David Bowie exemplified a music that was out of the norm in the early part of his career, but as his fame grew, so did his chameleonic style of play. By 1972, the kind of music heard on Ziggy Stardust was the epitome of the changing music of the time; Bowie just happened to be at the epicenter of it, perhaps even the rudder of it. With Ziggy Stardust, his display of theater and its accompanying style of Rock made an epic that would become timeless. Now, over fifty years later, Ziggy Stardust (or The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars) is remembered as one of Rock’s best!
On June 14, the Bowie foundation will celebrate the timelessness of Ziggy Stardust with a massive package that will fully display the brilliance of the music. The Box will contain, in addition to the 2012 remastered original album, 29 previously unreleased tracks. Those are comprised of demos, rehearsals, live tracks, and more. The box itself boasts 5CDs and 1BD-Audio with the 2012 remaster in 96kHz/24-bit form, the 2003 DTS-HD Master 5.1 Surround version, singles, outtakes, and alternate versions, and the entire Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth), which was an alternate version of Ziggy Stardust with the songs in different sequence and 4 outtakes that never made the released album.
The Box – named Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! – will pack in two books, one a 112-page book completely filled with photos and liner notes,and a 36-page reproduction of Bowie’s original and personal notebook surrounding the arriving album.
This set will be truncated and made available as a Half-Speed Mastered for RSD on April 20, AND a single LP to be titled Rock N Roll Star! that features a collection of alternate takes and mixes.
Rock ‘N Roll Star! (50th Anniversary Ziggy Stardust) – David Bowie
CD1 (Demos/Mixes)
01 So Long 60s (San Francisco Hotel recording)
02 Hang On To Yourself (early demo)
03 Lady Stardust (demo)
04 Ziggy Stardust (demo)
05 Star (Aka Stars) (demo)
06 Soul Love (demo and DB spoken notes)
07 Starman (demo 1 excerpt)
08 Starman (demo 2)
09 Moonage Daydream (The Arnold Corns version)
10 Hang On To Yourself (The Arnold Corns version)
11 Looking For A Friend (The Arnold Corns version – rough mix)
12 Haddon Hall Rehearsals Segue: Ziggy Stardust / Holy Holy / Soul Love
13 Star (Aka Stars) (Haddon Hall rehearsal)
14 Sweet Head (Haddon Hall rehearsal)
CD2 (Live)
Sounds of the ’70s – John Peel – January 11, 1972 and broadcast on January 28, 1972
01 Ziggy Stardust
02 Queen Bitch
03 Waiting For The Man
04 Lady Stardust
Sounds Of The ’70s – Bob Harris – January 18, 1972 and Broadcast February 7, 1972
05 Hang On To Yourself
06 Ziggy Stardust
07 Queen Bitch
08 Waiting For The Man
09 Five Years
Old Grey Whistle Test Performance – Broadcast February 8, 1972
10 Oh! You Pretty Things (take 1)
11 Queen Bitch
12 Five Years
CD3 (Live)
Sounds Of The ’70s – John Peel – May 23, 1972)
01 White Light/White Heat
02 Moonage Daydream
03 Hang On To Yourself
04 Suffragette City
05 Ziggy Stardust
Johnnie Walker Lunchtime Show – June 9, 1972
06 Starman
07 Space Oddity
08 Changes
09 Oh! You Pretty Things
Sounds Of The ’70s – Bob Harris – June 19, 1972
10 Andy Warhol
11 Lady Stardust
12 White Light/White Heat
13 Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide
Top Of The Pops – July 6, 1972
14 Starman
CD4 (Alternates/Outtakes/Live Tracks
01 Round And Round
02 The Supermen (Ziggy session version)
03 Holy Holy (Ziggy session version)
04 Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy session outtake)
05 Starman (original single mix)
06 John, I’m Only Dancing (original single version)
Recorded Live At The Music Hall, Boston – October 1, 1972
07 The Supermen
08 Changes
09 Life On Mars?
10 My Death
11 John, I’m Only Dancing
CD5 (Alternates)
01 Looking For A Friend (The Arnold Corns version 2022 mix)
02 Hang On To Yourself (early Ziggy session take)
03 Star (take 5 alternative version)
04 Lady Stardust (take 1 alternative version)
05 Shadow Man (Ziggy session version)
06 The Supermen (Ziggy session version 2023 Mix)
07 Holy Holy (Ziggy session version alternative mix)
08 Round And Round (alternative mix)
09 It’s Gonna Rain Again (Ziggy session outtake)
10 Looking For A Friend (Ziggy session version)
11 Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix)
12 Sweet Head (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix)
13 Starman (Top Of The Pops version 2022 mix)
14 John, I’m Only Dancing (alternative Trident Studios version)
15 I Can’t Explain (Trident Studios version)
Bonus Mix
16 Moonage Daydream (2003 instrumental mix)
BD-Audio
The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars – 2012 Remaster (96khz/24bit Stereo)
The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars EXTRAS
2003 5.1 Mixes (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 – 96khz/24bit)
Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth
Early Ziggy Stardust album tracklisting – December 1971 (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)
The Singles (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)
Outtakes and Alternative Versions (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)
Rock ‘N’ Roll Star! (Half-Speed Master LP)
Side 1
01 Hang On To Yourself (early Ziggy session take)
02 Star (Take 5 alternative version)
03 Lady Stardust (Take 1 alternative version)
04 Shadow Man (Ziggy session version)
05 The Supermen (Ziggy session version 2023 mix)
06 Holy Holy (Ziggy session version alternative mix)
07 Round And Round (alternative mix)
Side 2
01 Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix)
02 Looking For A Friend (Ziggy session version)
03 It’s Gonna Rain Again (Ziggy sessions outtake)
04 Sweet Head (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix)
05 Starman (Top Of The Pops version 2022 mix)
06 John, I’m Only Dancing (alternative Trident Studios version)
07 I Can’t Explain (Trident Studios version)