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David Bowie - Rock 'n' Roll Star! [LP]

David Bowie - Rock 'n' Roll Star! [LP]

Driven by an entirely deeper dynamic than most pop artists, David Bowie inhabited a very special world of extraordinary sounds and endless vision. Unwilling to stay on the treadmill of rock legend and avoiding the descent into ever demeaning and decreasing circles of cliché, Bowie wrote and performed what he wanted, when he wanted. His absence from the endless list of “important events” has just fuelled interest. Constant speculation about what the guy was up to has even led some to wonder if this is his greatest reinvention ever. David Jones!

David Robert Jones was born in Brixton on January 8, 1947. At age thirteen, inspired by the jazz of the London West End, he picked up the saxophone and called up Ronnie Ross for lessons. Early bands he played with – The Kon-Rads, The King Bees, the Mannish Boys and the Lower Third –provided him with an introduction into the showy world of pop and mod, and by 1966 he was David Bowie, with long hair and aspirations of stardom rustling about his head. Kenneth Pitt signed on as his manager, and his career began with a handful of mostly forgotten singles but a head full of ideas. It was not until 1969 that the splash onto the charts would begin, with the legendary Space Oddity (which peaked at No. 5 in the UK). Amidst his musical wanderings in the late 60s, he experimented with mixed media, cinema, mime, Tibetan Buddhism, acting and love. The album, originally titled David Bowie then subsequently Man of Words, Man of Music, pays homage to all the influences of the London artistic scene. It shows the early song-writing talent that was yet to yield some of rock-n-roll’s finest work, even if it would take the rest of the world a few years to catch up with him.

Tracklist

  1. Hang On To Yourself (Early Ziggy Session Take)
  2. Star (Take 5 Alternative Version)
  3. Lady Stardust (Take 1 Alternative Version)
  4. Shadow Man (Ziggy Session Version)
  5. The Supermen (Ziggy Session Version 2023 Mix)
  6. Holy Holy (Ziggy Session Version Alternative Mix)
  7. Round And Round (Alternative Mix)
  8. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy Sessions Outtake 2022 Mix)
  9. Looking For A Friend (Ziggy Session Version)
  10. It's Gonna Rain Again (Ziggy Sessions Outtake)
  11. Sweet Head (Ziggy Sessions Outtake 2022 Mix)
  12. Starman (Top Of The Pops Version 2022 Mix)
  13. John, I'm Only Dancing (Alternative Trident Studios Version)
  14. I Can't Explain (Trident Studios Version)
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Driven by an entirely deeper dynamic than most pop artists, David Bowie inhabited a very special world of extraordinary sounds and endless vision. Unwilling to stay on the treadmill of rock legend and avoiding the descent into ever demeaning and decreasing circles of cliché, Bowie wrote and performed what he wanted, when he wanted. His absence from the endless list of “important events” has just fuelled interest. Constant speculation about what the guy was up to has even led some to wonder if this is his greatest reinvention ever. David Jones!

David Robert Jones was born in Brixton on January 8, 1947. At age thirteen, inspired by the jazz of the London West End, he picked up the saxophone and called up Ronnie Ross for lessons. Early bands he played with – The Kon-Rads, The King Bees, the Mannish Boys and the Lower Third –provided him with an introduction into the showy world of pop and mod, and by 1966 he was David Bowie, with long hair and aspirations of stardom rustling about his head. Kenneth Pitt signed on as his manager, and his career began with a handful of mostly forgotten singles but a head full of ideas. It was not until 1969 that the splash onto the charts would begin, with the legendary Space Oddity (which peaked at No. 5 in the UK). Amidst his musical wanderings in the late 60s, he experimented with mixed media, cinema, mime, Tibetan Buddhism, acting and love. The album, originally titled David Bowie then subsequently Man of Words, Man of Music, pays homage to all the influences of the London artistic scene. It shows the early song-writing talent that was yet to yield some of rock-n-roll’s finest work, even if it would take the rest of the world a few years to catch up with him.

Tracklist

  1. Hang On To Yourself (Early Ziggy Session Take)
  2. Star (Take 5 Alternative Version)
  3. Lady Stardust (Take 1 Alternative Version)
  4. Shadow Man (Ziggy Session Version)
  5. The Supermen (Ziggy Session Version 2023 Mix)
  6. Holy Holy (Ziggy Session Version Alternative Mix)
  7. Round And Round (Alternative Mix)
  8. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy Sessions Outtake 2022 Mix)
  9. Looking For A Friend (Ziggy Session Version)
  10. It's Gonna Rain Again (Ziggy Sessions Outtake)
  11. Sweet Head (Ziggy Sessions Outtake 2022 Mix)
  12. Starman (Top Of The Pops Version 2022 Mix)
  13. John, I'm Only Dancing (Alternative Trident Studios Version)
  14. I Can't Explain (Trident Studios Version)
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