Rarestonebowie is a compilation album by English musician David Bowie. This release was one in the series of mid-nineties releases by MainMan, Bowie's former management company during the seventies (other ones being Santa Monica '72 and the Ava Cherry & The Astronettes album People from Bad Homes). All these albums were released without Bowie's approval and are currently out of print.
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| Released | May 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1972–1978 | |||
| Length | 36:39 | |||
| Label | Golden Years (UK) Griffin Music (United States) Mecca Records (Japan) | |||
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Track listing
editIn 1995 Trident Music International released the Rarestonebowie compilation CD in the United Kingdom on the Golden Years label (Catalog # GY 014).
The pregap before track one, "All the Young Dudes", contains an RCA Records 1973 radio advertisement for the David Bowie album Pin Ups.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "All the Young Dudes" ((mislabeled) liner notes: "original studio version 1973"; alternative mono recording 1972 December; same as 1997 remastered The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974, and 2003 bonus tracks of Aladdin Sane[broken anchor]) | Bowie | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Queen Bitch" (performed 1976 March 23rd; Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York) | Bowie | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Sound and Vision" (performed 1978 July 1st; Earls Court, London) | Bowie | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Time" (performed 1973 October 20th; for the 1980 Floor show Marquee Club, London) | Bowie | 5:12 |
| 5. | "Be My Wife" (performed 1978 July 1st; Earls Court, London) | Bowie | 2:44 |
| 6. | "Footstompin' / I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" (1974 December 4th; the Dick Cavett show) | Aaron Collins, Ande Rand / Armand Piron, Clarence Williams | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Ziggy Stardust" (performed 1972 October 20th; Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California; same as 1994 bootleg release Santa Monica '72, and 2008 official release Live Santa Monica '72) | Bowie | 3:21 |
| 8. | "My Death" (performed 1972 September 28th; Carnegie Hall, New York) | Eric Blau, Jacques Brel, Mort Shuman | 5:49 |
| 9. | "I Feel Free" (performed 1972 May 6th; Kingston Polytechnic, London) | Pete Brown, Jack Bruce | 5:23 |
| Total length: | 36:39 | ||
Rarestonebowie was reissued in Japan with Bonus tracks;[3][4] by Dolphin Entertainment (Catalog # BLCK-86008)[5] on 1998 August 19, and by Mecca Records (Catalog # BLCY-1019)[6] on 2002 March 26.[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 10. | "Hang on to Yourself" (performed 1972 October 20th; Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California; same as 1994 bootleg release Santa Monica '72, and 2008 official release Live Santa Monica '72) | Bowie | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Changes" (performed 1972 October 20th; Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California) | Bowie | 3:32 |
| 12. | "I'm Waiting for the Man" (performed 1972 October 20th; Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California) | Lou Reed | 5:50 |
| 13. | "The Jean Genie" (performed 1972 October 20th; Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California) | Bowie | 4:22 |
| 14. | "Suffragette City" (performed 1972 October 20th; Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California) | Bowie | 4:25 |
| 15. | "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" (performed 1972 October 20th; Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California) | Bowie | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 61:00 | ||