The Sound + Vision 4 CD boxset covers David Bowie's career from 1969 to 1994 starting with the acoustic demo version of his first hit "Space Oddity" to the return to his Bromley roots for the soundtrack to Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha Of Suburbia which is often cited as the most underrated piece in the Bowie canon.

Sound + Vision is a collection spanning four decades, covering the 21 albums from Space Oddity through to The Buddha Of Suburbia. It s a rich survey of David Bowie's many musical lives offering a generous helping of hits, an intriguing dip into archives, classic album tracks and long lost B-sides, explosive live recordings, soundtrack recordings and remixes.

[tracklisting]CD1:
1. Space Oddity (original demo 1969)
2. The Wild-Eyed Boy From Freecloud (rare B-side version 1969)
3. The Prettiest Star (single version 1970)
4. London Bye Ta-Ta (stereo mix recorded 1970)
5. Black Country Rock (from The Man Who Sold The World)
6. The Man Who Sold The World (from The Man Who Sold The World)
7. The Bewlay Brothers (from Hunky Dory)
8. Changes (from Hunky Dory)
9. Round And Round (alternate vocal take 1971)
10. Moonage Daydream (from The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars)
11. John I'm Only Dancing (Aladdin Sane outtake 1973)
12. Drive-In Saturday (from Aladdin Sane 1973)
13. Panic In Detroit (from Aladdin Sane 1973)
14. Ziggy Stardust (live from Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture 1973)
15. White Light/White Heat (live from Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture 1973)
16. Rock 'n’ Roll Suicide (live from Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture 1973)
17. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (from Pinups 1973)
18. Sorrow (from Pinups 1973)
19. Don't Bring Me Down (from Pinups 1973)

CD 2:
1. 1984/Dodo (recorded 1973)
2. Big Brother (from Diamond Dogs 1974)
3. Rebel Rebel (rare single version 1974)
4. Suffragette City (from David Live 1974)
5. Watch That Man (from David Live 1974)
6. Cracked Actor (from David Live 1974)
7. Young Americans (from Young Americans 1975)
8. Fascination (from Young Americans 1975)
9. After Today (Young Americans outtake 1975)
10. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City (recorded 1975)
11. TVC15 (from Station To Station 1976)
12. Wild Is The Wind (from Station To Station 1976)
13. Sound And Vision (from Low 1977)
14. Be My Wife (from Low 1977)
15. Speed Of Life (from Low 1977)
16. ”Helden” (German version of Heroes - 1989 remix)
17. Joe The Lion (from Heroes 1977)
18. Sons Of The Silent Age (from Heroes 1977)

CD 3:
1. Station To Station (from Stage 1978)
2. Warszawa (from Stage 1978)
3. Breaking Glass (from Stage 1978)
4. Red Sails (from Lodger 1979)
5. Look Back In Anger (from Lodger 1979)
6. Boys Keep Swinging (from Lodger 1979)
7. Up The Hill Backwards (from Scary Monsters 1980)
8. Kingdom Come (from Scary Monsters 1980)
9. Ashes To Ashes (from Scary Monsters 1980)
10. Baal’s Hymn (from Baal E.P.)
11. Drowned Girl (from Baal E.P.)
12. Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (soundtrack album version)
13. China Girl (from Let’s Dance)
14. Ricochet (from Let’s Dance)
15. Modern Love (Live) (B-side)
16. Loving The Alien (from Tonight)
17. Dancing With The Big Boys (from Tonight)

CD 4:
1. Blue Jean (from Tonight)
2. Time Will Crawl (from Never Let Me Down)
3. Baby Can Dance (from Tin Machine)
4. Amazing (from Tin Machine)
5. I Can’t Read (from Tin Machine)
6. Shopping For Girls (from Tin Machine II)
7. Goodbye Mr. Ed (from Tin Machine II)
8. Amlapura (from Tin Machine II)
9. You've Been Around (from Black Tie White Noise)
10. Nite Flights (Moodswings Back To Basics Remix Radio Edit)
11. Pallas Athena (Gone Midnight Mix)
12. Jump They Say (from Black Tie White Noise)
13. Buddha Of Suburbia (from The Buddha Of Suburbia)
14. Dead Against It (from The Buddha Of Suburbia)
15. South Horizon (from The Buddha Of Suburbia)
16. Pallas Athena (Live as Tao Jones Index)[/tracklisting]
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This is a reissue of the 2003 box set with an identical tracklist. The CD box set went out of print, but anyone interested in the MP3 version can purchase it immediately.

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I have a different version of this box. RykoDisc came out in a hard plastic case. It was a 3 CD set with a bonus CD-V disc that never played the video. And a booklet the size of a CD. I bet it's worth a bit now days.

I'm very glad there isn't a 3rd different edition. I owned the first 2, & was finally able to sell #1 when the 3 Boston 1973 tracks (which were exclusive at the time to box #1) came out on one of the EMI deluxe editions (it was either Alladinasane or Ziggy 2 disc; don't remember which).

If you had a laserdisc player, you could watch the CD-V.

I know I did.

I didn't, but I have the Ashes to Ashes video on a dvd.

That CD-V plays on any computer with an optical drive and media player.

I was never able to play the Ashes To Ashes video, but it was back in the days of Win 9.x. I was able to play "Enhanced CD's" (aka mpeg 1 &/or quicktime) in those days, though

It never worked when I tried it on my computer

I don't have the set, but have you tried to play it with the free VLC program? That seems to play everything audio and video I've ever had trouble with.

Do you suppose if you preorder the CD you get the mp3s immediately?

This was always a lousy box set to begin with.

I strongly disagree. At the time, there were numerous exclusive tracks (b-sides that have SINCE been released elsewhere), & Box #1 had 3 1973 live tracks that were exclusive at the time, & disc #3 was a great Eno period best of.

Meh.

It had a few rare tracks nut this was when box sets were new and I always found it an odd mish-mash of album tracks and some rare tunes and loads of missing songs.

The reissue loaded up on too many tracks from inferior projects like Tin Machine because they didn't have rights to the Virgin material.

Just my opinion, but I never thought it was well put together. Very haphazard.

Anyone re-buying this one? I bought the original way back when and it was stunning in its day. No need for this version.

I also disagree with you on Tin Machine. IMO, that was DB's best work since Scary Monsters, & remains so to this day.

Not here; I have version #2; since there's no new b-sides/rarities I don't see the point unless there is a Hi-res edition; in which case I would start drooling!

I have the Ryko and Virgin boxes, so I'm covered.

No.

That was a career abomination.

Heathen and Reality were works of excellence and Tin Machine was a kick to the groin.

I don't know you any more, Jimbo!

Random Bowie comment. It's way late as I write this, but Showtime just showed a 2013 BBC documentary about Bowie called 5 Years about the period between The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (I think I came in late) and Let's Dance. It's mostly talking head type stuff, but the heads include Carlos Alomar, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, etc. The real deal. I would have sat through three more hours of this stuff . And Bowie, you lied. Based on the clips shown, there is apparently some professionally shot footage of the Station to Station tour. You need to put it out STAT.

I watched this last night on demand. Very well done. It really shows Bowie's genius. I really thought the interviews with Wakeman, Alomar, Eno and Fripp were awesome. I was surprised though, that Nile Rogers made no mention of how or why Stevie Ray Vaughn was brought in to play the Lead fills on the Lets Dance album.

On a another note, I would be floored if Bowie brought on Steve Wilson to start mixing his catalog in 5.1 for BD starting with Low.