David Bowie - Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001) [Box set #5]

I must be in the minority, because I have no interest in buying videos. I don't care what they master them to, they're nothing I'd be willing to pay for. I can watch most of them any time I want on Youtube for free. And yet I'm never tempted. Funny that.

 

Video Archive releases? A lot of shows were filmed or recorded, and AI can work wonders on old videotape. I wouldn't be surprised if Earls Court 1978 (alongside a lot of other material) finally gets issued.

 

Doctor Who fans know the answer to this. Episodes from the 70s and 80s, shot on videotape (like most of Bowie’s promos were) have been released on blu ray and the results have been revelatory. No, they’re not true HD, but what they are is more detailed and devoid of video compression artefacts. They genuinely do look a lot better, so there is every chance that similar improvements could be delivered for Bowie’s promos.

 

I can't get why people don't just make do with the cd box release for the era set, as it is reasonably and fairly priced, unlike the vinyl. I have been a bit of a vinyl junkie, but the madness has to stop somewhere. I will not be buying the vinyl set unless it gets a big fat great discount in the future. All the music is available the cd releases, which are both fair.

 

You know, of all the artists past and present, he would be the most incredible to see in hologram form.
I would totally pay for that to experience a Ziggy show with current fans going absolutely nuts and creating a great atmosphere! Bowie would approve of those innovations I suspect.

 

I think that it would be awesome but only if it was done the right way with the absolutely best technology.

 

We will see how the ABBAtars go first I guess....then BOWIEtars next I guess?

 

how can they be more detailed?
you can't get a gallon out of a pint pot

 

It would be horrible.

The man is dead.

 

You've Got A Habit Of Leaving (Radio Edit) is a digital single taken from the album Toy, but is it available to download, or is it streaming only? I need a 320 kbps file (at least) but can't find it anywhere.

 

Alomar is also on Reality ( one track )

 

But only on "Fly" (a bonus track on some editions), right? Or is there another one I'm not thinking of? (I did the post from memory and I'm almost positive I've missed some things).

 

That's also how I remember it.
Congrats on doing your list only by memory

 

I did some digging - Alomar also plays on a single track on Heathen, "Everyone Says Hi". I'd say that matches Garson playing on a single track from Black Tie White Noise, so... it's essentially a tie as far as studio LP goes.

(I'm not counting 'Fly" since it was only a bonus track for some editions of Reality. If I did count it, then we could argue that since "Conversation Piece" was a bonus track on some versions of Heathen we should credit that LP to Garson too, and... it gets messy).

Here's something I don't have time/resources to do, but would be fascinating to find out: Which one played more total live dates (not tours) with Bowie?

 

How many studio tracks would be fair enough

 

I would have thought the 70s stuff would have been shot on film, perhaps some of the 80s stuff - but even then Bowie made some lavish videos in the 80s that may have been shot in film also. E.g. Jazzin for Blue Jean was shown in cinemas so would have been shot in film.

 

surely that's Alomar?

 

Am I the only one dissapointed we didn't get a 7" vinyl of this like the one we saw in the promo picture?
I fear the BLA fiasco has scuppered any future plans for "limited editions" such as this one...

 

The Aladdin Sane cover picture might work well in stained glass, I think.

 

I hope they include the tm promos including the medley from the first album.
Whether the issues with the 2nd album will extend to video material for that, possibly.
It may not affect the videos though for the first album.
Hopefully we will also see the withdrawn pretty things are going to hell promo.

 

Yes and the self-portrait on the cover of the box set is very Egon Schiele influenced - as were a lot of Bowie's paintings.

 

Glass sculpture for "Blackstar", maybe?

 

Lunchbox is more practical.

 

Because there’s much less compression. You’re seeing something akin to watching the original mastertape rather than a version compressed to fit onto a DVD. The bigger your screen, the more apparent the improvement is.

 

Garson sells signed editions of Heathen so he must count it.