Friday, July 28, 2023

David Bowie - Bowie B-Sides (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

DAVID BOWIE

David Bowie - Bowie B-Sides (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

David Bowie was an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was born on January 8, 1947, in Brixton, London, England and died on January 10, 2016, in Lafayette Street, New York City, US1. He was a leading figure in the music industry and is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century1. Bowie’s career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music1. He developed an interest in music from an early age. He studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. During his lifetime, David Bowie released 26 studio albums, 9 live albums, 2 soundtrack albums, 26 compilation albums, 8 extended plays, 128 singles and 6 box sets.

Bowie released a string of unsuccessful singles with local bands and a solo album before achieving his first top five entry on the UK Singles Chart with “Space Oddity”, released in 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of “Starman” and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie’s style shifted towards a sound he characterized as “plastic soul”, initially alienating many of his UK fans but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single “Fame” and the album Young Americans.

Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles throughout the 1990s and 2000s including industrial and jungle. He fronted the hard rock band Tin Machine between 1988 and 1992 before resuming his solo career in 1993. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music.

David Bowie released 128 singles during his lifetime excluding Tin Machine singles. Amongst the singles was a wealth of B-sides. David Bowie’s greatest B-side single is subjective and varies depending on personal preference. However, some of his most popular B-sides include “The Man Who Sold the World” (1970), “Velvet Goldmine” (1975), “Crystal Japan” (1980) and “Alabama Song” (1980) (B)

Here is a compilation of Bowies B-Sides from 1964 to 2014. There are 91 tracks in total. The first 3 CDs are focused on UK B-sides and the 4th CD is a mix of US and other important B-Sides from around the globe.

I have excluded a few B-Sides as follows with the exception of one single a 2021 AA-Side of which both tracks are included.

  • Eps tracks
  • Duets
  • Shared A and B sides with other artists
  • AA sides
  • CD Single tracks where only the one track was issued.
  • Digital downloads
  • Tin Machine singles

The exception:    David Bowie recorded a cover version of Bob Dylan’s “Tryin’ To Get To Heaven” in early 1998. It was released as a AA-side single with John Lennon’s song “Mother” in 2021. The single was issued on January 8, 2021, what would have been Bowie’s 74th birthday. It was made available in two physical formats and as a digital download.

If you are interested in other Bowie Deep cuts, they can be found here.

https://butterboycompilations.blogspot.com/2019/04/david-bowie-quicksand-75-deep-bowie.html

