David Bowie Sound + Vision contains few of Bowie’s greatest hits in their original form, instead frequently opting for demos, live versions and even a German vocal version of “Heroes” (“Helden”). This box set was originally conceived in 1989 as less of a comprehensive career retrospective than as a “teaser” for the then-upcoming Rykodisc CD reissue campaign covering Bowie’s output from 1969 to 1980. As a result of this commercial logic, none of the “rarities” originally included on the 1989 edition of Sound + Vision (the rare single versions of “Wild-Eyed Boy From Freecloud” and “Rebel Rebel,” or the previously unreleased studio outtakes “London Bye Ta–Ta,” “1984/Dodo,” “After Today,” or “It’s Hard To Be A Saint in the City”) were included as bonus tracks on the Rykodisc editions of Bowie’s albums. Conversely, some rarities were reserved exclusively for the Rykodisc re-releases and do not appear in this release.
Track listing
All songs written by David Bowie unless otherwise indicated.
CD one
1. “Space Oddity” (Demo version) (previously unreleased) – 5:09
2. “Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud” (from “Space Oddity” single b-side, 1969) – 4:50
3. “The Prettiest Star” (Single version) – 3:11 (Mono)
4. “London Bye Ta–Ta” (previously unreleased) – 2:35 (Mono)
5. “Black Country Rock” (from The Man Who Sold the World, 1970/1971) – 3:33
6. “The Man Who Sold the World” (from The Man Who Sold the World, 1970/1971) – 3:56
7. “The Bewlay Brothers” (from Hunky Dory, 1971) – 5:22
8. “Changes” (from Hunky Dory, 1971) – 3:35
9. “Round and Round” (Chuck Berry) (from “Drive-In Saturday” b-side, 1973; recorded during Ziggy Stardust sessions, 1971) – 2:41
10. “Moonage Daydream” (from Ziggy Stardust, 1972) – 4:39
11. “John, I’m Only Dancing” (Aladdin Sane outtake, 1973) – 2:43
12. “Drive-In Saturday” (from Aladdin Sane, 1973) – 4:30
13. “Panic in Detroit” (from Aladdin Sane, 1973)” – 4:25
14. “Ziggy Stardust” (Live) (from Ziggy Stardust – The Motion Picture, recorded 1973, released 1983) – 3:16
15. “White Light/White Heat” (Lou Reed) (Live) (from Ziggy Stardust – The Motion Picture, 1973/1983) – 3:57
16. “Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide” (Live) (from Ziggy Stardust – The Motion Picture, 1973/1983) – 4:30
CD two
1. “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere” (Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend (from Pin Ups, 1973) – 3:08
2. “Sorrow” (Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer) (from Pin Ups, 1973) – 2:53
3. “Don’t Bring Me Down” (Johnnie Dee) (from Pin Ups, 1973) – 2:05
4. “1984/Dodo” (previously unreleased, 1973) – 5:29
5. “Big Brother” (from Diamond Dogs, 1974) – 3:21
6. “Rebel Rebel” (US single version, 1974) – 3:01
7. “Suffragette City” (from David Live, 1974) – 3:50
8. “Watch That Man” (from David Live, 1974) – 5:07
9. “Cracked Actor” (from David Live, 1974) – 3:30
10. “Young Americans” (from Young Americans, 1975) – 5:12
11. “Fascination” (Bowie, Luther Vandross) (from Young Americans, 1975) – 5:45 (A different, more echo heavy mix which was not on the 2003 issue)
12. “After Today” (Young Americans outtake, 1975, previously unreleased) – 3:50
13. “It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City” (Bruce Springsteen) (previously unreleased, 1975) – 3:49
14. “TVC 15” (from Station to Station, 1976) – 5:31
15. “Wild Is the Wind” (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) (from Station to Station, 1976) – 5:58
CD three
1. “Sound and Vision” (from Low, 1977) – 3:05
2. “Be My Wife” (from Low, 1977) – 2:57
3. “Speed of Life” from Low, 1977) – 2:47
4. “Helden” (Bowie, Brian Eno) (German version of “Heroes”, recorded 1977; 1989 remix) – 3:39
5. “Joe the Lion” (from “Heroes”, 1977) – 3:07
6. “Sons of the Silent Age” (from “Heroes”, 1977) – 3:19
7. “Station to Station” (Live) (from Stage, 1978) – 8:50
8. “Warszawa” (Live) (Bowie, Eno) (from Stage, 1978) – 6:52
9. “Breaking Glass” (Live) (Bowie, Dennis Davis, George Murray) (from Stage, 1978) – 3:35
10. “Red Sails” (Bowie, Eno) (from Lodger, 1979) – 3:45
11. “Look Back in Anger” (Bowie, Eno) (from Lodger, 1979) – 3:07
12. “Boys Keep Swinging” (Bowie, Eno) (from Lodger, 1979) – 3:18
13. “Up the Hill Backwards” (from Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), 1980) – 3:15
14. “Kingdom Come” (Tom Verlaine) (from Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), 1980) – 3:44
15. “Ashes to Ashes” (from Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), 1980) – 4:23
CD-Video/CD-ROM
1. “John, I’m Only Dancing” (Live) (previously unreleased) – 2:40
2. “Changes” (Live) (previously unreleased) – 3:20
3. “The Supermen” (Live) (previously unreleased) – 2:43
4. “Ashes to Ashes” (video edit) – 3:34
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