But don’t forget your date with me
There are a few recent releases that may have got a little lost in the excitement of the European leg of David Bowie’s A Reality Tour… And what better day to remind you of them than a good old traditional shopping day like Saturday! And so, without further ado…
There seems to have been some speculation on the MBs about the release date of the Tour Edition of Reality that we first told you about well over a month ago. (10.14.2003 NEWS: SPECIAL DVD EDITION OF REALITY DUE NEXT MONTH & 10/26/03 NEWS: REALITY TOUR EDITION BONUS DISC) Well, as you know, the album came out this week in Europe, but here’s the information we have right now for some of the other territories, and we’ll give you those TBCs as soon as we have them.
November 17th – UK / Europe – ie whole of Europe, France, Germany etc.
December – Australia / NZ (date tbc)
February 2004 – Japan (date tbc)
December 9th – Canada – Canadian edition only which features just five tracks from the Riverside show, New Killer Star, Never Get Old, Days, Reality and Bring Me The Disco King.
As I’m sure you all remember, this version of Reality is the tour edition which comes with a bonus DVD of the Reality tracks from the Riverside show back in September. I should point out that, unlike the actual broadcast, the DVD is not a 5:1 mix… as Tony Visconti has pointed out:
“I supervised the live 5.1 sound that went out to the cinemas only. After that I went on to produce a new album with the Finn Brothers (Neil Finn and Tim Finn) so I wasn’t available to work on this DVD.”
So there you have it. The 5:1 that was mixed for the broadcast can’t be used for the DVD as it’s a different signal… or something technical like that… Personally, I still think it’s pretty good value for a free DVD!
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It seems that Club Bowie isn’t for everybody, particularly those that can’t dance, Keiths for example, and indeed my good self before anyone demands a demonstration. Anyway, we told you about this a month ago and it’s out this week too… It’s a great way of collecting all these rare and unreleased mixes without shelling out the couple of zillion quid or so it would cost you to get all the original pressings.
Here’s the full track-listing for Club Bowie again for those that missed it the first time we told you about this release last month. (10/30/03 NEWS: NINE TRACK CLUB BOWIE CD DUE NEXT MONTH)
1 The Scumfrog vs Bowie – Loving The Alien
2 David Bowie – Let’s Dance (Trifactor vs Deeper Substance Remix)
3 David Guetta vs David Bowie – Just For One Day (Heroes) (Extended Version)
4 The Scumfrog vs David Bowie – This Is Not America
5 Solaris vs Bowie – Shout (Original Mix)
6 David Bowie – China Girl (Riff & Vox Club Mix)
7 David Bowie – Magic Dance (Danny S Magic Party Remix)
8 David Bowie – Let’s Dance (Club Bolly Extended Mix)
9 Video of David Bowie – Let’s Dance (Club Bolly Mix)
Having said all that about saving money, if you’re as anal a collector as myself, the promos, (of which there were several) will set you back a few bob. Particularly the one on the left, above, that contains an unreleased mix of Starman that didn’t make it to the final release.
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Another recent release that seems to have slipped through the net, is the budget double CD issue of the Philip Glass “Heroes” and Low Symphonies. If you’re already familiar with this stuff, you’ll know just how good it is, if you’re not… buy it now!
Here’s the tracklisitng of both discs, in the order they were originally issued… ie: “Heroes” Symphony followed by Low Symphony.
Disc: 1
1 “Heroes”
2 Abdulmajid
3 Sense Of Doubt
4 Sons Of The Silent Age
5 Neukoln
6 V2 Schneider
Disc: 2
1 Subterraneans
2 Some Are
3 Warszawa
Philip has spoken of completing the trilogy with a Lodger Symphony… Here’s a tip, PG: Do it now!
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This coming Monday the 24th sees the next single release from The Dandy Warhols, and it’s another track from Welcome To The Monkey House. Plan A is the third single from the album, and it contains a live acoustic version of The Jean Genie.
The track features Courtney Taylor-Taylor on vocals accompanied by Brent DeBoer on guitar, and it was recorded live to minidisc at Hotel Tocq, Milan, Italy on March 28 this year. On this version, Courtney has The Jean Genie gender confused although mainly female, while Courtney himself becomes confused after the second verse and chorus declaring: “Alright, that’s all I know. I don’t know the third verse. I even think it’s a good excuse to e-mail Bowie… OK, that’s enough of that… Thanks man.”
Well Courtney, you almost got there. This is the bit you need to learn if you’re considering a full live version with the whole band:
He’s so simple minded he can’t drive his module
He bites on the neon and sleeps in a capsule
Loves to be loved, loves to be loved
(Chorus twice… End)
OK kidz… I think that’s about it. Happy shopping!