50th anniversary of the original U.K. release of The Man Who Sold The World David Bowie’s landmark entry into the 1970s. The album not only began the collaboration with guitarist Mick Ronson that would continue with such Bowie classics as Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane, it kicked off a 10-year run of indispensable albums stretching through 1980’s Scary Monsters.
The 2020 re-release of The Man Who Sold The World restored the album’s intended title Metrobolist, while featuring a new mix by original producer Tony Visconti. Taking its name from the album’s opening track, which was named after a painting by Bowie’s friend George Underwood, the new two-CD set The Width Of A Circle acts as a complementary piece to that album. Its 21 tracks feature non-album singles, a BBC In Concert l session, music for a TV play and further Visconti remixes wrapping up David’s recordings from 1970 and revealing the first sonic steps toward Hunky Dory.
9 The Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud (BBC Live Session)
10 Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed (BBC Live Session)
11 Fill Your Heart (BBC Live Session)
12 The Prettiest Star (BBC Live Session)
13 Cygnet Committee (BBC Live Session)
14 Memory of a Free Festival (BBC Live Session)
- Disc 2 -
1 When I Live My Dream
2 Columbine
3 Harlequin (Aka the Mirror)
4 Threepenny Pierrot
5 When I Live My Dream (Reprise)
6 The Prettiest Star (Alternative Mix)
7 London Bye, Ta Ta (2021 Remaster)
8 London Bye, Ta Ta (1970 Stereo Mix) [2021 Remaster]
9 Memory of a Free Festival (Pt. 1) [2015 Remaster]
10 Memory of a Free Festival (Pt. 2) [2015 Remaster]
11 Holy Holy (Mono) [2015 Remaster]
12 Waiting for the Man (Sounds of the 70S: Andy Ferris)
13 The Width of a Circle (Sounds of the 70S: Andy Ferris)
14 The Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud (Sounds of the 70S: Andy Ferris)
15 The Supermen (Sounds of the 70S: Andy Ferris)
16 The Prettiest Star (2020 Mix)
17 London Bye, Ta-Ta (2020 Mix)
18 Memory of a Free Festival (Single Version) [2020 Mix]
19 All the Madmen (Single Edit) [2020 Mix]
20 Holy Holy (2020 Mix)
50th anniversary of the original U.K. release of The Man Who Sold The World David Bowie’s landmark entry into the 1970s. The album not only began the collaboration with guitarist Mick Ronson that would continue with such Bowie classics as Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane, it kicked off a 10-year run of indispensable albums stretching through 1980’s Scary Monsters.
The 2020 re-release of The Man Who Sold The World restored the album’s intended title Metrobolist, while featuring a new mix by original producer Tony Visconti. Taking its name from the album’s opening track, which was named after a painting by Bowie’s friend George Underwood, the new two-CD set The Width Of A Circle acts as a complementary piece to that album. Its 21 tracks feature non-album singles, a BBC In Concert l session, music for a TV play and further Visconti remixes wrapping up David’s recordings from 1970 and revealing the first sonic steps toward Hunky Dory.
