4CD & Blu-Ray Box Set!
An Alternative Journey Through Hunky Dory!
Includes Home Demos, Radio Sessions, Live Recordings & More!
48 Previously Unreleased Tracks from the Hunky Dory Era!
A 4 CD and 1 Blu-Ray Audio book set covering the development of the classic 1971 album Hunky Dory celebrating its 50th anniversary, featuring songwriting demos, new alternative mixes by original co-producer Ken Scott, the early BOWPROMO mixes, a legendary live show from Friars, Aylesbury in September 1971 and a BBC Session and BBC In Concert from 1971 all on CD.
The Blu-Ray features the definitive 2015 remaster of the original Hunky Dory album and an alternative journey through the album using the new and BOWPROMO alternative mixes creating a playlist entitled A Divine Symmetry both in 96kHz/24bit stereo. Also on the Blu-Ray is the September 1971 BBC session in 96kHz/24bit stereo and a bonus of the "Life on Mars?" 2016 mix in both 96kHz/24bit stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1.
Accompanying the set is a 100 page book with detailed liner notes, memorabilia and rare and unpublished photographs from Brian Ward, Andy Warhol, John Mendelssohn and Louanne Richards as well as a 60 page reproduction of David's Hunky Dory notebooks.
1971 was a pivotal year for Bowie. He signed a record deal with RCA, he met Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, and Iggy Pop while in New York, became a father and penned the song "Kooks" as a show of paternal pride, played live for the first time that June with Mick Ronson, Woody Woodmansey and Trevor Bolder, the band that would later be christened the Spiders from Mars and recorded the classic album Hunky Dory.
Features
- 4CD/Blu-Ray Audio Box Set
- Mono & Stereo
- Home Demos
- BBC Radio Sessions
- Live & Studio Recordings
- Alternative Mixes
- Early Mixes from the BOWPROMO RSD Exclusive
- 48 Previously Unreleased Tracks/Demos from the Period
- New Alternative Mixes of Hunky Dory by Original Co-Producer Ken Scott
- Blu-Ray Audio Disc: PCM Stereo 96kHz/24bit / "Life on Mars?" (2016 Mix): DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 - 96kHz/24bit / Aspect Ratio 16:9 / All Regions - Exempt from Classification
- 100-Page Hardback Book - Exclusive Memorabilia & Photos
- 60-Page Replica Composite of Bowie's Notebooks from the Era
- Sleeve Notes
- Slipcase
- Made in Italy
Selections
CD 1 - The Songwriting Demos Plus
- Tired of My Life (demo)*
- How Lucky You Are (aka Miss Peculiar) [demo]*
- Shadow Man (demo)
- Looking for a Friend (demo)*
- Waiting for the Man (San Francisco hotel recording)*
- Quicksand (San Francisco hotel recording)*
- King of the City (demo)*
- Song for Bob Dylan (demo)*
- Right On Mother (demo)*
- Quicksand (demo)
- Queen Bitch (demo)*
- Kooks (demo)*
- Amsterdam (demo)*
- Life On Mars? (demo)*
Bonus acetate dubs:
- Changes (demo)*
- Bombers (demo)*
CD 2 - BBC Radio in Concert: John Peel
David Bowie and Friends - Recorded 3rd June, 1971 and Broadcast 20th June, 1971
(Mono)
- Queen Bitch*
- Bombers
- The Supermen*
- Looking for a Friend
- Almost Grown
- Kooks
- Song for Bob Dylan*
- Andy Warhol*
- It Ain't Easy
(Stereo)
- Queen Bitch*
- The Supermen*
- Looking for a Friend*
- Kooks*
- Song for Bob Dylan*
- Andy Warhol*
- It Ain't Easy*
CD 3 - BBC Radio Session and Live
Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris - Recorded on 21st September, 1971 and Broadcast 4th October, 1971
- The Supermen
- Oh! You Pretty Things
- Eight Line Poem
- Kooks*
- Fill Your Heart*
- Amsterdam*
- Andy Warhol*
Live Friars, Aylesbury, 25th September, 1971
- Introduction*
- Fill Your Heart*
- Buzz the Fuzz*
- Space Oddity*
- Amsterdam*
- The Supermen*
- Oh! You Pretty Things*
- Eight Line Poem*
- Changes*
- Song for Bob Dylan*
- Andy Warhol*
- Looking for a Friend*
- Round and Round*
- Waiting for the Man*
CD 4 - Alternative Mixes, Singles and Versions
BOWPROMO Mixes
- Oh! You Pretty Things
- Eight Line Poem
- Kooks
- Queen Bitch
- Quicksand
- Bombers - Andy Warhol intro.
- Lightning Frightening (aka The Man)*
- Amsterdam (early mix)
- Changes (mono single)
- Andy Warhol (full length mono single)
- Amsterdam (single b-side mix)
- Life on Mars? (2016 mix)
2021 Mixes
- Changes (2021 alternative mix)
- Life on Mars? (original ending version)*
- Quicksand (2021 mix - early version)*
- Fill Your Heart (2021 alternative mix)*
- Bombers (2021 alternative mix)*
- Song for Bob Dylan (2021 alternative mix)*
- The Bewlay Brothers (2021 alternative mix)*
Blu-Ray Audio
Hunky Dory 2015 Remaster (96kHz/24bit Stereo)
- Changes
- Oh! You Pretty Things
- Eight Line Poem
- Life on Mars?
- Kooks
- Quicksand
- Fill Your Heart
- Andy Warhol
- Song for Bob Dylan
- Queen Bitch
- The Bewlay Brothers
A Divine Symmetry - An Alternative Journey Through Hunky Dory (96kHz/24bit Stereo)
- Changes (2021 alternative mix)
- Oh! You Pretty Things (BOWPROMO mix)
- Eight Line Poem (BOWPROMO mix)
- Life on Mars? (original ending version)*
- Kooks (BOWPROMO mix)
- Quicksand (2021 Mix - early version)*
- Fill Your Heart (2021 alternative mix)*
- Bombers (2021 alternative mix)*
- Andy Warhol (original mix)
- Song for Bob Dylan (2021 alternative mix)*
- Queen Bitch (BOWPROMO mix)
- The Bewlay Brothers (2021 alternative mix)*
Bonus mix
- Life on Mars? (2016 mix) [96kHz/24bit stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1*]
Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris - Recorded on 21st September, 1971 and Broadcast 4th October, 1971 (96kHz/24bit Stereo)
- The Supermen
- Oh! You Pretty Things
- Eight Line Poem
- Kooks*
- Fill Your Heart*
- Amsterdam*
- Andy Warhol*
*Previously Unreleased