The Unissued 1967 - 1972 BBC Sessions
CD1
* Tracks 1-5 : Top Gear Session, Piccadilly 1 Studio (18 December 1967). This session
was aired on 24-12-67 and repeated on 28-01-68. All songs scored and performed
by Arthur Greenslade and his 16 piece orchestra; individual musicians unknown.
David Bowie: vocals and guitar. Produced by Bernie Andrews.
* Track 6 : Top Gear Session, Piccadilly 1 Studio (13 May 1968). Aired on 26-05-68
and repeated on 20-06-68. Performed by David Bowie and the 14 piece "Tony Visconti
Orchestra", including Herbie Flowers: bass; Barry Morgan: drums; John Mclaughlin:
guitar; David Bowie: vocals and guitar; David Bowie, Tony Visconti, Steve
Peregrine-Took: backing vocals; unknown string players. Produced by Tony Visconti.
* Track 7: Dave Lee Travis Session, Studio 2, Aeolian Hall (20 October 1969). Aired
on 26-10-69. Performed by David Bowie and Junior's Eyes: David Bowie: vocals and
guitar; Mick Wayne: guitar; Tim Renwick: guitar; John Lodge: bass; John
Cambridge: drums. Produced by Paul Williams.
* Tracks 8-15 : John Peel Sunday Show Session, BBC Paris Studio (05 February 1970).
Performed by David Bowie and The Tony Visconti Trio (a.k.a. The Hype): John
Cambridge: drums; Tony Visconti: bass; Mick Ronson: guitar; David Bowie: vocals and
guitar. Produced by Jeff Griffin. This probably is Bowie's most interesting BBC
recording, as he played a number of songs of which the only live version is
available from this show.
* Tracks 16-18: Andy Ferris Sounds Of The Seventies Session, Playhouse Theatre (25
March 1970). By David Bowie and The Hype: David Bowie: vocals and guitar; Mick
Ronson: guitar; Tony Visconti: bass; John Cambridge: drums. Produced by Bernie
Andrews.
CD2
* Tracks 1-4: John Peel In Concert Session, BBC Paris Studio (05 June 1971).
This concert by Bowie and friends was aired on 20-06-71. David Bowie: vocals,
piano, 12-string guitar; Mark Carr-Pritchard: guitar; Mick Ronson: guitar;
Trevor Bolder: bass; Mick Woodmansey: drums; George Underwood, Dana Gillespie
and Geoffrey Alexander: vocals and backing vocals. Produced by Jeff Griffin.
SONGS EDITED TO REMOVE RELEASED TRACKS WHILE STILL MAINTAINING THE SONGS INTROS!
* Tracks 5-9: Bob Harris Sounds Of The Seventies Session, Studio T1, Kensington
House (21 September 1971). Aired at 04-10-71. David Bowie: vocals, piano and
guitar; Mick Ronson: guitar, backing vocals and bass. Produced by John Muir.
FADED ''Oh! You Pretty Things'' TO REMOVE ''EIGHT LINE POEM'', WHICH IS AVAILABLE!
* Tracks 10-13: John Peel Sounds Of The Seventies Session, Studio T1, Kensington
House (11 January 1972). Aired on 28-01-72. David Bowie: vocals and guitar; Mick
Ronson: guitar, piano and backing vocals; Trevor Bolder: bass; Mick Woodmansey:
drums. Produced by Jeff Griffin. With this January 1972 session, Bowie and the
Spiders unleashed Ziggy Stardust to the world!
* Track 14: Bob Harris Sounds Of The Seventies Session, Maida Vale Studio 5 (23
May 1972). Broadcast at 19-06-72. David Bowie: vocals and guitar; Mick Ronson:
guitar, piano and backing vocals; Trevor Bolder: bass; Mick Woodmansey: drums.
Produced by Jeff Griffin.
* Tracks 15-17: BBC Radio Broadcast (21 September 1972). A sessions aired on the
Rick Wakeman show. They comment on the fact that these are collectors items and
were recorded for the BBC on 21-09-72. However, this is unverifiable.