Subject 3CD Edition

What at first glance like "simple still bang out a Best Of album for the Christmas season, because it's the market here is" or as "the final farewell into retirement" appear, is in truth a not quite as obvious fact: Bowie looks actually on a 50th career back in the music industry, on June 5 In 1964 his first single "Liza Jane" (even as Davie Jones). Of course, had the breakthrough known to wait a little. By comparison, on July 3 of that year, the first single from the Who appeared (then as The High Numbers). The turn put two weeks ago "Nothing Has Changed" her 50 years Best Of album. Pete Townshend is one and a half years older than Bowie. Two parallel careers, which ultimately then ran completely different, but as the saying goes: Capricorns are late bloomers; because while The Who 1973 Quadrophrenia reached the zenith of their creative power, it really started in Bowie. Here David Jones, as he really is, at the beginning of his work is also a mod (and Who, Kinks and Syd Barrett / Pink Floyd fan, like countless cover versions prove). Well, the metamorphosis of the artist now 67jährigen are more or less known, his work BEFORE the Seventies, so while his peers as the Beach Boys, Beatles, Kinks and The Rolling Stones completed their biggest commercial successes, not usually. Is not changed by this compilation is not much. The 2CD edition, as well as the vinyl version they cling from easy. On the 3CD compilation this phase is represented by no fewer than five songs ... for the first time ever. This is, after all, one thing that kind of what makes "Nothing Has Changed" a special. All five were also on the way, almost unreleased album "Toys" include, of course, in new interpretations. Here they are in their original versions. For this purpose the 3CDs are like a job with American. CV arranged: from now to then, so backward. "Let Me Sleep Beside You", a song from the sixties, is one of those "Toys" recordings and is located with two other on the first CD (as recorded beginning of this century). In other words: 8 from for "Toys" provided 14 songs are anyway on "Nothing Has Changed". Would it not have been a nice gesture to grab this unreleased album, on whose appearance waiting legions of fans for many years as an anniversary supplement as a fourth CD ?? Why not just leave me once make a compilation? These "Very Best Of" has namely a few other blemishes.

First, to the different forms of this compilation:
The vinyl version contains 20 songs on two discs. ... 20 (!) A joke! Now I am not a vinyl junkie and I do not know how good or bad sounds this issue, but I think that in this context also completely irrelevant. The selection of tracks is simply too short. Incidentally, it corresponds to the Single Disc Japan Edition. The target group would be more than people who have never heard of Bowie ... or aliens who want to learn the culture of our planet and want to be limited due to time constraints only 20 songs per artist.
In addition, the vinyl version reduces the account to approximately 30 Euro, the Japan 1CD version's currently for a mere 40 euros. For someone who wants to have as little value for their money just the thing. Oh yeah, then there's a South American version containing instead of "Lady Stardust" "Golden Years". This reminds again to the "Best Of Bowie" in 2002, which existed 3744 country versions in felt (of which no more than the UK edition was put together fairly reasonable).

For all others there is the 2CD and 3CD version.
The Double Disc Edition comes chronologically therefore, say, the oldest song is forward. So the other way around as the Triple output. But then the previously mentioned early phase lacking before 1969. So you will start exactly where just about all began Best Of versions of the past. The rest does not differ greatly from the current Best Of Offer. The UK version of the 2002 Best Of Bowie is pretty similar selection of the food. Well, the last four songs there was not then, but missing only back a few others. Here's now "Moonage Daydream" instead of "Suffragette City", "All The Young Dudes" instead of "John, I'm Only Dancing", "Thursday's Child" and "Everyone" instead of "Diamond Dogs" and "TVC 15".
These few songs so now make the difference between "Best Of" and "Very Best Of" ??? From the sound quality was my 2014er package like but much better.

Approximately 20 songs longer offers the Triple Edition:

The Stars Are Out Tonight
Slow Burn
Let Me Sleep Beside You (the Toys Version)
You Turn To Drive
Shadow Man
Seven
Survive
Heart's Filthy Lesson
Strangers When We Meet
Buddha Of Suburbia
Time Will Crawl
Absolute Beginners
Loving The Alien
Scary Monsters
Wild Is The Wind
Diamond Dogs
In The Heat Of The Morning
Silly Boy Blue
Can not Help Thinking About Me
You've Got A Habit Of Leaving
Liza Jane

(All statements without guarantee).
Obviously, the lack of "John, I'm Only Dancing", which is usually found on many compilations. One of the singles who lack most, unfortunately missing again here: "Real Cool World". Of the two Tin Machine albums there's also nothing. The Who Cover "Pictures Of Lily" which Lennon Cover "Mother" or "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks ... all conspicuous by their absence, as "When The Wind Blows", "Underground" undundund ....
A fourth CD's it been (otherwise one would have to omit another). And then one last point of criticism: some, existing only in this version, tracks are in mix that well ... at least sound ... unfavorably. Personally, I want the original versions. At least "Time Will Crawl", "Seven" and "Survive" I would like to correct and not in the "Marius De Vries Mix". Especially "Seven" is the context of the original album, "Hours" removed a forgotten classic.

With the exception of these criticisms, the song selection is quite usable. Better is only the Platinum Collection. The also consists of three CDs, has about the same tracks, but only covers the time from 1969 to 1987.

Sonically, I find the 2014 remastered titles to Nothing Has Changed better than anything I've ever seen so far from Bowie. Some things (mostly guitars) I have not heard before. I am a musician. To master recordings from 50 years so that they fit together is a not to be underestimated challenge. This is managed better than many others 50 years anniversary package. Respect.

In addition to the 59 tracks of the 3CD Edition (and only that I would recommend) there is still a 60th: 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore ", the B-side of their new single" Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) ". Both songs I like personally very well. Bowie removes itself again even in "Sue" this time with strong Jazz units. Who is it only loves his 80s phase hate.
He is now back where he does not meet any expectations.
And that's very good.

Conclusion: A useful, good sounding compilation that includes the only the complete back catalog.
Real rarities there is little and there where it comes along in the form of new mixes, they rather nervous.
Someone wrote here, you'd rather have the Platinum to expand collection to the missing periods. I can see that too. A really good compilation I've never had in his hand, however. There are probably at the record companies extracting an employee who ensures that "Very Best Ofs" not be too attractive, a few essential tracks are tilted in the last moment or WHATEVER. After all, customers are still buying the regular albums - or for example the "Sound + Vision" 4CD box that contains some rarities and "accidentally" was re-released to parallel "Nothing ..." ...