2017 box set by David Bowie
A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)
Released 29 September 2017 (2017-09-29 ) Recorded December 1975 – September 1981
Genre
Length 450 :08 (11 CDs / 13 LPs)
Label
Parlophone
Producer Various
A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) is a
box set by English singer-songwriter
David Bowie , released on 29 September 2017.
[8]
[9] A follow-up to the compilations
Five Years (1969–1973) and
Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976) , the set covers Bowie's career from 1977 to 1982, including his "
Berlin Trilogy ", over eleven compact discs or thirteen
LPs . Exclusive to the box set are a Heroes EP, which compiles versions of his song "
' Heroes' " recorded in different languages, a new version of
Lodger (1979), remixed by coproducer
Tony Visconti , and Re:Call 3 , a compilation of non-album singles, single versions, and
B-sides that serves as a sequel to Re:Call 1 from Five Years and Re:Call 2 from Who Can I Be Now? and features the
Baal EP (1982) in its entirety on CD for the first time.
[10]
The box set also includes remastered editions of
Low ,
"Heroes" ,
Lodger (in the original mix),
Stage (in original and 2017 versions), and
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) .
The set comes with a hardcover book with photographs by Anton Corbijn, Helmut Newton, Andrew Kent, Steve Schapiro, Duffy and many others, as well as historical press reviews and technical notes about the albums from producer Tony Visconti.
[11]
Criticism
The box attracted criticism by fans and
music reviewers , including
Henry Rollins ,
[12] as heavier changes to the music in the
mixing and
mastering process through Visconti became clear.
[13]
A volume shift in the song "' Heroes' " had received particular notice, which
Parlophone proceeded to describe as intentional and unalterable,
[14] because of damages in the original master tapes. After the critical voices wouldn't lessen, a statement was released on the official Bowie website, announcing corrected replacement discs for the "Heroes" CD and LP;
[15] the replacement disc offer lasted until June 2018.
[16] The amended remaster featured on the replacement discs was also used for the standalone CD and LP release of "Heroes" in early 2018.
[17]
Track listing
Low (2017 remaster)
All tracks are written by
David Bowie , except where noted
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. ""Heroes"" / ""Helden"" (English/German album version) Bowie, Eno 6:07 2. ""Helden"" (German single version) Bowie, Eno 3:38 Total length: 9:45
Side two Title Writer(s) 3. ""Heroes"" / ""Héros"" (English/French album version) Bowie, Eno 6:05 4. ""Héros"" (French single version) Bowie, Eno 3:33 Total length: 9:38 (19:23)
Stage (original version) (2017 remaster)
Side three Title Writer(s) 9. "Warszawa" Bowie, Eno 6:53 10. "Speed of Life" 2:44 11. "Art Decade" 3:10 12. "Sense of Doubt" 3:12 13. "Breaking Glass" Bowie, Davis, Murray 3:30 Total length: 19:29
Side four Title Writer(s) 14. ""Heroes"" Bowie, Eno 6:20 15. "What in the World" 4:25 16. "Blackout" 4:03 17. "Beauty and the Beast" 5:11 Total length: 19:59 (73:30)
Stage (2017 version)
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "Warszawa" Bowie, Eno 6:53 2. ""Heroes"" Bowie, Eno 6:19 3. "What in the World" 4:25 Total length: 17:37
Side two Title 4. "Be My Wife" 2:49 5. "
The Jean Genie " (Previously unreleased) 6:17 6. "Blackout" 4:00 7. "Sense of Doubt" 3:07 Total length: 16:13
