Pirate albums are LPs or CDs that at first sight appear to be regular releases, but in fact are bootlegs pretending to be official albums; also included are a few bootlegs that were available through official channels plus several semi-legal albums (from countries that have no copyright laws). In this section all albums on vinyl covered.
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The Man Who Sold The World 1980/2004. Two pirate picture discs have been made of this album. The first (MWP 123075) is from 1980 and uses the cover of the 'drag cover'. Rather than the album, it inappropriately contains the Scary Monsters Interview. The second picture disc (Mercury 6338 041), released in 2004, is a good quality copy similar to the Scary Monsters picture disc below. Not only does it have the unique artwork of the 'round cover' on both sides, it also copies the original inner sleeves. |
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Disco Promocional (RCA PRO 0287), 1987? (Spain) "Héros"/Tonight/Moonage Daydream/Man In The Middle/Hang On To Yourself. A one-sided "promotional" compilation. Of course RCA did not have the rights to 'Tonight', nor to the three Arnold Corns tracks. This album also exists as a picture disc. |
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Starman (Melodia C 6026469001), 1989 (Russia) Space Oddity/God Knows I'm Good/All The Madmen/Black Country Rock/Five Years/Soul Love/Moonage Daydream/Starman/Lady Stardust. |
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Best Of The Best (Seagull International SYD-024), 1990 (South Korea) Space Oddity/Changes/Golden Years/Star/Young Americans/Starman/Rock 'N' Roll Suicide/1984/Beauty And The Beast. |
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The Best Of David Bowie (Creato MHRL-1047), 1992 (South Korea) Space Oddity/Five Years/Starman/I Can't Explain/The Jean Genie/John I'm Only Dancing/"Heroes"/Rock 'N' Roll Suicide/TVC 15/Rebel Rebel/Changes. |
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Major Tom 1969-1980 (Pashosh PASH 2989), 1993 (Israel) Space Oddity/Ashes To Ashes. An Israeli 12" with a home-made Save The Planet Mix. |
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hours... 1999 (Russia) Pressed on coloured vinyl (EMI DBP 4815), available in the colours blue-grey, yellow and green (also available in white sleeve). In 2000, a German vinyl picture disc (Virgin DBPR 72438 48157 2 0; bottom) appeared on the market claiming to be a promo. This album, with the same tracklisting as the official album, too was quickly exposed as a pirate disc. |
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Scary Monsters (AQL1-3647-3), 2002 (Germany) It's No Game (#1)/Up The Hill Backwards/Scary Monsters/Ashes To Ashes/Fashion/Teenage Wildlife/Scream Like A Baby/Kingdom Come/Because You're Young/It's No Game (#2). Another professionally looking yet unofficial picture disc. |
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Reality (XCOMM-CZ-10), 2007 (UK). An unofficial LP on white vinyl. |
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Aladdin Sane (Black Rose BR3-1977), 2007 (France). |
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Ziggy Stardust (EMI SF 8287-P), 2007 (EC). |
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Low (Casa Grande Oro 104/1992), 2007 (Mexico). Early pressings of this disc played Man-Machine by Kraftwerk. |
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Diamond Dogs (INTS 5068-P), 2007 (EC). |
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Heroes (INTS 5066-P), 2007 (EC). |
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Hunky Dory (Black Rose BR2-1972), 2008 (France). A clone of the original 1984 RCA picture disc but with the RCA logos on the back removed! |
