“Welcome to reality”
After the Brit Awards on Wednesday and Gerry Leonard’s birthday yesterday, it’s good to round up this week with details of the Friday Music release of the David Bowie – A Reality Tour 180 Gram Audiophile Translucent Blue Vinyl box set.
The uniting factor being the band that David Bowie hand-picked for his A Reality Tour of 2003/2004, the mainstay of which he had already been using for several years.
The set, which includes three discs and two posters, is scheduled for a June 3rd release.
Here’s an edited version of the Friday Music press release, with pre-order links…
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David Bowie – A Reality Tour 180 Gram Audiophile Translucent Blue Vinyl box set
David Bowie’s A Reality Tour is an extensive live overview of his greatest hits, popular album tracks, along with artist and fan favourites, performed live during his amazing two-night stint at The Point in Dublin, Ireland, in November 2003.
The show was filmed for DVD and was later released on CD, but never on vinyl. Friday Music being a home to several of David Bowie’s later masterworks like Heathen, Reality, Earthling, Outside, and Hours, (http://smarturl.it/FMBowieStore) are very honoured to announce for the first time anywhere the 180 Gram Audiophile 3 LP Box Set of A Reality Tour. (http://smarturl.it/FMRealityTourBox)
Featuring almost three hours of music on six sides of audiophile vinyl, the songs are simply some of his finest from the classic and modern rock eras like “Heroes”, Ziggy Stardust, Changes, Fame, Under Pressure, All The Young Dudes, Rebel Rebel and many more. Mastered impeccably by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music and Capitol Mastering, this limited edition release will be housed in a very handsome sturdy box, with two first time poster inserts featuring the wonderful 12” x 12” front cover image as well as a 12” x 24” double-sided poster featuring unique live performance shots from this great concert tour.
For a very limited time, each LP will be pressed by R.T.I. on translucent blue vinyl, making A Reality Tour a highly collectable David Bowie title. Each LP label will have its own custom David Bowie image, plus we are including 3 bonus tracks only found on the CD version of the original release China Girl, Fall Dog Bombs The Moon and Breaking Glass.
David Bowie was one of the world’s finest gifts to all forms of popular culture, music, film and art. His voice, songs, musicianship and unparalleled artistry will live on. A Reality Tour proves that now and forever.
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TRACK LISTING:
Side 1
1. REBEL, REBEL
2. NEW KILLER STAR
3. REALITY
4. FAME
5. CACTUS
6. SISTER MIDNIGHT
Side 2
1. AFRAID
2. ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
3. BE MY WIFE
4. THE LONELIEST GUY
5. THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD
6. SUNDAY
Side 3
1. FANTASTIC VOYAGE
2. HALLO SPACEBOY
3. UNDER PRESSURE
4. LIFE ON MARS?
5. BATTLE FOR BRITAIN (THE LETTER)
6. NEVER GET OLD
Side 4
1. ASHES TO ASHES
2. THE MOTEL
3. LOVING THE ALIEN
4. CHANGES
5. I’M AFRAID OF AMERICANS
Side 5
1. “HEROES”
2. BRING ME THE DISCO KING
3. SLIP AWAY
4. HEATHEN (THE RAYS)
Side 6
1. FIVE YEARS
2. HANG ON TO YOURSELF
3. ZIGGY STARDUST
4. FALL DOG BOMBS THE MOON (Bonus Track)
5. BREAKING GLASS (Bonus Track)
6. CHINA GIRL (Bonus Track)