Sinds Jezus’ zelfverkozen Hemelvaart, was er niemand meer die zo magistraal zijn eigen heengaan orkestreerde, als David Bowie begin januari 2016. De gevolgen van zijn ziekte hield hij aardig privé - hij wist dat zijn einde naderde - terwijl hij ondertussen gewoon door beukte op de planken met zijn musical Lazarus. Achter de schermen werkte hij in de grootste stilte aan zijn eigen epitaaf, het majestueuze Blackstar. Zijn einde, maar ook een nieuwe begin. Als een ster op sterven na dood, die ooit schitterde maar nu is gedoofd, zonder zijn oude vorm te verliezen. Wat hij heeft betekend, zal nooit vergeten worden. Tien jaar na de stille opnames van Blackstar (en de companion piece No Plan) is het tijd voor de laatste Boxset der Bowiestiek; pak en beet de laatste vijftien jaar van een loopbaan die te vaak vooral wordt gelauwerd om de glamoureuze jaren zeventig. In het laatste kwart van zijn bestaan, maakte de stervende ster nog
een aantal flinke wedergeboortes mee, die stuk voor stuk kunstwerken zijn. Zoals alleen de grootste kunnen, hoor je op Heathen (2002) na elektronische avonturen in de 90s ineens weer een punky, rocky, dubby en broody Bowie. Reality (2003), de laatste waarmee hij zou toeren, deed daar nog een schepje bovenop, waarna het ruim een decennium stil bleef en het magnum opus Blackstar zonder aankondiging aan de wereld werd gepresenteerd. Hoe vul je dan 13 cd’s of 18 lp’s? De boxset zit bordevol verrassingen waar fans naar hunkeren, zoals een nooit eerder officieel uitgebrachte gigaset op het Montreux Jazz Festival en een aantal schijven demo’s, remixes en voorheen digitalonly’s. Voer voor de fans! (Stef Mul)
18 x LP - Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set:
David Bowie 6. I Can’t Give Everything Away (2002 - 2016) is the sixth in a series of box sets spanning Bowie’s career from 1969. The eighteen-piece vinyl box set is named after the closing track on ★ (BLACKSTAR), Bowie’s final studio album. The box sets include newly remastered versions (except ★ and No Plan), with input from David’s co-producer Tony Visconti.
Exclusive to each of the box sets are Montreux Jazz Festival and Re:Call 6. The former was recorded on the 18th of July 2002 at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival and among the 31 tracks features a full performance bar one song of one of Bowie’s most revered albums, Low. Re:Call 6 features 41 non-album / alternative versions / b-sides and soundtrack songs, including tracks never previously available on vinyl.
An accompanying 84 page book features previously unseen notes, drawings and handwritten lyrics from Bowie and photos by Sukita (who took the set’s cover shot), Jimmy King, Frank W. Ockenfels 3, Markus Klinko, Mark ‘Blammo’ Adams and more as well as memorabilia, technical notes about the albums from co-producer Tony Visconti and design notes from Jonathan Barnbrook.
Tracks
Disc 1
1. Sunday (2025 Remaster)
2. Cactus (2025 Remaster)
3. Slip Away (2025 Remaster)
4. Slow Burn (2025 Remaster)
5. Afraid (2025 Remaster)
6. I've Been Waiting For You (2025 Remaster)
7. I Would Be Your Slave (2025 Remaster)
8. I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship (2025 Remaster)
9. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone (2025 Remaster)
10. Everyone Says 'Hi' (2025 Remaster)
11. A Better Future (2025 Remaster)
12. Heathen (The Rays) [2025 Remaster]
Disc 2
1. Sunday (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
2. Life On Mars? (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
3. Ashes To Ashes (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
4. Cactus (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
5. Slip Away (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
6. China Girl (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
7. Starman (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
8. I Would Be Your Slave (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
Disc 3
1. I've Been Waiting For You (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
2. Stay (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
3. Changes (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
4. Fashion (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
5. Fame (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
6. I'm Afraid Of Americans (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
7. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
8. "Heroes" (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
Disc 4
1. Heathen (The Rays) [Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002]
2. Everyone Says 'Hi' (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
3. Hallo Spaceboy (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
4. Let's Dance (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
5. Ziggy Stardust (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
6. Warszawa (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
