David Bowie - Rock 'N' Roll Star! explores Bowie's journey from February 1971 through the creation of the Ziggy Stardust character, the recording of the iconic The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album, and captures U.K. radio sessions and TV performances, as well as live tracks from Ziggy and the Spiders' October 1972 show at the Boston Music Hall.
Rock 'N' Roll Star!, containing 29 unreleased tracks, covers early songwriting demos, recordings from David's studio creation, The Arnold Corns, rehearsals at Bowie's then-home, Haddon Hall, BBC sessions, singles, live performances, plus outtakes and alternative versions from the original album recording sessions, which have been newly mixed by original album producer, Ken Scott.
Unreleased highlights include an alternative version of "Lady Stardust," a version of the deep-cut classic "Shadow Man" and an up-tempo take of The Who's "I Can't Explain."
The Blu-Ray includes a version of the Ziggy Stardust album called Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth) taken from Trident Studio tapes dated 15th December 1971, which features an alternative running order and four songs that didn’t make the final album.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! also contains two books. The first is an extensive 112-page book with detailed liner notes, memorabilia, contemporary reviews and articles, rare photographs from Barrie Wentzel, Michael Putland, Mick Rock, Sukita and Alec Byrne, as well as brand-new notes and interviews with Ken Scott, Mark Carr Pritchett and David’s plugger from the time, Anya Wilson. Accompanying the main book is a 36-page compiled reproduction of David’s personal Ziggy Stardust era notebooks.
The legendary album will be available once again, in a limited edition, half-speed mastered LP as well as a picture disc LP pressed from the same master. The records will be released on May 24 via Parlophone, on the exact day of the album’s anniversary. (NME)
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Track List *Previously unreleased
Disc 1
So Long 60s (San Francisco Hotel recording) *
Hang On To Yourself (early demo) *
Lady Stardust (demo)
Ziggy Stardust (demo)
Star (Aka Stars) (demo) *
Soul Love (demo and DB spoken notes) *
Starman (demo 1 excerpt) *
Starman (demo 2) *
Moonage Daydream (The Arnold Corns version)
Hang On To Yourself (The Arnold Corns version)
Looking For A Friend (The Arnold Corns version – rough mix) *
Haddon Hall Rehearsals Segue: Ziggy Stardust / Holy Holy / Soul Love *
Star (Aka Stars) (Haddon Hall rehearsal) *
Sweet Head (Haddon Hall rehearsal) *
Disc 2
Sounds Of The 70s: John Peel Session recorded on 11th January, 1972 and broadcast on 28th January, 1972
Ziggy Stardust *
Queen Bitch *
Waiting For The Man *
Lady Stardust * Sounds Of The 70s: Bob Harris Session recorded on 18th January, 1972 and broadcast on 7th February, 1972
Hang On To Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
Queen Bitch
Waiting For The Man
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.
Oh! You Pretty Things (take 1)
Queen Bitch
Five Years
Disc 3
Sounds Of The 70s: John Peel Session recorded on 16th May, 1972 and broadcast on 23rd May, 1972
White Light/White Heat
Moonage Daydream
Hang On To Yourself
Suffragette City
Ziggy Stardust Johnnie Walker Lunchtime Show Session recorded on 22nd May, 1972 and broadcast from 5th – 9th June, 1972
Starman
Space Oddity
Changes
Oh! You Pretty Things Sounds Of The 70s: Bob Harris Session recorded on 23rd May, 1972 and broadcast On 19th June, 1972
Andy Warhol
Lady Stardust
White Light/White Heat
Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide Top Of The Pops Performance Filmed on 5th July, 1972 and broadcast on 6th July, 1972
Starman
Disc 4
Round And Round
The Supermen (Ziggy session version)
Holy Holy (Ziggy session version)
Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy session outtake)
Starman (original single mix)
John, I’m Only Dancing (original single version) Recorded Live At The Music Hall, Boston. Recorded on 1st October, 1972
The Supermen
Changes
Life On Mars?
My Death *
John, I’m Only Dancing
Disc 5
Looking For A Friend (The Arnold Corns version 2022 mix) *
Hang On To Yourself (early Ziggy session take) *
Star (take 5 alternative version) *
Lady Stardust (take 1 alternative version) *
Shadow Man (Ziggy session version) *
The Supermen (Ziggy session version 2023 Mix) *
Holy Holy (Ziggy session version alternative mix) *
Round And Round (alternative mix)
It’s Gonna Rain Again (Ziggy session outtake) *
Looking For A Friend (Ziggy session version) *
Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix) *
Sweet Head (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix) *
Starman (Top Of The Pops version 2022 mix)
John, I’m Only Dancing (alternative Trident Studios version) *
I Can’t Explain (Trident Studios version) * Bonus Mix
Moonage Daydream (2003 instrumental mix)
