David Bowie BOWIE AT THE BEEB: BEST OF THE BBC RADIO SESSIONS

For a limited time the 2-CD set BOWIE AT THE BEEB will come with a third, bonus CD of David Bowie live at the BBC Radio Theatre.
Compilation producers: Nigel Reeve, Henry Wrenn-Meleck.
THE BEST OF THE BBC RADIO SESSIONS 68-72:
Personnel includes: David Bowie (vocals, various instruments); Mick Ronson (vocals, guitar, bass); Dana Gillespie, George Underwood, Geoffrey Alexander (vocals); John Mclaughlin, Mick Wayne, Tim Renwick (guitar); Nicky Graham (piano); Alan Hawkshaw (keyboards); Tony Visconti, Trevor Bolder (bass, background vocals); John Lodge (bass); Woody Woodmansey, John Cambridge (drums); Steve Peregrine (background vocals).
Producers include: Bernie Andrews, Paul Williams, Jeff Griffin, Pete Ritzema, John F. Muir.
Includes liner notes by Bernie Andrews and Jeff Griffin.
LIVE AT THE BBC RADIO THEATRE:
Personnel: David Bowie (vocals); Gail Ann Dorsey (vocals, guitar, bass); Mark Plati (guitar, bass); Earl Slick (guitar); Mike Garson (piano, keyboards); Emm Gryner (keyboards, background vocals); Sterling Campbell (drums); Holly Palmer (percussion, background vocals).
Recorded at The BBC Radio Theatre, BBC Broadcasting House, London, England on June 27, 2000.
This compilation is a unique way to view the rapid succession of stylistic changes the mercurial David Bowie went through between the years 1968 and 1972. During that relatively brief span of time, Bowie went through more phases than most artists experience in their entire careers, and it's all catalogued on these live-in-the-studio recordings originally made for BBC broadcast. Things start off innocently enough, with a somewhat benign Bowie delivering '68-vintage baroque pop over orchestral backing. Quickly enough, the rock quotient increases, and Bowie begins delivering more barbed lyrical observations over a grittier sound.
Bowie's ascendancy to superstardom is represented via cuts from the ZIGGY STARDUST era; here the listener is given a front-row seat for the virtual invention of glam-rock. There are many interesting tidbits throughout, including fascinating covers of Jacques Brel and the Velvet Underground, both key Bowie influences. And that's not even mentioning the bonus disc containing a 2000 live performance that's heavy on Bowie classics.

• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Pop