David Bowie Rock 'n' Roll Star! 5CD, Blu-Ray Audio Disc & Book Box Set
Genre: Pop Rock
Label: Parlophone

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David Bowie Rock 'n' Roll Star! 5CD, Blu-Ray Audio Disc & Book Box Set

David Bowie

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Early Home Demos, Live Performances, Outtakes & Alternative Versions from Bowie's Classic Ziggy Stardust Period!
5CD & Blu-Ray Box Set with Previously Unreleased Tracks!
Includes a Book & a Reproduction of Bowie's Original Notebook!

Tracking Angle Rated 11/10 Music, 9/10 Sound!

Rock 'n' Roll Star! charts Bowie's journey to Ziggy Stardust. Starting with early home demos, through radio sessions and live performances, to session recordings, outtakes and alternative versions from the recording of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust album.

The book will feature unseen photos, brand-new notes and interviews with Ken Scott, Woody Woodmansy and members of David's Arnold Corns band. The set will also include another of David's notebooks reproduced.

Blu-Ray Audio Contents:

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars
Original album mix (96khz/24bit Stereo)

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars and Extras
2003 5.1 Mixes (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 - 96khz/24bit)

Waiting in the Sky (Before the Starman Came to Earth)
Early Ziggy Stardust album tracklisting – December 1971 (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)

The Singles
(96khz/24bit PCM stereo)

Outtakes and Alternative Versions
(96khz/24bit PCM stereo)

Ultimately, that handful of genuine rarities function as attractive accents on what's a familiar story - namely, how the conception of the Ziggy Stardust character helped focus Bowie, letting him lean into the roar of guitarist Mick Ronson, drummer Mick Woodmansey, and bassist Trevor Bolder. All three were present in the Arnold Corns but as the Spiders from Mars they sounded seductive, sinewy, and sometimes sinister, a chemistry that's as palpable on Rock 'n' Roll Star! as it is on the proper Ziggy Stardust album itself. That energy, undiminished by either the passage of time or repetition, is reason enough for an immersion into this box set.
-Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic.com, 4/5 stars
Rock 'n' Roll Star! isn't a case of 'scraping the barrel' and presenting a trough of recordings with no cohesion. It tells a story and allows the listener to hear how Bowie made his ideas of a futuristic alter ego into a reality. This box set is the most comprehensive one to come so far and is sure to be highly coveted.
-Dylan Peggin, Tracking Angle, Music 11/10, Sound 9/10

Features

  • Box Set
  • 5CD
  • 1 Blu-Ray Audio Disc
  • Mono / Stereo
  • Blu-Ray Audio Only: All PCM Stereo 96kHz/24 bit Except The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Extras (2003 Mix): 96kHz/24 bit DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
  • Aspect Ratio 16:9
  • All Regions
  • Book with Unseen Photos, Brand-New Notes & Interviews
  • Reproduction of David's Notebook
  • Early Home Demos
  • Radio Sessions & Live Performances
  • Session Recordings, Outtakes & Alternative Versions
  • Previously Unreleased Tracks
  • Slipcase
  • Made in Italy

Selections

CD 1

  1. So Long 60s (San Francisco hotel recording) *
  2. Hang On to Yourself (early demo) *
  3. Lady Stardust (demo)
  4. Ziggy Stardust (demo)
  5. Star (aka Stars) (demo) *
  6. Soul Love (demo and DB spoken notes) *
  7. Starman (demo 1 excerpt) *
  8. Starman (demo 2) *
  9. Moonage Daydream (The Arnold Corns version)
  10. Hang On to Yourself (The Arnold Corns version)
  11. Looking for a Friend (The Arnold Corns version – rough mix) *
  12. Haddon Hall Rehearsals Segue: Ziggy Stardust / Holy Holy / Soul Love *
  13. Star (aka Stars) (Haddon Hall rehearsal) *
  14. Sweet Head (Haddon Hall rehearsal) *

CD 2

Sounds of the 70s: John Peel
Session recorded on 11th January, 1972 and broadcast on 28th January, 1972
  1. Ziggy Stardust *
  2. Queen Bitch *
  3. Waiting for the Man *
  4. Lady Stardust *
Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris
Session recorded on 18th January, 1972 and broadcast on 7th February, 1972
  1. Hang On to Yourself
  2. Ziggy Stardust
  3. Queen Bitch
  4. Waiting for the Man
  5. Five Years
Old Grey Whistle Test Performance
Filmed on 7th February, 1972 and broadcast on 8th February, 1972 except "Oh! You Pretty Things" which was not broadcast until 1982
  1. Oh! You Pretty Things (take 1)
  2. Queen Bitch
  3. Five Years

CD 3

Sounds of the 70s: John Peel
Session recorded on 16th May, 1972 and broadcast on 23rd May, 1972
  1. White Light/White Heat
  2. Moonage Daydream
  3. Hang On to Yourself
  4. Suffragette City
  5. Ziggy Stardust
Johnnie Walker Lunchtime Show
Session recorded on 22nd May, 1972 and broadcast from 5th – 9th June, 1972
  1. Starman
  2. Space Oddity
  3. Changes
  4. Oh! You Pretty Things
Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris
Session recorded on 23rd May, 1972 and broadcast on 19th June, 1972
  1. Andy Warhol
  2. Lady Stardust
  3. White Light/White Heat
  4. Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
Top of the Pops Performance
Filmed on 5th July, 1972 and broadcast on 6th July, 1972
  1. Starman

CD 4

  1. Round and Round
  2. The Supermen (Ziggy session version)
  3. Holy Holy (Ziggy session version)
  4. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy session outtake)
  5. Starman (original single mix)
  6. John, I'm Only Dancing (original single version)
Recorded Live at the Music Hall, Boston
Recorded on 1st October, 1972
  1. The Supermen
  2. Changes
  3. Life on Mars?
  4. My Death *
  5. John, I'm Only Dancing

CD 5

  1. Looking for a Friend (The Arnold Corns version 2022 mix) *
  2. Hang On to Yourself (early Ziggy session take) *
  3. Star (take 5 alternative version) *
  4. Lady Stardust (take 1 alternative version) *
  5. Shadow Man (Ziggy session version) *
  6. The Supermen (Ziggy session version 2023 Mix) *
  7. Holy Holy (Ziggy session version alternative mix) *
  8. Round and Round (alternative mix)
  9. It's Gonna Rain Again (Ziggy session outtake) *
  10. Looking for a Friend (Ziggy session version) *
  11. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix) *
  12. Sweet Head (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix) *
  13. Starman (Top Of The Pops version 2022 mix)
  14. John, I'm Only Dancing (alternative Trident Studios version) *
  15. I Can't Explain (Trident Studios version) *
Bonus Mix
  1. Moonage Daydream (2003 instrumental mix)

Blu-Ray Audio

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
original album mix (96kHz/24bit stereo)
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Extras
2003 5.1 mixes (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1-96kHz/24bit)
Waiting in the Sky (Before the Starman Came to Earth)
early Ziggy Stardust album tracklisting - December 1971 (96kHz/24bit stereo)
The Singles
(96kHz/24bit stereo)
Outtakes and Alternative Versions
(96kHz/24bit stereo)

* previously unreleased

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