Bowie is the fucking man. Compared to him, any other artist out there - Prince included- can suck my salty nuts! I've got some questions for those of you who agree (or mostly agree) with my Bowie love...


1) Can anyone tell me the goddamn tracklisting for the upcoming two-disc "Best Of" set?

2) How is the sound quality of the "Ziggy 30th Anniversary" CDs' bonus tracks? The same or better than the old Ryko releases?

3) How can I go about getting a copy of all the rare tracks from the "Heathen" B-sides? Send me an .Orgnote, or e-mail through the .Org, if you have any suggestions for me...or would like to help me out!

KingSausage said:

1) I haven't got a clue...

2) Good sound quality but a bit too "clean" for my taste but a bit better than the Ryko release... Only little shit part is that "Ziggy Stardust" fades out instead of going right to "Sufragette City" like the original vinyl release...

3) Buy the singles man, they're worth it...

Neversin.

every album bowie made in the seventies
was something completely new.
his image and sound changed & developed every time
he released an album.I love all of them
but my personal favourite period of his music is
around ´76.
I have this live bootleg album the thin white duke
from the station to station tour.
the whole show is kicking and his band consisting
carlos alomar on guitar and dennis davies
on drums is the best band he ever had I think.

peace/manki

all of the different tracklists, internationally for the Best Of Bowie CD's

look toward the bottom for the US ones...

BEST OF tracklistings...




Australia

Space Oddity
Changes
Starman
Ziggy Stardust
The Jean Genie
Sorrow
1984
Young Americans
"Heroes"
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
Under Pressure
Let's Dance
China Girl
Modern Love
Blue Jean
Fame '90
Dancing In The Street
Slow Burn

Belgium

Let's Dance
Fame (original version)
Fashion
This Is Not America
Space Oddity
Ziggy Stardust
The Jean Genie
Golden Years
Absolute Beginners
Ashes To Ashes
Changes
Rebel Rebel
"Heroes"
Young Americans
Under Pressure
Tonight (with Tina Turner)
China Girl
Blue Jean
Dancing In The Street
Slow Burn

Brazil

Space Oddity
Changes
Life On Mars?
Starman
Ziggy Stardust
John, I'm Only Dancing
The Jean Genie
Rebel Rebel
Young Americans
Fame
Golden Years
Sound & Vision
"Heroes"
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
Under Pressure
Let's Dance
China Girl
Thursday's Child

Canada (1 CD)

Space Oddity
Changes
Suffragette City
Ziggy Stardust
The Jean Genie
Rebel Rebel
Young Americans
Fame
Golden Years
"Heroes"
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
Under Pressure
Let's Dance
China Girl
Modern Love
Blue Jean
Dancing In The Street
This Is Not America
I'm Afraid Of Americans (V1)

Chile

DISC ONE
Space Oddity
The Man Who Sold The World
Changes
Life On Mars?
Starman
Ziggy Stardust
John, I'm Only Dancing
All The Young Dudes
The Jean Genie
Sorrow
Rebel Rebel
Young Americans
Fame
Golden Years
Wild Is The Wind
Sound & Vision
"Heroes"
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion

DISC TWO
Under Pressure
Cat People
Let's Dance
China Girl
Modern Love
Blue Jean
Tonight
This Is Not America
Dancing In the Street
Absolute Beginners
Underground
When The Wind Blows
Day In Day Out
Never Let Me Down
Hallo Spaceboy
Little Wonder
I'm Afraid Of Americans (V1)
Thursday's Child
Slow Burn

Columbia / Equador / Peru

The Man Who Sold The World
Changes
Life On Mars?
Starman
Young Americans
Fame
"Heroes"
Under Pressure
Ashes To Ashes
Let's Dance
China Girl
Modern Love
Blue Jean
This Is Not America
Never Let Me Down
Dancing In The Street
Fame '90
Hallo Spaceboy (PSB remix)
Little Wonder
Slow Burn

