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David Bowies Rock n Roll Star is a 5CD and 1 BluRay Audio set that explores David Bowies journey from February 1971 through the creation of the Ziggy Stardust character, the recording of the iconic The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars album, and captures the international mania that surrounded the Ziggy phenomenon in the form of UK radio sessions and TV performances, as well as live tracks from Ziggy and the Spiders 1 st October 1972 show at the Boston Music Hall. Rock n Roll Star contains 29 unreleased tracks, covers early songwriting demos, recordings from Davids band, The Arnold Corns, rehearsals at Bowies thenhome, Haddon Hall, BBC sessions, singles, live performances, plus outtakes and alternative versions from the original album recording sessions, which have been newly mixed by original album producer, Ken Scott. Unreleased highlights include an alternative version of Lady Stardust, an unheard version of the deepcut classic Shadow Man and an uptempo take of The Whos I Cant Explain, which he would later slow down and cover for the PINUPS album. The BluRay includes a version of the Ziggy Stardust album called Waiting In The Sky Before The Starman Came To Earth taken from Trident Studio tapes dated 15 th December 1971, which features an alternative running order and four songs that didnt make the final album. Rock n Roll Star also contains two books. The first is an extensive 112page book with detailed liner notes, memorabilia, contemporary reviews and articles, rare photographs from Barrie Wentzel, Michael Putland, Mick Rock, Sukita and Alec Byrne, as well as brandnew notes and interviews with Ken Scott, Mark Carr Pritchett and Davids plugger from the time, Anya Wilson. Accompanying the main book is a 36page compiled reproduction of Davids personal Ziggy Stardust era notebooks. David Bowie Boxset is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £143 +P&P