This section of Compilations covers the albums Outside/Earthling (1999) to the Outside/Earthling/hours... box set (2004). Soundtracks and most of the albums containing Decca/Deram material are treated under Soundtracks and Early Works respectively, while several semi-legal compilations are discussed under Pirates.



Earthling/Outside 1. Outside/Earthling
(BMG 7432 1 68502 2), December 1999 (France).

Outside Version 2 and Earthling in a custom box.
Bowie At The BeebBowie At The BeebLive At BBC Radio Theatre Bowie At The Beeb
(EMI 7243 528629 2 4), September 2000 (UK)

In The Heat Of The Morning 1/London Bye Ta Ta 1/Karma Man 1/Silly Boy Blue 1/Let Me Sleep Beside You 2/Janine 2/Amsterdam 3/God Knows I'm Good 3/The Width Of A Circle 3/Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed 3/Cygnet Committee 3/Memory Of A Free Festival 3/The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud 4/Bombers 5/Looking For A Friend 5/Almost Grown 5/Kooks 5/It Ain't Easy 5/The Supermen 6/Eight Line Poem 6/Hang Onto Yourself 7/Ziggy Stardust 7/Queen Bitch 7/Waiting For The Man 7/Five Years 7/White Light/White Heat 8/Moonage Daydream 8/Hang Onto Yourself 8/Suffragette City 8/Ziggy Stardust 8/Starman 9/Space Oddity 9/Changes 9/Oh! You Pretty Things 9/Andy Warhol 10/Lady Stardust 10/Rock 'N' Roll Suicide 10.

BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27, 2000
(EMI/Virgin 7243 5 28958 2 3)

Wild Is The Wind/Ashes To Ashes/Seven/This Is Not America/Absolute Beginners/Always Crashing In The Same Car/Survive/Little Wonder/The Man Who Sold The World/Fame/Stay/Hallo Spaceboy/Cracked Actor/I'm Afraid Of Americans/Let's Dance.

Recorded live for BBC radio between 1969-1972: 1 Top Gear (13-05-68), 2 Dave Lee Travis Show (20-10-69), 3 The Sunday Show (05-02-70), 4 Sound Of The Seventies: Andy Ferris (25-03-70), 5 In Concert: John Peel (05-06-71), 6 Sound Of The Seventies: Bob Harris (21-09-71), 7 Sound Of The Seventies: Bob Harris (18-01-72), 8 Sound Of The Seventies: John Peel (16-05-72), 9 Johnnie Walker Lunchtime Show (22-05-72) and 10 Sound Of The Seventies: Bob Harris (23-05-72). The Japanese edition (EMI TOCP 65631) additionally features 'Oh! You Pretty Things' from Bob Harris (21-09-71). The separate bonus disc BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27, 2000 (bottom) contains live tracks from Bowie's performance at the Broadcasting House (27-06-00).

The first batch of CDs had a mispressing of CD2, as it included 'Ziggy Stardust' from the 16-05-72 session twice (rather than from the 18-01-72 and 16-05-72 sessions). EMI corrected the matter by sending out a replacement disc (EMI BEEBREP 2; middle) with just the missing track.

It is interesting to note that BBC Sessions 1969-1972 [Sampler], a sampler from 1996 for the never released NMC 3CD set, includes two tracks that have been left off Bowie At The Beeb. See BBC Sessions for comprehensive notes on all of Bowie's BBC performances, including Top Gear (18-12-67) and Sound Of The Seventies: John Peel (11-01-72), sessions omitted from Bowie At The Beeb.
Diamond Dogs All Saints (Collected Instrumentals 1977-1999)
(EMI 7243 5 33045 2 2), July 2001 (UK).

A New Career In Town/V-2 Schneider/Abdulmajid/Weeping Wall/All Saints/Art Decade/Crystal Japan/Brilliant Adventure/Sense Of Doubt/Moss Garden/Neuköln/The Mysteries/Ian Fish UK Heir/Subterraneans/Warszawa/Some Are.

Instrumentals from Bowie's catalogue, plus 'Some Are' from Philip Glass' Low Symphony. All Saints was already released in 1993 in a very limited edition, distributed to Bowie's friends and relations only. Compated to the promo 2CD, this compilation drops the tracks from Black Tie White Noise but adds 'Brilliant Adventure' from hours...
Diamond Dogs/"Heroes" Diamond Dogs/"Heroes"
(EMI 7243 5 41096 0 7), October 2002 (France).

The 1999 Diamond Dogs and "Heroes" remasters slipped in a custom slipcase, similar to the Outside/Earthling bundle above.
Best Of Bowie Best Of Bowie
(EMI 7243 5 39821 2 6, etc.), October/November 2002.

This compilation was released in 20 different editions, each with a different tracklisting. All editions together cover a total of 63 songs.
The Man Who Sold The World/Hunky Dory/Space Oddity The Man Who Sold The World/Hunky Dory/Space Oddity
(EMI 7243 5 91854 0), 2003 (UK).

Again the EMI remasters in a custom slipcase, this time a series of three sets released in the UK.
Reality/Heathen Aladdin Sane/Diamond Dogs
(EMI 7243 5 92018 0), 2003 (UK).

Two titles in a slipcase.
Scary Monsters/"Heroes" Scary Monsters/"Heroes"
(EMI 7243 5 92068 0), 2003 (UK).

Two titles in a slipcase.
Reality/Heathen Earthling/hours...
(Sony SMM 5133672), 2003 (France).

Two titles in a slipcase.
Reality/Heathen Reality/Heathen
(Columbia/ISO 514817 2), 2003 (France).

Two titles in a slipcase.
Best Of Bowie Club Bowie (Rare And Unreleased 12" Mixes)
(Virgin VTCD591), November 2003.

The Scumfrog vs Bowie: Loving The Alien/Let's Dance (Trifactor vs Deeper Substance Remix)/David Guetta vs David Bowie: Just For One Day (Heroes) (Extended Version)/The Scumfrog vs David Bowie: This Is Not America/Solaris vs Bowie: Shout (Original Mix)/China Girl (Riff & Vox Club Mix)/Magic Dance (Danny S Magic Party Remix)/Let's Dance (Club Bolly Extended Mix)/Let's Dance (Club Bolly Mix Video).

A collection of hard-to-get and new remixes. There are several promos for this title. Most interesting is an early promo CDR with a different tracklisting and a Metrophonic Remix of 'Starman' that didn't make it to the final release.
Outside/Earthling/hours Outside/Earthling/hours...
(Columbia 517535 2), September 2004.

A box set containing the Limited 2CD Edition remasters of 1. Outside, Earthling and hours... Only 2000 numbered copies were made.