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David Bowie / Rock ‘n’ Roll Star!

5CD+blu-ray Ziggy Stardust era deluxe set

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David Bowie / Rock 'n' Roll Star! 5CD+blu-ray deluxe set

The next in the series of David Bowie CD-based deluxe sets will be called Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! and charts Bowie’s journey from February 1971 through to the creation of Ziggy Stardust and the recording of 1972’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars album.

The 5CD+blu-ray set features demos, BBC radio sessions, singles, live tracks, outtakes and more and offers 29 unreleased tracks. Unreleased highlights include an alternative version of ‘Lady Stardust’, an unheard version of ‘Shadow Man’ and an up-tempo take of The Who’s ‘I Can’t Explain’, which Bowie would later slow down for the Pin Ups album.

The blu-ray includes the 2003 5.1 mix, a 96/24 stereo version, Waiting in the Sky (Before the Starman Came to Earth) (which is being issued on vinyl for Record Store Day) along with a selection of singles and outtakes.

The 5CD+blu-ray deluxe of Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! (click image to enlarge)

Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! also contains two books. The first, an extensive 112-page tome with detailed sleeve notes, memorabilia, contemporary reviews and articles, rare photographs from Barrie Wentzel, Michael Putland, Mick Rock, Sukita and Alec Byrne, as well as new notes and interviews with Ken Scott, Mark Carr Pritchett and David’s plugger from the time, Anya Wilson. Accompanying the main book is a 36-page compiled reproduction of David’s personal Ziggy Stardust era notebooks.

There’s also a single LP black vinyl version of Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! that has been mastered at half-speed and features 14 alternates/session tracks. These are all on the 5CD+blu-ray version, in case you are wondering.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! will be released on 14 June 2024, via Parlophone.

Tracklisting

David Bowie / Rock 'n' Roll Star! 5CD+blu-ray deluxe set

Rock ‘n’ Roll Star David Bowie / 5CD+blu-ray

    • CD 1
      1. So Long 60s (San Francisco Hotel recording) *
      2. Hang On To Yourself (early demo) *
      3. Lady Stardust (demo)
      4. Ziggy Stardust (demo)
      5. Star (Aka Stars) (demo) *
      6. Soul Love (demo and DB spoken notes) *
      7. Starman (demo 1 excerpt) *
      8. Starman (demo 2) *
      9. Moonage Daydream (The Arnold Corns version)
      10. Hang On To Yourself (The Arnold Corns version)
      11. Looking For A Friend (The Arnold Corns version – rough mix) *
      12. Haddon Hall Rehearsals Segue: Ziggy Stardust / Holy Holy / Soul Love *
      13. Star (Aka Stars) (Haddon Hall rehearsal) *
      14. Sweet Head (Haddon Hall rehearsal) *
      *Previously unreleased
    • CD 2
      Sounds Of The 70s: John Peel
      Session recorded on 11th January, 1972 and broadcast on 28th January, 1972
      1. Ziggy Stardust *
      2. Queen Bitch *
      3. Waiting For The Man *
      4. Lady Stardust *
      Sounds Of The 70s: Bob Harris
      Session recorded on 18th January, 1972 and broadcast on 7th February, 1972
      1. Hang On To Yourself
      2. Ziggy Stardust
      3. Queen Bitch
      4. Waiting For The Man
      5. Five Years
      Old Grey Whistle Test Performance
      Filmed on 7th February, 1972 and broadcast on 8th February, 1972 except ‘Oh! You Pretty Things’ which was not broadcast until 1982.
      1. Oh! You Pretty Things (take 1)
      2. Queen Bitch
      3. Five Years
      *Previously unreleased
    • CD 3
      Sounds Of The 70s: John Peel
      Session recorded on 16th May, 1972 and broadcast on 23rd May, 1972
      1. White Light/White Heat
      2. Moonage Daydream
      3. Hang On To Yourself
      4. Suffragette City
      5. Ziggy Stardust
      Johnnie Walker Lunchtime Show
      Session recorded on 22nd May, 1972 and broadcast from 5th – 9th June, 1972
      1. Starman
      2. Space Oddity
      3. Changes
      4. Oh! You Pretty Things
      Sounds Of The 70s: Bob Harris
      Session recorded on 23rd May, 1972 and broadcast On 19th June, 1972
      1. Andy Warhol
      2. Lady Stardust
      3. White Light/White Heat
      4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide
      Top Of The Pops Performance
      Filmed on 5th July, 1972 and broadcast on 6th July, 1972
      1. Starman
      *Previously unreleased
    • CD 4
      1. Round And Round
      2. The Supermen (Ziggy session version)
      3. Holy Holy (Ziggy session version)
      4. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy session outtake)
      5. Starman (original single mix)
      6. John, I’m Only Dancing (original single version)
      Recorded Live At The Music Hall, Boston.
      Recorded on 1st October, 1972
      1. The Supermen
      2. Changes
      3. Life On Mars?
      4. My Death *
      5. John, I’m Only Dancing
      *Previously unreleased
    • CD 5
      1. Looking For A Friend (The Arnold Corns version 2022 mix) *
      2. Hang On To Yourself (early Ziggy session take) *
      3. Star (take 5 alternative version) *
      4. Lady Stardust (take 1 alternative version) *
      5. Shadow Man (Ziggy session version) *
      6. The Supermen (Ziggy session version 2023 Mix) *
      7. Holy Holy (Ziggy session version alternative mix) *
      8. Round And Round (alternative mix)
      9. It’s Gonna Rain Again (Ziggy session outtake) *
      10. Looking For A Friend (Ziggy session version) *
      11. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix) *
      12. Sweet Head (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix) *
      13. Starman (Top Of The Pops version 2022 mix)
      14. John, I’m Only Dancing (alternative Trident Studios version) *
      15. I Can’t Explain (Trident Studios version) *
      Bonus Mix
      1. Moonage Daydream (2003 instrumental mix)
      *Previously unreleased
    • Blu-ray
      THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
      1. Original album mix (96khz/24bit Stereo)
      THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS AND EXTRAS
      1. 2003 5.1 Mixes (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 – 96khz/24bit)
      WAITING IN THE SKY (BEFORE THE STARMAN CAME TO EARTH)
      1. Early Ziggy Stardust album tracklisting – December 1971 (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)
      THE SINGLES
      1. (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)
      OUTTAKES AND ALTERNATIVE VERSIONS
      1. (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)

       

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