David Bowie/Collection of Bowie Pre-Deram Singles & Acetates and Interviews

From 17-year-old Davy Jones to David Bowie. A definitive compilation of the very early recordings of the unrivaled charisma when he was still in his teens has been born. The first release from a new label that archives Bowie's precious recordings is here. This commemorative first release is a collection of recordings that will be the first step for Bowie. When we talk about "THE EARLY DAYS" in the Bowie collection, it generally refers to the period before "SPACE ODDITY" and mainly focuses on the first album "DAVID BOWIE" released by Deram in 1967. However, the theme of this work is much earlier. From the phantom recordings of the first band that Davy formed, THE KONRADS, to the 1966 single when he had just renamed himself "DAVID BOWIE". This compilation covers all the singles, acetates, interviews, etc. before he signed with the Deram label. It was supervised by a world-renowned Bowie researcher who has worked on many masterpieces in our store. There have been various compilation albums of early recordings up until now, but none have been as thorough in terms of quality or collection. This is truly the best album ever. This work is divided into four major sections. Let's introduce each one individually. Very early singles (12 songs) First up are the very early singles from 1964 to 1966, when he was just 17 years old. To summarize... 1964: DAVIE JONES AND THE KING BEES name "Liza Jane" 1965: THE MANISH BOYS name "I Pity The Fool" 1965: DAVY JONES (with THE LOWER THIRD) name "You've Got A Habit Of Leaving" "Can't Help Thinking About Me" 1966: DAVID BOWIE (with THE BUZZ) name "Do Anything You Say" "I Dig Everything ... These are the six albums. Each album includes a coupling song, for a total of 12 songs. Most of the songs are based on the official early compilation CD "EARLY ON 1964-66", but some of the official versions were replaced with different takes/mixes. This work is unified with the original single versions and recorded with the best master. Also, a young Jimmy Page participated in the single of THE MANISH BOYS. He played lead guitar on "I Pity The Fool" and rhythm guitar on "Take My Tip". Alternative versions of the very early singles (5 songs) The next section is a collection of alternative versions of the singles mentioned above. There are three songs related to "EARLY ON 1964-66", including the normal version of the debut song "Liza Jane" which was out of tune, and "Take My Tip" and "I Pity The Fool" with different vocal takes. "You've Got A Habit Of Leaving" is the version included in the compilation "MAKING TIME" by producer Shel Talmy at the time, and the guitar take is different from the official single. The last song, "Do Anything You Say," is a different mix version. None of the tracks are from discs, but from out-of-print and extremely rare official CDs. You can enjoy the highest quality without having to worry about needle cracks. Demo/acetate takes (7 songs) From here on, the takes are excavated from even more maniac demo/acetate records. To summarize this as well... 1965: Solo (3 songs) "That's Where My Heart Is," "I Want My Baby Back," "Bars of the County Jail" 1965: DAVY JONES (with THE LOWER THIRD) (4 songs) "I'll Follow You," "Glad I've Got Nobody," "Baby That's A Promise," "Silly Boy Blue" All but the last two songs, "Baby That's A Promise" and "Silly Boy Blue," were recorded by Shel Talmy and carefully selected from the CD version of "EARLY ON 1964-66" and the even better sounding cassette version. "Baby That's A Promise" and "Silly Boy Blue" are selected from the best takes. The last section of the interview & bonus (3 tracks) is historical recordings. It includes interviews from 1964 and 1966, and "I Never Dreamed" by THE KONRADS, Bowie's oldest recording, from 1963. THE KONRADS was Bowie's first band, formed in early 1962 by Dave Crook (drums) and Neville Wills (guitar). Later, when George Underwood (vocals) joined, George's best friend, Divie, who also played tenor saxophone, was invited to join. After that, they recorded a rehearsal in 1963, with some member changes. The full story is still unclear, but it was used for only 12 seconds on a BBC news program. This work includes those 12 seconds as a bonus track. This is a collection of 20 songs and 27 tracks. The beat and blues-infused songs have a mid-60s feel, and his singing voice exudes the honest admiration of his predecessors that is typical of a teenager. This is the origin of the rare charisma of David Bowie. It's interesting because he's different from his later appearance, and it's nice to see the brilliance of a diamond already in his youthful voice. This is the definitive album that is an expanded and complete version of "EARLY ON 1964-66" in terms of both sound and volume.