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Track lists

CD1

01 Davie Jones with The King Bees (David Bowie) - Louie, Louie Go Home (B-Side Of Liza Jane) 2:12

02 Manish Boys; (David Bowie) - Take My Tip (B-Side Of I Pity The Fool) 2:15

03 Davy Jones & The Lower Third - Baby Loves That Way (B-Side Of You've Got A Habit Of Leaving) 2:59

04 David Bowie - And I Say To Myself (B-Side Of Can't Help Thinking About Me) 2:28

05 David Bowie  (And The Buzz) - Good Morning Girl (B-Side Of  Do Anything You Say) 2:13

06 David Bowie - I'm Not Losing Sleep (B-Side Of I Dig Everything) 2:56

07 David Bowie - The London Boys (B-Side Of Rubber Band) 3:21

08 David Bowie - The Gospel According To Tony Day (B-Side Of The Laughing Gnome) 2:49

09 David Bowie - Did You Ever Have A Dream (B-Side Of Love You Till Tuesday) 2:08

10 David Bowie - Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (B-Side Of Space Oddity) 4:52

11 David Bowie - Conversation Piece (B-Side Of Prettiest Star) 3:08

12 David Bowie - Memory Of A Free Festival Part 2 (B-Side Of Memory Of A Free Festival Part 1) 3:31

13 David Bowie - Black Country Rock (B-Side Of Holy Holy) 3:26

14 Arnold Corns (David Bowie) - Hang On To Yourself (B-Side Of Moonage Daydream) 2:52

15 David Bowie - Andy Warhol (B-Side Of Changes) 3:07

16 David Bowie - Suffragette City (B-Side Of Starman) 3:26

17 David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing (B-Side Of Starman) 2:46

18 David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (B-Side Of The Jean Genie) 3:13

19 David Bowie - Round And Round (B-Side Of Drive-In Saturday) 2:44

20 David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World (B-Side Of Life On Mars) 3:57

21 David Bowie - Amsterdam (B-Side Of Sorrow) 3:27


CD2

22 David Bowie - Queen Bitch (B-Side Of Rebel Rebel) 3:18

23 David Bowie - Quicksand (B-Side Of Rock 'n' Roll Suicide) 5:05

24 David Bowie - Holy Holy (B-Side Of Diamond Dogs) 2:23

25 David Bowie - Panic In Detroit (Live) (B-Side Of Knock On Wood) 5:57

26 David Bowie - Suffragette City (B-Side Of Young Americans) 3:28

27 David Bowie - Right (B-Side Of Fame) 4:21

28 David Bowie - Changes (B-Side Of Space Oddity) 3:34

29 David Bowie - Velvet Goldmine (B-Side Of Space Oddity) 3:12

30 David Bowie - Can You Hear Me (B-Side Of Golden Years) 5:08

31 David Bowie - We Are The Dead (B-Side Of Tvc 15) 4:59

32 David Bowie - Stay (B-Side Of Suffragette City) 6:15

33 David Bowie - A New Career In A New Town (B-Side Of Sound And Vision) 2:55

34 David Bowie - V-2 Schneider (B-Side Of Heros) 3:10

35 David Bowie - Sense Of Doubt (B-Side Of Beauty And The Beast) 3:58

36 David Bowie - Art Decade (B-Side Of Breaking Glass) 3:47

37 David Bowie - Fantastic Voyage (B-Side Of Boys Keep Swinging) 2:56

38 David Bowie - Repetition (B-Side Of D.J.) 3:00

39 David Bowie - Space Oddity (B-Side Of Alabama Song) 4:42

40 David Bowie - Move On (B-Side Of Ashes To Ashes) 3:21

41 David Bowie - Scream Like A Baby (B-Side Of Fashion) 3:35

42 David Bowie - Because You're Young (B-Side Of Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)) 4:54


CD3

43 David Bowie - Crystal Japan (B-Side Of Up The Hill Backwards) 3:11

44 David Bowie - Golden Years (B-Side Of Wild Is The Wind) 3:58

45 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (B-Side Of Let's Dance) 6:42

