Showing on US TV tonight is the premiere of I WANT MY MTV documentary which features a previously unbroadcast DAVID BOWIE interview.

Date: Tuesday, September 8th
Biography: I Want My MTV
A&E, 9.00 pm US Eastern time

This documentary, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2019 and became a crowd favourite at festivals around the world, details the story of a network that evokes youth for a generation now grown, and influenced the global media landscape for decades to come. It weaves together exclusive interviews with the network's founders and VJs, artists and journalists, along with rarely seen archival footage and outtakes, including an interview with the late David Bowie that was never broadcast on television.

Big congratulations to RUUD ALTENBURG on achieving the twenty-five year online landmark of his excellent DAVID BOWIE website ILLUSTRATED DB DISCOGRAPHY.

Not many self-funding independent Bowie fansites have hit this age. Please visit and take in the wealth of knowledge and information available.

Independent fansites are a huge labour of love and dedication. I know first-hand. We all need your support.

The Illustrated db Discography tries to capture all of David Bowie's songs, from well-known CDs to sundry bootlegs and very rare acetates, between the years 1964 and 2020. This discography only covers songs that in one way or another are accessible to fans (albeit to very few in certain cases!) and thus excludes rumoured outtakes and acetates.

The heart of the discography consists of the Song section, which can be accessed from the alphabet at the bottom. Given for each song are the available versions and mixes (and where to find these), the album on which the original version appeared and information on available live performances. Catalogue numbers of singles, LPs or CDs refer to UK pressings, unless stated otherwise.

Check out the latest updates on Bowie releases over at illustrated-db-discography.nl

If you are a regular visitor you'll notice a shiny new revamp for better readability.

davidbowie.com have announced details of the forthcoming METROBOLIST album release...

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:

Parlophone Records is proud to announce release details for METROBOLIST (aka THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD) 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION to be released on 6th NOVEMBER, 2020.

This November sees the 50th Anniversary of the release of David Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World in North America. The rest of the world would have to wait until April 1971 to witness Bowie's landmark entry into the 1970s, marking the beginning of a collaboration with guitarist Mick Ronson that would last through classic works including Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane - as well as the first in a 10-year series of indispensable albums stretching through 1980's Scary Monsters...

Originally titled Metrobolist, the album's name was changed at the last minute to The Man Who Sold The World - the original stereo master tapes were in fact labelled Metrobolist, with the title ultimately crossed out. The 2020 re-release of the album under its Metrobolist moniker has been remixed by original producer Tony Visconti, with the exception of the track 'After All' which Tony considered perfect as is, and is featured in its 2015 remaster incarnation.

The Metrobolist 50th anniversary artwork has been created by Mike Weller who was behind the originally intended album artwork which Mercury refused to release. The gatefold sleeve also features many images from the infamous Keith MacMillan Mr. Fish 'dress' shoot at Haddon Hall which would cause so much controversy when one of the shots was used on the cover of the The Man Who Sold The World album in the rest of the world in spring of 1971.

The original U.S. release of The Man Who Sold The World utilised some of the original Metrobolist design elements.

As with the Space Oddity 50th anniversary vinyl, as well as a 180g black vinyl edition, it will come in 2020 limited edition handwritten numbered copies on gold vinyl (# 1971 - 2020) and on white vinyl (# 1 - 1970) all randomly distributed.

For the 50th anniversary the 1970 story of the gatefold sleeve can be told in full with unused 'dress' photos. As Mike Weller explains:

"There is a story concealed in the carpet-scattered playing cards, David has thrown a plain 52 card deck in the air as though "casting the runes" but in a significant break from 60s Tarot divinations such as I Ching etc he casts runes using a four-suit pack and switches man-dress, along with the Court Card of the Future from right hand to left, signifying a new decade and new cultural era."

David personally delivered the Metrobolist concept and his gatefold plan to the record company for production and now with this release, it can finally be seen much closer to its original concept. Bowie speaking in 2000 said of the sleeve imagery:

"Mick Weller devised this kind of very subversive looking cartoon and put in some quite personalised things. The building in the background on the cartoon in fact was the hospital where my half-brother had committed himself to. So for me, it had lots of personal resonance about it."

DAVID BOWIE METROBOLIST TRACKLISTING

     The Width Of A Circle
     All The Madmen
     Black Country Rock
     After All
     Running Gun Blues
     Saviour Machine
     She Shook Me Cold
     The Man Who Sold The World
     The Supermen

From davidbowie.com

      

METROBOLIST ALBUM AVAILABLE 6th NOVEMBER, 2020 ON PARLOPHONE.

You can pre-order Metrobolist on Special Edition CD and Limited Vinyl LP now!

The two DAVID BOWIE album releases from this years RECORD STORE DAY have entered various official charts around the world. So far, these are the released positions...

