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The Deram Anthology 1966–1968

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The Deram Anthology 1966–1968
Compilation album by
Released9 June 1997 (1997-06-09)
Recorded1966–1969
Genre
Length74:06
LabelDeram
David Bowie chronology
Earthling
(1997)
The Deram Anthology 1966–1968
(1997)
The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974
(1997)
David Bowie compilation chronology
BBC Sessions 1969–1972 (Sampler)
(1996)
The Deram Anthology 1966–1968
(1997)
The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Pitchfork5.4/10[3]
Select[4]
Uncut[5]

The Deram Anthology 1966–1968 is a compilation album by David Bowie, released in 1997. It collects together most of the material Bowie recorded for Deram Records that has been previously released in some form, including the 1967 debut album in its entirety (tracks 5-18), in chronological order. Tracks 24–27 were mixed/recorded in 1969 after Bowie was dropped from Deram Records and were for the promotional video "Love You Till Tuesday", made to sell Bowie to a new label. Thus Deram originally had nothing to do with these tracks.

Originally this was planned to be a two-disc release featuring several previously unreleased tracks, but Bowie vetoed the inclusion of such material.[6] Reportedly the tracks Bowie vetoed included songs called "Pussy Cat", "Back to Where You've Never Been", "Funny Smile", "Bunny Thing", a cover of The Velvet Underground's "Waiting for the Man" and German-language versions of "Love You 'Till Tuesday" and "When I Live My Dream" (the last three have been widely bootlegged).[7] A reel to reel copy taken directly from the master tapes exists of the songs "Funny Smile", "Bunny Thing", and "Pussy Cat" and is owned by a previous employee of Decca Records who worked for the company at the time the tracks were recorded. In 2019 these recordings have been put up for auction by Omega Auctions.

Track listing

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All songs written by David Bowie.

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Rubber Band" (single version)1966 single2:05
2."The London Boys"B-side of "Rubber Band"3:22
3."The Laughing Gnome"1967 single3:03
4."The Gospel According to Tony Day"B-side of "The Laughing Gnome"2:50
5."Uncle Arthur"David Bowie2:09
6."Sell Me a Coat"David Bowie3:01
7."Rubber Band"David Bowie2:19
8."Love You till Tuesday"David Bowie3:11
9."There Is a Happy Land"David Bowie3:14
10."We Are Hungry Men"David Bowie2:59
11."When I Live My Dream"David Bowie3:24
12."Little Bombardier"David Bowie3:27
13."Silly Boy Blue"David Bowie3:53
14."Come and Buy My Toys"David Bowie2:10
15."Join the Gang"David Bowie2:19
16."She's Got Medals"David Bowie2:25
17."Maid of Bond Street"David Bowie1:45
18."Please Mr. Gravedigger"David Bowie2:40
19."Love You till Tuesday" (single version)1967 single3:01
20."Did You Ever Have a Dream"B-side of "Love You till Tuesday"2:08
21."Karma Man"The World of David Bowie3:05
22."Let Me Sleep Beside You"The World of David Bowie3:27
23."In the Heat of the Morning"The World of David Bowie2:58
24."Ching-A-Ling"Previously unreleased2:04
25."Sell Me a Coat" (single version)1967 single2:53
26."When I Live My Dream"Previously unreleased3:52
27."Space Oddity" (original version, Demo version recorded in February 1969 for the "Love You Till Tuesday" video)Love You till Tuesday3:46

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
  3. ^ "David Bowie: The Deram Anthology". Archived from the original on 27 October 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Phelan, Dan (September 1997). "David Bowie: The Deram Anthology". Select: 103. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. ^ Roberts, Chris (October 1997). "David Bowie: The Deram Anthology 1966-1968". Uncut. No. 5. p. 91.
  6. ^ Teenage Wildlife discography entry for The Deram Anthology, retrieved 19 July 2007
  7. ^ Bassman's David bowie Page discography entry for The Deram Anthology Archived 22 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 19 July 2007