no label, no number, "ABSOLUTELY RARE" printed on the CD-matrix (released 1996)
from Silver
The cover says: "Absolutely Rare is a collection of ultra-rare and previously unreleased recordings from 1972 to 1975 in EXCELLENT SOUND QUALITY"
A very nice compilation disc. The majority of the songs are from the Marquee Club, in excellent stereo sound quality. All of the other songs are studio versions, except for MY DEATH. REBEL REBEL and GOLDEN YEARS are so called "dry mixes" made for Top Of The Pops. DODO is a recording with Bowie and Lulu on vocals. The three YOUNG AMERICANS songs are alternative studio takes.
The Music Hall, Boston on 10 January 1972
01 - My Death
NBC Midnight Special at the Marquee, London on 18-20 October 1973
02 - Sorrow
03 - Time
04 - Everything's Alright
05 - Space Oddity
06 - I Can't Explain
07 - The Jean Genie
08 - 1984/Dodo
With Marianne Faithfull
09 - I Got You Babe
BBC Version: Special Dry Mix made for Top of the Pops broadcast in 1974
10 - Rebel Rebel
With Lulu, original full length version recorded in late 1973
11 - Dodo
Young Americans recording sessions in 1975
12 - Can You Hear Me?
13 - Right
14 - Somebody Up There Likes Me
BBC Version: Another Dry Mix made for Top of the Pops in 1975
15 - Golden Years