Tag along with hosts Aaron, Andrew and John as they travel to rainbow's end to dissect the advantages and shortcomings of the 'unplugged' mixes of David Bowie's Toy album, released as part of the Toy: Box set in 2022. Also up for discussion: In The Heat Of The Morning, the 1960s version and the Toy-era remake.

Tracks discussed:

In The Heat Of The Morning
I Dig Everything (unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

In The Heat Of The Morning (unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

The London Boys (unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Conversation Piece (unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

You've Got A Habit Of Leaving (unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Shadow Man (unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Baby Loves That Way (unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Can't Help Thinking About Me (unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Hole In The Ground (unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Toy (Your Turn To Drive) (unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

Let Me Sleep Beside You (unplugged & somewhat slightly electric mix)

If you want to contact the show, we’d love to hear from you!

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If you want to listen along, here's a YouTube playlist featuring all the songs discussed this month: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyjkFh0YAk7vsIDwx1LSFOPf7Er5lQIH-&si=MEu5eHV6aW8108Ms

On that note, music in the podcast is not owned by Battlecries + Champagne and is, rather, the work of David Bowie. Music is used under the fair dealing provision in Canadian copyright law to the best of our understanding. We encourage listeners interested in hearing the full versions of songs to purchase them at their local record stores, through online digital music stores or heck, provide the Bowie Estate with some streaming revenue!

Research for the show was culled from:

Cann, Kevin. David Bowie: Any Day Now: The London Years 1947-1974 (Adelita, 2010).

Doggett, Peter. The Man Who Sold The World: David Bowie and the 1970s (Harper, 2012).

O'Leary, Chris. Rebel Rebel (Zero Books, 2015).

Slick, Earl with Jeff Slate. Guitar: Life and Music with David Bowie, John Lennon and Rock and Roll's Greatest Heroes (Penguin, 2024).

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