The Official David Bowie Thread

[Zen]

Eh, bootlegs I'm not too bothered about right now, just maybe EP's and Singles that aren't on his albums, like the Jagger duet for instance, except well better, since I'm not getting that ><

[21stCenturyAndroidMan]

Originally Posted by Zen

Big bump clearly.

Now yesterday I completed my Bowie official album collection by getting Stage, at a steal at £3.69 on Amazon considering how long I've tried to find it at a good price.

Anyways, basically, I don't have any of his greatest hits packages, so I'm curious, if like so many artists of that era, did he have many standalone singles, what are they? Amazon has like 27 pages of stuff for him on their Amazon MP3, so surely I must be missing some of his main stuff, disregard if they show up on any of his live albums, I'd like the studio recordings.

Also, if I'm missing anything else, don't hesitate to bring it up.

I have;
All the official studio albums.
Best at the Beeb
Stage
David Live
Reality Tour
Santa Monica '72
Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture

ok here we go, media player tells me i have 65 albums.......
VH1 Storytellers
Glass Spider Tour
On Air Bootleg
Deram Anthology
Diamond Dogs (SE)
A Reality Tour
Aladdin Sane (SE)
Reality (SE)
Sound and Vision Box set
Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture (SE)
Heathen (SE)
BBC Radiotheatre london june 27
at the beeb (SE)
Duos
Outside (SE)
Don't be fooled by the name
hours
lodger
earthling
earthling in the city
the buddha of suburbia
early on
black tie white noise
singles collection
Tin machine 1
tin machine 2
oy vey baby (tin machine)
rock reflections
never let me down
serious moonlight
tonight
let's dance
christiane F
scary monsters
vampires of human flesh
Peter and the wolf (yes, i even have this)
heroes
low
station to station
young americans
at the tower philadelphia
somebody up there likes me
labyrinth
pinups
ziggy
santa monica 72
va va va voom
hunky dory
the man who sold the world
space oddity
self titled
the unreleased compilation
resurrection on 84th street

a lot of these are multi disc too =)

[glastonelle]

Heroes or China Girl

[Bulldog]

Originally Posted by Zen

Big bump clearly.

Now yesterday I completed my Bowie official album collection by getting Stage, at a steal at £3.69 on Amazon considering how long I've tried to find it at a good price.

Anyways, basically, I don't have any of his greatest hits packages, so I'm curious, if like so many artists of that era, did he have many standalone singles, what are they? Amazon has like 27 pages of stuff for him on their Amazon MP3, so surely I must be missing some of his main stuff, disregard if they show up on any of his live albums, I'd like the studio recordings.

Also, if I'm missing anything else, don't hesitate to bring it up.

I have;
All the official studio albums.
Best at the Beeb
Stage
David Live
Reality Tour
Santa Monica '72
Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture

I know this post is hella old, but I haven't got much else to do, so what the hell.

John I'm Only Dancing and This Is Not America are the only genuine stand-alone singles the man released, both of which are pretty good songs. There are several more singles from soundtrack albums to speak of, like the original (pre-Let's Dance) mix of Cat People from the film of the same name, Underground from Labyrinth (along with a bunch of others), Absolute Beginners and Real Cool World. As far as soundtracks with Bowie involved go, get the Absolute Beginners one, as besides some very good Bowie songs, there are some great numbers from Sade, the Style Council, Ray Davies and so on.

It's well worth getting his unreleased album of re-recordings of his 60s material, Toy, as well, as some of those recordings are easily among the best he's done. As far as bootlegs go, the Outside Outtakes are basically some of the outright weirdest songs the man ever recorded, and are well worth hunting down as well.

[almauro]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

There are several more singles from soundtrack albums to speak of, like the original (pre-Let's Dance) mix of Cat People from the film of the same name, Underground from Labyrinth (along with a bunch of others), Absolute Beginners and Real Cool World. As far as soundtracks with Bowie involved go, get the Absolute Beginners one, as besides some very good Bowie songs, there are some great numbers from Sade, the Style Council, Ray Davies and so on..

Speaking about movies, fortunately I did stumble upon a hypnotic version of "I Can't Read" during the end credits of the film Ice Storm (the movie is worth checking out). That song is slow, brooding and absolutely mesmerizing, but is only available on that soundtrack. Tin Machine had done a more upbeat version of the song.

