Sound + Vision

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Sound + Vision
Sound + Vision cover
Compilation album by David Bowie
Released September 19, 1989 (original)
December 2, 2003 (reissue)
Recorded 1969-1980
Genre Rock, Glam, Art rock
Length 196:38 (original)
298:03 (reissue)
Label Rykodisc/EMI/Virgin Records
Producer(s) David Bowie, Ken Scott, Tony Visconti, Harry Maslin
Professional reviews
David Bowie chronology
Never Let Me Down
(1987)		 Sound + Vision
(1989)		 Changesbowie
(1990)
Sound + Vision (2003)
Sound + Vision (2003)


Sound + Vision is David Bowie's box set compilation released on Rykodisc in 1989. It exists in three versions: The original, in an LP-size box, was either in LP and CD format, as six LPs or three CDs and one Video CD, a video format that was current at the time but no longer accessible as of 2005. The second Rykodisc version (1995) replaced the CD-Video with a regular CD-ROM and is packaged in a smaller slipcase.

The third version, issued by Virgin/EMI in 2003, included all of the audio tracks from the original set and added a fourth audio CD.

Sound + Vision is an anomaly of the box sets in that it contains many (but not all) of Bowie's greatest hits, plus demos, live versions and even the German version of "Heroes" ("Helden"). It is an anomaly because, without the later-issued remastered CDs it is more of a teaser than a true box set.

The set won the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Album Package, including Album Cover, Graphic Arts, with photography by Roger Gorman.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie unless otherwise indicated.

[edit] CD one

  1. "Space Oddity" (Demo version) (previously unreleased) – 5:09
  2. "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" (from "Space Oddity" single b-side, 1969)– 4:50
  3. "The Prettiest Star" (Single version) – 3:11
  4. "London Bye Ta-Ta" (previously unreleased) – 2:35
  5. "Black Country Rock" (from The Man Who Sold the World, 1970/1971) – 3:33
  6. "The Man Who Sold the World" (from The Man Who Sold the World, 1970/1971) – 3:56
  7. "The Bewlay Brothers" (from Hunky Dory, 1971) – 5:22
  8. "Changes" (from Hunky Dory, 1971) – 3:35
  9. "Round and Round" (Chuck Berry) (from "Drive-In Saturday" b-side, 1973 recorded during Ziggy Stardust sessions, 1971) – 2:41
  10. "Moonage Daydream" (from Ziggy Stardust, 1972) – 4:39
  11. "John, I'm Only Dancing" (Aladdin Sane outtake, 1973)– 2:43
  12. "Drive-In Saturday" (from Aladdin Sane, 1973) – 4:30
  13. "Panic in Detroit" (from Aladdin Sane, 1973)" – 4:25
  14. "Ziggy Stardust" (Live) (from Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture, recorded 1973, released 1983) – 3:16
  15. "White Light/White Heat" (Lou Reed) (Live) (from Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture, 1973/1983) – 3:57
  16. "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" (Live) (from Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture, 1973/1983) – 4:30

[edit] CD two

  1. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend (from Pin Ups, 1973) – 3:08
  2. "Sorrow" (Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer) (from Pin Ups, 1973) – 2:53
  3. "Don't Bring Me Down" (Johnnie Dee) (from Pin Ups, 1973) – 2:05
  4. "1984/Dodo" (previously unreleased, 1973) – 5:29
  5. "Big Brother" (from Diamond Dogs, 1974) – 3:21
  6. "Rebel Rebel" (Single version) (from U.S. single, 1974) – 3:01
  7. "Suffragette City" (from David Live, 1974) – 3:50
  8. "Watch That Man" (from David Live, 1974) – 5:07
  9. "Cracked Actor" (from David Live, 1974) – 3:30
  10. "Young Americans" (from Young Americans, 1975) – 5:12
  11. "Fascination" (Bowie, Luther Vandross) (from Young Americans, 1975) – 5:45
  12. "After Today" (Young Americans outtake, 1975, previously unreleased) – 3:50
  13. "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" (Bruce Springsteen) (previously unreleased, 1975) – 3:49
  14. "TVC 15" (from Station to Station, 1976) – 5:31
  15. "Wild Is the Wind" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) (from Station to Station, 1976) – 5:58

[edit] CD three

  1. "Sound and Vision" (from Low, 1977) – 3:05
  2. "Be My Wife" (from Low, 1977) – 2:57
  3. "Speed of Life" from Low, 1977) – 2:47
  4. "Helden" (Bowie, Brian Eno) (German version of "Heroes", recorded 1977; 1989 remix) – 3:39
  5. "Joe the Lion" (from "Heroes", 1977) – 3:07
  6. "Sons of the Silent Age" (from "Heroes", 1977) – 3:19
  7. "Station to Station" (Live) (from Stage, 1978) – 8:50
  8. "Warszawa" (Live) (Bowie, Eno) (from Stage, 1978) – 6:52
  9. "Breaking Glass" (Live) (Bowie, Dennis Davis, George Murray) (from Stage, 1978) – 3:35
  10. "Red Sails" (Bowie, Eno) (from Lodger, 1979) – 3:45
  11. "Look Back in Anger" (Bowie, Eno) (from Lodger, 1979) – 3:07
  12. "Boys Keep Swinging" (Bowie, Eno) (from Lodger, 1979) – 3:18
  13. "Up the Hill Backwards" (from Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), 1980) – 3:15
  14. "Kingdom Come" (Tom Verlaine) (from Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), 1980) – 3:44
  15. "Ashes to Ashes" (from Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), 1980) – 4:23

