Description

Description

■CD recording of rare audio related to the album “Diamond Dogs”, including valuable sessions and demos
■”Halloween Jack” video collection compiling footage related to the “Diamond Dogs” TV broadcast in 1974
■Rehearsal footage leaked by people involved just before the 1974 US tour is released in its original edit for the first time. The latest compilation “Halloween

Jack Is a Real Cool Cat” is now available, capturing David Bowie at a turning point in 1973, when he sealed away Ziggy Stardust himself and went from Halloween Jack to Diamond Dogs, and then from the 1974 US tour to “Young Americans”! The CD includes rare recordings from the album Diamond Dogs, including valuable sessions and demos. It also includes single versions and studio outtakes from a promo-only sampler of highlight medleys of the album’s tracks. It also includes the 20-minute recording session of “Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me” and a session recording of Lulu with Mick Ronson. The DVD starts with the Halloween Jack video collection, a compilation of Diamond Dogs-related footage from the 1974 TV broadcast. It includes two versions of the familiar “Rebel Rebel” with Halloween Jack in an eyepatch, as well as rare footage of the Edison Awards press conference and “Knock on Wood” from Top of the Pops. In the second half of the DVD, rehearsal footage leaked by a person involved in the band just before their 1974 US tour is released for the first time in an original edit. This is a video recording of a tour rehearsal held in Port Chester, New York on June 8, 1974, which was the source of the original video footage, although only the audio had been distributed in the past. It is a rehearsal for the legendary “Diamond Dogs” tour, which had to be abandoned due to the large-scale stage set, stage equipment, and theatrical production including dancers, so it is noteworthy, but unfortunately the video itself is dark from start to finish, and the entire stage is filmed from a distance as a record of the stage progress and production check, so although Bowie can be seen moving around and checking the progress from time to time, it is fragmentary and has been barely restored with still images. The performance is also not live, as it is played on a monitor from a pre-recorded rehearsal tape, but the sound source itself is clear and easy to listen to, unlike the live sound sources of this era, and is recorded with the best sound quality currently available compared to past sound sources. Tony Basil, who would later serve as choreographer, gives instructions and rehearses closely with Bowie, making this a rare video that will serve as a valuable record of the legendary tour rehearsals. This special edition CD+DVD set from Starman focuses on the mid-70s, when the band made a bold musical transition from glam rock to soul, along with a spectacular transformation! Limited edition direct import pressing
[with limited edition original design obi]

CD
DIAMOND DOGS RARITIES
01. DIAMOND DOGS – ALBUM HIGHLIGHTS (Acetate Sampler)
02. REBEL REBEL (Original Single Mix)
03. DIAMOND DOGS (Australian Single Edit)
04. REBEL REBEL (US Single Alternate Version)
05. DIAMOND DOGS (K-TEL Best Album Edit)
06. 1984 / DODO (Studio Outtakes)
07. DODO (Demo Version)
08. CANDIDATE (Demo Version)
09. ROCK’N’ROLL WITH ME (Session Part 1)
10. ROCK’N’ROLL WITH ME (Session Part 2)
11. ROCK’N’ROLL WITH ME (Session Part 3)
12. ROCK’N’ROLL WITH ME (Session Part 4)
13. ROCK’N’ROLL WITH ME (Session Part 5)
14. ROCK’N’ROLL WITH ME (Session Part 6)
15. ROCK’N’ROLL WITH ME (Session Part 7)
16. CANDIDATE (Intimacy Mix)
17. DODO – YOU DIDN’T HEAR IT FROM ME (with LULU)
LULU with DAVID BOWIE and MICK RONSON
18. WATCH THAT MAN
19. THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD (Session)
New Remix and Remasters 2025 Starman Edition

DVD
HELLOWEEN JACK VIDEO COLLECTION
REBEL REBEL (Original Version)
EDISON AWARDS 1974
FUTURE LEGEND / DIAMOND DOGS (Video)
DIAMOND DOGS ALBUM TV COMMERCIAL
KNOCK ON WOOD (Top Of The Pops TV)
REBEL REBEL (HD Remaster Version)
DIAMOND DOGS AN UNFINISHED FILM

DIAMOND DOGS TOUR REHEARSALS
/ CAPITOL THEATER, PORT CHESTER, NY JUNE 8, 1974
INTRODUCTION
MOONAGE DAYDREAM
SWEET THING
CHANGES
SUFFRAGETTE CITY
ALLADIN SANE
ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
CRACKED ACTOR
DIAMOND DOGS
PANIC IN DETROIT
BIG BROTHER
/ CHANT OF THE EVER CIRCLING SKELTAL FAMILY
TIME
THE JEAN GENIE
Rehearsals at Capitol Theater, Port Chester, New York June 8th 1974
filmed by John Dove