Just turn on with me and you’re not alone…
EMI Catalogue are to release the long-awaited remastered Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars ? The Motion Picture on 24th March 2003. This new version will be available on double CD, double vinyl and DVD. (DVD and CD pictured above) Available for the first time on CD are the concert introductions along with David?s own between-song chat. The famous farewell speech is included in its entirety, as is the full length version of The Width Of A Circle.
The DVD includes a new 5.1 surround sound and stereo mix by Tony Visconti and it also includes a new commentary by Tony and director D. A. Pennebaker. The film print has been cleaned and digitally remastered and looks better than ever. Other DVD extras include a DVD ROM section which features a calendar, screen saver, desktop pictures & icons and weblinks.
The CD is packaged in a clamshell box, (Remember the Bowie at the Beeb promo box? That type of thing) with pull out poster, 12-page ?fanzine? booklet and mock ticket from the original July 3rd show. The limited edition double LP is on red vinyl, each individually numbered, with a gloss varnished gatefold sleeve and pull out poster. Here follows the tracklising for both the audio and DVD releases.
CD & Vinyl tracklisting:
CD1 (start of side 1 of the LP)
01. Intro
02. Hang On To Yourself
03. Ziggy Stardust
04. Watch That Man
05. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
06. All The Young Dudes
07. Oh! You Pretty Things
08. Moonage Daydream (start of side 2 of the LP)
09. Changes
10. Space Oddity
11. My Death
CD2 (start of side 3 of the LP)
01. Cracked Actor
02. Time
03. The Width Of A Circle
04. Let?s Spend The Night Together (start of side 4 of the LP)
05. Suffragette City
06. White Light / White Heat
07. Farewell Speech
08. Rock ?n? Roll Suicide
DVD tracklisting:
01. Opening Credits/Intro
02. Hang On To Yourself
03. Ziggy Stardust
04. Watch That Man
05. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
06. All The Young Dudes
07. Oh! You Pretty Things
08. Moonage Daydream
09. Changes
10. Space Oddity
11. My Death
12. Cracked Actor
13. Time
14. The Width Of A Circle
15. Band Introduction
16. Let?s Spend The Night Together
17. Suffragette City
18. White Light / White Heat
19. Farewell Speech
20. Rock ?n? Roll Suicide
21. End Credits
You’ll notice that The Jean Genie/Love Me Do and Round and Round are still conspicuous by their absence. I’m afraid that old blues meanie, Jeff Beck, still has issues with these tracks, which is a shame as it means we may never see a complete version of this important piece of rock history. Oh well, at least he can’t blame the flares now… they’re back in!
We’ll be running some sort of competition nearer the release date in which we’ll hopefully be offering all three formats. You will be able to view the complete press release from tomorrow in the BowieNet press release section.