Comments on: David Bowie – The Lost Beeb Tapes (Godfather G.R.375)

By: dag97

dag97 — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:28:20 +0000

The only source of complete Bob Harris’ show featuring just Mick Ronson and Bowie in a stripped down acoustic set of ‘Hunky Dory’ songs is Rise & Rise so this is where this release got them.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:15:58 +0000

i’d been looking to pick this release up for a while now & i’m glad i did. glorious packaging with correct era photos inside, a short write up of the BBC sessions & as Richardgm99 pointed out, the correct recording dates of the sessions. a secondary best to the main feature mind you & a glorious CD to listen to.

By: richardgm99

richardgm99 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:42:05 +0000

The BBC part of this CD is excellent and only the bonus tracks are less than perfect. Two of the bonus tracks are, as I mention in the review, wrongly attributed to Arnold Corns and all the bonus material is available in more complete and better versions elsewhere. Incidently the Radio Luxemburg studios were bona fida recording studios where many albums were recorded. It wasn’t just for broadcast.

By: jerrythebarman

jerrythebarman — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:44:29 +0000

I compared the version of ‘Moonage’ to the one included as a bonus on the Ryko vinyl reissue of ‘Man Who Sold the World’ and it’s definitely the same, so presumably from the actual Arnold Corns single (?), not from a radio broadcast as the notes on this release suggest. Also, Lady Stardust would appear to be the same demo that is included on the ‘Ziggy..’ reissue. Other than that misinformation, a good compliment to the official Bowie at the Beeb.