David Bowie Young Americans – The 1975 Studio Album Companion – History the 1975 studio album companion – SQ 9
Sound Quality Rating
CD 01: The Album, Session Out-Takes & Alternate Mixes: Recordings 1974
Sigma Sound Studios
01. Young Americans
02. Young Americans (stripped-down mix)
03. After Today (version 2)
04. John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)
05. Never No Turnin” Back (demo)
06. Right
07. It’s Gonna Be Me (out-take, without strings)
08. It’s Gonna Be Me (out-take, with strings)
09. Who Can I Be Now? (out-take)
10. Somebody Up There (Likes Me) (unfinished mix)
11. Somebody Up There (Likes Me)
12. Take It In, Right (demo)
13. Can You Hear Me?
14. Can You Hear Me? (stripped-down mix)
CD 02: The Album, Session Out-Takes – Alternate Mixes II: Recordings 1974/75
Sigma Sound Studios
01. It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City (Ryko version)
Record Plant Studios
02. Fascination
03. Fascination (stripped-down mix, no lead vocal)
04. Fascination (alternate Ryko mix)
05. Win
06. Win (alternate Ryko mix)
Electric Lady Studios
07. Across The Universe
08. Across The Universe (alternate & extended mix with full ending)
09. Across The Universe (stripped-down mix)
10. Fame
11. Fame (instrumental backing track)
12. Fame (stripped-down mix)
13. Fame (stripped-down vocal only mix)
14. Fame (alternate ‘Flute’ mix with full ending)
Bonus:
15. Luther Vandross – Funky Music (Is A Part Of Me)
Commercials
16. Young Americans (US radio promo)
17. Young Americans (US TV promo)
CD 03: Session Out-Takes – Sample Fragments: More Recordings 1974
Sigma Sound Studios
01. Young Americans (Take 1 breakdown, Take 2 fragments)
02. Young Americans (Take 1 fragment)
03. Young Americans (alternate take, monitor mix)
04. Young Americans (master take fragment with guide vocal, monitor mix)
05. Young Americans (master take monitor mix, fragment)
06. After Today (Take 1, fragment)
07. Lazer (Take 1, fragment)
08. Lazer (unknown take, fragment)
09. John, I’m Only Dancing (Again) (unknown take fragment)
10. Can You Hear Me (studio chat)
11. Shilling The Rubes (Take 1, fragment)
Bonus
The Ava Cherry & The Astronettes Sessions 1973/74
12. I Am A Laser (rough mix)
13. Having A Good Time (rough mix)
14. Only Me (rough mix)
15. Things To Do (rough mix)
16. People From Bad Homes (rough mix)
17. I Am Divine (rough mix)
18. I Am Divine (CD album version)
19. I Am A Lazer (CD album version)
Radio Show: In The Studio with Redbeard
20. David on the making of ‘Young Americans’ and ‘Station To Station’
Bonus
21. Scream Like A Baby (early demo version, still titled ‘Laser’)
CD 04: Extended Album Tribute Assembly:
45th Anniversary Mix – version 2020
01. Young Americans (Funky Purrfection)
02. Win (instrumental)
03. Fascination (stripped-down mix)
04. Right (Leon Sweet extended)
05. Somebody Up There Likes Me (alternative mix)
06. Across The Universe (dub remix)
07. Can You Hear Me? (stripped-down mix)
08. Fame (’75 Disco Purrfection)
09. Young Americans (Visconti edit)
10. Win (remaster)
11. Fascination (instrumental)
12. Right (alternative mix)
13. Can You Hear Me? (early version)
14. Fame (dub mix)
CD 05: The 45th Anniversary Remix Tribute Edition – Part 2
15. Young Americans (w/Stevie Ray Vaughan)
16. After Today (out-take)
17. Fame (Bobby C remix)
18. Can You Hear Me (w/Cher)
19. Young Imagination (mash-up)
20. John, I’m Only Dancing (Again) (long ’74)
21. 1984 (sexcrime version)
22. Fame (Jules instrumental)
23. Who Can I Be Now? (unreleased)
24. It’s Gonna Be Me (strings)
25. I Am Divine (out-take)
26. Fame (house)
27. Fascination (disco edit)
28. John, I’m Only Dancing (Again) (reflex edit)
29. Young Americans Songbook Medley (w/Cher)** from the Cher TV show: Young Americans/Song Sung Blue/One/Da Doo Ron Ron/Wedding Bell Blues/Maybe Baby/Day Tripper/Blue Moon/Only You (And You Alone)/Temptation/Ain’t No Sunshine/Young Blood/Young Americans (reprise)
30. Fameback (w/James Brown) (mash-up)
Label : 2021 Sound + Vision 5CD & DVD Box Set (CA/DD 1)
Audio Source : Young americans album sessions & more
Lineage : Unknown
Taping Gear : Unknown
Taper: Unknown
Recording Location: Unknown
Total running time : 6:22:58
Sound Quality : Very good. Equals record or radio/TV apart from a slight noise and some dullness.
Artwork : Yes
