| Artist |
David Bowie |
| Box Set Title: |
Bowie At The Beeb |
| Album Title: |
Bowie At The Beeb - The Best Of The BBC Radio Sessions 68-72 [Disc 1] |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: Classic Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
09/25/2000 |
| Label |
EMI Records Ltd. |
| Catalog No |
TOCP-653131 |
| Bar Code No |
none |
| Packaging |
Box Set (3 Disk) |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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In The Heat Of The Morning (3:02)
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| 2.
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London Bye Ta Ta (2:36)
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| 3.
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Karma Man (3:00)
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| 4.
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Silly Boy Blue (6:08)
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| 5.
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Let Me Sleep Beside You (3:17)
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| 6.
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Janine (3:24)
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| 7.
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Amsterdam (3:18)
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| 8.
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God Knows I'm Good (3:35)
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| 9.
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The Width Of A Circle (5:21)
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| 10.
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Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed (5:07)
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| 11.
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Cygnet Committee (9:07)
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| 12.
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Memory Of A Free Festival (3:19)
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| 13.
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Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (5:55)
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| 14.
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Bombers (3:19)
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| 15.
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Looking For A Friend (3:33)
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| 16.
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Almost Grown (2:44)
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| 17.
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Kooks (3:32)
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| 18.
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It Ain't Easy (2:51)
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| Date Acquired |
03/19/2001 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
25.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Japanese limited edition with extra disc featuring Bowie at the BBC Radio Theatre June 27, 2000. Includes bonus track (2-02) and a booklet.
The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68-72:
CD1
1-4: John Peel in Top Gear Recorded 13.5.68 Broadcast 26.5.68
5-6: D.L.T. (Dave Lee Travis Show) Recorded 20.10.69 Broadcast 26.10.69
7-12: The Sunday Show introduced by John Peel Recorded 5.2.70 Broadcast 8.2.70
13: Sounds of the 70s: Andy Ferris Recorded: 25.3.70 Broadcast 6.4.70
14-18: In Concert: John Peel Recorded 3.6.71 Broadcast 20.6.71
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Analyzed: David Bowie / Bowie at the Beeb (disc 1)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -1.22 dB -10.38 dB 3:03 01-In the Heat of the Morning
DR7 -1.13 dB -9.85 dB 2:36 02-London Bye Ta Ta
DR8 -2.14 dB -11.55 dB 3:00 03-Karma Man
DR8 -1.16 dB -11.92 dB 6:08 04-Silly Boy Blue
DR9 -0.86 dB -11.66 dB 3:18 05-Let Me Sleep Beside You
DR10 -0.64 dB -11.91 dB 3:25 06-Janine
DR9 -1.49 dB -12.89 dB 3:18 07-Amsterdam
DR9 -1.32 dB -12.71 dB 3:36 08-God Knows I'm Good
DR9 -1.29 dB -12.98 dB 5:21 09-The Width of a Circle
DR9 -1.67 dB -12.17 dB 5:08 10-Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed
DR9 -1.34 dB -13.32 dB 9:07 11-Cygnet Committee
DR8 -1.78 dB -13.46 dB 3:19 12-Memory of a Free Festival
DR11 -0.56 dB -16.68 dB 5:55 13-Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
DR9 -1.02 dB -12.87 dB 3:20 14-Bombers
DR9 -1.45 dB -12.31 dB 3:34 15-Looking for a Friend
DR8 -1.59 dB -12.56 dB 2:44 16-Almost Grown
DR13 -1.92 dB -18.41 dB 3:33 17-Kooks
DR9 -1.75 dB -14.72 dB 2:52 18-It Ain't Easy
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Number of tracks: 18
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 534 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Dave Thompson
After a couple of false starts earlier in the decade, a full-scale roundup of David Bowie's late-'60s/early-'70s sessions for the BBC finally emerged, to both thrill and disappoint the army of collectors who'd been waiting impatiently for its arrival. The thrill was delivered by the one-stop ability to pick up material that had hitherto been available only spread across a plethora of bootlegs and unauthorized releases, laboring beneath a host of misdirected sleeve notes and attributions. Radically more exciting takes of most of the Ziggy Stardust album are included here, together with swathes of the albums that came before it, and a pair of Velvet Underground covers that have never seen release in any other forum: "Waiting for the Man" and "White Light/White Heat." For those reasons alone, BBC Sessions ranks among the most important and enjoyable Bowie archival releases ever. The disappointment, meanwhile, lies in the fact that the sessions are spread across just two of the collection's three discs, meaning that a host of further performances are sacrificed. Several of these simply repeat songs performed elsewhere, of course, but there are a number of unique renditions that, again, the bootleg world long ago got its hands on. In their stead, listeners receive a bonus disc recounting what was then Bowie's most recent BBC performance, an hourlong excerpt from a June 2000 concert that brought the story up to date with some of his most impassioned performances since, indeed, the golden age spread across the first pair of discs. One point for completist collectors: early pressings of the U.K. disc inadvertently included two identical performances of "Ziggy Stardust," from January 1972, instead of an additional version taped in May. Rushing to correct the error, a one-song CD of the missing song was produced for any purchaser who asked for one; subsequent pressings restored the intended track.
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