Denmark

DISC ONE
Let's Dance
Rebel Rebel
This Is Not America
Dancing In the Street
Fame
The Jean Genie
Jump They Say
"Heroes"
Fashion
Changes
TVC15
China Girl
Absolute Beginners
Thursday's Child
Ziggy Stardust
Ashes To Ashes
Drive-In Saturday
Space Oddity

DISC TWO
Young Americans
Slow Burn
Life On Mars?
Under Pressure
Hallo Spaceboy (PSB remix)
Sorrow
Blue Jean
Sound & Vision
Little Wonder
Starman
Boys Keep Swinging
Loving The Alien
Golden Years
John, I'm Only Dancing
Day In Day Out
Modern Love
Black Tie White Noise
Cat People
Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

France
Space Oddity
The Man Who Sold The World
Changes
Life On Mars?
Starman
Ziggy Stardust
The Jean Genie
Rebel Rebel
Young Americans
Fame
"Heroes"
Under Pressure
Let's Dance
China Girl
This Is Not America
Absolute Beginners
Hallo Spaceboy (PSB remix)
Little Wonder
Thursday's Child

Germany/ Austria / Switzerland

Let's Dance
Ashes To Ashes
Helden
Fame (90s remix)
Young Americans
Fashion
Ziggy Stardust
Space Oddity
When The Wind Blows
Cat People
Sound & Vision
Loving The Alien
Blue Jean
China Girl
Under Pressure
Dancing In The Street
Absolute Beginners
This Is Not America
Thursday's Child
Slow Burn

Greece

DISC ONE
Space Oddity
The Man Who Sold The World
Oh! You Pretty Things
Changes
Life On Mars?
Starman
Ziggy Stardust
Suffragette City
John, I'm Only Dancing
The Jean Genie
Drive-In Saturday
Sorrow
Diamond Dogs
Rebel Rebel
Young Americans
Fame
Wild Is The Wind
Golden Years
TVC15

DISC TWO
China Girl
Modern Love
Blue Jean
This Is Not America
Loving The Alien
Dancing In The Street
Absolute Beginners
Cat People
Hallo Spaceboy (PSB remix)
Little Wonder
I'm Afraid Of Americans (V1)
Slow Burn

Holland

Let's Dance
Under Pressure
The Jean Genie
China Girl
Space Oddity
This Is Not America
Blue Jean
Dancing In The Street
Sound & Vision
Tonight (with Tina Turner)
"Heroes"
Ashes To Ashes
Golden Years
Absolute Beginners
Rebel Rebel
Fame
Fashion
Modern Love
Boys Keep Swinging

Italy

Space Oddity
Changes
Life On Mars?
Starman
Ziggy Stardust
Rebel Rebel
Young Americans
Fame
"Heroes"
Under Pressure
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
Let's Dance
China Girl
Modern Love
This Is Not America
Loving The Alien
Absolute Beginners
Little Wonder
Slow Burn

Japan

Space Oddity
Changes
Life On Mars?
Starman
Lady Stardust
Ziggy Stardust
The Jean Genie
Rebel Rebel
Young Americans
Fame
Golden Years
"Heroes"
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
Under Pressure
Let's Dance
China Girl
Modern Love
Dancing In The Street
Slow Burn

Mexico

Space Oddity
The Man Who Sold The World
Changes
Ziggy Stardust
Young Americans
Fame
"Heroes"
Under Pressure
Ashes To Ashes
Let's Dance
China Girl
Modern Love
Blue Jean
This Is Not America
Dancing In The Street
Jump They Say
Hallo Spaceboy (PSB remix)
Little Wonder
Thursday's Child
Slow Burn

New Zealand

DISC ONE
Space Oddity
The Man Who Sold The World
Oh! You Pretty Things
Changes
Life On Mars?
Starman
Ziggy Stardust
Suffragette City
John, I'm Only Dancing
The Jean Genie
Sorrow
Diamond Dogs
Rebel Rebel
1984
Young Americans
Fame
Golden Years
Sound & Vision
Heroes
Under Pressure

