David Bowie's <b><i>A Reality Tour</i></b> Sets For Audio Release

Leslie Cheung over 15 years ago

David Bowie will release his A Reality Tour on 2CD set on January 25 (worldwide) and 26 (USA), 2010 via ISO/Columbia/Legacy. The live album was originally released as DVD in 2004, documenting Bowie's show at Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland on November 22 and 23, 2003. The 2CD version includes three tracks not included on the original DVD release - "China Girl", "Breaking Glass" and "Fall Dog Bombs The Moon".

The tracklisting of A Reality Tour 2CD version is:

CD1
Rebel Rebel
New Killer Star
Reality
Fame
Cactus
Sister Midnight
Afraid
All The Young Dudes
Be My Wife
The Loneliest Guy
The Man Who Sold The World
Fantastic Voyage
Hallo Spaceboy
Sunday
Under Pressure
Life On Mars?
Battle For Britain (The Letter)

CD2
Ashes To Ashes
The Motel
Loving The Alien
Never Get Old
Changes
I’m Afraid Of Americans
"Heroes"
Bring Me The Disco King
Slip Away
Heathen (The Rays)
Five Years
Hang On To Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
Breaking Glass
China Girl

While ISO/Columbia/Legacy are working on his recent works, EMI is working on his early work by releasing the 40th anniversary edition of Space Oddity.

The new edition will be released on 2CD, digital download and 180gram heavyweight limited edition vinyl. To make the vinyl edition as close as its original gatefold cover, the title Space Oddity has been removed from the cover in keeping with the original Philips David Bowie album. The vinyl edition also comes with a poster and a printed inner dust jacket.

The new edition will be released on October 12 (worldwide) and November 17 (USA).

The tracklisting of Space Oddity: 40th Anniversary Edition is:

CD1
Space Oddity
Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed / Don't Sit Down
Letter To Hermione
Cygnet Committee
Janine
An Occasional Dream
Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
God Knows I'm Good
Memory Of A Free Festival

CD2
Space Oddity [demo]*
An Occasional Dream [demo]*
Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud [single B-side with spoken intro]
Brian Matthew Interviews David / Let Me Sleep Beside You [BBC Radio session D.L.T. Show]
Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed [BBC Radio session D.L.T. Show]*
Janine [BBC Radio session D.L.T. Show]
London Bye Ta-Ta [stereo version]
Prettiest Star [stereo version]
Conversation Piece [stereo version]*
Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 1) [single A-side]
Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 2) [single B-side]
Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud [alternate album mix]*
Memory Of A Free Festival [alternate album mix]*
London Bye Ta-Ta [alternate stereo mix]*
Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola [full length stereo version]*

Vinyl A-side
Space Oddity
Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed / Don't Sit Down
Letter To Hermione
Cygnet Committee

Vinyl B-side
Janine
An Occasional Dream
Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
God Knows I'm Good
Memory Of A Free Festival

* previously unreleased

"Don't Sit Down" has been put back to where it originally appeared - at the end of "Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed", and is not listed as a separate track.

EMI Japan has more to offer. They will re-release the paper jacket "mini-LP" on SHM-CD (super high material CD, that is) this time. Space Oddity (1969), The Man Who Sold The World (1970), Hunky Dory (1971), The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972), Aladdin Sane (1973) and Pin Ups (1973) will be coming out on October 28. Diamond Dogs (1974), Young Americans (1975), Station To Station (1976), Low (1977), "Heroes" (1977), and Lodger (1979) will be released on November 25.