46 David Bowie - Shake It (B-Side Of China Girl) 3:50

47 David Bowie - Modern Love (Live '83) (B-Side Of Modern Love) 3:54

48 David Bowie - Dancing With The Big Boys (B-Side Of Tonight) 3:34

49 David Bowie - Tumble And Twirl (B-Side Of Tonight) 4:58

50 David Bowie - Don't Look Down (B-Side Of Loving The Alien) 4:11

51 David Bowie - Absolute Beginners (Dub Mix) (B-Side Of Absolute Beginners) 5:40

52 David Bowie - Underground (Instrumental) (B-Side Of Underground) 5:55

53 David Bowie - When The Wind Blows (Instrumental) (B-Side Of When The Wind Blows) 3:46

54 David Bowie - Julie (B-Side Of Day-In Day-Out) 3:42

55 David Bowie - Girls (Single Edit) (B-Side Of Time Will Crawl) 4:17

56 David Bowie - '87 And Cry (B-Side Of Never Let Me Down) 4:25

57 David Bowie - Real Cool World (Instrumental) (B-Side Of Real Cool World ) 4:27

58 David Bowie - Pallas Athena (Don't Stop Praying Mix) (B-Side Of Jump They Say) 5:38

59 David Bowie - Dead Against It (B-Side Of The Buddha Of Suburbia) 5:48

60 David Bowie - Looking For Lester  (Don't Stop Praying Mix) (B-Side Of Miracle Goodnight) 5:37

61 David Bowie - Seven Years In Tibet (Mandarin Version) (B-Side Of Seven Years In Tibet) 3:57

62 David Bowie - The Hearts Filthy Lesson (B-Side Of Hallo Spaceboy) 4:57

63 David Bowie - Seven (B-Side Of Survive) 4:15


CD4

01 David Bowie - There Is A Happy Land (B-Side Of Rubber Band) US 3:14

02 David Bowie - Janine (B-Side Of All The Madmen) US 3:23

03 David Bowie - Life On Mars (B-Side To Space Oddity) Italy 3:50

04 David Bowie - Silly Boy Blue (B-Side Of The Laughing Gnome) German 3:53

05 David Bowie - The Prettiest Star (B-Side Of Time) 3:27

06 David Bowie - Where Have All The Good Times Gone (B-Side Of Rosalyn) Nz 2:41

07 David Bowie - Knock On Wood (Live) (B-Side Of Young Americans) US 2:57

08 David Bowie - Love You Till Tuesday (B-Side Of The London Boys) 3:01

09 David Bowie - Word On A Wing (Single Edit) (B-Side Of Stay) US 3:14

10 David Bowie - Speed Of Life (B-Side Of Be My Wife) US 2:47

11 David Bowie - Sense Of Doubt (B-Side Of Beauty And The Beast) US 3:58

12 David Bowie - Joe The Lion (B-Side Of John, I’m Only Dancing) US 3:09

13 David Bowie - It's No Game (Pt. 1) (B-Side Of Ashes To Ashes) US 4:17

14 David Bowie - Cracked Actor (Live) (B-Side Of White Lightwhite Heat) 3:04

15 David Bowie - Criminal World (B-Side Of Without You) US 4:25

16 David Bowie - Glass Spider (B-Side Of Bang Bang) Australia 4:56

17 David Bowie - We Shall Go To Town (B-Side Of Thursday's Child) 3:55

18 David Bowie - Wood Jackson (B-Side Of Slow Burn) Europe 4:47

19 David Bowie - Safe (B-Side Of Everyone Says 'Hi') 4:42

20 David Bowie - Sunday (B-Side Of I've Been Waiting For You) 4:45

21 David Bowie - Love Missile F1-11( B-Side Of New Killer Star) 4:14

22 David Bowie - Rebel Never Gets Old [Radio Mix] (Rare Single) 3:26

23 David Bowie - Where Are We Now (B-Side Of The Stars Are Out Tonight) 4:08

24 David Bowie - 'tis A Pity She Was A Whore (B-Side Of Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)) 4:52

25 David Bowie - Mother (B-Side Of Tryin' To Get To Heaven) 5:07

26 David Bowie - Tryin' To Get To Heaven (B-Side Of Mother) 6:06

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10 comments:

  1. Great artist,great collection many thanks Butterboy!

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  2. Thank you, Little Bill.
    Every time I play his music especially the earlier music I am transported back in time. A Great Artists.
    Cheers

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  3. Thanks BB this will fill gaps in my Bowie collection - Imagine being in a club or pub and someone at the jukebox flips Beauty and the beast to its B-side Sense of doubt - that would liven the place up!!

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    1. Thanks Dr Robert.
      Some of the early B-Sides are terrific. I think he was always going to be a star.
      There is room for additional volumes if I don't omit the ones I stated.
      Cheers.

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  4. Many thanks for this truly remarkable compilation!

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    1. Thank you, Etienne,
      You're welcome. Enjoy!
      Cheers.

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  5. Forever brilliant Bowie......Greatly missed.

    Cheers
    Stephen

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    1. Hi Stephen,
      I hope you like this compilation.
      Cheers.

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