David Bowie - The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974

Early in 1997, David Bowie sold the rights to his RCA catalog to EMI, and the first release to appear under the new agreement was The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974, which was part of EMI's limited-edition 100th Birthday series. Instead of playing it straight, the 20-track set offers both the predictable classics -- "The Jean Genie," "Space Oddity," "Starman," "Drive-In Saturday," "Ziggy Stardust," "Suffragette City," "Changes," "Sorrow," "The Man Who Sold the World" -- and relative obscurities, like the B-side "Velvet Goldmine," Bowie's version of "All the Young Dudes," and alternate takes of "John, I'm Only Dancing" and "The Prettiest Star." There are also album tracks like "Oh! You Pretty Things" and "Life on Mars" that have become classics, making The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 an impressive, reasonably thorough overview of Bowie's glam years. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Ann King Speer Project Coordinator Brian Ward Photography Cheryl Pawelski Compilation Producer, Producer David Bowie Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals Gus Dudgeon Producer John O'Brien Design Johnny Lee Art Direction Julian Quayle Image Manipulation Ken Scott Producer Kevin Cann Liner Notes Kevin Flaherty Associate Producer Marc Rashba Compilation Producer, Producer Mick Rock Photography Nigel Reeve Project Coordinator, Coordination Peter Mew Mastering Ricky Mintz Art Direction Steven Gizicki Liner Notes Stylorouge Design, Art Direction Sukita Photography, Cover Photo Tony Visconti Producer Tristram Penna Project Coordinator, Coordination, Mastering