This is a 2-CD set of the recording sessions for David Bowie's 1975 album “Young Americans,” which was released in the United States in 1975. In addition, a new collector's edition coupled with a DVD of videos covering TV shows, promos and live footage from 1974 to 1975 captures the “Bowie in America” era!
CD1
1. YOUNG AMERICANS (stripped-down mix)
2. YOUNG AMERICANS (take 3)
3. YOUNG AMERICANS (early take ending)
4. AFTER TODAY (version 1 take 1)
5. AFTER TODAY (version 2)
6. JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING (AGAIN) (early take)
7. JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING (AGAIN)
8. NEVER NO TURNIN' BACK aka RIGHT (demo)
9. RIGHT (vocal rehearsal)
10. RIGHT (alternate ryko mix)
11. IT'S GONNA BE ME (without strings)
12. IT'S GONNA BE ME (with strings)
13. WHO CAN I BE NOW?
14. SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (unfinished mix)
15. TAKE IT IN, RIGHT aka CAN YOU HEAR ME? (demo)
16. CAN YOU HEAR ME? (stripped-down mix)
17. IT'S A HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY
18. SHILLING THE RUBES (take 1)
19. I AM A LAZER (take 1)
20. I AM A LAZER (take 1 ending)
21. I AM A LAZER - Ava Cherry
CD2
1. I'M DIVINE
2. FASCINATION (stripped-down mix)
3. FASCINATION (alternate mix)
4. FASCINATION (alternate ryko mix)
5. WIN (alternate ryko mix)
6. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (stripped-down mix)
7. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (alternate extended mix)
8. FAME (instrumental)
9. FAME (stripped-down mix)
10. FAME (isolated vocal mix)
11. FAME (alternate flute version)
12. FUNKY MUSIC (IS A PART OF ME) - Luther Vandross
13. THE ALBUM PROMOTION (US radio version)
14. THE ALBUM PROMOTION (US TV version)
15. YOUNG AMERICANS (extended remix)
16. FAME (extended remix)
Recorded at
Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia (August & November 1974)
Record Plant, New York (December 1974)
Electric Lady Studios, New York (January 1975)
Digitally Remastered 2018
DVD "AMERICANYEARS"
INTRODUCTION (the dick cavett show)
1984 (the dick cavett show)
YOUNG AMERICANS (the dick cavett show)
FOOTSTOMPIN'
/ I WISH I COULD SHIMMY LIKE MY SISTER (the dick cavett show)
RIGHT (promo)
THE ALBUM PROMOTION (US TV version)
SWEET THING (live)
CRACKED ACTOR (live)
THE JEAN GENIE (live)
SPACE ODDITY (live)
DIAMOND DOGS (live)
JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING (AGAIN) (live)
FAME (soul train)
GOLDEN YEARS (soul train)
YOUNG AMERICANS MEDLEY (the cher show)
CAN YOU HEAR ME? (the cher show)
FAME (the cher show)
INTERVIEW I (the dick cavett show)
INTERVIEW II (the dick cavett show)
INTERVIEW III (the dick cavett show)
WHO CAN I BE NOW? (promo)
SD NTSC 16:9 Dolby Digital Stereo
- Stereo Remaster / Original Mono time approx. 80min.
