Album · Compilation
The Deram Anthology 1966–1968
The Deram Anthology 1966–1968 gathers most of David Bowie's early work for Deram Records, laid out in chronological order. It includes his 1967 debut album in full, running from tracks five to eighteen, along with the earlier material that came before it. The final four tracks were mixed and recorded in 1969, after Deram had dropped him. They were made for the promotional film "Love You Till Tuesday", which was meant to sell Bowie to a new label, so Deram had no hand in them.
It was released on 9 June 1997 and shows Bowie in his first years as a recording artist, well before the run that began with The Man Who Sold the World. It was originally planned as a two-disc set with several unreleased songs, but Bowie vetoed those, so the collection sticks to material that had already appeared in some form. For anyone curious about where he started, it is a tidy single route through those years.
The Deram Anthology 1966–1968: tracklist and credits
27 tracks · 1:17:41Tracklist
- 1Rubber Band (single version)David Bowie2:05
- 2The London BoysDavid Bowie3:23
- 3The Laughing GnomeDavid Bowie3:03
- 4The Gospel According to Tony DayDavid Bowie2:50
- 5Uncle ArthurDavid Bowie2:10
- 6Sell Me a CoatDavid Bowie3:01
- 7Rubber BandDavid Bowie2:19
- 8Love You Till TuesdayDavid Bowie3:12
- 9There Is a Happy LandDavid Bowie3:15
- 10We Are Hungry MenDavid Bowie3:00
- 11When I Live My DreamDavid Bowie3:24
- 12Little BombardierDavid Bowie3:27
- 13Silly Boy BlueDavid Bowie3:53
- 14Come and Buy My ToysDavid Bowie2:10
- 15Join the GangDavid Bowie2:19
- 16She’s Got MedalsDavid Bowie2:26
- 17Maid of Bond StreetDavid Bowie1:45
- 18Please Mr. GravediggerDavid Bowie2:40
- 19Love You Till Tuesday (single version)David Bowie3:02
- 20Did You Ever Have a DreamDavid Bowie2:09
- 21Karma ManDavid Bowie3:06
- 22Let Me Sleep Beside YouDavid Bowie3:27
- 23In the Heat of the MorningDavid Bowie2:59
- 24Ching‐A‐LingDavid Bowie2:04
- 25Sell Me a CoatDavid Bowie2:54
- 26When I Live My DreamDavid Bowie3:52
- 27Space OddityDavid Bowie3:47
- Produced by
- David Bowie, Derek Fearnley, Mike Vernon, Tony Visconti, Jonathan Weston
- Recorded at
- R.G. Jones Studios, Decca Studios: Studio 2, Decca Studios: Studio 3, Advision Studios, Trident Studios
- Recorded
- 1966–1969
- Engineered by
- Gus Dudgeon, Alan Price, Bill Price
- Label
- Deram
- Length
- 1:17:41
Line-up
- Derek Boyes · piano, organ, harpsichord, electronic organ, background vocals
- John Eager · drums (drum set), gong, background vocals
- Derek Fearnley · bass, background vocals, spoken vocals
- Chick Norton · trumpet · guest
- David Bowie · lead vocals, spoken vocals, handclaps, background vocals
- Pete Hampshire · guitar · guest
- Gus Dudgeon · spoken vocals · guest
- John Renbourn · acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar
- Marion Constable · background vocals · guest
- Big Jim Sullivan · acoustic guitar, sitar, guitar, banjo · guest
- Hermione Farthingale · background vocals · guest
- John Hutchinson · background vocals · guest
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| MusicBrainz | June 1997 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 9 June 1997 | |
| Wikidata | 1997 | |
| US release | 1997 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | June 1997 | earliest UK or European date |
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| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Deram | other | |
| June 1997 | GB | Deram | 042284478427 | original |
| 25 February 2004 | JP | Deram | 4988005357373 | other |
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