Released 25 September 2015 Five Years (1969–1973)
(2015) Blackstar
(2016) Release date 25 September 2015 Label Parlophone | Recorded June 1969 – July 1973 Artist David Bowie Genre Pop | |
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Length 524:58 (12 CDs / 13 LPs) Producer Producer varies from album to album Awards NME Award for Best Reissue Similar David Bowie albums, Other albums | ||
Five Years (1969–1973) is a box set by David Bowie, released in September 2015. The period of Bowie's career from 1969 to 1973 is summarised over twelve discs and thirteen LPs. Exclusive to the box sets is Re:Call 1, a new compilation of non-album singles, single versions and B-sides.
Contents
It includes the albums David Bowie (more commonly known as Space Oddity), The Man Who Sold the World, Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Aladdin Sane and the last Spiders album with Bowie PinUps. The albums cover the 5 years of Bowie's rise to stardom, with the box set also including Live Santa Monica '72, the last Ziggy Stardust show at the Hammersmith Odeon and the 2003 Ken Scott mix of Ziggy Stardust, previously only available on the 2003 SACD edition and the DVD-Audio on the 2012 40th anniversary edition of the album.
The box set comes with a companion book featuring rarely seen photos, recording essays from producers Tony Visconti and Ken Scott, original press reviews and a short foreword by Ray Davies of The Kinks.
Track listing
All the songs on each of the albums included are written by David Bowie, except where noted.
Live Santa Monica '72 (2008 remaster)
Songs
1Space Oddity5:15
2Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed6:53
3Letter to Hermione2:36