Bowie at the Beeb

by David Bowie

Bowie at the Beeb cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1 September 2000
  • Label: EMI
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 2:20:50
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Bowie at the Beeb' gathers David Bowie's BBC radio sessions recorded between 1968 and 1972, the span running from his first flush of fame to the Ziggy Stardust breakthrough. The collection includes the song 'Bombers', which had remained unreleased from those sessions, and a cover of the Velvet Underground's 'I'm Waiting for the Man'.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, male-vocals, live, retro, guitars

Tracklist

  1. In the Heat Of The Morning (John Peel - Top Gear) - Recorded 13.5.68 (3:02)
  2. London Bye, Ta-Ta (John Peel - Top Gear) - Recorded 13.5.68 (2:36)
  3. Karma Man (John Peel - Top Gear) - Recorded 13.5.68 (3:00)
  4. Silly Boy Blue (John Peel - Top Gear) - Recorded 13.5.68 (6:08)
  5. Let Me Sleep Beside You (3:19)
  6. Janine - BBC Radio Session D.L.T Show (3:04)
  7. Port of Amsterdam (3:18)
  8. God Knows I'm Good (3:35)
  9. The Width of a Circle (5:21)
  10. Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed (5:07)
  11. Cygnet Committee - The Sunday Show (9:07)
  12. Memory of a Free Festival - The Sunday Show (3:18)
  13. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud - Sounds of the 70s (5:55)
  14. Bombers - In Concert (3:19)
  15. Looking For A Friend - In Concert (3:33)
  16. Almost Grown - In Concert (2:43)
  17. Kooks - In Concert (3:32)
  18. It Ain't Easy - In Concert (2:51)
  19. The Supermen (with Mick Ronson) - Sounds of the 70s (2:51)
  20. Eight Line Poem - Sounds of the 70s (2:56)
  21. Hang On To Yourself - Sounds of the 70s (2:50)
  22. Ziggy Stardust - Sounds of the 70s (3:21)
  23. Queen Bitch - Sounds of the 70s (2:59)
  24. Waiting For The Man - Sounds of the 70s (5:24)
  25. Five Years - Sounds of the 70s (4:24)
  26. White Light/White Heat - Sounds of the 70s (3:48)
  27. Moonage Daydream - Sounds of the 70s (4:58)
  28. Hang On To Yourself - Sounds of the 70s (2:50)
  29. Suffragette City - Sounds of the 70s (3:28)
  30. Ziggy Stardust - Sounds of the 70s (3:24)
  31. Starman - Johnnie Walker (4:05)
  32. Space Oddity - Johnnie Walker (4:16)
  33. Changes - Johnnie Walker (3:29)
  34. Oh! You Pretty Things - Johnnie Walker (2:57)
  35. Andy Warhol - Sounds of the 70s (3:14)
  36. Lady Stardust - Sounds of the 70s (3:21)
  37. Rock 'N' Roll Suicide - Sounds of the 70s (3:08)

Credits

  • David Bowie - primary artist, guitar, keyboards, vocals, written-by, piano
  • Gordon Templeton - artwork [booklet]
  • Emm Gryner - backing vocals, keyboards
  • Holly Palmer - backing vocals, percussion
  • Tony Visconti - backing vocals, bass
  • Gail Ann Dorsey - bass, guitar, vocals
  • Mick Ronson - guitar, vocals, bass
  • Mike Garson - keyboards, piano
  • Jeff Griffin - mastered by, photography by, producer
  • Pete Ritzema - engineer, producer
  • Guy Peellaert - artwork
  • Rex Ray - design [2nd set]
  • Allen Harris - engineer
  • Nick Gomm - engineer
  • Nigel Reeve - mastered by
  • Peter Mew - mastered by
  • Brian Ward - photography by
  • Keith Macmillan - photography by
  • Kenneth Pitt - photography by
  • Masayoshi Sukita - photography by
  • Vernon Dewhurst - photography by
  • Mark Adams - photography by [2nd set]
  • Sarah J. MacCormack - photography by [bbc maida vale studios]
  • Mick Rock - photography by [cover & centre page]
  • Bernie Andrews - producer
  • Roger Pusey - producer
  • Paul Williams - producer
  • Jacques Brel - written-by
  • Mort Shuman - written-by
  • Chuck Berry - written-by
  • Ron Davies - written-by
  • Bill Aitken - engineer
  • John White - engineer
  • John Muir - producer
  • Lou Reed - written-by
  • Dimitri Tiomkin - written-by
  • Ned Washington - written-by
  • Reeves Gabrels - written-by
  • Lyle Mays - written-by
  • Pat Metheny - written-by
  • Carlos Alomar - written-by
  • John Lennon - written-by
  • Brian Eno - written-by

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