David Bowie - The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 [Japan Bonus Tracks]

Title: The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 [Japan Bonus Tracks] Artist: David Bowie Release Date: 10/7/1997 Re-Released On: 4/4/2000 Label: EMI Music Distribution Duration: 77:30 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 4988006735606 Genre: Rock Styles: Soul, Singer/Songwriter, Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Proto-Punk, Blue-Eyed Soul, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Album Rock, Art Rock Moods: Brooding, Clinical, Eccentric, Eerie, Stylish, Bravado, Cerebral, Complex, Detached, Dramatic, Elegant, Enigmatic, Exciting, Literate, Lush, Nocturnal, Playful, Provocative, Quirky, Rebellious, Sophisticated, Swaggering, Tense/Anxious, Theatrical, Urgent, Wry, Campy, Hypnotic, Intense, Ironic, Sexy, Yearning, Outrageous, Austere, Elaborate, Refined/Mannered Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. The Jean Genie
2. Space Oddity
3. Starman
4. Ziggy Stardust
5. John, I'm Only Dancing [Sax Version]
6. Rebel Rebel
7. Let's Spend the Night Together
8. Oh! You Pretty Things
9. Velvet Goldmine
10. Drive-In Saturday
11. Diamond Dogs
12. Changes
13. Sorrow
14. The Prettiest Star [Bolan Stereo Version]
15. Life on Mars?
16. Aladdin Sane
17. The Man Who Sold the World
18. Rock & Roll Suicide
19. All the Young Dudes
20. Lady Stardust

Year Type Label Catalog # 2000 CD EMI Music Distribution 50138

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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. [The Japanese edition cuts "Suffragette City" and replaces it with "Lady Stardust."] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Julian Quayle Image Manipulation Kevin Cann Liner Notes Mick Rock Photography Nigel Reeve Project Coordinator Peter Mew Mastering Sukita Cover Photo