David Bowie - Rock 'n' Roll Star! [5CD / BLU-RAY] (CD Box Set)

Rock 'n' Roll Star! is a 5CD / Blu-ray Audio set that explores David Bowie's journey from February 1971 through the creation of the Ziggy Stardust character, the recording of the iconic The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars album, and captures the international mania that surrounded the Ziggy phenomenon in the form of UK radio sessions and TV performances, as well as live tracks from Ziggy and the Spiders' 1st October 1972 show at the Boston Music Hall.

Rock 'n' Roll Star! contains 29 unreleased tracks, covers early songwriting demos, recordings from David's band, The Arnold Corns, rehearsals at Bowie's then-home, Haddon Hall, BBC sessions, singles, live performances, plus outtakes and alternative versions from the original album recording sessions, which have been newly mixed by original album producer, Ken Scott.

Unreleased highlights include an alternative version of Lady Stardust, an unheard version of the deep-cut classic Shadow Man and an up-tempo take of The Who's I Can't Explain, which he would later slow down and cover for the PIN-UPS album.

The Blu-ray includes a version of the Ziggy Stardust album called Waiting in the Sky (Before the Starman Came to Earth) taken from Trident Studio tapes dated 15th December 1971, which features an alternative running order and four songs that didn't make the final album.

Rock 'n' Roll Star! also contains two books. The first is an extensive 112-page book with detailed liner notes, memorabilia, contemporary reviews and articles, rare photographs from Barrie Wentzel, Michael Putland, Mick Rock, Sukita and Alec Byrne, as well as brand-new notes and interviews with Ken Scott, Mark Carr Pritchett and David's plugger from the time, Anya Wilson. Accompanying the main book is a 36-page compiled reproduction of David's personal Ziggy Stardust era notebooks.

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Tracklist:

CD 1:
1. So Long 60s (San Francisco Hotel recording)
2. Hang on to Yourself (early demo)
3. Lady Stardust (demo)
4. Ziggy Stardust (demo)
5. Star (Aka Stars) (demo)
6. Soul Love (demo and DB spoken notes)
7. Starman (demo 1 excerpt)
8. Starman (demo 2)
9. Moonage Daydream (The Arnold Corns version)
10. Hang on to Yourself (The Arnold Corns version)
11. Looking for a Friend (The Arnold Corns version - rough mix)
12. Haddon Hall Rehearsals Segue: Ziggy Stardust / Holy Holy / Soul Love
13. Star (Aka Stars) (Haddon Hall rehearsal)
14. Sweet Head (Haddon Hall rehearsal)

CD 2:
1. Ziggy Stardust (Sounds of the 70s: John Peel, 11th January 1972)
2. Queen Bitch (Sounds of the 70s: John Peel, 11th January 1972)
3. Waiting for the Man (Sounds of the 70s: John Peel, 11th January 1972)
4. Lady Stardust (Sounds of the 70s: John Peel, 11th January 1972)
5. Hang on to Yourself (Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris, 18th January 1972)
6. Ziggy Stardust (Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris, 18th January 1972)
7. Queen Bitch (Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris, 18th January 1972)
8. Waiting for the Man (Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris, 18th January 1972)
9. Five Years (Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris, 18th January 1972)
10. Oh! You Pretty Things (take 1) (Old Grey Whistle Test, 7th February 1972)
11. Queen Bitch (Old Grey Whistle Test, 7th February 1972)
12. Five Years (Old Grey Whistle Test, 7th February 1972)

CD 3:
1. White Light/White Heat (Sounds of the 70s: John Peel, 16th May 1972)
2. Moonage Daydream (Sounds of the 70s: John Peel, 16th May 1972)
3. Hang on to Yourself (Sounds of the 70s: John Peel, 16th May 1972)
4. Suffragette City (Sounds of the 70s: John Peel, 16th May 1972)
5. Ziggy Stardust (Sounds of the 70s: John Peel, 16th May 1972)
6. Starman (Johnnie Walker Lunchtime Show, 22nd May 1972)
7. Space Oddity (Johnnie Walker Lunchtime Show, 22nd May 1972)
8. Changes (Johnnie Walker Lunchtime Show, 22nd May 1972)
9. Oh! You Pretty Things (Johnnie Walker Lunchtime Show, 22nd May 1972)
10. Andy Warhol (Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris, 23rd May 1972)
11. Lady Stardust (Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris, 23rd May 1972)
12. White Light/White Heat (Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris, 23rd May 1972)
13. Rock 'n' Roll Suicide (Sounds of the 70s: Bob Harris, 23rd May 1972)
14. Starman (Top of the Pops, 5th July 1972)

CD 4:
1. Round and Round
2. The Supermen (Ziggy session version)
3. Holy Holy (Ziggy session version)
4. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy session outtake)
5. Starman (original single mix)
6. John, I'm Only Dancing (original single version)
7. The Supermen (Live at The Music Hall, Boston, 1st October, 1972)
8. Changes (Live at The Music Hall, Boston, 1st October, 1972)
9. Life on Mars? (Live at The Music Hall, Boston, 1st October, 1972)
10. My Death (Live at The Music Hall, Boston, 1st October, 1972)
11. John, I'm Only Dancing (Live at The Music Hall, Boston, 1st October, 1972)

CD 5:
1. Looking for a Friend (The Arnold Corns version 2022 mix)
2. Hang on to Yourself (early Ziggy session take)
3. Star (take 5 alternative version)
4. Lady Stardust (take 1 alternative version)
5. Shadow Man (Ziggy session version)
6. The Supermen (Ziggy session version 2023 Mix)
7. Holy Holy (Ziggy session version alternative mix)
8. Round and Round (alternative mix)
9. It's Gonna Rain Again (Ziggy session outtake)
10. Looking for a Friend (Ziggy session version)
11. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix)
12. Sweet Head (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix)
13. Starman (Top of the Pops version 2022 mix)
14. John, I'm Only Dancing (alternative Trident Studios version)
15. I Can't Explain (Trident Studios version)
16. Moonage Daydream (2003 instrumental mix)

BLU-RAY:
1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars Original album mix (96khz/24bit Stereo)
2. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars and Extras - 2003 5.1 Mixes (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 - 96khz/24bit)
3. Waiting in the Sky (Before the Starman Came to Earth): Early Ziggy Stardust album tracklisting - December 1971 (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)
4. The Singles (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)
5. Outtakes and Alternative Versions (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)