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 the CDs Christiane F. to Greatest Hits are covered.
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Christiane F., Wir Kinder Vom Bahnhof Zoo (A.B. 9201), 1993 (Germany) V-2 Schneider/TVC 15/"Helden"/Boys Keep Swinging/Sense Of Doubt/Station To Station/Look Back In Anger/Stay/Warszawa/Cat People. There are two pirate CD editions, both made in Germany. The first (A.B. 9201) came with 'Cat People' from the soundtrack of the same name as a bonus track. The second edition (Remembering Mark Feld Records; no catalogue number) from 1995 is a bit more interesting, as it has Beauty And The Beast (12" version)/"Héros"-Heroes/Cat People/Baal's Hymn/Remembering Marie A./Ballad Of The Adventurers/The Drowned Girl/Dirty Song/Peace On Earth-Little Drummer Boy/Lieb' Dich Bis Dienstag/Revolutionary Song as a bonus. The second edition was reissued in 1996 (with a different CD label and the number BD9604CD1), which had the bonus tracks rearranged and from which 'Lieb' Dich Bis Dienstag' and 'Revolutionary Song' were missing altogether. |
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Ziggy Stardust - Big Artist Series (ARC T24P-0063), 1993? (Japan) Five Years/Starman/Changes/Fame/Golden Years/Star/Sound And Vision/Space Oddity/1984/Young Americans/"Heroes"/Rock'N' Roll Suicide/Beauty And The Beast/TVC15/Ziggy Stardust/Lady Stardust. |
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David Bowie Live (D.V. MORE CDDV 5856), 1995 (Italy) Knock On Wood/The Jean Genie/Rebel Rebel/Changes/All The Young Dudes/Diamond Dogs/Big Brother/Rock 'N' Roll Suicide/Aladdin Sane/1984/Moonage Daydream/Suffragette City. All tracks are from David Live. |
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A Portrait In Flesh (Castle Recordings 070459-1), 1996 (EC) Intro/1984/Rebel Rebel/Moonage Daydream/Sweet Thing/Changes/Suffragette City/Aladdin Sane/All The Young Dudes/Cracked Actor/Rock 'N' Roll With Me/Knock On Wood/It's Gonna Be Me/Space Oddity/Diamond Dogs/Big Brother/Time/The Jean Genie/Rock 'N' Roll Suicide/John I'm Only Dancing (Again). A copy of the Strange Fascination (The Original Masters TOM CD 001/002) bootleg 2CD. The covers says this is an Australian release, but it more likely originates from Europe. Despite the fact that it probably is a bootleg, this 2CD was available in most record stores! |
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The Forgotten Songs Of David Robert Jones (SPQR Records SPQR5CD), 1997 (Germany) That's A Promise/Silly Boy Blue (demo)/Love You Till Tuesday (demo)/Over The Wall We Go/When I Live My Dream (demo)/Let Me Sleep Beside You/Karma Man/Threepenny Pierrot/Columbine/The Mirror/When I Live My Dream/In the Heat of the Morning/London Bye Ta Ta/Life Is A Circus/Lover To The Dawn/Love Song/Little Toy Soldier/Waiting For The Man/Rupert The Riley/Buzz The Fuzz/Right On Mother/Lady Stardust. From the tracklisting it immediately transpires that this is a bootleg, but for unknown reasons this CD was available through retail channels that normally do not sell bootlegs (like A Portrait In Flesh). |
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Very Best (BMG/Arista DB 1896-2), 1998 (Bulgaria) Rebel Rebel/Fame/Let's Dance/This Is Not America/Miracle Goodnight/Dancing In The Street/Absolute Beginners/Day-In Day-Out/Jump They Say/Under Pressure/Fashion/Space Oddity/Changes/Ziggy Stardust/Sorrow/Knock On Wood/Modern Love/Hallo Spaceboy. 'Hallo Spaceboy' is the Pet Shop Boys Remix. This disc was issued with two different inlays; the second edition (bottom) has Best Ballads on its spine instead of Very Best. |
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Great Hits US (Mikasa Tsusho GH 18-18), 1998 (Japan). Starman/Changes/John I'm Only Dancing/The Jean Genie/TVC 15/Fame/Space Oddity/ Ziggy Stardust/I Can't Explain/Rebel Rebel/Sound And Vision/"Heroes". |
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Best (Brons/Dance OK! 573), 1999 (Russia). Let's Dance/China Girl/Under Pressure/Jump They Say/Little Wonder/Hallo Spaceboy/Ziggy Stardust/Fashion/Ashes To Ashes/Fame 90/Blue Jean/Golden Years/I'm Deranged/Young Americans/Changes/Modern Love/Outside. The cover lists 'Fame', but the remix 'Fame 90' is included. This CD is credited to David Bovie. |
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Greatest Hits (Storm LC 90037), 1999 (Russia). Little Wonder/Under Pressure/Blue Jean/Black Tie White Noise/China Girl/"Heroes"/Jump They Say/Let's Dance/The Jean Genie/John I'm Only Dancing/Modern Love/Fame 90/Golden Years/Fashion/Ziggy Stardust/Ashes To Ashes/Young Americans/Changes. |