In the UK Official Albums Chart Top 100, ChangesNowBowie hit #17 and I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74) at #18. He faired slightly better in the UK Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40 to say the least with ChangesNowBowie hitting #1 and I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74) at #2

On the Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100, I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74) hit #10 and ChangesNowBowie one spot below at #11.

Over in Ireland in the IRMA Irish Recorded Music Association chart, I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74) reached #21 and ChangesNowBowie at #30.

In The Netherlands, I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74) reached #31 and ChangesNowBowie at #44.

In Italy, I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74) entered their chart at #48.

Over on the MAINMAN website: Podcast episode #6 is now available...

You can listen to the sixth podcast now - TONY DEFRIES explains how Ziggy became a headliner.

Each week they will release a new episode in their podcast series featuring behind the scenes stories from those who lived and breathed this incredibly evocative period in rock history and the website will be home to a continually expanding collection of fascinating memorabilia from the MainMan vaults - much of it never seen before.

The MainMan group of companies was a first of its kind rights management organisation formed by entrepreneur and impresario Tony Defries in 1972, that supported and helped to develop the careers of various artistes including David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Mick Ronson, Mott The Hoople, Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Dana Gillespie, Amanda Lear, Wayne/Jayne County, John Cougar Mellencamp and many others.

MainMan official social media accounts: Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube Channel | Instagram

Tomorrow evening REEVES GABRELS will be live tweeting about the DAVID BOWIE album 'hours...' via TIM BURGESS Listening Party on Twitter on Friday 4th September at 9.00pm (U.K. time).

Reeves was co-producer, songwriter, guitarist and programmed the drums and synths.

To join in all you have to simply do is... stream or play the album and follow Tim Burgess and Reeves Gabrels on Twitter, then you can read and interact with him as we enjoy and discuss the album in real time.

Ask your questions / share memories and so on using #timstwitterlisteningparty

For more details and information, pop on over to twitter.com/listeningparty

Update: Parlophone Records will release a 7-inch version of MORRISSEY's 'That's Entertainment' next month on 29th January 2021. The recording is not the aborted version from 1994, but retains the original Morrissey vocal. New instrumentation and vocals have been added. The song is a cover version of the 45 issued by The Jam and written by Paul Weller.

The flipside of the single is a re-mixed version of Morrissey and DAVID BOWIE duetting on Marc Bolan's 'Cosmic Dancer'. The live recording has been newly produced by Boz Boorer, and was recorded in Los Angeles.

You can pre-order the vinyl edition now.

From morrisseycentral.com

All set for publication later this month on 28th September is DAVID BOWIE: ICON - The Definitive Photographic Collection, a 356-page hardcover book published by ACC Art Books.

• The most significant collection of David Bowie images ever assembled.
• A luxurious opus published to coincide with the 5th anniversary of David Bowie's passing.
• Impeccably printed and sumptuously designed David Bowie: Icon features works from many of the greatest names in photography.

David Bowie: Icon gathers the greatest photographs of one of the greatest stars in history, into a single, luxurious volume. The result is the most important anthology of David Bowie images that has ever been compiled. With work by many of the most eminent names in photography, this book showcases a stunning portfolio of imagery, featuring the iconic, the awe inspiring, the candid and the surprising.

An astonishing 25 photographers from around the world have contributed to this celebration. Their images are accompanied by personal essays and reflections about working with this astonishing artist. From memories of the earliest days at the Arts Lab in Beckenham to what it was like touring the world with Bowie, each contributor shares their experiences of working with and knowing this most extraordinary figure.

From portraits and album covers, performances and rehearsals, to rarely seen private moments and candid snapshots, this collection is at once powerful, sentimental and inspiring. The thoughts and reminiscences of the photographers, many sharing their memories for the first time, give us an insight into this artist unlike any other.

Photography and text by: Fernando Aceves, Brian Aris, Philippe Auliac, Alec Byrne, Kevin Cummins, Chalkie Davies, Justin de Villeneuve, Vernon Dewhurst, Gavin Evans, Gerald Fearnley, Lynn Goldsmith, Greg Gorman, Andrew Kent, Markus Klinko, Geoff MacCormack, Janet Macoska, Terry O'Neill, Denis O'Regan, Norman Parkinson, Mick Rock, John Scarisbrick, Steve Schapiro, Barry Schultz, Masayoshi Sukita and Ray Stevenson. With an introduction by artist and Bowie's life-long friend, George Underwood.

When David Bowie passed away on 10th January 2016, the world lost a musical hero. But his legacy lives on. While his sound and style evolved throughout his career from Ziggy to The Thin White Duke two facts never changed: he was an innovator; and photographers adored him. This book pays homage to this ultimate icon.

Update: Price: RRP £50.00. Price now £35.35. Save £14.65 (29% off).

You can pre-order David Bowie: Icon - The Definitive Photographic Collection now and save 29%

Check out DAVID BOWIE rehearsal footage from his 'The Year of The Diamond Dogs' tour in 1974.

