Bowie at the Beeb

Infobox Album |
Name = Bowie at the Beeb
Type = compilation
Artist = David Bowie


Released = start date|2000|9|26 (original release)
start date|2002|4|2
Recorded = start date|1968|5|13 - end date|1972|5|23, various BBC Radio studios, London
start date|2000|6|27, London (3 CD version)
Genre = Rock
Length = 141:18 (2 CD version)
215:31 (3 CD version)
Label = EMI/Virgin
Producer = Bernie Andrews, Paul Williams, Jeff Griffin, Pete Ritzema, John F. Muir, Roger Pusey
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jifrxq90ld6e link]
Last album = "'hours...'"
(1999)
This album = "Bowie at the Beeb"
(2000)
Next album = "All Saints"
(2001)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = David Bowie compilation
Type = compilation
Last album = "The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979" (1998)
This album = "Bowie at the Beeb"
(2000)
Next album = "All Saints"
(2001)

"Bowie at the Beeb" is a compilation album by David Bowie, first released in 2000. Originally, it came in a three CD set, the third, bonus CD being a recording on the start date|2000|6|27 at the Portland BBC Radio Theatre. Later editions contain only the first two CDs.

Track listing

All tracks written by David Bowie except as noted.

Disc one

#"In the Heat of the Morning" – 3:02
#"London Bye Ta Ta" – 2:36
#"Karma Man" – 3:00
#"Silly Boy Blue" – 6:08
#*"Tracks 1 to 4 recorded for John Peel in Top Gear as "David Bowie and the Tony Visconti Orchestra," start date|1968|5|13, tracks 1-3 broadcast start date|1968|5|26."
# "Let Me Sleep Beside You" – 3:17
#"Janine" – 3:24
#*"Tracks 5 and 6 recorded for D.L.T. (Dave Lee Travis Show) as "David Bowie and Junior's Eyes," start date|1969|10|20; neither track were broadcast."
#"Amsterdam" – 3:18
#"God Knows I'm Good" – 3:36
#"The Width of a Circle" – 5:21
#"Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed" – 5:07
#"Cygnet Committee" – 9:07
#"Memory of a Free Festival" – 3:18
#*"Tracks 7 to 12 recorded for The Sunday Show introduced by John Peel as "David Bowie and the Tony Visconti Trio (aka The Hype)," start date|1970|2|5, broadcast date start date|1970|2|8."
#"Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" – 5:55
#*"Track 13 recorded for as "David Bowie and the Tony Visconti Trio," start date|1970|3|25, broadcast date start date|1970|4|6."
#"Bombers" – 3:19
#"Looking for a Friend" – 3:34
#"Almost Grown" (Chuck Berry) – 2:44
#"Kooks" – 3:32
#"It Ain't Easy" (Ron Davies) – 2:51
#*"Tracks 14 to 18 recorded for In Concert: John Peel as "David Bowie and friends," start date|1971|6|3, broadcast date start date|1971|6|20."

Disc two

#"The Supermen" – 2:51
#"Eight Line Poem" – 2:56
#*"Tracks 1 and 2 recorded for Sounds Of The 70s: Bob Harris by David Bowie with Mick Ronson, start date|1971|9|21, broadcast date start date|1971|10|4."
#"Hang on to Yourself" – 2:50
#"Ziggy Stardust" – 3:26
#"Queen Bitch" – 2:59
#"I'm Waiting for the Man" (Lou Reed) – 5:24
#"Five Years" – 4:24
#*"Tracks 3 to 7 recorded for Sounds Of The 70s: Bob Harris as "David Bowie and The Spiders from Mars", start date|1972|1|8, broadcast date start date|1972|2|7."
#"White Light/White Heat" (Reed) – 3:48
#"Moonage Daydream" – 4:58
#"Hang on to Yourself" – 2:50
#"Suffragette City" – 3:28
#"Ziggy Stardust" – 3:24
#*"Tracks 8 to 12 recorded for Sounds Of The 70s: John Peel as "David Bowie and The Spiders from Mars," start date|1972|5|16, broadcast date start date|1972|5|23."
#"Starman" – 4:05
#"Space Oddity" – 4:16
#"Changes" – 3:29
#"Oh! You Pretty Things" – 2:57
#*"Tracks 13 to 16 recorded for Johnnie Walker Lunchtime Show as "David Bowie and The Spiders from Mars," start date|1972|5|22, broadcast date start date|1972|6|5–end date|1972|6|9."
#"Andy Warhol" – 3:14
#"Lady Stardust" – 3:21
#"Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" – 3:08
#*"Tracks 17 to 19 recorded for Sounds Of The 70s: Bob Harris as "David Bowie and The Spiders from Mars," start date|1972|5|23, broadcast date start date|1972|6|19."