[edit] Video CD/CD-ROM

  1. "John, I'm Only Dancing" (Live) (previously unreleased) – 2:40
  2. "Changes" (Live) (previously unreleased) – 3:20
  3. "The Supermen" (Live) (previously unreleased) – 2:43
  4. "Ashes to Ashes" (previously unreleased) – 3:34

[edit] Sound + Vision (2003 EMI reissue)

All songs written by David Bowie unless otherwise indicated.

[edit] CD one

  1. "Space Oddity"
  2. "The Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud"
  3. "The Prettiest Star"
  4. "London Bye Ta-Ta"
  5. "Black Country Rock"
  6. "The Man Who Sold the World"
  7. "The Bewlay Brothers"
  8. "Changes"
  9. "Round and Round"
  10. "Moonage Daydream"
  11. "John, I'm Only Dancing"
  12. "Drive-In Saturday"
  13. "Panic in Detroit"
  14. "Ziggy Stardust" (Live)
  15. "White Light White Heat" (Live)
  16. "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide" (Live)
  17. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"
  18. "Sorrow"
  19. "Don't Bring Me Down"

[edit] CD two

  1. "1984/Dodo"
  2. "Big Brother"
  3. "Rebel Rebel"
  4. "Suffragette City" (Live)
  5. "Watch That Man" (Live)
  6. "Cracked Actor" (Live)
  7. "Young Americans"
  8. "Fascination"
  9. "After Today"
  10. "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"
  11. "TVC 15"
  12. "Wild Is the Wind"
  13. "Sound and Vision"
  14. "Be My Wife"
  15. "Speed of Life"
  16. "Helden"
  17. "Joe the Lion"
  18. "Sons of the Silent Age"

[edit] CD three

  1. "Station to Station" (Live)"
  2. "Warszawa" (Live)
  3. "Breaking Glass" (Live)
  4. "Red Sails"
  5. "Look Back in Anger"
  6. "Boys Keep Swinging"
  7. "Up the Hill Backwards"
  8. "Kingdom Come"
  9. "Ashes to Ashes"
  10. "Baal's Hymn" (Kurt Weill) (from Baal, 1982) – 4:00
  11. "The Drowned Girl" (Bertolt Brecht, Weill) (from Baal, 1982) – 2:24
  12. "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (Bowie, Giorgio Moroder) (from Cat People, 1982) – 6:41
  13. "China Girl" (Bowie, Iggy Pop) (from Let's Dance, 1980) – 5:32
  14. "Ricochet" (from Let's Dance, 1980) – 5:14
  15. "Modern Love" (Live) (previously unreleased) – 4:47
  16. "Loving the Alien" (from Tonight, 1984) – 7:10
  17. "Dancing with the Big Boys" (Bowie, Pop, Alomar) (from Tonight, 1984) – 3:34

[edit] CD four

  1. "Blue Jean" (from Tonight, 1984) – 3:10
  2. "Time Will Crawl" (from Never Let Me Down, 1987) – 4:18
  3. Tin Machine: "Baby Can Dance" (from Tin Machine, 1989) – 4:57
  4. Tin Machine: "Amazing" (Bowie, Reeves Gabrels) (from Tin Machine, 1989) – 3:04
  5. Tin Machine: "I Can't Read" (Bowie, Gabrels) (from Tin Machine, 1989) – 4:54
  6. Tin Machine: "Shopping for Girls" (Bowie, Gabrels) (from Tin Machine II, 1991) – 3:44
  7. Tin Machine: "Goodbye Mr. Ed" (Bowie, Tony Sales, Hunt Sales) (from Tin Machine II, 1991) – 3:24
  8. Tin Machine: "Amlapura" (Bowie, Gabrels) (from Tin Machine II, 1991) – 3:46
  9. "You've Been Around" (Bowie, Gabrels) (from Black Tie White Noise, 1993) – 4:45
  10. "Nite Flights" (Moodswings Back to Basics remix radio edit) (N. Scott Engels) (from Black Tie White Noise, 1993) – 4:35
  11. "Pallas Athena" (from Black Tie White Noise, 1993) – 4:21
  12. "Jump They Say" (from Black Tie White Noise, 1993) – 4:22
  13. "The Buddha of Suburbia" (from The Buddha of Suburbia, 1993) – 4:28
  14. "Dead Against It" (from The Buddha of Suburbia, 1993) – 5:48
  15. "South Horizon" (from The Buddha of Suburbia, 1993) – 5:26
  16. "Pallas Athena" (Live) (previously unreleased) – 4:21

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1989 The Billboard 200 97

[edit] Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – U.S. Gold November 7, 1995
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