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David Bowie - The Peel Sessions & Unreleased Outtakes (1971)

Track listing:
  1. Queen Bitch 4:39
  2. Bombers 3:24
  3. The Supermen 3:12
  4. Looking For A Friend 3:40
  5. Almost Grown 2:47
  6. Kooks 3:36
  7. Song For Bob Dylan 5:28
  8. Andy Warhol 3:38
  9. It Ain't Easy 2:49
  10. 1984-Dodo (Unreleased) 5:29
  11. A Lad In Vain (Alladin Sane Outtake) 6:01
  12. Aladdin Sane (Bbc) 3:37
  13. Dodo (With Lulu) 1973 4:30
  14. The Man Who Sold The World 3:49
  15. Watch That Man Lulu
  16. Paranoid Things (Hunky Dory Outtake) 70 2:44
  17. Round And Round (B-Side From Ziggy Sessions) 2:41
  18. The Devil's Address 1970-71 3:52
  19. Wild-Eyed Boy From Freecloud (Rare B-Side Version) 4:50

Notes

1971 - IN CONCERT: JOHN PEEL
Recorded: 3rd June 1971
Broadcast: 20th June 1971 (repeated on 23rd June 1971)
Producer: Jeff Griffin
Sound: Chris Lycett. Assistant: John Etchells
Studio: BBC Paris Studio, Lower Regent Street, London, England

Musicians: David Bowie (vocals, guitar, keyboard)
Mick Ronson (guitar, vocals)
Trevor Bolder (bass)
Mick Woodmansey (drums)
Mark Carr Pritchett (rhythm guitar)
George Underwood (vocals)
Dana Gillespie (vocals)
Geoffrey Alexander (aka Geoffrey MacCormack) (vocals)

Other Info: The rehearsal and recording started at 15:30 and ended at 24:00 on 3rd June 1971. Geoffrey Alexander takes the lead vocal on 'Almost Grown'. George Underwood takes the vocal for 'Song For Bob Dylan'. Dana Gillespie takes lead vocal for 'Andy Warhol'. For 'It Ain't Easy' David Bowie sings the first verse, Geoffrey Alexander sings the second and George Underwood sings the third. 'Oh! You Pretty Things' was also recorded but dropped from the broadcast due to time restrictions. The one hour long programme was broadcast on 20th June 1971 on Radio One at 19:00 until 20:00. The programme number was TLN 22/IEI311 Q. The broadcast was repeated again on the 23rd June 1971. Unfortunately the original master tape to this session has been lost by the BBC and is now no longer on archive.