Oh! You Pretty Things: The Songs Of David Bowie [Original recording remastered]
Oh! You Pretty Things: The Songs Of David Bowie [Original recording remastered]
表演者: Various Artists
专辑类型: 选集
介质: CD
发行时间: 2008-02-26
唱片数: 1
出版者: Sanctuary
专辑简介
This is a dream come true. An album collecting most covers done by other artists in the 1967-74 period. Many of these songs are so obscure that they haven't even been seen on bootlegs, among tape collectors or downloaders.
Even thou I've been a huge Bowie fan since 1980 and collecting as much as possible, was 13 of the songs totally new to me.
Since 1974 compilation albums like this has been promised the fans, but never materialized due to contractual reasons. The exception was in 1997 when The Bowie Songbook CD was released. It was a half-hearted attempt, but had reedeming qualities in Blondie's Heroes and Bauhaus' Ziggy Stardust. But no other such album has been out.
Among the highlights on the album are Oscar's Over The Wall We Go, Billy Fury's Silly Boy Blue and Ava Cherry's I Am A Laser. The last mentioned song was recorded in 1973, but unreleased at the time. The melody was used again by Bowie himself for Scream Like A Baby on Scary Monsters in 1980.
Finally it's also confirmed that Lou Reed's Wagon Wheel from Transformer in fact is a co-written song with David. A rumour that has existed since 1972.
This album has three previously unreleased tracks onboard as well: Dana Gillespie's Andy Warhol (1971 mix), Lulu's TMWSTW (alt. mix) and John Cougar Mellencamp's TMWSTW.
This CD also has a great glam frontcover and a 12-page foldout cover with track by track history and comments from the compiler himself.
To make a long story short: This CD is damn well selected and well made. I can't find any faults here. It's up on the standard of the products of Rhino Records in California.
Music-wise it's a roller-coaster ride, but all Bowie fans will accept that. The most important thing are that they finally get + 90 % of the 67-74 tracks they've been searching for at one place.
The reason for the few omissions are explained in the booklet. And the only reason are denied licensing. That's why Peter Noone's Right On Mother and a few others are missing. It's not the compilers fault.
Well, just one more thing to say: I really hope for a Vol.2 taking care of the 1974-82 period. Many with on that I think. It should be big seller as well.
曲目
1. I Am Divine - Astronettes
2. Things To Do - Astronettes
3. Silver Tree Top School For Boys - Beatstalkers
4. Everything Is You - Beatstalkers
5. When I'm Five - Beatstalkers
6. I Am A Loser - Cherry, Ava
7. People From Bad Homes - Cherry, Ava
8. Rock 'n' Roll With Me - Cherry, Ava
9. Silly Boy Blue - Fury, Billy
10. Andy Warhol - Gillespie, Dana
11. Backed A Loser - Gillespie, Dana
12. Laughing Game - Hilton, Ronnie
13. Man Who Sold The World - Lulu
14. Watch That Man - Lulu
15. Man Who Sold The World - Mellencamp, John Cougar
16. All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
17. Oh You Pretty Things - Noone, Peter
18. Over The Wall We Go - Oscar (1)
19. Wagon Wheel - Reed, Lou
20. Growing Up And I'm Fine - Ronson, Mick
21. Music Is Lethal - Ronson, Mick
22. Hey Ma Get Papa - Ronson, Mick