DISC TWO
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
Cat People (single edit)
Let's Dance
China Girl
Modern Love
Blue Jean
Tonight
This Is Not America
Dancing In the Street
Absolute Beginners
Underground (single edit)
Magic Dance (single edit)
Day In Day Out
Jump They Say
Hallo Spaceboy (PSB remix)
Little Wonder
Thursday's Child
Slow Burn

Norway

Space Oddity
Life On Mars?
Changes
Starman
Ziggy Stardust
The Jean Genie
Rebel Rebel
Young Americans
Fame
Golden Years
"Heroes"
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
Cat People
Let's Dance
China Girl
Blue Jean
This Is Not America
Absolute Beginners

(all single edits)

South Africa

Let's Dance
China Girl
Absolute Beginners
Under Pressure
Sorrow
Space Oddity
The Jean Genie
This Is Not America
Dancing In The Street
Ziggy Stardust
Blue Jean
Ashes To Ashes
Starman
Fame
"Heroes"
Fashion
Changes
Loving The Alien
Modern Love

Sweden

Space Oddity
Life On Mars?
Changes
Starman
Ziggy Stardust
The Jean Genie
Rebel Rebel
Young Americans
Fame
Golden Years
Heroes
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
Cat People
Let's Dance
China Girl
Blue Jean
This Is Not America
Absolute Beginners

(all single edits)

UK (CD and Cassette)

DISC ONE
Space Oddity
The Man Who Sold The World
Oh! You Pretty Things
Changes
Life On Mars
Starman
Ziggy Stardust
Suffragette City
John, I'm Only Dancing
The Jean Genie
Drive-In Saturday
Sorrow
Diamond Dogs
Rebel Rebel
Young Americans
Fame
Golden Years
TVC15
Wild Is The Wind

DISC TWO
Sound & Vision
"Heroes"
Boys Keep Swinging
Under Pressure
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
Scary Monsters
Let's Dance
China Girl
Modern Love
Blue Jean
This Is Not America
Loving The Alien
Dancing In the Street
Absolute Beginners
Jump They Say
Hallo Spaceboy
Little Wonder
I'm Afraid Of Americans (V1)
Slow Burn

Ukraine / Hungary / Slovenia / Turkey / Burlgaria

Space Oddity
The Man Who Sold The World
Changes
Starman
Ziggy Stardust
Suffragette City
Young Americans
Fame
Wild Is The Wind
Golden Years
Heroes
Boys Keep Swinging
Under Pressure
Ashes To Ashes
Let's Dance
China Girl
Modern Love
Dancing In The Street
Hallo Spaceboy (PSB remix)

(all album versions, not single edits)

USA (1 CD)

Space Oddity
Changes
Suffragette City
Ziggy Stardust
The Jean Genie
Rebel Rebel
Young Americans
Fame
Golden Years
"Heroes"
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
Under Pressure
Let's Dance
China Girl
Modern Love
Blue Jean
Dancing In The Street
This Is Not America
I'm Afraid Of Americans (V1)

Canada (2 CD)

DISC ONE
Space Oddity
The Man Who Sold The World
Changes
Life On Mars?
Oh! You Pretty Things
Moonage Daydream
Suffragette City
Ziggy Stardust
All The Young Dudes
The Jean Genie
Panic In Detroit
Rebel Rebel
Diamond Dogs
Young Americans
Fame
Golden Years
TVC15
Sound & Vision
"Heroes"
DJ

DISC TWO
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
Scary Monsters
Under Pressure
Cat People
Let's Dance
China Girl
Modern Love
Blue Jean
This Is Not America
Dancing In the Street
Absolute Beginners
Time Will Crawl
Under The God
Jump They Say
The Heart's Filthy Lesson
I'm Afraid Of Americans (V1)
Thursday's Child

