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The expanded double-disc 40th Anniversary reissue of David Bowie's Space Oddity -- for all intents and purposes, his first true album, originally appearing in 1969 as Man of Words, Man of Music and following a largely forgotten 1967 debut for Deram -- contains 15 bonus tracks, all gathered on a second dsic. Eight of these tracks are previously unreleased, highlighted by a pair of demos -- billed as never bootlegged -- that open the disc: one of the first versions of "Space Oddity," followed by "An Occasional Dream." The other unreleased cuts are largely different mixes: an unreleased stereo mix of "Conversation Piece," alternate album mixes of "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" and "Memory of a Free Festival," an alternate stereo mix of "London Bye Ta Ta," and a full-length Italian version of "Space Oddity." There's also a BBC session of "Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed" that somehow escaped compilers of 2002's Bowie at the Beeb and that, along with the other two BBC sessions, are a highlight here. Like the proper album, this bonus disc is a little bit of a hodge-podge but enjoyably so, as the formative moments and alternate-take repetitions are goosed along by several true gems: those kinetic BBC sessions, the glamtastic "London Bye Ta-Ta," the alternate "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" with a Paul Buckmaster intro, and a longer version of "Memory of a Free Festival." [A Special Edition of the 40th Anniverary version was also released.]
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TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 Space Oddity 5:17
2 Unwashed and Somewhat Slighlty Dazed 6:53
3 Letter to Hermione 2:36
4 Cygnet Committee 9:34
5 Janine 3:24
6 An Occasional Dream 3:01
7 Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud 4:51
8 God Knows I'm Good 3:20
9 Memory of a Free Festival 7:09
Disc 2
1 Space Oddity previously unreleased / Demo Version 5:14
2 An Occasional Dream previously unreleased / Edit 2:52
3 Wiled Eyed Boy from Freecloud Single B-Side 4:58
4 Let Me Sleep Beside You BBC Radio Session D.L.T. Show 4:48
5 Unwashed and Somewhat Slighty Dazed BBC Radio Session D.L.T. Show 4:04
6 Janine BBC Radio Session D.L.T. Show 3:04
7 London, Bye, Ta-Ta Stereo Version 2:36
8 The Prettiest Star Stereo Version 3:14
9 Conversation Piece previously unreleased / Stereo Version 3:08
10 Memory of a Free Festival (Pt. 1) Single A-Side 4:01
11 Memory of a Free Festival (Pt. 2) Single B-Side 3:33
12 Wiled Eyed Boy from Freecloud previously unreleased / Alternate Album Mix / Alternate Take 4:48
13 Memory of a Free Festival previously unreleased / Alternate Album Mix / Alternate Take 9:24
14 London, Bye, Ta-Ta previously unreleased / Alternate Stereo Mix 2:37
15 Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola Full Length Stereo Version 5:16
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