“A real life adventure”
ISO Records and Parlophone Records are proud to announce the release of two very special David Bowie limited edition vinyl/CD E.P.s for Record Store Day (RSD) 2022, on 23rd April.
BRILLIANT ADVENTURE E.P. and TOY E.P. (YOU’VE GOT IT MADE WITH ALL THE TOYS). Both feature unreleased versions, live tracks and mixes from the era covered in the recent BRILLIANT ADVENTURE and TOY:BOX boxsets.
Keep reading for all the details.
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DAVID BOWIE - RECORD STORE DAY 2022
LIMITED EDITION RSD 2022 RELEASES OUT 23rd APRIL FEATURING PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED VERSIONS, LIVE TRACKS & MIXES
BRILLIANT ADVENTURE E.P. (12” VINYL / CD) & TOY E.P. (‘YOU’VE GOT IT MADE WITH ALL THE TOYS’) (10” VINYL / CD)
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The BRILLIANT ADVENTURE E.P. has four previously unreleased tracks from the 1.OUTSIDE era.
~ ‘JOHNNY DOWNLOADER’ is an early version of ‘I’M AFRAID OF AMERICANS’ recorded during the sessions with Brian Eno for the album and mixed in November 1994.
~ An alternative single mix of ‘I HAVE NOT BEEN TO OXFORD TOWN’.
~ Two live tracks: ‘A SMALL PLOT OF LAND’ and the Jacques Brel cover ‘MY DEATH’. Both songs were performed by Bowie and pianist Mike Garson at a fundraiser for the New York Public Theater at the Shakespeare Festival in New York on 18th September, 1995.
DAVID BOWIE - BRILLIANT ADVENTURE 4 TRACK E.P. (12” VINYL / CD) - ALL TRACKS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKLISTING:
SIDE 1:
1 - JOHNNY DOWNLOADER (AKA I’M AFRAID OF AMERICANS EARLY VERSION)
2 - I HAVE NOT BEEN TO OXFORD TOWN (ALTERNATIVE SINGLE MIX)
SIDE 2:
1 - A SMALL PLOT OF LAND (LIVE AT THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, NEW YORK, 18th SEPTEMBER, 1995)
2 - MY DEATH (LIVE AT THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, NEW YORK, 18th SEPTEMBER, 1995)
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The 6-track 10” vinyl and CD TOY E.P. (‘YOU’VE GOT IT MADE WITH ALL THE TOYS’) features the following...
~ ‘SHADOW MAN (VOCAL AND PIANO MIX)’, a previously unreleased alternative stripped back mix of the TOY album track.
~ Three tracks previously only available as streaming singles making their physical debut: ‘YOU’VE GOT A HABIT OF LEAVING’ (RADIO EDIT), ‘SILLY BOY BLUE’ (ALTERNATIVE ENDING MIX) and ‘CAN’T HELP THINKING ABOUT ME’ (LIVE MARK RADCLIFFE SHOW BBC RADIO 1 SESSION).
~ Live versions of ‘I DIG EVERYTHING’ and ‘THE LONDON BOYS’ recorded at the Glastonbury warm-up BowieNet show at the Roseland Ballroom, New York on 19th June, 2000.
SIDE 1 TRACK 2 AND SIDE 2 TRACKS 2 AND 3 ARE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED. ALL TRACKS ARE PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE ON CD AND VINYL
SIDE 1:
1 - YOU’VE GOT A HABIT OF LEAVING (RADIO EDIT)
2 - SHADOW MAN (VOCAL AND PIANO MIX)
3 - SILLY BOY BLUE (ALTERNATIVE ENDING MIX)
SIDE 2:
1 - CAN’T HELP THINKING ABOUT ME (LIVE RADIO SESSION) (Mark Radcliffe Show 1999)
2 - I DIG EVERYTHING LIVE (LIVE) (Roseland Ballroom 2000)
3 - THE LONDON BOYS (LIVE) (Roseland Ballroom 2000)
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Personnel:
DAVID BOWIE - BRILLIANT ADVENTURE 4 TRACK E.P. (12” VINYL / CD)
SIDE 1:
1 - JOHNNY DOWNLOADER (AKA I’M AFRAID OF AMERICANS EARLY VERSION)
(David Bowie/Brian Eno)
Produced by David Bowie and Brian Eno
Engineered and mixed by David Richards
Mixed at Westside Studio
Musicians:
David Bowie - vocals, saxophone, guitars and keyboards
Brian Eno - synthesizers, treatments and strategies
David Richards — samples, drum and keyboard programming
2 - I HAVE NOT BEEN TO OXFORD TOWN (ALTERNATIVE SINGLE MIX)
Produced by David Bowie and Brian Eno
Co-produced and engineered by David Richards
Recorded at Mountain Studios, Switzerland
Mixed and additional treatments by David Richards
Assisted by David Bowie
Musicians:
David Bowie - vocals, saxophone, guitars and keyboards
Brian Eno - synthesizers, treatments and strategies
Reeves Gabrels – lead guitar and vocals
Erdal Kizilcay - bass & keyboards
Mike Garson - grand piano
Sterling Campbell - drums
Carlos Alomar - rhythm guitar and vocals
Joey Barron - drums
Yossi Fine - bass
SIDE 2:
1 - A SMALL PLOT OF LAND (LIVE AT THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, NEW YORK, 18th SEPTEMBER, 1995)
(David Bowie/Brian Eno/Michael Garson/Sterling Campbell/Erdal Kizilcay/Reeves Gabrels)
Produced by David Bowie
Engineered by Roy Clark and assisted by Tom Miho
Recorded live at the Shakespeare Festival, The Grand Ballroom, The Manhattan Center, New York, 18th September, 1995
Musicians:
David Bowie - vocals
Mike Garson - grand piano
2 - MY DEATH (LIVE AT THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, NEW YORK, 18th SEPTEMBER, 1995)
(Jacques Brel/Eric Blau/Mort Shuman)
Carlin Music Corp.