Side three Title Writer(s) 8. "Speed of Life" 2:40 9. "Breaking Glass" Bowie, Davis, Murray 3:22 10. "Beauty and the Beast" 5:06 11. "Fame" Bowie, Alomar, Lennon 4:13 Total length: 15:21
Side four Title 12. "Five Years" 3:57 13. "Soul Love" 2:56 14. "Star" 2:28 15. "Hang On to Yourself" 3:22 16. "Ziggy Stardust" 3:30 17. "
Suffragette City " (Previously unreleased) 3:58 Total length: 17:43
Side 6 Title 21. "
Stay " 7:21 22. "TVC 15" 4:36 Total length: 11:57 (94:30)
Lodger (2017 remaster)
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "
Fantastic Voyage " Bowie, Eno 2:55 2. "African Night Flight" Bowie, Eno 2:56 3. "Move On" 3:20 4. "
Yassassin " (Turkish for: Long Live) 4:13 5. "Red Sails" Bowie, Eno 3:45 Total length: 17:09
Side two Title Writer(s) 6. "
DJ " Bowie, Eno, Alomar 4:01 7. "
Look Back in Anger " Bowie, Eno 3:08 8. "
Boys Keep Swinging " Bowie, Eno 3:18 9. "Repetition" 3:00 10. "Red Money" Bowie, Alomar 4:19 Total length: 17:46 (34:55)
Lodger (Tony Visconti 2017 mix)
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "Fantastic Voyage" Bowie, Eno 2:53 2. "African Night Flight" Bowie, Eno 2:56 3. "Move On" 3:24 4. "Yassassin" (Turkish for: Long Live) 4:13 5. "Red Sails" Bowie, Eno 3:46 Total length: 17:12
Side two Title Writer(s) 6. "DJ" Bowie, Eno, Alomar 3:59 7. "Look Back in Anger" Bowie, Eno 3:09 8. "Boys Keep Swinging" Bowie, Eno 3:22 9. "Repetition" 3:01 10. "Red Money" Bowie, Alomar 4:18 Total length: 17:49 (35:01)
Re:Call 3 (remastered tracks)
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. ""Heroes"" (Single version) Bowie, Eno 3:35 2. "Beauty and the Beast" (Extended version) 5:20 3. "Breaking Glass" (Australian single version) Bowie, Davis, Murray 2:51 4. "Yassassin" (Single version) 3:07 5. "DJ" (Single version) Bowie, Eno, Alomar 3:25 Total length: 18:18
Side two Title Writer(s) 6. "Alabama Song" Brecht, Weill 3:53 7. "
Space Oddity " (1979 version) 4:52 8. "Ashes to Ashes" (Single version) 3:37 9. "Fashion" (Single version) 3:24 10. "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" (Single version) 3:35 Total length: 19:21
Side four:
Bertolt Brecht’s Baal Title Writer(s) 15. "Baal’s Hymn" Brecht,
Dominic Muldowney 4:04 16. "Remembering Marie A" Traditional; adapted by Brecht and Muldowney 2:09 17. "Ballad of the Adventurers" Brecht, Muldowney 2:02 18. "The Drowned Girl" Brecht, Weill 2:31 19. "The Dirty Song" Brecht, Muldowney 0:39 Total length: 11:25 (67:28)
CD edition Title Writer(s) 1. ""Heroes"" (Single version) Bowie, Eno 3:35 2. "Beauty and the Beast" 5:20 3. "Breaking Glass" (Australian single version) Bowie, Davis, Murray 2:51 4. "Yassassin" (Single version) 3:07 5. "DJ" (Single version) Bowie, Eno 3:25 6. "Alabama Song" Brecht, Weill 3:53 7. "Space Oddity" (1979 version) 4:52 8. "Ashes to Ashes" (Single version) 3:37 9. "Fashion" (Single version) 3:24 10. "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" (single version) 3:35 11. "Crystal Japan" 3:09 12. "Under Pressure" (Single version) (Queen and David Bowie) Mercury, Taylor, May, Deacon, Bowie 4:08 13. "Baal's Hymn" Brecht, Muldowney 4:04 14. "Remembering Marie A" Traditional; adapted by Brecht and Muldowney 2:09 15. "Ballad of the Adventurers" Brecht, Muldowney 2:02 16. "The Drowned Girl" Brecht, Weill 2:31 17. "The Dirty Song" Brecht, Muldowney 0:39 18. "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (Soundtrack album version) Bowie, Moroder 6:41 19. "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (David Bowie & Bing Crosby) Fraser, Grossman, Kohan / Simeone, Davis, Onorati 4:26 Total length: 67:28
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