USA (2 CD)

DISC ONE
Space Oddity
The Man Who Sold The World
Changes
Life On Mars?
Oh! You Pretty Things
Moonage Daydream
Suffragette City
Ziggy Stardust
All The Young Dudes
The Jean Genie
Panic In Detroit
Rebel Rebel
Diamond Dogs
Young Americans
Fame
Golden Years
TVC15
Sound & Vision
"Heroes"
DJ

DISC TWO
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
Scary Monsters
Under Pressure
Cat People
Let's Dance
China Girl
Modern Love
Blue Jean
This Is Not America
Dancing In the Street
Absolute Beginners
Time Will Crawl
Under The God
Jump They Say
The Heart's Filthy Lesson
I'm Afraid Of Americans (V1)
Thursday's Child
Slow Burn

KingSausage said:

1) see Aaron's post

2) GET IT...it's sooo worth it...it'll blow your mind and this is coming from someone who has the album on every medium available.
3) orgnote me

Thanks, everyone! Especially Aaron...damn!


I think I'll pass on the 2-CD Best Of set...although I own all of Bowie's studio shit (with the exception of most b-sides), this doesn't have very many rarities on it. I didn't expect it too, anyway. Plus, it mostly repeats the old "The Singles" 2-disc set from Ryko.

All recorded copies of "Dancing in the Street" should be buried 40 feet beneath the surface of the moon, under layers of Anthrax spores and razor blades.

i strongly suggest getting the double cd GH for one main reason. remastering! these tracks will be almost on par with the stones remasters.

i also strongly suggest buying the double DVD GH that comes out two weeks later. all bowie's vids are on it, along with a lot of rare and never-before-seen footage.

SleezyG said:

I'll pick up that DVD for sure...been eagerly awaiting that one...


As far as the GH set goes, is the remastering supposed to be better than that of the Virgin reissues a few years ago?

KS! Damn, I'm out of orgnotes already today. Arrrg! Anyway, I'd be happy to hook you up with any/all of the Bowie you might need. I'll send you a full list once my orgnoting privileges are returned. Let me know what you might be interested in. Peace.

anyone ever see the video for "ashes to ashes"? it don't make no sense, but, damn, is it great!

The song is about trying to kick drugs so I think the video matches quite nicely.

Awesome video...The video for "Fashion" also gives me the creeps.

Lovelovelovelove Bowie.
Wish he would assemble a best of ... cd from his music after Tin Machine to the present.
I love that time period.

i just got back from the hammersmith gig in london,BOWIE was awesome,brilliant,the best gig yet,,he did moonage daydream,,lot of LOW..and he did an amazing version of ..."THE BEWLEY BROTHERS"..BOWIE MUST KNOW PRINCE is suppose to be on tomorrow,and boy as BOWIE set the purple one show to follow,im on here trying to get a ticket for prince on tuesday at manchester 8th oct,i worship BOWIE and like prince alot,,but after that gig tonight from BOWIE.. i wouldnt be surprise if a lot of artist quit the buisness,just when they think they are getting as good as the master BOWIE..he just winks an eye and takes it to a new level,leaving them all in his wake..to go there tonight with obvious expectations of something special,BOWIE..just simply surpassed any sort of pre concert gossip of what would happen,i was there,i saw it and whats so scary about it all,even at 55 years old,you get the feeling there,s a lot more to come from messiah of music.
love on ya.
jamesd45@hotmail.com

so if anyone has a ticket spare for tuesday.8th oct,manchester apollo,,e-mail me or post on here.

by the way after the amazing rendition of "THE BEWLEY BROTHERS"..BOWIE COMMENTED THAT THEY WOULD PRACTICE AND GET IT PERFECT FOR NEXT YEAR...A BIG HINT,,SAVE YOUR CASH AND GO AND SEE THE MASTER.