In the YBA (You've Been Around) episodes of Battlecries + Champagne, we review and give context to tracks connected to the album covered in the previous episode. In this episode, John, Andrew and Aaron dive deep into outtakes, alternate mixes and takes of songs from the The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars era. And, don't worry, there's room for everyone!

Tracks covered:

02:04 - Round & Round

09:51 - Amsterdam

15:53 - Velvet Goldmine

21:37 - Holy Holy

25:48 - The original tracklisting of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

30:23 - Moonage Daydream (Arnold Corns version and alternate mixes)

40:54 - Hang On To Yourself (Arnold Corns version and alternate take)

44:21 - Looking For A Friend

49:37 - Man In The Middle

51:16 - Starman (alternate mixes)

54:01 - It Ain't Easy (1971 BBC recording)

56:23 - Lady Stardust (early take)

56:58 - Star (early take)

57:44 - 2003 and 2024 mixes

1:07:39 - Sweet Head

1:14:00 - It's Gonna Rain Again

1:15:56 - Almost Grown

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If you want to listen along, here's a YouTube playlist featuring most of the songs discussed (the 2024 remixes are not easy to find on YouTube, for example): EP3 - YBA Ziggy

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:

Buckley, David. Strange Fascination: David Bowie: The Definitive Biography (Virgin Books, 2001).

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

Divine Symmetry boxset, 2022.

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

Ferris, Timothy. "Are You Man Enough for David Bowie?" Rolling Stone, 1972.

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

Owsinski, Bobby. Remastering David Bowie's Most Iconic Album in Dolby Atmos: Ken Scott & Emre Ramazanoglu. Remastering David Bowie’s Most Iconic Albums in Dolby Atmos | Ken Scott & Emre Ramazanoglu

Pegg, Nicholas. The Complete David Bowie (Titan Books, 2016).

Rock 'N' Roll Star boxset, 2024.

Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1967-1980 (Monoray, 2023).

Thompson, Dave. Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie (ECW Press, 2006).

Trynka, Paul. David Bowie: Starman (Little, Brown and Company, 2011).

Visconti, Tony. The Autobiography: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy (HarperCollins, 2007)

The Width Of A Circle boxset, 2020.

Wikipedia.

Woodmansey, Mick. Spider from Mars: My Life with Bowie (St. Martin's Press, 2017).

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