Filmed on 8th June during the first day of stage rehearsals at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. It's believed to have been filmed by cameraman John Dove using a single RCA video camera in the theater's auditorium.

Although dimly lit throughout, this footage gives a candid glimpse into very early rehearsals for the Diamond Dogs tour, and it was the first opportunity to test out Mark Ravitz's stage set and to run through some of the complex dance sequences and special effects for the show.

From David Cantello YouTube Channel.

New book BOWIE ODYSSEY 70 by SIMON GODDARD, is a 192-page paperback scheduled for publication on 29th October.

Synopsis: He starts the decade a teenage pop idol. But the one-hit wonder who sang 'Space Oddity' is still very far from becoming the star who will one day define the 1970s. Not when he still has a band to find, a manager to sack, a mentally ill brother to save, a wife to marry and a rival called Marc Bolan to beat. Not when David Bowie still has no idea who or what David Bowie is.

Starting at the beginning of Bowie's incredible ten-year odyssey changing the course of pop music, Simon Goddard's bold and expressionistic biography weaves time, space, rock 'n' roll and social history to relive Bowie's 1970 moment by vivid moment.

About the author: Simon Goddard was born in Cardiff in 1971. He grew up in Wales and Scotland and went to art school in the North of England before becoming a music journalist in London. He is the author of six books including Songs That Saved Your Life (hailed by The Guardian as "the best Smiths book"), Mozipedia (a Mojo Readers' Book Of The Year), Ziggyology: A Brief History of Ziggy Stardust, Simply Thrilled, the mock-picaresque biographical novel Rollaresque ("an excellent history of the early years of The Rolling Stones" - The Times) and The Comeback: Elvis and the Story of the '68 Special.

You can pre-order Bowie Odyssey 70 now and receive a 12% discount.

• BRIAN ENO's DIARY - 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - A Year with Swollen Appendices, hardback, 352-pages published in the UK on 19th November - more details

• MORRISSEY Cosmic Dancer (duet with David Bowie) digital version release in November and 7" vinyl single to be released on 29th January - more details

• DAVID BOWIE - 'METROBOLIST' (aka 'THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD') 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION 2020 mix, to be released on 6th November on limited vinyl in gold, white and black and special edition CD format, also streaming and download - more details

• BOWIE ODYSSEY 70 by SIMON GODDARD, paperback, 192-pages, to be published on 29th October - more details

• Exhibition ROCK 'N' ROLL WITH ME BOWIE / MACCORMACK 1973-76 at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton, England BN1 1EE. Opens 17th October 2020 runs till 6th June 2021. Tickets go on sale 2nd October. Open Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm. Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays - more details

• Japanese import DAVID BOWIE - IMAGES 1966-1967 [Hi-Res CD (MQA x UHQCD)] 2020 DSD master recording, revised yet again, to be released on 16th October - more details or direct from CD Japan

DAVID BOWIE: ICON - The Definitive Photographic Collection published on 28th September, this 356-page hardcover book features an astonishing 25 photographers from around the world who have contributed. Photography and text by: Fernando Aceves, Brian Aris, Philippe Auliac, Alec Byrne, Kevin Cummins, Chalkie Davies, Justin de Villeneuve, Vernon Dewhurst, Gavin Evans, Gerald Fearnley, Lynn Goldsmith, Greg Gorman, Andrew Kent, Markus Klinko, Geoff MacCormack, Janet Macoska, Terry O'Neill, Denis O'Regan, Norman Parkinson, Mick Rock, John Scarisbrick, Steve Schapiro, Barry Schultz, Masayoshi Sukita and Ray Stevenson. With an introduction by artist and Bowie's life-long friend, George Underwood - more details

DAVID BOWIE - CHANGES: A LIFE IN PICTURES 1947-2016 by CHRIS WELCH, hardcover, 160-pages, published on 3rd September - more details

OFFICIAL DAVID BOWIE 2021 SQUARE WALL CALENDAR 16 months, 28-pages - available from 31st August - more details

RECORD STORE DAY 2020 - CHANGESNOWBOWIE LP Vinyl and CD, limited edition - more details

RECORD STORE DAY 2020 - I'M ONLY DANCING (THE SOUL TOUR 74) 2LP Vinyl and 2CD, limited edition - more details

OFFICIAL DAVID BOWIE 2021 CALENDAR Collectors' Edition record sleeve wall format, 14-pages - available from 15th August - more details

DAVID BOWIE - THE TELEVISION GENERATION DVD NTSC, 1 disc, run-time 116 minutes - available from 7th August - more details

2018 softback edition of DAVID BOWIE WORLD 7" RECORDS DISCOGRAPHY 1964 - 1981 book by MARSHALL JARMAN and RETO STÖCKLIN visit marmot-publishing.com for more details.

Exclusive DAVID BOWIE lino-cut print available to PURCHASE - don't hang around, these are ALL the remaining original left-over stock from 36 years ago, once they've gone, they've gone!