Asset stripping of gradiosen album

At "Station To Station" Much has been said and written. It was one of the most successful Bowie LPs and almost any number of disk was decoupled (anywhere in the world) as a single. Station to Station marks the transition between the perfect Bowie of "Diamond Dogs" phase in American-style towards the Bowie of "Berlin" years since 1977 with the produced by Eno albums. And it contains with "TVC 15" my absolute favorite song Bowie. Clear 5 star so.

Now the marketing strategy of EMI. Who has the album for years, could spend a lot of money for (in my opinion) reasonable value. In 1990, a new edition with 2 live recordings on the market, most recently a digitized version and now two large packages with analog master version of the album, many photographs and Nassau concert of 1976. The "Deluxe Box" this combination even with other vinyls. Of course I'm happy if old concerts, which were only in part or not at all available in advance find their way into an official release. But I would like as a non-hifi gourmets not always re-acquire the new studio album. Why not bring Nassau separately on the market? Finally, there is far more going than "Station To Station" material. For this, I deprive the fifth star.

How good is the Nassau concert? The sound is top notch. And musically? The song selection is versatile, as well as in the then official Bowie live albums. In my opinion, however, a few songs can achieve studio level here. Sure, it is great music. But "5 Years" loses much by the simplified Beat, "Rebel Rebel" sounds soft flushed, "Panic In Detroit" is in more than 6 minutes to the playground for soloists, "Changes" somehow seems erratic. Oh, and me as Lou Reed fan can start such a bland version of "Waiting For My Man" is not the same! I would like to highlight positive "Stay", which is live rockier than on the studio album.
The live album "Stage" I listen to, even if the live feel is marred by the average, total rather on.

Conclusion:
A great album comes on the market, along with many photos and a concert recording. I would like to put on me the concert separately, so a point deduction for the concept. I found the concert again good, but not so great that it would justify the multiple purchase of the studio album.