Divine Symmetry (4CD + Blu-Ray + Book)
David Bowie

Divine Symmetry (4CD + Blu-Ray + Book)

SKU: #0190296268250

Divine Symmetry is a 4CD/1 Blu-Ray book set covering the development of the 1971 album Hunky Dory and celebrating its 50th anniversary.

£127.99
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Featuring demos, new alternative mixes by original co-producer Ken Scott, the early mixes, a legendary live show from September, 1971, a BBC Session and BBC In Concert from 1971 all on CD.

The Blu-Ray features the definitive 2015 remaster of the original Hunky Dory album and an alternative journey through the album using the alternative mixes creating a playlist entitled A Divine Symmetry both in 96kHz/24bit stereo. Also featured is the September, 1971 BBC session in 96kHz/24bit stereo and a bonus of the ‘Life On Mars?’ 2016 mix in both 96kHz/24bit stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1.

The Divine Symmetry book set is a hardcover book housed in a hard slip case along the lines of Conversation Piece from 2019.

CD 1: The Songwriting Demos Plus
  1. Tired Of My Life (demo)
  2. How Lucky You Are (aka Miss Peculiar) (demo)
  3. Shadow Man (demo) 
  4. Looking For A Friend (demo)
  5. Waiting For The Man (San Francisco hotel recording)
  6. Quicksand (San Francisco hotel recording)
  7. King Of The City (demo)
  8. Song For Bob Dylan (demo)
  9. Right On Mother (demo)
  10. Quicksand (demo) 
  11. Queen Bitch (demo)
  12. Kooks (demo)
  13. Amsterdam (demo)
  14. Life On Mars? (demo)
Bonus acetate dubs:
  1. Changes (demo)
  2. Bombers (demo)
CD 2: BBC Radio In Concert: John Peel
David Bowie and Friends (mono)
  1. Queen Bitch
  2. Bombers 
  3. The Supermen
  4. Looking For A Friend 
  5. Almost Grown 
  6. Kooks
  7. Song For Bob Dylan
  8. Andy Warhol
  9. It Ain't Easy 
David Bowie and Friends (stereo)
  1. Queen Bitch
  2. The Supermen
  3. Looking For A Friend
  4. Kooks
  5. Song For Bob Dylan
  6. Andy Warhol
  7. It Ain't Easy
CD 3: BBC Radio Session And Live
  1. The Supermen 
  2. Oh! You Pretty Things 
  3. Eight Line Poem 
  4. Kooks
  5. Fill Your Heart
  6. Amsterdam
  7. Andy Warhol
  8. Introduction
  9. Fill Your Heart
  10. Buzz The Fuzz
  11. Space Oddity
  12. Amsterdam
  13. The Supermen
  14. Oh! You Pretty Things
  15. Eight Line Poem
  16. Changes
  17. Song For Bob Dylan
  18. Andy Warhol
  19. Looking For A Friend
  20. Round And Round
  21. Waiting For The Man
CD 4: Alternative Mixes, Singles and Versions
BOWPROMO mixes
  1. Oh! You Pretty Things
  2. Eight Line Poem
  3. Kooks
  4. Queen Bitch
  5. Quicksand
  6. Bombers – Andy Warhol intro. 
  7. Lightning Frightening (aka The Man)
  8. Amsterdam (early mix)
  9. Changes (mono single)
  10. Andy Warhol (full length mono single)
  11. Amsterdam (single b-side mix)
  12. Life On Mars? (2016 mix) 
2021 mixes
  1. Changes (2021 alternative mix)
  2. Life On Mars? (original ending version)
  3. Quicksand (2021 mix – early version)
  4. Fill Your Heart (2021 alternative mix)
  5. Bombers (2021 alternative mix)
  6. Song For Bob Dylan (2021 alternative mix)
  7. The Bewlay Brothers (2021 alternative mix)

BLU-RAY AUDIO

All PCM Stereo 96kHz/24bit
except ‘Life On Mars?’ (2016 mix):
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM Stereo 96kHz/24bit

Hunky Dory 2015 Remaster
  1. Changes
  2. Oh! You Pretty Things
  3. Eight Line Poem
  4. Life On Mars?
  5. Kooks
  6. Quicksand
  7. Fill Your Heart
  8. Andy Warhol
  9. Song For Bob Dylan
  10. Queen Bitch
  11. The Bewlay Brothers
A Divine Symmetry (an alternative journey through Hunky Dory)
  1. Changes (2021 alternative mix)
  2. Oh! You Pretty Things (BOWPROMO mix)
  3. Eight Line Poem (BOWPROMO mix)
  4. Life On Mars? (original ending version)
  5. Kooks (BOWPROMO mix)
  6. Quicksand (2021 mix – early version)
  7. Fill Your Heart (2021 alternative mix)
  8.  Bombers (2021 alternative mix)
  9. Andy Warhol (original mix)
  10. Song For Bob Dylan (2021 alternative mix)
  11. Queen Bitch (BOWPROMO mix)
  12. The Bewlay Brothers (2021 alternative mix)
Bonus mix
  1. Life On Mars? (2016 mix)
Sounds Of The 70s: Bob Harris
  1. The Supermen
  2. Oh! You Pretty Things
  3. Eight Line Poem
  4. Kooks
  5. Fill Your Heart
  6. Amsterdam
  7. Andy Warhol