Disc 5
1. Speed Of Life (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
2. Breaking Glass (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
3. What In The World (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
4. Sound And Vision (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
5. Art Decade (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
6. Always Crashing In The Same Car (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
7. Be My Wife (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
8. A New Career In A New Town (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
9. Subterraneans (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 18Th July, 2002)
Disc 6
1. New Killer Star (2025 Remaster)
2. Pablo Picasso (2025 Remaster)
3. Never Get Old (2025 Remaster)
4. The Loneliest Guy (2025 Remaster)
5. Looking For Water (2025 Remaster)
6. She'll Drive The Big Car (2025 Remaster)
7. Days (2025 Remaster)
8. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon (2025 Remaster)
9. Try Some, Buy Some (2025 Remaster)
10. Reality (2025 Remaster)
11. Bring Me The Disco King (2025 Remaster)
Disc 7
1. Rebel Rebel (Live) [2025 Remaster]
2. New Killer Star (Live) [2025 Remaster]
3. Reality (Live) [2025 Remaster]
4. Fame (Live) [2025 Remaster]
5. Cactus (Live) [2025 Remaster]
6. Sister Midnight (Live) [2025 Remaster]
7. Afraid (Live) [2025 Remaster]
8. All The Young Dudes (Live) [2025 Remaster]
9. Be My Wife (Live) [2025 Remaster]
10. China Girl (Live) [2025 Remaster]
11. The Loneliest Guy (Live) [2025 Remaster]
12. The Man Who Sold The World (Live) [2025 Remaster]
13. Fantastic Voyage (Live) [2025 Remaster]
Disc 8
1. Hallo Spaceboy (Live) [2025 Remaster]
2. Sunday (Live) [2025 Remaster]
3. Under Pressure (Live) [2025 Remaster]
4. Life On Mars? (Live) [2025 Remaster]
5. Battle For Britain (The Letter) [Live] [2025 Remaster]
6. Fall Dog Bombs The Moon (Live) [2025 Remaster]
7. Ashes To Ashes (Live) [2025 Remaster]
8. The Motel (Live) [2025 Remaster]
9. Loving The Alien (Live) [2025 Remaster]
10. Breaking Glass (Live) [2025 Remaster]
11. Never Get Old (Live) [2025 Remaster]
Disc 9
1. Changes (Live) [2025 Remaster]
2. I'm Afraid Of Americans (Live) [2025 Remaster]
3. "Heroes" (Live) [2025 Remaster]
4. Bring Me The Disco King (Live) [2025 Remaster]
5. Slip Away (Live) [2025 Remaster]
6. Heathen (The Rays) [Live] [2025 Remaster]
7. Five Years (Live) [2025 Remaster]
8. Hang On To Yourself (Live) [2025 Remaster]
9. Ziggy Stardust (Live) [2025 Remaster]
Disc 10
1. The Next Day (2025 Remaster)
2. Dirty Boys (2025 Remaster)
3. The Stars (Are Out Tonight) [2025 Remaster]
4. Love Is Lost (2025 Remaster)
5. Where Are We Now? (2025 Remaster)
6. Valentine's Day (2025 Remaster)
7. If You Can See Me (2025 Remaster)
8. I'd Rather Be High (2025 Remaster)
9. I Ve Been Waiting For You (Sacd Mix)
10. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone (Sacd Mix)
Disc 11
1. Boss Of Me (2025 Remaster)
2. Dancing Out In Space (2025 Remaster)
3. How Does The Grass Grow? (2025 Remaster)
4. (You Will) Set The World On Fire [2025 Remaster]
5. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die (2025 Remaster)
6. Heat (2025 Remaster)
7. So She (2025 Remaster)
8. Plan (2025 Remaster)
9. I'll Take You There (2025 Remaster)
10. Bring Me The Disco King (Loner Mix) Âç" David Bowie Featuring Maynard
Disc 12
1. Atomica (2025 Remaster)
2. Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix By James Murphy For The Dfa) [2025 Remaster]
3. The Informer (2025 Remaster)
4. I'd Rather Be High (Venetian Mix) [2025 Remaster]
5. Like A Rocket Man (2025 Remaster)
6. Born In A Ufo (2025 Remaster)
7. God Bless The Girl (2025 Remaster)
8. New Killer Star (Sessions @ Aol Live Version, 23/09/03)
9. Days (Live)
10. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone (Live)
11. Rebel Never Gets Old (Radio Mix)
12. (She Can) Do That Âç" David Bowie With Bt (Taken From The Stealth Moti
Disc 13
1. #
2. 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore
3. Lazarus
4. Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)
5. Girl Loves Me
6. Dollar Days
7. I Can't Give Everything Away
8. Lazarus (Radio Edit)
9. I Can T Give Everything Away (Radio Edit)
Disc 14
1. Lazarus (No Plan)
2. No Plan
3. Killing A Little Time
4. When I Met You
5. Cactus
6. Sister Midnight
7. Afraid
8. All The Young Dudes
9. Be My Wife
10. China Girl
11. The Loneliest Guy
12. The Man Who Sold The World
13. Fantastic Voyage
Disc 15
1. Slow Burn (Single Edit) [2025 Remaster]
2. Wood Jackson (2025 Remaster)
3. When The Boys Come Marching Home (2025 Remaster)
4. Safe (2025 Remaster)
5. Sunday (Moby Remix) [2025 Remaster]
6. A Better Future (Remix By Air) [2025 Remaster]
7. Slip Away (Sacd Mix) [2025 Remaster]
8. Slow Burn (Sacd Mix) [2025 Remaster]
9. I've Been Waiting For You (Sacd Mix) [2025 Remaster]
10. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone (Sacd Mix) [2025 Remaster]