David Bowie ‎- 1971 (2017)

The BBC transcription disc I know very well and it was transcribed to digital in mint condition. It is, however, incomplete & is missing the tracks "Bombers" (should be inbetween "Queen Bitch" & "The Supermen") and "Almost Grown" (between "Looking For A Friend" & "Kooks") plus their Peel intros. "Almost Grown" feaatures Geoffrey Alexander on Lead Vocals. It is a shame they are omitted here although the show can be found in full on the 8CD "Ultimate BBC Radio Recording Sessions" box set.
BowPromo we all know ever since the first needledrop appeared and this is taken from that version. Nothing more needs to be said that has not already been said. Superb.
The 7 Studio Out-Takes surfaced on a reel to reel tape in very high quality by comparison with other bootlegged versions, and this sounds like a red book copy of that tape to me. Yes, these are already "out there" but unless you have the esxcellent "The Trident Tapes" disc then this is going to be an improvement over what you already have.
The final piece here is the only one of the 70's BBC sessions to be in full stereo, and I cannot understand why only 2 tracks appeared on the official release "Bowie At The Beeb" ("The Supermen" & Eight Line Poem") - but then again I have started to become numb as to the decisions made on that particular release. Madness.
So in sumnmary there is nothing new on offer here but what you will get are quite probably upgraded versions of some classic sessions, all together in the same place.
This is a must have for all "Hunky Dory" fans.
Tracklist
CD 1

Live at The Paris Theatre

01. Intro (BBC 1971-06-05) (0:28)
02. Queen Bitch (BBC 1971-06-05) (3:20)
03. Intro (John Peel) (BBC 1971-06-05) (0:59)
04. The Supermen (BBC 1971-06-05) (2:51)
05. Intro (John Peel) (BBC 1971-06-05) (0:20)
06. Looking For A Friend (BBC 1971-06-05) (3:09)
07. Intro (David Bowie) (BBC 1971-06-05) (0:18)
08. Kooks (BBC 1971-06-05) (3:00)
09. Intro (John Peel) (BBC 1971-06-05) (0:33)
10. Song For Bob Dylan (BBC 1971-06-05) (3:08)
11. Intro (Peel-Bowie) (BBC 1971-06-05) (0:48)
12. Andy Warhol (with Dana Gillespie) (BBC 1971-06-05) (3:19)
13. Intro (John Peel) (BBC 1971-06-05) (0:16)
14. It Ain't Easy (BBC 1971-06-05) (2:46)

BowPromo - David Bowie

15. Oh You Pretty Things (BOWPROMO) (3:12)
16. Eight Line Poem (BOWPROMO) (2:56)
17. Kooks (BOWPROMO) (2:58)
18. It Ain't Easy (BOWPROMO) (3:02)
19. Queen Bitch (BOWPROMO) (3:18)
20. Quicksand (BOWPROMO) (5:07)
21. Bombers (BOWPROMO) (3:31)

BowPromo - Dana Gillespie

22. Mother Don't Be Frightened (Dana Gillespie-BOWPROMO) (4:15)
23. Andy Warhol (Dana Gillespie-BOWPROMO) (2:45)
24. Never Knew (Dana Gillespie-BOWPROMO) (3:32)
25. All Cut Up On You (Dana Gillespie-BOWPROMO) (3:23)
26. Lavender Hill (Dana Gillespie-BOWPROMO) (3:23)

CD 2

"HUNKY DORY" Studio Outtakes

01. Tired Of My Life (3:07)
02. Shadow Man (3:47)
03. How Lucky You Are (3:33)
04. Lightning Frightning (4:05)
05. Looking For A Friend (2:12)
06. Rupert The Riley 1 (2:58)
07. Rupert The Riley 2 (3:04)

BBC Sounds of The Seventies

08. The Supermen (BBC 1971-09-21) (2:51)
09. Oh You Pretty Things (BBC 1971-09-21) (3:16)
10. Eight Line Poem (BBC 1971-09-21) (2:54)
11. Kooks (BBC 1971-09-21) (3:23)
12. Fill Your Heart (BBC 1971-09-21) (2:47)
13. Amsterdam (BBC 1971-09-21) (3:17)
14. Andy Warhol (BBC 1971-09-21) (3:10)