Disc three

Supplied as a bonus disc with 2000-release limited editions.
#"Wild Is the Wind" (Ned Washington, Dimitri Tiomkin) – 6:23
#"Ashes to Ashes" – 5:04
#"Seven" (Bowie, Reeves Gabrels) – 4:13
#"This Is Not America" (Bowie, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) – 3:44
#"Absolute Beginners" – 6:32
#"Always Crashing in the Same Car" – 4:07
#"Survive" (Bowie, Gabrels) – 4:55
#"Little Wonder" (Bowie, Gabrels, Mark Plati) – 3:49
#"The Man Who Sold the World" – 3:58
#"Fame" (Bowie, Carlos Alomar, John Lennon) – 4:12
#"Stay" – 5:45
#"Hallo Spaceboy" (Bowie, Brian Eno) – 5:22
#"Cracked Actor" – 4:10
#"I'm Afraid of Americans" – 5:30
#"Let's Dance" – 6:20
#*"Tracks recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre, start date|2000|6|27."

Personnel

* David Bowie – vocals, guitar, keyboard
* The Tony Visconti Orchestra:
**Herbie Flowers – bass
**Barry Morgan – drums
**John Mclaughlin – guitar
**Alan Hawkshaw – keyboards
** Tony Visconti – backing vocals
**Steve "Peregrin Took" – backing vocals
* Junior's Eyes:
**Mick Wayne – guitar
**Tim Renwick – rhythm guitar
**John "Hook" Lodge – bass
**John Cambridge – drums
* The Tony Visconti Trio aka The Hype:
** Tony Visconti – bass
**Mick Ronson – guitar
** John Cambridge – drums
* David Bowie and friends:
**David Bowie – vocals, guitar, keyboards
**Mick Ronson – guitar, vocal
**Trevor Bolder – bass
**Mick Woodmansey – drums
**Mark Carr-Pritchard – guitar
**George Underwood – vocal
**Dana Gillespie – vocal
**Geoffrey Alexander – vocal

* David Bowie and The Spiders from Mars (disc 2, tracks 3-19):
**David Bowie – vocals, guitar
**Mick Ronson – guitar, vocal
**Trevor Bolder – bass
**Woody Woodmansey – drums

Additional personnel

* Nicky Graham - piano on disc 2, tracks 8-19

Production personnel

* Bernie Andrews – producer, disc 1 tracks 1-4, 13
* Pete Ritzema – engineer, disc 1 tracks 1-6, producer disc 2 tracks 8-12
* Alan Harris – engineer, disc 1 tracks 1-4
* Paul Williams – recording producer, disc 1 tracks 5-6
* Jeff Griffin – recording producer, disc 1 tracks 7-12, 14-18, disc 2 tracks 3-7, 17-19
* Tony Wilson – sound balance, disc 1 tracks 7-12
* Chris Lycett – assistant, disc 1 tracks 7-12, sound balance disc 1 tracks 14-18, disc 2 tracks 3-7, 17-19
* Nick Gomm – engineer, disc 1 track 13, disc 2 tracks 8-12
* John Etchells – assistant, disc 1 tracks 14-18, disc 2 tracks 3-7, 17-19
* John F. Muir – recording producer, disc 2 tracks 1-2
* John White – engineer, disc 2 tracks 1-2
* Bill Aitken – engineer, disc 2 tracks 1-2
* Roger Pusey – producer disc 2 tracks 13-16

Charts

Album

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