[Bulldog]

Originally Posted by almauro

Speaking about movies, fortunately I did stumble upon a hypnotic version of "I Can't Read" during the end credits of the film Ice Storm (the movie is worth checking out). That song is slow, brooding and absolutely mesmerizing, but is only available on that soundtrack. Tin Machine had done a more upbeat version of the song.

Oh yeah, I remember that one. One of those I don't have a copy of myself, so I've only ever heard whenever I've watched Ice Storm. Good movie, sublime little song. Even the Tin Machine version's great stuff, which says it all really.

There's also a song from the Just a Gigolo soundtrack called Revolutionary Song, which is billed as Bowie's but only features his backing vocal. That, on the other hand, is a pretty lame song for a pretty lame movie.

I've heard talk of an unreleased soundtrack album for the Man Who Fell To Earth as well, which allegedly inspired some of the music that'd become Low and hasn't even leaked onto the bootleg circuit over the years. From what I've read it definitely does exist, it's just that tightly locked away in some maximum security vault somewhere.

[Screen13]

Originally Posted by boo boo

Yeah. Love You Till Tuesday is one of the worst songs I've ever heard.

That's close to being one of the worst Bowie songs, although only in it's Debut LP version (The single had a little B-Movie flavor to it at least) but I still have to put Rubber Band in for a tie...both versions. Still, I don't shove away the Deram Years all together.

I have been surviving the first album through the Deram Anthology, and to me most of it was a clumsy attempt with a usually ineffective blend of a Music Hall style with some interesting but still under-developed lyrics that had a couple of good songs in my opinion - Silly Boy Blue and She's Got Medals (Despite a Hey Joe style in the music). Please, Mr. Gravedigger was also a very odd way to end an album circa 1967, and certainly one of my favorite Early Bowie tracks. That trio of songs may not be "Classic," they still hinted at the perverse and interesting songs he would later create one he matured.

To me, it's far better than most Twee Music...Bowie's singing is far better for starters.

As for the Post-LP Deram work, I would vote for Karma Man, the classic Let Me Sleep Beside You, and the solid In The Heat of the Morning among the great Bowie songs of all as pointers to his best work. Clearly, he was gaining a truly unique style during that time which alone was a major improvement over the debut album even then.

[Screen13]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

It's well worth getting his unreleased album of re-recordings of his 60s material, Toy, as well, as some of those recordings are easily among the best he's done. As far as bootlegs go, the Outside Outtakes are basically some of the outright weirdest songs the man ever recorded, and are well worth hunting down as well.

I'm on the lookout for them. Thanks!

[almauro]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

I've heard talk of an unreleased soundtrack album for the Man Who Fell To Earth as well, which allegedly inspired some of the music that'd become Low and hasn't even leaked onto the bootleg circuit over the years. From what I've read it definitely does exist, it's just that tightly locked away in some maximum security vault somewhere.

It think you're right about that, because he did compose something for Nicholas Roeg, and it's gotta be sitting in a can somewhere. The photo of Bowie used on Station to Station came from a movie still from the Man Who Fell To Earth. They simply don't make movies like that anymore, lol.

[Bulldog]

Originally Posted by almauro

It think you're right about that, because he did compose something for Nicholas Roeg, and it's gotta be sitting in a can somewhere. The photo of Bowie used on Station to Station came from a movie still from the Man Who Fell To Earth. They simply don't make movies like that anymore, lol.

Amazing film - David Bowie actually does a job with his role So, basically I don't really think he's that great an actor; kinda wooden. Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, the Man Who Fell To Earth and Jazzin' For Blue Jean are exceptions where he's actually pretty good though. I didn't think much of his role in Labyrinth, but then again I'm not so much a fan of the movie as a whole either.

Originally Posted by Screen13

I'm on the lookout for them. Thanks!

Most of the songs from both of them are on youtube in some form or other.

Here's one of the Outside outtakes;



Apparently Outside itself was at first meant to be a triple album, but was whittled down to a single disc at Bowie's label's behest. Of the three hours'-worth of unreleased material from the Outside sessions, only half an hour (the bootleg) has leaked onto the circuit - intriguing eh.

Here's one from Toy as well;