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David Bowie - Doll Arse In Drag (1973)

Track listing:
  1. Sorrow (mix) 3:00
  2. Dialogue (Bowie & Amanda Lear) 3:06
  3. Time (take 1) 1:59
  4. Bowie's comment 0:26
  5. Time (mix) 5:21
  6. Everything's Alright (take 1) 1:47
  7. Everything's Alright (take 3) 3:24
  8. Everything's Alright (take 4) 2:45
  9. Everything's Alright (mix) 2:34
  10. Space Oddity (take 2) 5:47
  11. Space Oddity (mix) 5:25
  12. I Can't Explain (take 1) 2:14
  13. I Can't Explain (mix) 2:16
  14. Jean Genie (take 2) 2:45
  15. Jean Genie (take 3) 5:59
  16. Jean Genie (mix) 6:09
  17. 1984 (take 1) 0:14
  18. 1984 (take 2) 1:47
  19. 1984/Dodo (take 3) 3:32
  20. 1984/Dodo (take 4) 5:36
  21. 1984/Dodo (mix) 5:29
  22. I Got You Babe (w/Marianne Faithful)(take 2) 4:01
  23. I Got You Babe (w/Marianne Faithful) (mix) 4:05

Notes


The 1980 Floorshow Collection (rehearsals and outtakes)

Marquee Club, London October 18th, 19th & 20th, 1973

About the event:

The 1980 Floorshow was staged in support of "Pin-ups", and, as always: featured a glimpse into David's forthcoming masterpiece "Diamond Dogs".The reason so many takes were made was because the cameras had to be repositioned to produce a multi-angled final product.It was performed for free at the Marquee because, as it was a retro album; David wished to re-create the atmosphere of his early days. His band the Lower third were regarded as so "freaky" that no-one would book them. Only the Marquee would let them play on saturday afternoons (and prohibited them from charging admission).It was aired in the us on Wolfman Jack's "In Concert".

About Pinups:

David's then manager "Tony Zanneta" convinced Bowie to do a covers album of early British bands that he adored. He liked the idea so much that he actually began work on Pin-ups 2, which was to feature obscure american bands like the velvet underground. (They actually laid down the backing track for "White Light/White Heat" that was later donated to "Mick Ronson" for his second LP.) What David didn't know was that Tony's reasons were financial, not artistic. he was re-negotiating a royalties contract, and didn't want to give out any new material. once it was settled, he wouldn't hear a word of a second covers album! Ever the astute student, David has used this ploy whenever he is dissatisfied with his record company. (re-recording old singles at the end of his RCA contract in the early 80's, and again threatening to release an album ("Toy") of re-done old material to sever himself from virgin-actually recording a good chunk of it that turned up as "Heathen" bonus tracks!)

The art says "Soundboard Qualiy" and it is good for it's time, probably culled from video.