Produced by David Bowie
Engineered by Roy Clark and assisted by Tom Miho
Recorded live at the Shakespeare Festival, The Grand Ballroom, The Manhattan Center, New York, 18th September, 1995
Musicians:
David Bowie - vocals
Mike Garson - grand piano
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DAVID BOWIE - TOY E.P. (‘YOU’VE GOT IT MADE WITH ALL THE TOYS’) (10” VINYL / CD)
SIDE 1 TRACK 2 AND SIDE 2 TRACKS 2 AND 3 ARE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED. ALL TRACKS ARE PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE ON CD AND VINYL
TRACKLISTING:
SIDE 1:
1 - YOU’VE GOT A HABIT OF LEAVING (RADIO EDIT)
Produced by David Bowie and Mark Plati
Engineered by Pete Keppler
Mixed by Mark Plati
Assisted by Hector Castillo, Steve Mazur, and Todd Parker
Recorded at Sear Sound, The Looking Glass & Alice's Restaurant in New York City, Summer 2000
Mixed at The Looking Glass
Musicians
David Bowie - lead and backing vocals
Sterling Campbell - drums
Gail Ann Dorsey - bass
Mike Garson – piano and keyboards
Lisa Germano – violin and backing vocals
Emm Gryner - backing vocals
Holly Palmer - backing vocals and percussion
Mark Plati - acoustic and electric guitars
Earl Slick - acoustic and electric guitars
2 - SHADOW MAN (VOCAL AND PIANO MIX)
Produced by David Bowie and Mark Plati
Engineered by Pete Keppler
Mixed by Mark Plati
Assisted by Hector Castillo, Steve Mazur, and Todd Parker
Recorded at Sear Sound, The Looking Glass and Alice's Restaurant in New York City, Summer 2000
Mixed at Alice’s Restaurant.
Musicians:
David Bowie - vocal
Mike Garson – piano
3 - SILLY BOY BLUE (ALTERNATIVE ENDING MIX)
Produced by David Bowie and Mark Plati
Engineered by Pete Keppler
Mixed by Mark Plati
Assisted by Hector Castillo, Steve Mazur, and Todd Parker
Recorded at Sear Sound, The Looking Glass & Alice's Restaurant in New York City, Summer 2000
Mixed at Alice’s Restaurant.
Musicians:
David Bowie - lead and backing vocals, keyboards and finger cymbals
Sterling Campbell - drums
Gail Ann Dorsey - bass
Mike Garson – piano
Lisa Germano – violin drone and recorder
Emm Gryner - backing vocals
Holly Palmer - backing vocals and finger Cymbals
Mark Plati - acoustic guitars
Earl Slick - electric guitars
Tony Visconti - string arrangement
SIDE 2:
1 - CAN’T HELP THINKING ABOUT ME (LIVE RADIO SESSION)
Recorded and broadcast on 25th October, 1999 for the Mark Radcliffe Show at Maida Vale Studio 4
Produced by Will Saunders
Musicians:
David Bowie - vocals
Gail Ann Dorsey - bass and backing vocals
Mark Plati – acoustic & electric guitar
Page Hamilton - electric guitar
Sterling Campbell – drums
Mike Garson – piano and keyboards
Emm Gryner - backing vocals
Holly Palmer - backing vocals
2 - I DIG EVERYTHING LIVE (LIVE)
3 - THE LONDON BOYS (LIVE)
Produced by David Bowie
Mixed by Pete Keppler at The Looking Glass
Recorded live at Roseland Ballroom, New York on 19th June, 2000
Musicians:
David Bowie - vocals
Gail Ann Dorsey - bass on ‘I Dig Everything’, clarinet on ‘The London Boys’ and backing vocals
Mark Plati – guitars and backing vocals on ‘I Dig Everything’ and bass on ‘The London Boys’
Earl Slick - guitar
Sterling Campbell – drums
Mike Garson – piano and keyboards
Emm Gryner - backing vocals, keyboard and clarinet on ‘The London Boys’
Holly Palmer - backing vocals and percussion
All songs written by David Bowie
DAVID BOWIE
BRILLIANT ADVENTURE E.P. (12” VINYL / CD)
TOY E.P. (‘YOU’VE GOT IT MADE WITH ALL THE TOYS’) (10” VINYL / CD)
RELEASED BY ISO RECORDS/PARLOPHONE ON 23rd APRIL 2022