, 1969. Released as the B-side to "Space Oddity" in July, 1969. Tracks 2-4 to 2-6: Recorded at Studio 2, Aeolian Hall, New Bond Street London. Recorded for the D.I.T. (Dave Lee Travis) Show on October 20th, 1969. "Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed" was the only recording from this session broadcast at the time, however it has remained unreleased commercially until now. Whilst not broadcast at the time, both "Let Me Sleep Beside You" and "Janine" were previously released on the Bowie At The Beeb collection in 2000. Track 2-7: Recorded at the same Trident Studio session as "The Prettiest Star" in January, 1970. Originally scheduled as the follow-up single to "Space Oddity." This stereo version was previously only available on the Sound + Vision 4 CD box in 2003. An earlier version was recorded as a possible single B-side at Decca Studios on March 12, 1968. Track 2-8: The original mono single was released in March 1970 on Mercury Records as the follow-up single to "Space Oddity". This stereo version was previously only available on The Best Of 1969/1974. Track 2-9: A previously unreleased stereo mix of a track previously featured in mono on the B-side of "The Prettiest Star" in March 1970. 2-10 & 2-11: Parts 1 and 2 of this electric version was re-recorded from the album and released as a single on Mercury Records in June 1970. Both parts of the single were previously available on the EMI/Ryko reissue of the album Space Oddity in 1990 2-12: A previously unreleased mix of the full band album version. 2-13: A previously unreleased mix of the album version clocks in over two minutes longer than the original mix. 2-14: recording info as per track 2-7. However, this alternate stereo mix is previously unreleased. 2-15: This Italian version of "Space Oddity." translated as "Lonely Boy, Lonely Girl," was recorded at Morgan Studios on December 20th, 1969 and released in Italy in 1970. The single version previously appeared on Bowie Rare LP on RCA in 1983 [sic; 1982, however this version in previously unreleased. Ⓟ 2009 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC under exclusive license to EMI Records Ltd. © 2009 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC. © 2009 EMI Records Ltd. Manufactured by Virgin Records America, Inc. Printed in the U.S.A. Made in the U.S.A.

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country:    US  
Released:  2009-11-17
Genre:       Rock
Style:         Folk Rock

Track listing:

. The Original Album
1-1. Space Oddity 5:14
1-2. Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed 6:51
1-3. Letter To Hermione 2:32
1-4. Cygnet Committee 9:31
1-5. Janine 3:21
1-6. An Occasional Dream 2:54
1-7. The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud 4:46
1-8. God Knows I'm Good 3:17
1-9. Memory Of A Free Festival 7:09
. The Bonus Material
2-1. Space Oddity (Demo) 5:10
2-2. An Occasional Dream (Demo) 2:49
2-3. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (Single B-Side) 4:56
2-4. Let Me Sleep Beside You (BBC Radio Session D.L.T. Show) 4:45
2-5. Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed (BBC Radio Session D.L.T. Show) 4:04
2-6. Janine (BBC Radio Session D.L.T. Show) 3:02
2-7. London, Bye, Ta-Ta (Stereo Version) 2:36
2-8. The Prettiest Star (Stereo Version) 3:12
2-9. Conversation Piece (Stereo Version) 3:06
2-10. Memory Of A Free Festival, Part 1 (Single A-Side) 4:01
2-11. Memory Of A Free Festival Part 2 (Single B-Side) 3:30
2-12. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (Alternate Album Mix) 4:45
2-13. Memory Of A Free Festival (Alternate Album Mix) 9:22
2-14. London, Bye, Ta-Ta (Alternate Stereo Mix) 2:34
2-15. Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola (Full Length Stereo Version) 5:15