David Bowie’s ‘Hunky Dory’ to obtain deluxe reissue containing dozens of unreleased tracks and demos
David Bowie‘s fourth studio album, ‘Hunky Dory’, can be launched as a deluxe reissue that can embody unreleased dwelling demos, reside recordings and different rarities from that period.
‘Divine Symmetry (An Alternate Journey By Hunky Dory)’ is about to reach on November 25 by way of Parlophone and can, throughout 4 CDs, characteristic 48 beforehand unreleased tracks and demos taken from the 12 months main as much as the discharge of ‘Hunky Dory’ in 1971.
The primary CD of the gathering incorporates dwelling and lodge room demos of songs that might find yourself on ‘Hunky Dory’, together with unreleased songs like ‘King Of The Metropolis’, ‘Proper On Mom’, ‘How Fortunate You Are (Miss Peculiar)’ and ‘Drained Of My Life’.
Different discs embody Bowie’s 1971 John Peel reside session, BBC radio recordings, reside cuts, the ‘BOWPROMO’ EP, B-sides, alternate variations of ‘Hunky Dory’ tracks and extra. Coinciding with the reissue’s announcement, Parlophone have shared Bowie’s beforehand unreleased rendition of ‘Hunky Dory’ album observe ‘Kooks’, taken from BBC’s Sounds of the 70s with Bob Harris radio present. Take heed to that beneath:
Additionally included as a part of the field set is a Blu-ray disc that options the 2015 remastered version of ‘Hunky Dory’, and the titular “alternate journey by ‘Hunky Dory” which reimagines the album by changing every music on the album’s tracklist with a previously-unreleased model. That will even be accessible as a standalone vinyl version in February subsequent 12 months.
Moreover, the deluxe reissue incorporates a 100-page hardcover ebook with unique photographs and memorabilia, in addition to a 60-page reproduction of Bowie’s notes from that period, resembling handwritten lyrics, costume drawings, and different notes. The gathering additionally incorporates liner notes contributed by ‘Hunky Dory’ co-producer Ken Scott and others near Bowie. Pre-order it here by Bowie’s web site, the place you too can discover the complete tracklist.
The forthcoming reissue follows a fiftieth anniversary image disc vinyl version of ‘Hunky Dory’ that arrived early this 12 months, and was introduced alongside an alternate mixture of lead single ‘Modifications’.
Earlier this month, Brett Morgen’s Bowie documentary movie Moonage Daydream arrived in cinemas, together with an accompanying companion album that includes beforehand unheard materials, distinctive mixes created for the movie, and dialogue from Bowie.
In a five-star assessment of Moonage Daydream, NME wrote: “Morgen’s movie isn’t a biggest hits set. It’s significantly better than that. It’s an avant garde portrait of an artist that scratches away on the floor paint to disclose the various layers beneath. You must search it out, instantly.”